2026 NSAA Boys State Wrestling Medalists

February 21, 2026 Pinnacle Bank Scoreboard, Sports
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Omaha – The 2026 NSAA Boys State Wrestling Tournament wrapped up on Saturday, February 21st from the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha, NE after a grueling and physically demanding three days, and there were 16 medalists in the KBRX listening area! We had 15 wrestlers in Class C compete, along with 35 wrestlers in Class D! In Class C we had 4 boys come home with a State Medal. And in Class D, 11 boys return home with a State Medal! KBRX would like to congratulate not just our medalists, but everyone that competed in Omaha for making it to the State Championship Tournaments!

Our medalists were highlighted by four Champions: C215 – Grady Welke (O’Neill), D144 – Corbin Hoefer (Neligh-Oakdale), D132 – Brody Jensen (Burwell), & D138 – Drew Dawe (Burwell)!

There were four runner-ups, two 3rd place finishes, three wrestlers finished in 4th place, one in 5th place, and two in 6th place.

Class C

O’Neill

215 – Grady Welke – 1st place

  • 1stRound: Grady Welke (O’Neill) defeats Colt Meyer (Ord) MD 11-2
  • Quarterfinal: Grady Welke (O’Neill) defeats Crew Kaup (Logan View) MD 12-1
  • Semifinal: Grady Welke (O’Neill) defeats Kaddo Schrunk (Pender) F 7-2 3:35
  • Championship: Grady Welke (O’Neill) defeats Cole Vorderstrasse (Thayer Central) DEC 4-1 SV

285 – Brody Jakubowski – 5th place

  • 1stRound: Brody Jakubowski (O’Neill) defeats Wyatt Johnstone (Cedar Bluffs) F 7-4 3:04
  • Quarterfinal: Brody Jakubowski (O’Neill) defeats Boston Krueger (Pierce) DEC 2-1 UTB
  • Semifinal: Kolten Simons (Centura) defeats Brody Jakubowski (O’Neill) F 5-0 5:27
  • Consolation Semifinals: Connor Heiderman (Battle Creek) defeats Brody Jakubowski (O’Neill) F 9-3 5:53
  • 5thPlace Match: Brody Jakubowski (O’Neill) defeats Devon Baum (Broken Bow) F 3-0 1:20

West Holt

157 – Jamison Slaymaker – 6th place

  • 1stRound: Jamison Slaymaker (West Holt) defeats Ruben Vega (Wakefield) F 5-8 3:11
  • Quarterfinal: Hunter Kruse (Battle Creek) defeats Jamison Slaymaker (West Holt) TF 18-3 5:04
  • Consolation 2ndround: Jamison Slaymaker (West Holt) defeats Tavrin VanLaningham (Raymond Central) F 7-11 1:36
  • Consolation Quarterfinals: Jamison Slaymaker (West Holt) defeats Illias Lehman (Bridgeport) F 10-0 1:43
  • Consolation Semifinal: Landon Burt (Tekamah-Herman) defeats Jamison Slaymaker (West Holt) TF 19-2 3:33
  • 5thPlace Match: Parker Newman (Scotus Central Catholic) defeats Jamison Slaymaker (West Holt) DEC 12-9 SV

Crofton/Bloomfield

175 – Brock Jeannoutot – 4th place

  • 1stRound: Brock Jeannoutot (Crofton/Bloomfield) defeats Angel Villalobos (Madison) F 13-2 3:22
  • Quarterfinal: Tristan Koch (Gothenburg) defeats Brock Jeannoutot (Crofton/Bloomfield) DEC 7-4 SV
  • Consolation 2ndround: Brock Jeannoutot (Crofton/Bloomfield) defeats Casey Schnebel (Battle Creek0 DEC 4-2
  • Consolation Quarterfinals: Brock Jeannoutot (Crofton/Bloomfield) defeats Gunner Rice (Ord) DEC 3-2
  • Consolation Semifinals: Brock Jeannoutot (Crofton/Bloomfield) defeats James Kansteiner (Conestoga) DEC 8-3
  • 3rdPlace Match: Jett Vacha (Logan View) defeats Brock Jeannoutot (Crofton/Bloomfield) DEC 4-2

