Mercer Island High School (MIHS) wrestlers Max Martin and Chase Warnick snagged 3A KingCo championship tournament individual titles on Feb. 4 at Juanita High School. Martin won at 138 pounds and Warnick triumphed at 145 pounds as the Islanders placed third in the team standings.
Other MIHS qualifiers for the 3A Region 4 championship tournament (with their KingCo places) on Feb. 10-11 at Juanita are:
106 – Magnus Zettel – 4th
113 – Leo Garry – 3rd
113 – Magnus Dorre – 6th
120 – Lincoln Woods – 5th (injury forfeit)
126 – Levi Jones – 2nd
138 – Ethan Chang – 5th
145 – Otto Ahonen – 6th
152 – Clark Koopman – 2nd
152 – Luke Sincock – 6th
160 – Daniel Bahner – 5th
170 – Carter Crosetto – 5th
182 – Luke Myklebust – 2nd
The top five place regional winners at each weight will qualify to participate in the state Mat Classic XXXIV championship tournament on Feb. 17-18 at the Tacoma Dome.
MIHS wins Relentless VII Tournament team title
The MIHS wrestling team won the 17-team Relentless VII Tournament team title on Jan. 27 at Chief Sealth High School in Seattle.
MIHS had 14 placers, including six champions:
106 – Zettel – 3rd
113 – Garry – 1st
113 – Dorre – 4th
126 – Jones – 4th
138 – Martin – 2nd
132B-138B – Chang – 1st
145 – Warnick – 1st
152 – Koopman – 1st
160 – Bahner – 2nd
160B – Sincock – 1st
160B – Jack Rubenstein – 3rd
170 – Jack Levitt – 3rd
170 – Ahad Khan – 4th
182 – Myklebust – 1st