Building off a third-place finish in the Wrestling State Finals, Columbus East enjoyed plenty of success at last week’s Disney Duals.
The Olympians sent two teams to Florida. Team Balboa Red went 9-2 and finished fifth in the Community Gold division, while Team Balboa White went 5-5 and placed eighth in the Community Silver division.
Nine East wrestlers earned Disney All-American honors. From Team Balboa Red, Joey Gordon (126 pounds) went 8-3, Cayden Rooks (138) and Jake Schoenegge (145) each went 10-1, Nick South (160) went 11-0, Jacob Bolte (220) went 8-3. Micah Dodson from Martinsville, Giran Kunkel from Central Noble and Gavinn Alstott from Floyd Central also wrestled with Team Balboa Red and joined them in earning All-American honors.
From Team Balboa White, Tyler Williams (113) went 8-2, James Thompson (120) went 7-3, Sam Morrill (138) went 10-0 and Wyatt Albertson (152) went 4-3 to make All-American. Phoenix Rodgers from Heritage Hills also competed for Team Balboa White and earned All-American honors.
South is the defending state champion at 160, while Rooks was a state champ at 120 in 2017 and state runner-up at 126 this season. Schoenegge finished third at 145, and Bolte was a state qualifier at 220 this winter.
Players set for showcase
Two Columbus East boys and four Columbus North girls are slated to participate in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/IHSAA Underclass Showcase events.
The boys event will be from 2 to 7:45 p.m. Monday at Ben Davis High School. Matt Frost and Drew Johnson, who will be seniors at East, will be among the boys in attendance.
The girls event will be from 2 to 7:45 p.m. July 16 at Ben Davis. North incoming senior Nadia Lomax and incoming juniors Annie Anderson, Chelsi Giesige and Tessa Lomax will participate, along with Sydney Jaynes, who will be a sophomore at Trinity Lutheran.
Admission is $5 both days.
North to host scrimmages
Columbus North will host two more informal football scrimmages the next two Tuesdays.
The Bull Dogs will host Whiteland at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The following week, North will host a three-way scrimmage with Martinsville and New Albany.
