South Fremont’s Packer, American Falls’ Gugelman remain unbeaten with Tiger-Grizz titles

IDAHO FALLS – The boys competition at the Tiger-Grizz Invitational on Saturday featured two area wrestlers looking to keep their perfect seasons intact.

Mission accomplished.

South Fremont freshman Greysen Packer and American Falls junior Nathan Gugelman II each won titles with impressive wins in their 113 and 150 finals, respectively.

It was the first Tiger-Grizz meet for both.

“The goal was always to win state and go undefeated freshman year,” said Packer, who improved to 37-0 with a workman-like 5-2 decision over Mountain Home’s Camden Kuntz. Packer had a 3-1 lead after one round.

“I wouldn’t say I expected it,” Packer said of his fast start to the season. “I know all the offseason work and having the best partners in the state really helps. I knew going into the season I’d be doing really well.”

While Packer was in control of his match from the start, Gugelman trailed Westlake’s Josh Fish early in a physical bout.

He actually trailed until the closing seconds before he managed a takedown to take the lead with one second left and earn a 5-4 win.

Gugelman, who improved to 33-0, said he trusts his conditioning, even if the match comes down to the final seconds.

“I always want to get better,” he said. “Lately it’s been believing in myself and trust my offense.”

Post Falls topped the team standings with 208 points followed by Corner Canyon and Meridian.

Six other area wrestlers advanced to Saturday’s finals, but came up just short.

Madison’s Brand’n Edstrom was second at 106, while Idaho Falls’ state champion Saxton Scott battled Meridian’s Blake Nevils into the third round, but it was Nevils with a reversal in the closing seconds for an 8-7 win.
Snake River’s Jace Leavitt (132), Madison’s Ace Ingram (144), American Falls’ Fabian Avalos (165), and Rex Salas (285) each advanced to their respective finals.

98

1st Place – Bodee Williams of Meridian
2nd Place – Tristan Mendenhall of Post Falls
3rd Place – Wyatt Meppen of Thunder Ridge
4th Place – Gus Packer of Snake River
5th Place – Alex Vega of Minico
6th Place – Luke Mosher of Ridgeline

106

1st Place – Kaden Oldroyd of Westlake
2nd Place – Brand`n Edstrom of Madison
3rd Place – Kacen Jones of Corner Canyon
4th Place – Blake Mauch of Corner Canyon
5th Place – Mikael Teague of Minico
6th Place – Kole Younger of Marsh Valley

113

1st Place – Greysen Packer of South Fremont
2nd Place – Camden Kuntz of Mountain Home
3rd Place – Perry Fowler of Syracuse
4th Place – Matthew Hamilton of Post Falls
5th Place – Ayden Tokita of Skyline
6th Place – Rodrigo Aceves of Minico

120

1st Place – Corbyn Robison of Westlake
2nd Place – Jeremiah Gonzalez of Meridian
3rd Place – Tanner Telford of Corner Canyon
4th Place – Kimball Parry of Star Valley
5th Place – Justus Briggs of Meridian
6th Place – Ryker Balmforth of Shelley

126

1st Place – Blake Nevils of Meridian
2nd Place – Saxton Scott of Idaho Falls
3rd Place – Boden Banta of South Fremont
4th Place – Benjamin Ploehn of Stansbury
5th Place – Kelton Reynolds of Snake River
6th Place – Axxel Landon of Bonneville

132

1st Place – Ian Avalos of Mountain View
2nd Place – Jace Leavitt of Snake River
3rd Place – Clark Petersen of Shelley
4th Place – Hazen Thompson of Century
5th Place – Evan Simms of American Falls
6th Place – Jeratt Robinson of Minico

138

1st Place – Sean Hall of Canyon Ridge
2nd Place – Tel Parry of Star Valley
3rd Place – Rider Seguine of Post Falls
4th Place – Wade Williams of American Falls
5th Place – Brian Bensen of Snake River
6th Place – Niamiah Naranjo of Minico

144

1st Place – Teague Brown of Syracuse
2nd Place – Ace Ingram of Madison
3rd Place – Onyx Kunsaitis of Thunder Ridge
4th Place – Ryan Amoureux of Meridian
5th Place – Aiden Hernandez of Highland
6th Place – Mason Aiken of American Falls

150

1st Place – Nathan Gugelman II of American Falls
2nd Place – Josh Fish of Westlake
3rd Place – Ty Thompson of Star Valley
4th Place – Payden Woolsey of Corner Canyon
5th Place – Ryker Vail of Bonneville
6th Place – DJ Neider of Idaho Falls

157

1st Place – Korbin Chuchran of Westlake
2nd Place – Logan Shaver of Meridian
3rd Place – Braxton Hanna of Madison
4th Place – Karl Ledbetter of Corner Canyon
5th Place – Clancey Howell of Snake River
6th Place – Kyle Miller of Post Falls

165

1st Place – Damion Hamilton of Post Falls
2nd Place – Fabian Avalos` of American Falls
3rd Place – Kace Fullmer of Teton
4th Place – Madix Jones of Bonneville
5th Place – Gunner Johnson of Marsh Valley
6th Place – Kooper Burk of Star Valley

175

1st Place – Antonio Genovesi of Eagle
2nd Place – Trey Smith of Post Falls
3rd Place – Logan Garner of Corner Canyon
4th Place – Chaz Ponton of Mountain View
5th Place – Camden Crespi of Meridian
6th Place – Connor LeBeau of Eagle

190

1st Place – Seth Martin of Post Falls
2nd Place – Jean-Luc Guerra of Mountain View
3rd Place – Blaise Turner of American Falls
4th Place – Seth Montierth of Ridgeline
5th Place – Preston Sonner-Cranney of Minico
6th Place – Colton Cook of Westlake

215

1st Place – Leimana Fager of Corner Canyon
2nd Place – Gage Ponton of Mountain View
3rd Place – McGregor Miller of South Fremont
4th Place – Kaleb Pigg of Westlake
5th Place – Jaydin Chacon of Minico
6th Place – Dawandey Dilus of Blackfoot

285

1st Place – Kaydon Williams of Corner Canyon
2nd Place – Rex Salas of Madison
3rd Place – Anthony Toomey of Eagle
4th Place – Ty Hunter of Syracuse
5th Place – Jaxton Humphries of Century
6th Place – Deron Cofer of Westlake