Emporia High School had three wrestlers make the podium at the 5A state tournament in Park City Saturday.
Senior Xerarch Tungjaroenkul defeated Clayton Bowers of Maize 3-1 to win the 150 lbs state title, his second straight. With the win, Tungjaroenkul becomes the first two-time state champion for Emporia High since Brandon Charbonneau in 2010 and 2012 and the first back-to-back state champion since Dusty Spaulding in 2000.
Senior Lukas Hainline finished in fourth place at 138 lbs.
Fellow senior Davian White finished in sixth place at 165 lbs.
Head Coach Brooke Medrano says he is proud of how his team performed, especially their senior members.
Emporia High had six Spartans compete at the state tournament including senior Jesse Ultreras at 175 lbs, sophomore Christian Trujillo at 157 lbs and junior Josiah Bradley at 285 lbs.
FULL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
DAY ONE:
Round 1
Lukas Hainline – Won by fall
Xerarch Tungjaroenkul – Won by fall
Christian Trujillo – Lost a 5-2 decision
Davian White – Lost a 12-6 decision
Jesse Ultreras – Lost by fall
Josiah Bradley – Won by fall
Championship Quarter-Finals
Hainline – L by fall
Tungjaroenkul – W Major Decision 11-1
Bradley – L by fall
Consolation Round 1
Trujillo – W Decision 10-2
Ultreras – W Decision 7-1
Championship Semi-Finals
Tungjaroenkul – W Decision 10-2
DAY TWO:
Consolation Second Round:
Hainline – W by Fall
Trujillo – W DEC 6-4
White – W DEC 9-3
Ultreras – L by Fall
Bradley – L DEC 3-2
Consolation Quarterfinals:
Hainline – W by Fall
Trujillo – L by Fall
White – W DEC 1-0
Consolation Semifinals:
Hainline – W DEC 6-5
White – L by Fall
Consolation Finals:
138 3rd place: Hainline – L by DEC OT
165 5th place: White – L by DEC 11-7
150 lbs Championship:
Tungjaroenkul – W DEC 3-1 – State Champion
