Boys Wrestling: Freeman wins Semi-state title, Penn places 4th

BOYS WRESTLING: Vinny Freeman won the 175 Semi-state championship and Penn placed fourth at Semi-state as a team.

The Kingsmen advance five wrestlers to next week’s State Championships.

Kingsmen State Finalists:

• Vinny Freeman (175) 1st
• Leo Santiago (165) 2nd
• Angelo Vargo (126) 3rd
• Malachi Evans (215) 3rd
• Alessio Retzloff (190) 4th

Complete Kingsmen results:

106

Achilles Kanaley (21-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Francisco Rodriguez (Munster) 37-9 won by decision over Achilles Kanaley (Penn High School) 21-12 (Dec 12-5)

113

Kaiden Parker (17-11) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Cameron Nuest (West Central) 37-3 won by fall over Kaiden Parker (Penn High School) 17-11 (Fall 1:52)

120

Aidan Diaz (21-13) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Aidan Diaz (Penn High School) 21-13 won by fall over Emeric Ritter (Chesterton) 12-6 (Fall 0:51)
• Quarterfinal – Joseph Mendoza (Benton Central) 25-3 won by decision over Aidan Diaz (Penn High School) 21-13 (Dec 10-8)

126

Angelo Vargo (22-4) placed 3rd and scored 14.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Angelo Vargo (Penn High School) 22-4 won by tech fall over Diego Betancourt (Munster) 25-15 (TF-1.5 3:43 (19-4))
• Quarterfinal – Angelo Vargo (Penn High School) 22-4 won by fall over Alfredo Origel (Rensselaer Central) 24-6 (Fall 1:57)
• Semifinal – Matthew Maldonado (Merrillville) 36-4 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Angelo Vargo (Penn High School) 22-4 (UTB 3-2)
• 3rd Place Match – Angelo Vargo (Penn High School) 22-4 won by decision over Cameron Woods (Portage) 27-15 (Dec 4-1)

132

Ryann Schmidtendorff (29-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Ayden Campbell (Portage) 22-12 won by decision over Ryann Schmidtendorff (Penn High School) 29-12 (Dec 11-6)

138

Hudson Odle (13-11) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Tiernen Tuttle (Lafayette Harrison) 18-2 won by tech fall over Hudson Odle (Penn High School) 13-11 (TF-1.5 5:25 (18-3))

144

Jacob Pennington (14-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Lincoln Frazee (North White) 39-2 won by tech fall over Jacob Pennington (Penn High School) 14-9 (TF-1.5 1:39 (18-3))

150

Ryan Hall (13-13) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Zach Kenney (Griffith) 35-7 won by tech fall over Ryan Hall (Penn High School) 13-13 (TF-1.5 5:42 (17-1))

157

Aiden Whitten (22-16) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Bustamante (Merrillville) 30-13 won by decision over Aiden Whitten (Penn High School) 22-16 (Dec 11-5)

165

Leonardo Santiago (37-8) placed 2nd and scored 20.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Leonardo Santiago (Penn High School) 37-8 won by fall over Andrew Shaffer (Chesterton) 25-13 (Fall 5:34)
• Quarterfinal – Leonardo Santiago (Penn High School) 37-8 won by major decision over Tucker Herndon (Seeger) 31-9 (MD 15-5)
• Semifinal – Leonardo Santiago (Penn High School) 37-8 won by tech fall over Israel Sinnott (Hanover Central) 38-7 (TF-1.5 4:22 (17-2))
• 1st Place Match – Adrian Pellot (Merrillville) 41-0 won by tech fall over Leonardo Santiago (Penn High School) 37-8 (TF-1.5 5:58 (21-5))

175

Vinny Freeman (34-2) placed 1st and scored 27.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Vinny Freeman (Penn High School) 34-2 won by fall over Isaiah Max (Seeger) 21-14 (Fall 1:36)
• Quarterfinal – Vinny Freeman (Penn High School) 34-2 won by tech fall over Lucas Anderson (Chesterton) 36-10 (TF-1.5 3:45 (21-5))
• Semifinal – Vinny Freeman (Penn High School) 34-2 won by fall over Elijah Carter (Hammond Central) 30-7 (Fall 1:43)
• 1st Place Match – Vinny Freeman (Penn High School) 34-2 won by tech fall over Hayden Whitenack (New Prairie) 36-6 (TF-1.5 2:48 (21-5))

190

Alessio Retzloff (26-12) placed 4th and scored 9.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Alessio Retzloff (Penn High School) 26-12 won by major decision over Greyson Strickland (Chesterton) 9-8 (MD 9-0)
• Quarterfinal – Alessio Retzloff (Penn High School) 26-12 won by decision over Weston Maddox (Frontier) 37-5 (Dec 6-0)
• Semifinal – Ceasar Salas (Crown Point) 36-4 won by tech fall over Alessio Retzloff (Penn High School) 26-12 (TF-1.5 2:05 (17-1))
• 3rd Place Match – Aiden Granger (Hobart) 27-8 won by decision over Alessio Retzloff (Penn High School) 26-12 (Dec 10-4)

215

Malachi Evans (37-8) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Malachi Evans (Penn High School) 37-8 won by tech fall over Mitch Krolikowski (Wheeler) 16-5 (TF-1.5 3:20 (17-2))
• Quarterfinal – Malachi Evans (Penn High School) 37-8 won by fall over Martin Gazo (West Lafayette) 20-5 (Fall 1:27)
• Semifinal – Jayden Bartoszek (Hanover Central) 43-2 won by fall over Malachi Evans (Penn High School) 37-8 (Fall 4:57)
• 3rd Place Match – Malachi Evans (Penn High School) 37-8 won by tech fall over Talen Garner (Winimac) 46-4 (TF-1.5 2:13 (19-4))