Gopher Wrestling Second at Fasnacht

Eight wrestling teams descended upon Janesville for the JWP/WEM Mike Fasnacht Memorial Tourney.  Only one, #3 in Class AAA Shakopee (174), was better than second place Chatfield (163).  JCC (153), Northfield (138), and Farmington (102) went 3-4-5.  The Gophers placed eight guys top three.  Jake Mandt won 145, his fifth title of the year.  After 21-9 major in the semis, Jake wrestled Shakopee’s #3 in Class AAA (at 152) Sam Webster (29-5) to a 2-1 decision win.  Mandt (27-0) is #1 in Class A.  Junior Nathan Goldsmith (138) won his first tourney of the year (bye, fall, 6-0 D).  He improved to 16-13.  Davontae Goldsmith (170 > 8-0 MD, 3-2 D, lost 4-2 D) and Isaiah Froese (285 > pin, forfeit, pinned) each went 2-1 to take second.  D-Goldsmith improved to 18-6.  A.J. Karver (220 > pin, lost 9-6 D) went 1-1 to take second.  Seth Goetzinger (106 > pin, loss 6-0 D, pin, 5-1 D) and Chase Ketterhagen (132 > pin, pinned, pin, 1-0 D) each went 3-1 to take third.  Goetzinger improved to 23-6.  Tate Karver (126) went 2-1 (pin, pinned, pin) to take third.  Nolan Salerno (160) also took third (went 1-2).  Chatfield won its only dual of the week, beating La Crescent.  The Gophers are 3-0 (TRC-West), 7-0 (TRC-all), and 10-1 (overall).