Written by Julie Johansen
The Emery Spartan wrestlers competed at the State 2A Duals held at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield on Friday and Saturday. They finished fourth in Division B of the tournament. They also finished seventh in overall points out of total of 16 teams.
Team scores for the ten rounds are:
Round 1 – Delta 64, Emery 3
Round 2 – Emery 66, Grand 18
Round 3 – Emery 64, Kanab 25
Round 4 – Emery 53, Enterprise 17
Round 5 – Beaver 54, Emery 25
Round 6 – North Summit 48, Emery 33
Round 7 – Emery 66, San Juan 12
Round 8 – Millard 57, Emery 16
Round 9 – North Sevier 51, Emery 25
Round 10 – Emery 54, Gunnison 25.
With no wrestlers in the 182- and 195-lb weight classes, Emery’s opponents automatically received 12 points in each dual.
Individual Scores:
Ashton Deli (160 lbs.) 9-1
McKoy Christiansen (126 lbs.) 9-1
Ty Mecham (220 lbs.) 7-3
Chase Christiansen (106 lbs.) 6-4
Gus Dalton (120 lbs.) 6-4
Nathan Urie ((132 lbs.) 6-4
Justin Jennings (138 lbs.) 6-4
Newt Oveson (152 lbs.) 6-4
Aaron Reeve (HW) 6-4
Tel Gardner (145 lbs.) 5-5
Delan Funk (170 lbs.) 4-6
Zac World (113 lbs.) 3-7
Other notes from the duals:
McKay Meccariello wrestled varsity at 126 lbs. as a fill-in for Kanab High School and had a 7-2 record.
Junior varsity wrestlers also took part in the duals. Results are as follows:
Dax Hall (106 lbs.), fourth place with 4-3 record
Lon Huntsman (152 lbs.), seventh place with a 3-6 record
Zac Rachelle (170 lbs.), sixth place with a 3-3 record and then had to forfeit because of an injury.
