Janssen Advances To Semifinals For Crofton/Bloomfield

Jaden Janssen is guaranteed a medal at the state wrestling tournament thanks to a tight 2-1 decision in the semifinals.

At 160 pounds, Janssen edged Trae Meysenburg of Cross County/Osceola to move onto the semifinal against Bryson Fisher of Chase County. He beat Mitchell McWilliams of Syracuse 8-5 in the opening round.

Janseen was the only Crofton/Bloomfield wrestler to win in a very tough first round of Class C. 

At 182 pounds, Ethan Poppe lost a heartbreaker with in sudden death to Ryder Fuchs of Pierce. Poppe will wrestle Jacob Lech of Syracuse on Friday.

At 152 pounds, Quinten Moles lost by tech fall to Marc Zeckser of Doniphan-Trumbull. He'll face Jeff Burr of Syracuse in the consolation bracket on Friday.

At 195, Kaleb Johnson was pinned by Ryan Worm of David City in 32 seconds in the opening round. He moves into consolations and will face Riley Dillon of Palmer. 

2017 NSAA Championships Results for Crofton/Bloomfield
C152 - Quinten Moles (39-11) 
    Champ. Round 1 - Marc Zeckser (Doniphan-Trumbull) 45-2 won by fall over Quinten Moles (Crofton/Bloomfield) 39-11 (Fall 2:59)

C160 - Jaden Janssen (39-9) 
    Champ. Round 1 - Jaden Janssen (Crofton/Bloomfield) 39-9 won by decision over Mitchell McWilliams (Syracuse) 38-7 (Dec 8-5)
    Quarterfinal - Jaden Janssen (Crofton/Bloomfield) 39-9 won by decision over Trae Meysenburg (Cross County/Osceola) 42-10 (Dec 2-1)

C182 - Ethan Poppe (26-7) 
    Champ. Round 1 - Ryder Fuchs (Pierce) 36-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Ethan Poppe (Crofton/Bloomfield) 26-7 (SV-1 4-3)

C195 - Kaleb Johnson (34-15) 
    Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Worm (David City) 41-4 won by fall over Kaleb Johnson (Crofton/Bloomfield) 34-15 (Fall 0:32)