PARK CITY – The Hays High wrestling team had a pair of individuals earn medals at the 5A state championship at Hartman Area Saturday.

Freshmen Gavin Meyers, in his first appearance at the state tournament, was the highest finisher for the Indians placing 4th at 182 pounds.

On day one Meyers got a first-round win over Blake Smith of Topeka-Seaman with a pin in the first-round.

He earned his second straight fall in the quarter finals, this time in the first-period over DeSoto’s Luke Barger.

In the semi-finals Meyers lost a 4-3 decision to Cayden Atkins of Goddard.

On Saturday Meyers bounced back with his third win of the tournament, a fall in the second round over Lynauz Cox of Maize-South.

Then in the third-place match Meyers lost a 9-3 decision to Landon Frantz of McPherson.

Logan Schulte was the other medal winner for the Indians finished sixth at 285 pounds.

Schulte opened the tournament with a fall over Joseph Castle of KC Turner but lost by a fall to Peyton Reeves of St. Thomas Aquinas.

On the consolation side of the bracket Schulte won by a 5-1 decision over Caylen Lowery of Wichita-Heights and then he won by second period fall over Terrell Morris of Arkansas City to reach the consolation semifinals. In that round Schulte dropped a 5-2 decision to Jake Quiggle of Maize.

Then Schulte lost by forfeit to Braiden McKee of Lansing in the fifth and sixth place match to finish sixth.

Chase Voth lost his first-round match before winning two consolation round matches but lost in the third consolation round to finished 2-2 at state.

Creighton Meyers, Cole Schroeder and Gavin Nutting each earned a first-round win but went 0-2 after that to finished 1-2 for the tournament.