Rule is champ, Carey, Collins 2nd at state wrestling

Mineral Point 165 lb. Kade Rule topped the list in Division 3 Saturday at the WIAA State Wrestling Championships with a convincing championship. He won by major decision then a pin before taking a 5-1 win in the title match.

Roen Carey lost a 6-2 decision in the finals to finish runner-up at 132. He avenged several earlier in the year losses to Iowa-Grant/Highland’s Hunter Stevens with a 5-4 win in the semifinals after a first-round pin.

In the girls division, Dealya Collins also was runner-up at 120 lbs. She had a pair of pins before losing a tight 4-2 match in the finals.

The other Pointer qualifying for state, Elliot Kite, dropped his first-round match and didn’t advance.

Pointer coach Curtis Fiedler said about the event, “I was really proud of our crew this weekend. Elliot got some great experience, Roen and Dealya had an amazing weekend regardless of what their end result was, and Kade put a nice exclamation mark on his season by bringing a wall chart home.

“I couldn't be more proud of the effort and the work that these four put in this week. The best part is, these four will be back next year and we get to try it again, hopefully with better results and a few more teammates up there with them.”

2024 WIAA Individual State Results for Mineral Point

D3-113 Elliot Kite (24-23) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Kaleb Lodahl (Cadott) 44-10 won by tech fall over Elliot Kite (Mineral Point) 24-23 (TF-1.5 4:45 (17-2))

D3-132 Roen Carey (32-7) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Roen Carey (Mineral Point) 32-7 won by fall over Mathias Kaiser (Stratford) 32-14 (Fall 3:01), Semifinal - Roen Carey (Mineral Point) 32-7 won by decision over Hunter Stevens (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 45-2 (Dec 5-4), 1st Place Match - Mason Carpenter (Lourdes Ac./Valley Chr. (Osh.)) 52-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Roen Carey (Mineral Point) 32-7 (SV-1 6-2)

D3-165 Kade Rule (43-5) placed 1st and scored 23.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Kade Rule (Mineral Point) 43-5 won by major decision over Cruz Palubicki (Crandon) 32-13 (MD 12-2), Semifinal - Kade Rule (Mineral Point) 43-5 won by fall over Taylor Joseph (Johnson Creek) 45-8 (Fall 1:03), 1st Place Match - Kade Rule (Mineral Point) 43-5 won by decision over Toren Vandenbush (Random Lake) 45-2 (Dec 5-1)

2024 WIAA Individual State Results for Mineral Point Girls

Girls 120 Dealya Collins (29-3) placed 2nd and scored 24.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Dealya Collins (Mineral Point Girls) 29-3 won by fall over Makenna Harel (Cadott Girls) 15-12 (Fall 0:15), Quarterfinal - Dealya Collins (Mineral Point Girls) 29-3 won by fall over Amari Richard (Neenah Girls) 37-8 (Fall 3:17), Semifinal - Dealya Collins (Mineral Point Girls) 29-3 won by fall over Hayli Fletcher (Fort Atkinson Girls) 27-4 (Fall 5:03), 1st Place Match - Emjay Neumann (Manitowoc Lincoln Girls) 34-1 won by decision over Dealya Collins (Mineral Point Girls) 29-3 (Dec 4-2)