Railer Wrestling having a remarkable season

Seniors honored before dual with Mt. Zion and Normal Community

 

[January 31, 2025]  The Lincoln Railer Wrestling team is having a remarkable season with a 25-3 record on the mat. The team broke the school record for most wins in a season.

The wrestling program honored nine senior athletes and two team statisticians on Wednesday night at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium. The students were recognized before the dual with Mount Zion and Normal Community.

Senior wrestlers honored for their hard work and dedication to the program were: Riley Allison, Soren Aukamp, Spencer Bean, James Brewer, Aiden Frye, Dawson McConnell, Karter Hild, Cort Pentecost and Logan Wachendorf.

Piper Graber and Faith Eckhardt were recognized for their work keeping stats.

Wrestling coach Justin Dietrich introduced each student and read their bios and favorite memories as they entered the gym with their parents.

“It was a good night honoring our seniors who have led us to an excellent season this year,” said Dietrich afterwards. “Our current dual record stands at 22-3. We set the school record for Most Dual Wins in a season as a team. We’ve had multiple individuals have excellent seasons as well. Dawson McConnell is currently ranked 5th in state at 175, and just recorded his 150 career win last year. We've also had two wrestlers achieve their 100 career wins in Cort Pentecost and Karter Hild. We're still looking for a great end of season with many highlights and achievements yet to come!”
 

The final dual score between Lincoln and Mt. Zion was 47-20 in favor of Lincoln. Normal Community defeated Lincoln.

Individual winners versus Mount Zion were: 120 - Ayden Shaw, 126 - Cort Pentecost, 132 - Karter Hild, 144 - Gio Sundeen, 150 - Cam Bell, 157 - Ryne Metelko, 165 - Aiden Frye, 175 - Dawson McConnell and 285 - Logan Wachendorf.

The team improved their record to 25-3 with three more wins on Thursday night.

Lincoln defeated Springfield Southeast 57-11. The Railers also defeated Lanphier and Williamsville to add to their record-setting season.

Owen Thomas, James Brewer, Ayden Shaw, Cort Pentecost, Lakin Adams, Cam Bell, Wyatt Bauer, Aiden Frye, Soren Aukamp, Caleb Zirklebach and Logan Wachendorf each got wins over the Spartans.

Lincoln (LINCOLN) 57.0 Springfield (Southeast) (SOUTHEAST) 11.0

113: Owen Thomas (LINCOLN) over (SOUTHEAST) (For.) 120: James Brewer (LINCOLN) over (SOUTHEAST) (For.) 126: Ayden Shaw (LINCOLN) over (SOUTHEAST) (For.) 132: Cort Pentecost (LINCOLN) over Karson Beenenga (SOUTHEAST) (Fall 1:12) 138: Brayden McBride (SOUTHEAST) over Karter Hild (LINCOLN) (Fall 1:12) 144: Lakin Adams (LINCOLN) over Dante Wade (SOUTHEAST) (Fall 0:58) 150: Cam Bell (LINCOLN) over Frank Kittrell (SOUTHEAST) (Dec 15-9) 157: Wyatt Bauer (LINCOLN) over

Seniors from the Railers Wrestling program - Photo by Teena Lowery

(SOUTHEAST) (For.) 165: Aiden Frye (LINCOLN) over (SOUTHEAST) (For.) 175: Soren Aukamp (LINCOLN) over Dom Porter (SOUTHEAST) (Dec 11-10) 190: Chris Hull (SOUTHEAST) over Dray Neal (LINCOLN) (TF 17-0 2:57) 215: Caleb Zirklebach (LINCOLN) over Gabe Lobmaster (SOUTHEAST) (SV-1 12-7) 285: Logan Wachendorf (LINCOLN) over Gary Wesley (SOUTHEAST) (Fall 0:55) 106: Double Forfeit

Lincoln (LINCOLN) 72.0 Williamsville (WILL) 6.0

106: Double Forfeit 113: Zack Eckhardt (LINCOLN) over (WILL) (For.) 120: James Brewer (LINCOLN) over (WILL) (For.) 126: Ayden Shaw (LINCOLN) over (WILL) (For.) 132: Braiden Barrish (LINCOLN) over (WILL) (For.) 138: Lakin Adams (LINCOLN) over (WILL) (For.) 144: Giovanni Sundeen (LINCOLN) over Damian Mulvaney (WILL) (Fall 1:39) 150: Levi Allison (LINCOLN) over (WILL) (For.) 157: Gavin Eales (LINCOLN) over (WILL) (For.) 165: Aiden Frye (LINCOLN) over (WILL) (For.) 175: Spencer Bean (LINCOLN) over (WILL) (For.) 190: Kyle Marten (LINCOLN) over Mason Griffin (WILL) (Fall 0:59) 215: Riley Allison (LINCOLN) over Joseph (Drew) Hardway (WILL) (Fall 0:09) 285: Liam Dodsworth (WILL) over (LINCOLN) (For.)

Lincoln (LINCOLN) 53.0 Springfield (Lanphier) (LANPHIER) 14.0

106: Phoenix Chriss (LANPHIER) over (LINCOLN) (For.) 113: Caidge Smith (LANPHIER) over Owen Thomas (LINCOLN) (Dec 16-12) 120: James Brewer (LINCOLN) over Carl Velez (LANPHIER) (Fall 1:48) 126: Ayden Shaw (LINCOLN) over Adrien Canty (LANPHIER) (TF 21-5 2:27) 132: Braiden Barrish (LINCOLN) over Ellie Shultie (LANPHIER) (Fall 0:44) 138: Karter Hild (LINCOLN) over Leandre Huggins (LANPHIER) (MD 14-5) 144: Lakin Adams (LINCOLN) over Kyndell Johnson (LANPHIER) (Dec 13-7) 150: Cam Bell (LINCOLN) over Tahj Morens (LANPHIER) (TF 17-2 2:23) 157: Gavin Eales (LINCOLN) over (LANPHIER) (For.) 165: Aiden Frye (LINCOLN) over (LANPHIER) (M. For.) 175: Jaylen Crowder (LANPHIER) over (LINCOLN) (For.) 190: Dray Neal (LINCOLN) over Cameron Daniel Jr (LANPHIER) (Fall 4:41) 215: Caleb Zirklebach (LINCOLN) over Lamarian Rainey (LANPHIER) (SV-1 2-1) 285: Logan Wachendorf (LINCOLN) over Derek Lawson (LANPHIER) (TB-1 3-1) (LANPHIER misconduct -1.0)

[Teena Lowery]