North Callaway's eventful morning secured program history.
The Thunderbirds sent four wrestlers through to the finals on Day 2 of the Class 1 boys wrestling championships on Thursday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia before securing third place for their first state team trophy in program history. Kellen Long and Collin Moore won state titles at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively, to lead a group of five state medalists. North Callaway finished with 105 points, which was behind Centralia's 115.5 points and Marceline's 106.5 points.
The now four-time state medalist Long won his first state title after pinning Polo's Chase Wilson while Moore is a back-to-back state champion after beating Cole Camp's Grant Rodriguez 3-2 in overtime. Hunter Long finished second at 215, Gunnar Wenneker was second at 285 and Wyatt Haden finished sixth at 175.
Look for full state wrestling stories in the Wednesday, March 4, 2026, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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