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UPDATE: Five of Six Urbandale Wrestlers Advance at State Tourney
Urbandale High School has six wrestlers in this week's state wrestling tourney. Check Urbandale Patch each day for photos from the tournament.
THURSDAY 12:19 p.m. UPDATE: 5 Wrestlers advance to Friday: Knight, Harms, Moreno, and Wells win 1st round; Jepsen wins in consolation round. Paulson eliminated. --Tweet from Urbandale High School Athletic Director Bill Watson.
Six J-Hawks are representing Urbandale High School at the state wrestling tournament, which gets under way Thursday in Des Moines.
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Those competing at state are:
- Colby Knight, a junior, at 120 pounds
- Jon Paulson, a junior, at 126 pounds
- Nate Harms, a senior, at 138 pounds
- Gabe Moreno, a senior, at 145 pounds
- Nick Jepsen, a senior, at 195 pounds
- Shaquille Wells, a junior at 285 pounds
Check Urbandale Patch starting Thursday afternoon for photos from Conrad Schmidt Photography of the J-Hawk wrestlers in action at state.
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