 

Class D

Creighton

138 – Robinson LaDeaux – 6th place

  • 1stRound: Robinson LaDeaux (Creighton) defeats Dylan Titus (Ainsworth) TF 21-5 5:21
  • Quarterfinals: Robinson LaDeaux (Creighton) defeats Cable Larsen (Garden County) F 3-1 1:40
  • Semifinals: Brody Patterson (Wilcox-Hildreth) defeats Robinson LaDeaux (Creighton) DEC 9-5
  • Consolation Semifinals: Colt Kromarek (Plainview) defeats Robinson LaDeaux (Creighton) DEC 7-1.
  • 5thPlace Match: Scotty Anderson (Sutherland) defeats Robinson LaDeaux (Creighton) F 3-2 4:18

Neligh-Oakdale

144 – Corbin Hoefer – 1st place

  • 1stRound: Corbin Hoefer (Neligh-Oakdale) defeats Ryder Anderson-Ray (GACC) TF 17-0 2:39
  • Quarterfinals: Corbin Hoefer (Neligh-Oakdale) defeats Tripton Stec (Minatare) DEC 7-0
  • Semifinals: Corbin Hoefer (Neligh-Oakdale) defeats Keston Beavers (Elm Creek) DEC 4-1 TB1
  • Championship: Corbin Hoefer (Neligh-Oakdale) defeats Briggs Hill (Arapahoe) DEC 8-2

150 – Cooper Arehart – 2nd place

  • 1stRound: Cooper Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) defeats Parker Lewis (North Central) F 3-0 1:52
  • Quarterfinals: Cooper Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) defeats Alex Meier (Elm Creek) F 3-0 0:45
  • Semifinals: Cooper Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) defeats Parker Schutz (Hi-Line) TF 18-3 6:00
  • Championship: Drake Troxel (Southern) defeats Cooper Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) DEC 13-11

Burwell

Burwell finishes as Class D Team Runner-Ups!

132 – Brody Jensen – 1st place

  • 1stRound: Brody Jensen (Burwell) defeats Makayo Confer (High Plains Community) F 10-1 1:18
  • Quarterfinals: Brody Jensen (Burwell) defeats Bo Pettit Jr (Mullen) TF 16-1 5:28
  • Semifinals: Brody Jensen (Burwell) defeats Braxtin Fowler (Twin River) F 9-1 3:50
  • Championship: Brody Jensen (Burwell) defeats Uriel Guzman (Palmer) TF 24-4 6:00

138 – Drew Dawe – 1st place

  • 1stRound: Drew Dawe (Burwell) defeats Drake Arensdorf (South Platte) TF 17-2 2:40
  • Quarterfinals: Drew Dawe (Burwell) defeats Colt Kromarek (Plainview) DEC 14-7
  • Semifinals: Drew Dawe (Burwell) defeats Scotty Anderson (Sutherland) DEC 7-4
  • Championship: Drew Dawe (Burwell) defeats Brody Patterson (Wilcox-Hildreth) DEC 7-6

157 – Kolton Thoene – 2nd place

  • 1stRound: Kolton Thoene (Burwell) defeats Carter Eickmeier (Shelby-Rising City) F 4-0 3:54
  • Quarterfinals: Kolton Thoene (Burwell) defeats Gage Rupp (Hi-Line) MD 11-2
  • Semifinals: Kolton Thoene (Burwell) defeats Austin Pelster (Homer) DEC 2-1
  • Championship: Jason Kraus (Mullen) defeats Kolton Thoene (Burwell) 4-4 UTB

190 – Kason Larson – 4th place

  • 1stRound: Kason Larson (Burwell) defeats Carson Tomasek (Stanton) MD 12-3
  • Quarterfinals: Kason Larson (Burwell) defeats Brayden Evans (Bertrand) MD 16-4
  • Semifinals: Trevor Manka (Maxwell) defeats Kason Larson (Burwell) MD 17-3
  • Consolation Semifinals: Kason Larson (Burwell) defeats Kreyton Wiese (Wauneta-Palisade) DEC 4-2
  • 3rdPlace Match: Logan Nelson (Wisner-Pilger) defeats Kason Larson (Burwell) MD 10-1

Plainview

Plainview finishes as Class D Team Champions!

