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#BARONS || Sectional Champions: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2007, 2022, 2023 || 2022 IHSWCA Academic Challenge Winners

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Very pleased to announce that the DeKalb Barons have won the 2022 IHSWCA Academic Challenge as the Sectional Championship team with the highest average GPA across the entire lineup!

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Congratulations to our all-Area Baron wrestlers!
1st team:
145 Braxton Miller (Jr)
113 Braylon Meyer (So)
160 Elijah Knepper (Jr)
285 Landon Armstrong (Sr)
HM:
106 Drew Waldon (Fr)
138 Jadon Teague (Fr)
120 Mason Chase (Jr)

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With the Academic All-State results coming out this week, we want to congratulate Senior Landon Armstrong on being 1st team and Senior Mitch Snyder earnings honorable mention as well as Juniors Elijah Knepper and Kasey Bosell on earning first team honors!

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Good luck to Freshmen Drew Waldon and Jadon Teague competing at Frosh-Soph State this weekend!

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Individually, seven Barons finish this season in the top 100 for career wins at DeKalb.

B Miller (Jr) 68 wins (29th)
M Snyder (Sr) 50 (T-52)
G Hopkins (Sr) 47 (T-61)
B Meyer (So) 47 (T-61)
L Armstrong (Sr) 44 (T-68)
M Chase (Jr) 38 (T-90)
E Knepper (Jr) 36 (T-96)

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Not the day we wanted today, but some team highlights of the season were:

1st sectional title since 2007 (6th ever)
11 regional qualifiers (T-2nd in school history)
7 semistate qualifiers (T-most in school history)
8th of 40+ teams at Defiance Borderwars tournament

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Freshman Drew Waldon battles in the ticket round but comes up one match shy of Indianapolis. Keep working hard, you have a bright career ahead of you!

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Senior Landon Armstrong sees his Baron career come to an end at semistate. Thank you for all your hard work and effort.

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Elijah Knepper's first trip to semistate doesn't go as planned, falling in round one. Congratulations Eli on a great season, finishing in the finals the last 4 weeks in a row.

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Braxton Miller loses a tough one to returning 5th placer at semistate after medical defaulting last week. The junior finishes the year 30-7 and with 68 wins to his credit so far in his career.

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Jadon Teague finishes his freshman year at semistate at 138. Keep working hard and take that next step!

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Mason Chase's comeback tour ends at the Coliseum. He falls at semistate at 120. The two time semistate qualifier will look to punch his ticket next year as a senior.

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Baron sophomore Braylon Meyer sees a spectacular sophomore year end too early at 113. The two-time semistate qualifier will be hungry and back next year.

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Freshman Drew Waldon wins by decision to advance to the ticket round at 106!

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The whole gang is here! Let's wrestle!

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Seven Barons descend on the Coliseum for Semistate this morning. Good luck to Drew Waldon (106), Braylon Meyer (113), Mason Chase (120), Jadon Teague (138), Braxton Miller (145), Elijah Knepper (160), and Landon Armstrong (285)!

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Reminder, wrestlers and families, if you haven't purchased your Sectional Championship gear, the cut off is tomorrow. https://t.co/Y9jW0vuJ41

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That was last week's picture, here's the correct one!

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113 pound Goshen Regional Champion Braylon Meyer!

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Final rundown:
🏆 113 Braylon Meyer
🥈 160 Elijah Knepper
🥉 106 Drew Waldon
🎟️4th 138 Jadon Teague
🎟️4th 145 Braxton Miller
🎟️4th 285 Landon Armstrong

Team: 5th overall

Not the day we wanted, but Barons send six to semistate to tie the second most in school history.

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Landon Armstrong takes 4th at 285 and advances to next week's semistate.