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| State medalist- Trey Heckadon (2nd from left)- 5th place, 112 lbs, class 1 |
On February 17-19, the Butler Bears varsity wrestling team sent four wrestlers to state competition at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO, freshman Trey Heckadon (112 lbs), junior Daniel Shubert (130 lbs), junior Austin Fix (140 lbs), and senior Cody Pitts (160 lbs). All four wrestlers did advance to the wrestleback rounds on the second day of the tournament. On Friday, Daniel Shubert, Austin Fix, and Cody Pitts lost their wrestleback matches and concluded their individual seasons. Freshman Trey Heckadon, 112 lb wrestler, advanced to Saturday and secured a fifth place medal at the tournament, becoming Butler’s 27th state medalist in school history. The Bears finished in 25th place in class 1 at the tournament.
