The Carthage men join the ladies in adding three wrestlers to the trip to Columbia. Senior Tanner Putt, sophomore Caden Groom and sophomore Randy Teo qualified for this year’s MSHSAA Class 4 Wrestling Championships in Columbia, MO, starting Friday, February 28th. Following the grand march of all the state qualifiers, the men’s competition will begin at 5pm at Mizzou Arena. The event brings together the best in the state for two days of high-level competition in a double elimination bracket format.
While Carthage didn’t bring home an individual champion in any weight class, Randy Teo and Caden Groom finished second in their respective weights at 106 and 126. Randy started the weekend off strong with pins over Smith-Cotton and Lebanon, then a major decision over Lee’s Summit West’s Cameron Koelzer. Neosho’s Marztian Ioanis just barely eased Teo out of first place in the finals match, with a 7-6 decision that earned him the district championship. Teo will face off against Liberty’s Rowdy Angst in the first round of the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships on Friday. Angst is a freshman with a 27-9 record.
Groom forged a similar path with a fall over Ray-Pec’s Jayden Peek, then a major decision over Lebanon’s Kaden Branch. A semifinal win over Stotts from Neosho gave Groom bonus points with a major decision and put him in the finals against Ozark’s Keaton Hurst. Hurst emerged victorious with an 11-5 decision and a spot at the top of the podium. Groom will match up with freshman Noah Brown from Francis Howell North, who is 35-6 on the year.
Senior, Tanner Putt, had a wild ride to the state tournament this year, finishing fourth in his 120-pound weight class. Things started out easy for Putt with a pin over Ozark in the first round and a decision over Lee’s Summit West in the second. Putt hit a speed bump in the semifinals, however, when he dropped a tight match to Ray-Pec’s Kamden VonHolten, 6-5. Tanner came back to win his consolation match against Lebanon’s Joseph Garner, 5-4, putting him in the running for a third-place finish. Branson’s Ryzen Isringhausen had other ideas, though, and came away with 4-0 victory. Putt will carry a 34-9 record to the state championships, and will face off against Park Hill’s Erik Egstad, a senior with a 34-6 record in the first round.
Carthage finished in 8th place overall at the Class 4, District 3 tournament.
MSHSAA Boys Class 4 District 3 Tournament
February 21-22, 2025
8th place
State Qualifiers:
106 Randy Teo – 2nd
120 Tanner Putt – 4th
126 Caden Groom – 2nd
Team Scores
1 Neosho 267.5
2 Ozark 186.5
3 Willard 117.0
4 Nixa 105.0
5 Republic 91.5
6 Lebanon 91.0
7 Lee`s Summit West 86.5
8 Carthage 76.5
9 Raymore-Peculiar 74.5
10 Lee`s Summit 70.5
11 Glendale 68.0
12 Branson 44.5
13 Kickapoo 41.5
14 Waynesville 40.5
15 Smith-Cotton 32.5
16 Joplin 26.5
BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
106
Randy Teo (26-10) placed 2nd and scored 21.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Randy Teo (Carthage) 26-10 won by fall over Howie Langdon (Smith-Cotton) 4-20 (Fall 0:15)
Quarterfinal – Randy Teo (Carthage) 26-10 won by fall over Ayden Hicks (Lebanon) 28-24 (Fall 1:27)
Semifinal – Randy Teo (Carthage) 26-10 won by major decision over Camren Koelzer (Lee`s Summit West) 28-13 (MD 16-4)
1st Place Match – Marztian Ioanis (Neosho) 31-14 won by decision over Randy Teo (Carthage) 26-10 (Dec 7-6)
113
Javi Perez Merida (13-30) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tucker Feagens (Neosho) 35-10 won by fall over Javi Perez Merida (Carthage) 13-30 (Fall 2:28)
Cons. Round 1 – Javi Perez Merida (Carthage) 13-30 won by major decision over Preston Ingram (Kickapoo) 18-17 (MD 11-1)
Cons. Round 2 – T.j. Woodward (Raymore-Peculiar) 17-12 won by tech fall over Javi Perez Merida (Carthage) 13-30 (TF-1.5 3:20 (15-0))
Tanner Putt (120 lbs.) punches his ticket to another state tournament. Crystal Brown / CNO120
Tanner Putt (34-9) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tanner Putt (Carthage) 34-9 won by fall over Kaden Coffey (Ozark) 12-16 (Fall 3:18)
Quarterfinal – Tanner Putt (Carthage) 34-9 won by decision over Kallen Koelzer (Lee`s Summit West) 27-14 (Dec 6-2)
