Wrestling regionals: Boys at Bennett, girls at Fort Lupton
Mustangs seeking to punch state tickets will have opportunities to qualify March 5-6; smaller fields, but 'Stangs hope to cap the new Season B with championship rounds.
The schedule has been released for Mullen’s participation in the Class 3A Region 3 boys wrestling tournament.
It will be held at Bennett on March 5-6.
The 14 weight classes will be split into two groups over the two days in order to help prevent coronavirus (COVID0-19) problems. On March 5, competitors in 106 pounds through 145 will compete; on Saturday, it will be 152 through Hwt.
Complete entries will be available at mid-week on trackwrestling.com.
Mullen will wrestle in a field consisting of entries from Abraham Lincoln, Alameda, Arvada, Bennett, Denver West, Elizabeth, Englewood, Fort Morgan, Holy Family, John F. Kennedy, Platte Valley, Sheridan and Strasburg.
Of Mullen’s top entrants, Dale O’Blia (106), Mark Troni (145) and Hayden Woodruff (Hwt.) are the top seeds, according to On The Mat. Kaleb Valdez-Lemos (160) is right behind Fort Morgan’s Cael Langford, and freshman Gilbert Antillon is third at 113.
Here’s the schedule:
FRIDAY
Doors open for teams -- Noon
Weigh-ins – 1 p.m.
Coaches meeting – 1:30 p.m.
Spectators – 2 p.m.
Championship Round 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Championship Quarterfinals – 4 p.m.
Championship Semifinals and Consolation Quarterfinals – 6 p.m.
Consolation Semifinals – 6 p.m.
Consolation Finals – 9 p.m.
Championship Finals – 10 p.m.
Wrestlebacks – 11 p.m.
SATURDAY
Doors open for teams – 9 a.m.
Weigh-ins – 10 a.m.
Coaches meeting – 10:30 a.m.
Spectators – 11 a.m.
Championship Round 1 – 11:30 a.m.
Championship Quarterfinals – 1 p.m.
Championship Semifinals and Consolation Quarterfinals – 3 p.m.
Consolation Semifinals – 5 p.m.
Consolation Finals – 6 p.m.
Championship Finals – 7 p.m.
Wrestlebacks – 8 p.m.
Mullen girls, involving Alina Antillon and Makenzie Krenz, will be at Fort Lupton, schedule to be released. It is the North Region, one of two for girls, who are experiencing their first sanctioned season.
Antillon entered the new Season B with a 51-1 record and two state titles, and is widely considered Colorado’s top female. At 136, her bracket also includes second-ranked Alicen Dillard of Pomona.
Krenz, at 127, is in a bracket with the likes of Allison Laskoski of Fort Morgan and Jayden Lange of Pomona.
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