Benton hosts 2A district wrestling

Elias Bieschke placed third for Benton at the 2A District Tournament in Van Horne.

IHSAA 2A District 2 Wrestling
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Van Horne

Team scores

1 Wilton 230.5
2 Solon 166.0
3 South Tama County 110.5
4 Benton Community 108.0
5 Grinnell 104.0
6 Dike-New Hartford 82.0
7 Nevada 68.0
8 Knoxville 52.0

Benton team results

113 – Aaron George (6-24)

Quarterfinal – Jonathan Guthrie (Nevada) 20-18 won by fall over George (Fall 1:35)
Cons. Round 1 – Juan Lux (South Tama County) 7-7 won by fall over George (Fall 6:00)

126 – Jason Eastman (28-16) placed 3rd and scored 15.5 team points.

Quarterfinal – Eastman won by tech fall over Bryson Reimers (Grinnell) 8-21 (TF-1.5 2:09 (16-0))
Semifinal – Jayden Steapp (Solon) 36-15 won by major decision over Eastman (MD 10-1)
Cons. Semi – Eastman won by fall over Jaden Alexander (Knoxville) 10-20 (Fall 1:27)
3rd Place Match – Eastman won by fall over Israel Zamarron-Acosta (South Tama County) 24-15 (Fall 3:36)
2nd Place Match – Jayden Steapp (Solon) 36-15 won by no contest over Eastman (NC)

Garrett Kuch is ready to wrestle at Benton’s 2A district tournament.

132 – Garrett Kuch (36-14) placed 1st and scored 21.0 team points.

Quarterfinal – Kuch won by major decision over Michael Bigelow (Solon) 13-36 (MD 12-3)
Semifinal – Kuch won by fall over Declan Conklin (Wilton) 21-22 (Fall 2:56)
1st Place Match – Kuch won by decision over Conner Weedman (Dike-New Hartford) 26-14 (Dec 7-1)

138 – Jaxson Mehlert (37-11) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points.

Quarterfinal – Mehlert won by fall over Quinten Henning (Solon) 2-15 (Fall 1:00)
Semifinal – Mehlert won by fall over Damian Hoover (Nevada) 27-15 (Fall 0:51)
1st Place Match – Liam Adlfinger (Wilton) 37-2 won by fall over Mehlert (Fall 1:12)

144 – Brady Patterson (40-2) placed 1st and scored 23.0 team points.

Quarterfinal – Patterson won by tech fall over Jet Chyma (South Tama County) 15-19 (TF-1.5 2:48 (21-4))
Semifinal – Patterson won by tech fall over Jack Vitek (Grinnell) 27-18 (TF-1.5 3:04 (19-3))
1st Place Match – Patterson 40-2 won by injury default over Jadyn Bevans (Solon) 29-21 (Inj. 0:02)

150 – Beckett Sexton (9-22)

Quarterfinal – Kaizin Eberhart (Dike-New Hartford) 25-9 won by fall over Sexton (Fall 3:11)
Cons. Round 1 – Jude Tucker (Nevada) 5-23 won by fall over Sexton (Fall 1:32)

Brady Patterson in semifinal action at the district meet.

157 – Elias Bieschke (36-11) placed 3rd and scored 15.5 team points.

Quarterfinal – Bieschke won by tech fall over Stranton Strathe (Nevada) 8-13 (TF-1.5 2:17 (21-6))
Semifinal – Carson Kidwell (Solon) 36-14 won by decision over Bieschke (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semi – Bieschke won by fall over Mason Sage (Knoxville) 11-11 (Fall 3:14)
3rd Place Match – Bieschke won by fall over Andrei Robles (Wilton) 28-24 (Fall 4:21)
2nd Place Match – Carson Kidwell (Solon) 36-14 won by no contest over Bieschke (NC)

165 – Kaden Mitchell (12-17)

Quarterfinal – Teague Williams (Solon) 31-15 won by fall over Mitchell (Fall 3:55)
Cons. Round 1 – Garrett Surman (South Tama County) 10-17 won by fall over Mitchell (Fall 0:28)

175 – Derek Roos (12-26) 3.0 team points.

Quarterfinal – Bryce Bass (Dike-New Hartford) 38-12 won by decision over Roos (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Round 1 – Roos won by fall over Jonathan Austin-Simpson (Grinnell) 10-32 (Fall 2:14)
Cons. Semi – Corban Burford (Wilton) 33-14 won by fall over Roos (Fall 4:40)

190 – Trey Sharp (11-23) scored 3.0 team points.

Quarterfinal – Garrett Weaver (Wilton) 17-7 won by fall over Sharp (Fall 1:48)
Cons. Round 1 – Sharp won by fall over Gavin DeJong (Knoxville) 12-22 (Fall 1:45)
Cons. Semi – Tripp Johnson (Solon) 24-27 won by fall over Sharp (Fall 4:31)

215 – Keason Louis (12-29) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.

Quarterfinal – Louis won by fall over Lincoln Stensrud (Grinnell) 8-12 (Fall 3:28)
Semifinal – Gatlin Rogers (Wilton) 32-0 won by fall over Louis (Fall 1:06)
Cons. Semi – Louis won by fall over Carter Loukota (Knoxville) 6-26 (Fall 0:45)
3rd Place Match – Manuel Cervantes (South Tama County) 33-12 won by tech fall over Louis (TF-1.5 2:47 (19-4))

285 – David Jones (3-5) scored 1.0 team points

Quarterfinal – Koy Smith (Wilton) 28-14 won by fall over Jones (Benton Community) 3-5 (Fall 0:31)
Cons. Semi – Lakyr Peska (South Tama County) 29-13 won by fall over Jones (Fall 0:53)

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