LINDSBORG — A pair of Barton wrestlers placed over the weekend at the very competitive Swede Open on the campus of Bethany College.
Kade Sander and Kelton Suchy both placed during Saturday’s tournament in Lindsborg. Sander took second and Suchy third. A handful of other wrestlers were close to placing as well.
Sander made it to the finals for the second consecutive tournament. After winning his weight division in Oklahoma City last week to start the season, Sander made it to the finals again, but this time took second place.
Sander received a bye to start the 157-pound bracket then picked up three wins on the way to the finals. The Great Bend High product won by fall over Travis King of Cowley, before having a battle in the quarterfinals. Sander won that battle, defeating Adrian Ojeda of York (Neb), 8-4.
In the semifinals, Sander had little trouble winning a 13-0 major decision over Kyle Caldwell, wrestling unattached. Sander lost a close match in the finals to Brandon Lawson-Archuleta of Bethany, 3-1.
One weight class up at 165, Suchy lost in the quarterfinals then came back through the backside to capture third place. Suchy lost to Micah Miller of Ottawa in the quarters, 8-3. After that, the Russell High grad have very little competition on the way to third place.
Suchy went through the consolation bracket with a pair of pins and a technical fall before getting a forfeit win in the third place match.
Gage Gomez just missed wrestling for third place at 133. Gomez made it to the quarterfinals before losing a 6-4 decision to David Berryman of Benedictine when won two more matches before losing in the consolation semifinals.
Ethan Dean was one win from the championship match at 197 before losing to Guy Boyd of Northeastern Oklahoma. In the consolation semifinals, Dean lost a 5-3 decision to Jack Murphy of York.
Brix Brickey made it to the quarterfinals at 285 before losing then fell in the consolation bracket as well. Nick Bradley did the same at 184. Also making the quarterfinals before losing were Kade Sander at 157 and Gage McBride at 165.
The Cougars will head north Saturday for the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open.

Swede Open
Barton Results
125 – Hagen Kent (1-2)
Round 1 – Brayan Balderrama (Pratt) def Kent, 7-4
Cons Round 1 – Kent received a bye
Cons Round 2 – Kent won by major dec over Andres Duron (Barton), 12-4
Cons Round 3 – Tim Null (UCO) def Kent, 7-1

125 – Andres Duron (0-2)
Round 1 – Duron received a bye
Round 2 – Tyler Lawley (Newman) won by fall over Duron, 4:41
Cons. Round 2 – Hagen Kent (Barton) won by major dec over Duron, 12-4

133 – Darion Bailey (2-2)
Round 1 – Bailey received a bye
Round 2 – Marcelino Lopez (unattached) def Bailey, 10-4
Cons Round 2 – Bailey won by fall over Jeremy Fuentes (unattached), 2:07
Cons Round 3 – Bailey won by fall over DonAntonio Forrester (Ottawa), 2:06
Cons Round 4 – Gage Gomez (Barton) def Bailey, 7-4

133 – Gage Gomez (3-2)
Round 1 – Gomez received a bye
Round 2 – Gomez won by tech fall over Clton Gruntorad (Hastings), 18-2
Quarters – David Berryman (Benedictine) def Gomez, 6-4
Cons Round 4 – Gomez def Darion Bailey (Barton), 7-4
Cons Round 5 – Gomez won by fall over Kristofer Hudson (unattached), 1:47
Cons Semis – Trey Edwards (Bethany) def Gomez, 5-2

141 – Keaton Sander (3-2)
Round 1 – Sander won by fall over Armand Kenepaske (Ottawa), 3:45
Round 2 – Sander def Braden O’Donnell (Cowley), 6-4
Quarters – Cody Karstetter (unattached) won by fall over Sander, 2:35
Cons Round 4 – Sander def Cain Britton (Bacone), 11-7
Cons Round 5 – Albert Landeros (Hastings) def Sander, 6-3

149 – Emanuel Peralta (1-2)
Round 1 – Peralta won by fall over Taylor Antoine (Cowley), 1:36
Round 2 – Dalton Hensley (Pratt) def Peralta, 11-6
Cons Round 2 – Bryce Shults (Cowley) won by fall over Peralta, 6:42

157 – Christian Rivas (2-2)
Round 1 – Rivas receive a bye
Round 2 – Austin Coy (York) def Rivas, 2-0
Cons Round 2 – Rivas won by major dec over Skye Paulk (NEO), 11-2
Cons Round 3 – Rivas won by fall over Christin Guerra (Bacone), 1:27
Cons Round 4 – Adrian Ojeda (York) won by fall over Rivas, 4:27

