Culver’s Kuykendoll eliminated at Penn regional

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Culver senior wrestler Landon Kuykendoll lost in his ticket match at 145 pounds at the Penn regional Saturday and was eliminated.

Kuykendoll lost by fall in 3:22 to Penn senior Evan Eutsey.

Kuykendoll was Culver’s lone regional qualifier for the second straight year. He finishes the season 21-15.

Penn won their third straight regional with 197.5 points. Mishawaka was second with 192.5.

Penn wrestling regional results: Penn 197.5, Mishawaka 192.5, Wawasee 129, Plymouth 92.5, Valley 45, Warsaw 39, South Bend Riley 33, LaVille 32, Bremen 30, Culver Academy 14, Triton 11, South Bend St. Joe 8, Culver 0, Mishawaka Marian 0, South Bend Adams 0, South Bend Washington 0

Culver results

145 – Landon Kuykendoll – did not place

lost to Eutsey (Penn), fall, 3:22

Penn regional champions

106 – Kaleb Salazar (Wawasee), 113 – Cameron Senter (Wawasee), 120 – Gunnar Sandefur (Mishawaka), 126 – Will Mason (Mishawaka), 132 – Eleazar Walker (Mishawaka), 138 – Wesley Harper (Penn), 145 – Wesley Smith (Plymouth), 152 – Bryce Denton (Penn), 160 – A.J. Steenbeke (Penn), 170 – Isaac Valdez (Mishawaka), 182 – Vincent Freeman (Penn), 195 – Christian Chavez (Mishawaka), 220 – Jonathan Neese (LaVille), HWT – Anthony Popi (Plymouth)