113 – Guy Wortman – 3rd place

  • 1stRound: Guy Wortman (Plainview) defeats Beau Strom (Neligh-Oakdale) F 3-0 1:41
  • Quarterfinals: Tristan Davis (Aquinas Catholic) defeats Guy Wortman (Plainview) TF 19-4 1:22
  • Consolation 2ndround: Guy Wortman (Plainview) defeats Leighton Fryzek (Perkins County) F 7-0 0:52
  • Consolation Quarterfinals: Guy Wortman (Plainview) defeats Drake Sova (East Butler) DEC 7-0
  • Consolation Semifinals: Guy Wortman (Plainview) defeats Tate Olsen (Banner County) DEC 7-1
  • 3rdPlace Match: Guy Wortman (Plainview) defeats Bentley Reimers (Randolph) MD 15-4

120 – Adryck Stewart – 4th place

  • 1stRound: Adryck Stewart (Plainview) defeats Dalton Dugan (Central Valley) TF 15-0 1:37
  • Quarterfinal: Easton Malleck (Amherst) defeats Adryck Stewart (Plainview) DEC 6-1
  • Consolation 2ndround: Adryck Stewart (Plainview) defeats Ora Chaffin (Burwell) F 5-0 2:00
  • Consolation Quarterfinals: Adryck Stewart (Plainview) defeats Connor Edwards (Hi-Line) TF 17-1 2:01
  • Consolation Semifinals: Adryck Stewart (Plainview) defeats Emmett Kadavy (Aquinas Catholic) F 6-0 2:27
  • 3rdPlace Match: Tate Wood (Fullerton) defeats Adryck Stewart (Plainview) DEF 8-4 2:16

126 – Beau Johnson – 2nd place

  • 1stRound: Beau Johnson (Plainview) defeats Andrew Miller (Hemingford) TF 19-3 5:29
  • Quarterfinals: Beau Johnson (Plainview) defeats Lincoln Nekoliczak (Central Valley) DEC 4-3 UTB
  • Semifinals: Beau Johnson (Plainview) defeats Phillip Titkemeier (Loomis) DEC 4-2
  • Championship: Zach Held (Twin River) defeats Beau Johnson (Plainview) DEC 7-2

138 – Colt Kromarek – 3rd place

  • 1stRound: Colt Kromarek (Plainview) defeats Royce Hansen (Stanton) DEC 7-5
  • Quarterfinals: Drew Dawe (Burwell) defeats Colt Kromarek (Plainview) DEC 14-7
  • Consolation 2ndround: Colt Kromarek (Plainview) defeats Hudson Deeds (NPSP) DEC 6-0
  • Consolation Quarterfinals: Colt Kromarek (Plainview) defeats Andrew Henery (Neligh-Oakdale) DEC 10-5
  • Consolation Semifinals: Colt Kromarek (Plainview) defeats Robinson LaDeaux (Creighton) DEC 7-1
  • 3rdPlace Match: Colt Kromarek (Plainview) defeats Royce Hansen (Stanton) DEC 4-1 SV

285 – Hayven Stewart – 2nd place

  • 1stRound: Hayven Stewart (Plainview) defeats Cooper Tomasek (Stanton) F 3-0 0:41
  • Quarterfinals: Hayven Stewart (Plainview) defeats Owen Plog (Hemingford) F 3-0 1:53
  • Semifinals: Hayven Stewart (Plainview) defeats Caden Swanson (Loomis) MD 11-1
  • Championship: Levi Gall (Clarkson/Leigh) defeats Hayven Stewart (Plainview) DEC 1-0

Once again, KBRX would like to congratulate every wrestler that qualified for the NSAA 2026 State Wrestling Championship Tournaments, and another congratulations to the 16 boys that brought home medals!