The PCM Mustangs wrestling squad hit the mats for the second day in a row at the Ed Winger Classic in Urbandale, which featured 22 different schools Saturday. The Mustangs finished towards the middle of the bunch in 14th and accumulated 58.5 total points.
This was the first meet of the year where the Mustangs didn’t have an athlete finish first in his weight class. State medalist Colby Tool, fresh off a 152 pound title Friday, finished second Saturday after just his second loss of the season. Returning state tournament participant Landon Fenton, who has missed some time recently, suffered his first defeat of the year, finishing third at 145 pounds.
Monroe was the site of the PCM Invitational, an 12 school event that saw the likes of Pella, Knoxville, Pleasantville, and the Mustangs taking part on Saturday.
The Dutch had a solid outing as they tied for third with 138.5 points. While no wrestlers from the Tulip City finished first in his respective weight class, they had four finish second: Damion Clark at 120 pounds, Ryan Hancock at 126, Ryan Van Donselaar at 160, and Kody Huisman at 285 (heavyweight).
Knoxville finished seventh in the field with 93 points. The Panthers had a trio of their own wind up finishing second in their classes: Marco Alejo at 113 pounds, Luke Spaur at 132, and Andon Trout at 138.
Many schools and their athletic programs have had issues this year when it comes to schedules. This can be games getting unexpectedly postponed or canceled. For PCM wrestling, they haven’t had to take anything off the schedule; they’ve done nothing but add to it.
The plan for the program was to add more events to their schedule whenever time would allow and if they could find schools to grapple with. The month of December was originally scheduled to have just one event at home. The Mustangs have now competed in three events in Monroe, which is half of their schedule.
The PCM Mustangs finally got some rest after a busy stretch to open the year, and they have a chance to get back over .500 tonight as they host a triangular against Colfax-Mingo and Roland-Story.
PCM sits at 7-8 on the year following a sweep at a quad last Saturday in Carlisle. They will look to go 2-0 tonight to regain that winning record. State medalist Colby Tool will also look to bounce back following his first loss of the year on Saturday. Landon Fenton is the only remaining Mustang without a blemish on his record this season.
Head Coach Jeff Nicholson explains what he has seen from his top athletes so far, along with 220 pounder Cooper Sloan.
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