Andon Barrick 1

Iowa Falls-Alden junior Andon Barrick jumped into the arms of assistant coach Bryan Dennis following his 126-pound wrestleback win at Saturday's Class 2A District Meet. Barrick punched his ticket for the State Tournament after earning second place.

Andon Barrick has experienced the highs and lows associated with being a wrestler during the past few months.

The Iowa Falls-Alden junior was in a bad place mentally following January's North Central Conference Tournament. At that competition in Hampton, the 126-pounder was seeded third, but finished fifth overall.

Andon Barrick 2

Andon Barrick attempted to finish a takedown during his match versus SH-BCLUW's Walker Ashton. He won that match, 13-10.

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