Wrestling: All 14 wrestlers place for Stevens

Wrestling: All 14 wrestlers place for Stevens
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SIOUX FALLS - The Rapid City Stevens wrestling team cruised to the team title at the Ray Wellman Washington Invitational on Saturday.

The Raiders had 247-1/2 team points. Mitchell was second at 172-1/2 and Rapid City Central took third with 156.

All 14 of Stevens' grapplers placed, with six claiming individual championships.

Morgan Russell pinned Mitchell's Jason Greenway in 1 minute, 18 seconds to win the 112-pound title.

Stevens dominated the middle weights, winning at 135 pounds, 140, 145 and 152.

At 135, Kris Klapprodt beat Watertown's Shane Larson 18-9. Kramer Johnson won the 140 crown after defeating Sioux Falls Washington's Drake Bachmeier 14-8.

Jarrett Jensen needed overtime to get a 5-1 decision over Mitchell's Jordan Reiner in the 145-pound title bout. Matt Bury won a close match, 7-5, over Washington's Jordan Larson.

The Raiders' sixth title came at heavyweight, as Anthony Graziano beat Sioux Falls Lincoln's Casey Shadbolt, 9-4.

Stevens also had a pair of wrestlers finish runner-up in Justin Glover (160 pounds) and Justin Zaiser (171).

Central's Chapman Ham claimed the 215-pound championship. He pinned Mitchell's Scott Phillips in 4:45.

Cobbler Chad Gibson placed second at 189 pounds.

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