Both Atkesons Medal At State For St. Mary's

Jared and Will Atkeson's seasons could not have finished much better.

Jared finished third at 152 pounds at the state tournament on Saturday. He started the day with a win over Aaron Allison of North Platte St. Patrick's before taking down Palmer's Connor Doncheski in the third-place match.

Will finished sixth at 220 pounds for the Cardinals. He fell to Jake Meyer of Weeping Water to start Saturday before falling to Trace Doyle of Cambridge in the fifth-place match.

2017 NSAA Championships Results for St. Mary`s
D152 - Jared Atkeson (45-4) placed 3rd and scored 18.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Jared Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 45-4 won by fall over Trent Tietjen (Superior) 33-15 (Fall 3:47)
    Quarterfinal - Konner Banzhaf (Cambridge) 40-9 won by fall over Jared Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 45-4 (Fall 1:28)
    Cons. Round 2 - Jared Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 45-4 won by major decision over Colby Ensz (Tri County) 47-12 (MD 10-0)
    Cons. Round 3 - Jared Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 45-4 won by major decision over Leland Bowder (Pender) 45-10 (MD 13-4)
    Cons. Semi - Jared Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 45-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Aaron Allison (North Platte St. Patrick`s) 28-6 (SV-1 6-4)
    3rd Place Match - Jared Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 45-4 won by decision over Connor Donscheski (Palmer) 49-9 (Dec 5-2)

D195 - Will Atkeson (42-8) placed 6th and scored 11.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Will Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 42-8 won by fall over Tanner Brooks (Southwest) 11-13 (Fall 2:58)
    Quarterfinal - Will Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 42-8 won by fall over Trace Doyle (Cambridge) 34-9 (Fall 3:49)
    Semifinal - Dane Bogard (Amherst) 39-6 won by fall over Will Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 42-8 (Fall 3:50)
    Cons. Semi - Jake Meyer (Weeping Water) 42-18 won by fall over Will Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 42-8 (Fall 4:58)
    5th Place Match - Trace Doyle (Cambridge) 34-9 won by decision over Will Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 42-8 (Dec 10-8)

D285 - Cole Rosenkrans (28-17) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Schultz (Cambridge) 26-18 won by fall over Cole Rosenkrans (St. Mary`s) 28-17 (Fall 1:56)
    Cons. Round 1 - Emilio Perez (Perkins County) 20-14 won by fall over Cole Rosenkrans (St. Mary`s) 28-17 (Fall 1:27)