Neosho wrestler Kelton Shaffer and Webb City wrestler Maddie Barchak are this week’s Zimmer Marketing’s Male and Female Athletes of the Week brought to you by JL Mobile Truck and Trailer Repair.
Shaffer was an integral part of the Neosho boys wrestling team’s dominance at the district meet last weekend. He scored 27 points on the way to first place at 132 pounds. He started the day with two wins by fall sandwiched around a major decision victory before earning another fall in the third round of the title match.
Barchak made history for Webb City as the first girl to qualify for the state tournament after taking third place at 170 pounds in district action. Barchak finished the day 4-1 and earned a major decision victory in the third-place match to cap her tournament.
“I’m really excited for Maddie,” Webb City coach Dallas Smith said. “She has worked extremely hard all year. I'm looking forward to seeing her compete this weekend and making it to the podium.”
Coaches can nominate for athletes of the week by sending name, sport and stats/accolades for the previous week to sports@zrimarketing.com.