Lucas Anderson and Max Quiroz both make it to day two of wrestling state finals and Quiroz advances to semifinals this morning as Anderson awaits his quarterfinal match
Lucas Anderson reacts to winning his first-round match at the state tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday night.
Patrick Mochen
Onwardtrojans.com
The Indiana state finals wrestling tournament is structured so that the opening round, taking place on Friday, is the blood round. Winning guarantees a placement medal as a top-eight wrestler, losing ends your post-season immediately.
Neither 190 lb senior Lucas Anderson nor 126 lb junior Max Quiroz had trouble Friday getting to this morning’s quarterfinal. Quiroz won via technical fall (19-2, 2:50) over Qwanell Gabriel of Lakeland. Quiroz won his quarterfinal vs. Wyatt Ulrey of Evansville Mater Dei, winning a major decision, 13-1, to advance to the semifinal. Quiroz is 22-0 since making a midseason switch from 132 pounds to 126.
Anderson earned a major decision (20-6) over Spencer Fain of Floyd Centrall on Friday and Anderson will earn at least a top eight medal, even though he wasn’t in the top eight of Indianamat.com’s East Chicago Semi-state rankings. Anderson proved those rankings wrong by winning semi-state, and again by getting to the second day of the state finals. Anderson faces Kyle Harden of Indianapolis Cathedral.
Continue to check back on Onwardtrojans.com for Tom Keegan’s updates on how the two Chesterton wrestlers are faring.