Trio of Randolph wrestlers medal at Elgin meet

ELGIN — Despite only having four members, the Randolph wrestling team earned 11 place out of 22 teams at the Elgin Public/Pope John Invite Saturday.

A second place finish by Noah Scott at 170 pounds, paired with third place finishes by Alex Schmit at 145 and Brandon Bloomquist at 152 made for a successful day for the Cardinals.

Scott earned 20 points with his second place finish. After earning a bye in the first round, Scott pinned Colton Horne of Doniphan-Trumbull in the quarterfinals, and pinned Hunter Green of Meridian in the semifinals. Scott was pinned in the title match by Carl Mundt of Nebraska Christian with just three seconds left in the third round. Scott is 7-1 so far on the season.

Schmit earned 17 points on the day along with his third place finish.

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