The Freshman and JV teams traveled on their overnight trip to Merced on Friday.
Saturday they participated in the Bristow Brawl JV Tournament at Atwater High School.
42 Serra wrestlers competed in 8-man brackets with over 500 participants.
13 Padres finished in the top 4 of their brackets.
Leading the Padre medalists was Freshman Ryder Doelschal who finished as a Champion. Other finalists who finished 2nd were: Brayden Qadri, Luis Jiminez, Tristen Kleminsh, Luke Hana, and Chase Morris.
Placing 3rd was Jonah Weber and Peter Ward.
4th: Nathaniel Wilson, Brody Regan, Lucas Agacaoili, Nathaniel Tiu, and Graham Chow.
Varsity Wrestling finished second out of 20 teams at the 56th Annual Peninsula Invitational. The Padres scored 146 points only 9 points behind tournament champions, Gilroy. All 13 Padres who competed at the tournament also placed. The Padres were led by Freshman Sebastian Garcia who pinned his way through the 144-pound weight class and finished first. Tournament runner-ups were Elliot Schelkner (157), Thomas Lussier (190), and Preston Dixon (215). Other placers were Abe Coakley (4th), Frankie Pineda (3rd), Michael Cresson (4th), Patrick Turk (4th), Freddie Bertetta (8th), Antonio Señores-Ramirez (4th), Sam Buono (5th), and Jake D’Aquino (5th).