Semifinal – Kamdon Vonholten (Raymore-Peculiar) 31-5 won by decision over Tanner Putt (Carthage) 34-9 (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Semi – Tanner Putt (Carthage) 34-9 won by decision over Joseph Garner (Lebanon) 34-9 (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match – Ryzen Isringhausen (Branson) 46-1 won by decision over Tanner Putt (Carthage) 34-9 (Dec 4-0)
126
Caden Groom (32-5) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Caden Groom (Carthage) 32-5 won by fall over Jayden Peek (Raymore-Peculiar) 9-22 (Fall 1:51)
Quarterfinal – Caden Groom (Carthage) 32-5 won by major decision over Kaden Branch (Lebanon) 27-12 (MD 11-2)
Semifinal – Caden Groom (Carthage) 32-5 won by major decision over Anthony Stotts (Neosho) 31-11 (MD 14-4)
1st Place Match – Keaton Hurst (Ozark) 33-9 won by decision over Caden Groom (Carthage) 32-5 (Dec 11-5)
132
Wyatt Hole (12-26) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jax Adams (Nixa) 31-16 won by major decision over Wyatt Hole (Carthage) 12-26 (MD 15-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Wyatt Hole (Carthage) 12-26 won by major decision over Hunter Langdon (Smith-Cotton) 25-8 (MD 12-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Joseph Woodard (Kickapoo) 32-12 won by major decision over Wyatt Hole (Carthage) 12-26 (MD 12-1)
138
Douglas Ball (13-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Chance Hensley (Glendale) 42-3 won by tech fall over Douglas Ball (Carthage) 13-14 (TF-1.5 2:00 (15-0))
Cons. Round 1 – Aj Wishne (Lee`s Summit) 28-14 won by tech fall over Douglas Ball (Carthage) 13-14 (TF-1.5 3:55 (22-4)
150
Aydan Nye (26-12) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Talyn Van horn (Ozark) 24-18 won by fall over Aydan Nye (Carthage) 26-12 (Fall 5:03)
Cons. Round 1 – Aydan Nye (Carthage) 26-12 won by major decision over Beau Storment (Branson) 10-16 (MD 10-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Aydan Nye (Carthage) 26-12 won by decision over Adam Dunlap (Republic) 18-15 (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Aydan Nye (Carthage) 26-12 won by decision over Lane Pannell (Lee`s Summit West) 22-17 (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Semi – Jahan Huynh (Kickapoo) 19-7 won by fall over Aydan Nye (Carthage) 26-12 (Fall 2:24)
157
Kayden Hole (11-22) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Carson Sutphin (Waynesville) 28-11 won by fall over Kayden Hole (Carthage) 11-22 (Fall 0:18)
Cons. Round 1 – Jaxon Kerans (Ozark) 20-19 won by tech fall over Kayden Hole (Carthage) 11-22 (TF-1.5 3:21 (20-0)
165
Latrell Abbasi (25-19) place is unknown and scored 5.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Latrell Abbasi (Carthage) 25-19 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Latrell Abbasi (Carthage) 25-19 won by tech fall over Blake Griffen (Ozark) 15-25 (TF-1.5 4:42 (17-1))
Semifinal – Owen Diemoz (Nixa) 32-14 won by major decision over Latrell Abbasi (Carthage) 25-19 (MD 10-1)
Cons. Semi – Jaccob Wood (Raymore-Peculiar) 23-10 won by decision over Latrell Abbasi (Carthage) 25-19 (Dec 12-8)
175
Lenny Escobar (9-8) place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Lenny Escobar (Carthage) 9-8 won by fall over Lincoln Keele (Smith-Cotton) 8-17 (Fall 1:48)
Quarterfinal – Tyler Gibson (Nixa) 28-19 won by major decision over Lenny Escobar (Carthage) 9-8 (MD 9-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Lenny Escobar (Carthage) 9-8 won by fall over Jonah Fortier (Lee`s Summit West) 5-19 (Fall 1:42)
Cons. Round 3 – Cameron Allen (Republic) 24-12 won by decision over Lenny Escobar (Carthage) 9-8 (Dec 4-2)
190
Steve Serious (15-22) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Michael Held (Lee`s Summit) 17-10 won by fall over Steve Serious (Carthage) 15-22 (Fall 1:43)
Cons. Round 1 – Steve Serious (Carthage) 15-22 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Deric Washington (Glendale) 27-16 won by fall over Steve Serious (Carthage) 15-22 (Fall 3:26)
285
Jaxton Lopez (21-13) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jaxton Lopez (Carthage) 21-13 won by fall over Caiden Oursler (Waynesville) 28-16 (Fall 1:48)
Quarterfinal – Everson Tomlinson (Neosho) 38-7 won by fall over Jaxton Lopez (Carthage) 21-13 (Fall 0:19)
Cons. Round 2 – Hayden Hinkle (Lee`s Summit) 24-18 won by major decision over Jaxton Lopez (Carthage) 21-13 (MD 12-2)
