Baylor and McCallie had a combined five athletes earn All-American honors via their top-six finishes Tuesday at the National Prep Wrestling Championships at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.
Baylor finished ninth as a team, led by third-place finisher Khamari Whimper, who went 6-1 at 182 pounds. The junior entered as the No. 3 seed and posted three pins and a major decision to go with two decisions. He defeated Brett Gerry from Maine 10-0 in the third-place bout.
Also for Baylor, unseeded Caleb Powell (170) finished fifth after losing his first match of the tournament. The senior finished 6-2 and along the way defeated the second-, fifth- and eighth-seeded wrestlers. Senior Ryan Parker (195) went 3-3, winning his first three matches and reaching the championship semifinals before losing to No. 2 seed Nick Reenan of Wyoming on his way to a sixth-place finish.
The Red Raiders’ Michael Murphy (145) finished 2-2 and freshman teammate Mason Reiniche (152) was 3-2.
For McCallie, which finished 20th as a team, River Henry (285) and Judah Duhm (160) reached All-American status.