157 – Kade Sander, 2nd place, (3-1)
Round 1 – Sander received a bye
Round 2 – Sander won by fall over Travis King (Cowley), 1:17
Quarters – Sander def Adrian Ojeda (York), 8-4
Semis – Sander won by major dec over Caldwell, 13-0
Finals – Brandon Lawson-Archuleta (Bethany) def Sander, 3-1

165 – Kelton Suchy, 3rd place, (6-1)
Round 1 – Suchy won by tech fall over Preston Golden (NEO), 17-2
Round 2 – Suchy won by fall over David Mejia (Bacone), 1:26
Quarters – Micah Miller (Ottawa) def Suchy, 8-3
Cons Round 4 – Suchy won by fall over Alek Mitchell (Benedictine), 3:24
Cons Round 5 – Suchy won by tech fall over Joseph Krussick (Cen Christian), 16-0
Cons Semis – Suchy won by fall over Blaine Smith (unattached), 2:36
3rd place – Suchy won by forfeit over Trevor VanVliet (unattached)

165 – Gage McBride (2-2)
Round 1 – McBride received a bye
Round 2 – McBride won by major decision over Alek Mitchell (Benedictine), 12-3
Quarters – Brok Williams (OCU), def McBride, 6-3
Cons Round 4 – McBride won by fall over Austin Moyer (Hastings), 4:25
Cons Round 5 – Trevor VanVliet (unattached) won by fall over McBride, 3:00

174 – Trent Miles (2-2)
Round 1 – Jacob Mintzmyer (unattached) def Miles, 2-0
Cons Round 1 – Miles received a bye
Cons Round 2 – Miles won by fall over DJ Kessler (NEO), 6:51
Cons Round 3 – Miles won by fall over Mason McCarty (Cen Christian), 0:41
Cons Round 4 – Noah Perkins (Newman) def Miles, 13-7
184 – Shane Delong (0-2)
Round 1 – Barrett Hughes (unattached) won by fall over Delong, 0:27
Cons Round 1 – Delong received a bye
Cons Round 2 – Richard Almodovar (Bacone) won by fall over Delong, 4:51

184 – Victor Monarrez (1-2)
Round 1 – Monarrez def Omar Villegas (Bacone), 7-2
Round 2 – Tanner O’Donnell (Kan Wesleyan) def Monarrez, 9-2
Cons Round 2 – Reid Rodich (UCO) won by major dec over Monarrez, 14-5

184 – Nick Bradley (3-2)
Round 1 – Bradley won by fall over Kaden Truelove (OCU), 3:45
Round 2 – Bradley won by fall over Justin Budd (Bacone), 5:36
Quarters – Devin Hass (unattached) won by fall over Bradley, 1:51
Cons Round 4 – Bradley won by fall over Noah Manly (York), 0:52
Cons Round 5 – Barrett Hughes (unattached) won by fall over Bradley, 2:09

197 – Lawson Marshall (0-2)
Round 1 – Jake Woodley (unattached) won by fall over Marshall, 1:48
Cons Round 1 – Marshall received a bye
Cons Round 2 – James Johnson (Cowley) def Marshall, 4-3

197 – Ethan Dean (2-2)
Round 1 – Dean won by fall over Glenn Clark (Ottawa), 0:59
Quarters – Dean def James Johnson (Cowley), 5-3
Semis – Gus Boyd (NEO) won by fall over Dean, 2:50
Cons Semis – Jack Murphy (York) def Dean, 5-3

285 – Brix Brickey (2-2)
Round 1 – Brickey def Dion Brown (unattached), 10-4
Round 2 – Brickey won by fall over Antonio Singleton (Bacone), 0:54
Quarters – Jeremiah Gerl (Hastings) def Brickey, 7-2
Cons Round 4 – Benny Hernandez (unattached) won by fall over Brickey, 3:q8

285 – Keegan Pride (0-2)
Round 1 – Thor Balavage (Newman) def Pride, 5-1
Cons Round 1 – Benny Hernandez (unattached) def Pride, 4-3

285 – Noah Presson (0-2)
Round 1 – Presson received a bye
Round 2 – Brian Andrews (NEO) won by fall over Presson, 1:57
Cons Round 2 – Brandon Huntley (Pratt) won by fall over Presson, 2:48