Bruin matmen place 3rd

The Bruins placed seven wrestlers and scored 119 points to place fourth at the 51st annual Rob Mickel tournament, held Saturday at Salida High School.

Freshman 106-pounder Austin Todd pinned his way to the championship round, knocking off sixth-ranked Talon Harris of Norwood with an 11-2 win for the championship.

Todd ended the tournament with a 20-4 record and is ranked fifth in On the Mat rankings.

At 113 pounds, Wyatt Toothaker lost by a 6-4 decision to Scotty Vigil of Antonito. Toothaker won by major decision over Marcus Torres of Center to advance to the third-place round, where he pinned Mauricio Paez of Center.

Brian Leahy won by a third-round pin over Justin Wilson of Mountain Valley before losing to tournament champion Tharen Smith of Del Norte. Leahy, who finished the tournament at 4-1, scored a 50-second pin over Wilson to place third.

Peter Williamson and Alejandro Alejandre had fourth-place finishes for the Bruins. Williamson (132) was 3-2 for the tournament, opening with a loss, then pinning his way back to the third-place round, where he lost by forfeit. Alejandre defeated Jose Cisneros of Centennial and lost to Eric Steckel of Hotchkiss in the third-place round.

Landon Eckert was 1-3 to place sixth at 182 pounds.

On Jan. 16 the Bruins dualed Gunnison.

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