CLARENCE – Montezuma High School wrestlers Brian Diaz at 170 pounds and Chance Gillum at 220 earned fifth place finishes at the North Cedar Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 14.
The pair were Montezuma’s only entrants in the meet. They scored 12 team points to finish ninth in the nine-team meet.
Diaz earned Montezuma’s only on-mat victory of the day, with a 51-seconds pin of Connor Burke of North Linn in the fifth place match at 170 pounds.
UP NEXT – Montezuma visits North Mahaska Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m.
Montezuma wrestlers
Brian Diaz
Diaz placed fifth at 170 pounds.
Connor Timm, Belle Plaine, pinned Diaz, 1:58.
Diaz had a wrestle-back first round bye.
Caedon Harbison, Highland, pinned Diaz, 1:04.
Diaz pinned Connor Burke, North Linn, :51.
Chance Gillum
Gillum placed fifth at 220 pounds.
Dakota Adams, Durant, pinned Gillum, 1:55.
Tyler Thurston, North Cedar, pinned Gillum, 1:03.
Ethan Allie, Belle Plaine, pinned Gillum, 1:22.
Allie, Belle Plaine, pinned Gillum, :23.