Two wrestlers from La Plata County reached the podium at the state wrestling championships in Denver on Saturday while two others finished just one win away.
Ryan Dugan of Durango placed fifth at 113 .
Wrestlers from La Plata County headed all over the state Friday and Saturday to compete in regional championships, where they tried to qualify for the upcoming state tournament with top-four finishes..
At the 3A Region 2 championships in Glenwood Springs, three Bayfield Wolverines reached the finals to qualify for state while a couple others were still in the hunt for a top-four finish on Saturday. .
Reading like a who’s who of state tournament contenders – if not favorites – the top four teams at the conclusion of Ignacio’s 47th Butch Melton Memorial Invitational on Saturday would have been impos.
Preparing most properly to host the 2023 Butch Melton Memorial Invitational on Saturday, Ignacio Wrestling traveled to the Sand Devil Classic on Friday and Saturday and competed against stout resistan.