HAYS — Great Bend's regional champion Trenton Kern (215) led six Panthers into next week's 5A state wrestling tournament in Saturday's Hays regional.

No. 3 ranked Kern (15-1) pinned Hays High's No. 4 ranked Jaxson Chartier (3:39) in the championship. Salina Central's 2-time state champion and No. 1 ranked Cooper Reves (215) missed the regional for an undisclosed reason. 

"Trent was ranked third entering regionals," said Great Bend coach Rex Kern.

Goddard's No. 1 ranked Kolton McElwain defeated Great Bend's No. 2 ranked Tomlinson (157), 15-0 for the third time.

"Triston is opposite bracket from McElwain, so he's a shot to see him in the state finals. 

Other qualifiers are fourth-place Cal Schartz (138), fourth-place Trevin Maciel (144), sixth-place Josue Bustamante (285) and eighth-place Brady Mendez (190) qualified for 5A state. Charlie Foster (106) and Abel Spencer (120) missed qualifying by one victory.

"The guys we figured would qualify, did exactly what we expected," Kern said. "Trevin Maciel wrestled the best he has in his life. Trevin beat the No. 2 seed and put everything together at the regional. Brady Mendez also got through. We almost got one more squeezed through to state." 

No. 4 ranked Schartz forfeited his third-place match; Newton's Trevor Beyer defeated Maciel, 11-9; Andover's Gunner Davis pinned Bustamante (1:23) and Goddard's Micah Mayer pinned Mendez (2:58). 

Bustamante upset Valley Center's No. 6 ranked Beau Young 10-6 to qualify for state.

In past state meets, Tomlinson has finished third and sixth; Schartz placed fourth, Kern has placed fifth, fifth and sixth and Josue Bustamante has qualified.

Great Bend (1001/2) placed 10th with Newton (178) capturing the team title ahead of No. 1 ranked Goddard (1721/2).

5A HAYS

TEAM TOTALS—1—Newton 178; 2—Goddard 172.5; 3—Hutchinson 161; 4—Wichita Carroll 155; 5—Arkansas City 152; 10—Great Bend 100.5 

GREAT BEND RESULTS

106—No. 2 Brown, Hutch def. Charlie Foster (5-30), GB, 3:19; Woodruff, VC def. Foster, 17-2; Londono, SS def. Foster, 1:30

113—No. 1 Gauna, God def. Noel Gonzalez (3-17), GB, 0:26; Ven, AC def. Gonzalez, 0:51

120—No. 6 McElwain, God def. Abel Spencer (14-25), GB, 2:57; Spencer def. Serrioz, WC, 20-10; Aranguiz, KMC def. Spencer, 0:51

126—No. 5 Hermann, WC, def. Logan Turner (6-18), GB, 0:34; Rausch, KMC def. Turner, 11-5

132—Cubias, E def. Kawika Martinez (5-27), GB, 0:49; Gawith, AC def. Martinez, 1:41

138—No. 4 SQ Cal Schartz (34-8) def. Randolph, AC, 15-0; Schartz def. Timmons, E, 11-3; No. 3 Landers, WC def. Schartz, 7-3; Schartz def. Shipley, Seaman, 18-2; 3RD—Briggs Terrill, Ark City def. Schartz, forfeit

144—SQ Trevin Maciel (27-14) def. Long, VC, 8-1; Maciel def. Downing, God, 2:41; Lerch def. Maciel, 7-4; Maciel de. Long, VC, 7-3; 3RD—Trevor Beyer, New def. Maciel, 11-9

150—Bentley, KMC def. Julian Galindo (5-27), GB, 3:08; Van Sickle, E def. Galindo, 1:43

157—No. 2 SQ Triston Tomlinson (34-8); Tomlinson def. Cubias, E, 1:49; Tomlinson def. No. 5 Koster, KMC, 1:43; Tomlinson def. No. 3 Denton, WC, OT; 1ST—No. 1 McElwain, God def. Tomlinson, 15-0

165—No. 3 Monaco, KMC def. Aiden Stacey (8-20) GB, 1:09; Varela, Ark City def. Stacey, 17-2 

175—No. 4 Amrein, Hays def. Cruz Folk-Robinson (8-27), GB, 0:52; Goode, New def. Folk-Robinson, 14-4

190—SQ Torres, New def. Brady Mendez (22-23), GB, 1:35; Mendez def. Gratz, Andover Central, 2;58; Mendez def. Abrams, SS, 3:38; Torres def. Mendez, 1:53; 7TH—Mayer, God def. Mendez, 2:58

215—No. 3 SQ Trenton Kern (15-1) def. Sands, AC, 1:13; Kern def. Horton, New, 14-4; 1ST—Kern def. No. 4 Jaxson Chartier, Hays, 3:39

285—SQ Josue Bustamante (25-16) def. McCorgary, AC, 10-2; Vargas, E def. Bustamante, 2:32; Bustamante def. Underwood, SS, 4:09; Bustamante def. No. 6 Young, VC, 10-6; Nathan Huff, KMC def. Bustamante, 2:19; 5TH—Gunner Davis, Andover def. Bustamante, 1:23

5A STATE PAIRINGS

138—No. 4 Cal Schartz, GB (34-8) vs. Brayden Cannaley, Spring Hill

144—Trevin Maciel, GB (27-14) vs. Luke Barmann, Lenexa St. James

157—No. 2 Triston Tomlinson, GB (34-8) vs. Ramon Aguliar, Bonner Springs

190—Brady Mendez (22-23), GB vs. Tad Forsyth, Blue Valley

215—No. 3 Trenton Kern, GB (15-1) vs. Keegan Kasson, Spring Hill

285—Josue Bustamante, GB (25-16) vs. Duncan Pinkham, Spring Hill

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