The Tiger Wrestling team finished in 5th place at the IHSAA Regional at Rochester on Saturday.

Warsaw had 9 wrestlers compete and had 6 advance to next week's Semi State round.

The Tigers were led by Kameron Kauffman's championship effort at the 285 pound weight class.

Kauffman advanced to the finals after a first round pin and a tech fall in the semifinals. In the championship match, he scored a late takedown to earn a 4-1 decision.

Three Tigers earned third place finishes with 2-1 records.

Gabe Veit was a winner by pin in round one, the picked up an 8-4 decision in the placement round at 126 pounds.

At 144 pounds, Leo Castro avenged a loss from early in the season with a gritty finish in the first round to win 11-7. In his placement match, he racked up huge points to win by tech fall.

At 165 pounds, Danny Moon was able to grind away a win by pin in the morning match. He then got another big pinfall finish for third place.

A pair of Warsaw grapplers took 4th place to advance.

Andrew Hankins won by major decision in the first round to secure his spot at 106 pounds.

KC Smith reversed the outcome of an early season matchup to advance at 132 pounds. His win by decision advanced him into the top four of a loaded bracket.

Warsaw's other competitors were Noah Wilkins (190), Zander Moore (157), and Ethan Crawford (113).

Wilkins wrapped up his senior campaign with a 13-13 record and his first trip to Regionals.

Moore closed out his freshman campaign with a 20-17 record.

Crawford's sophomore year ends at 20-15, but his loss to the eventual tournament champion will make him an alternate for next week.

The Tigers will head to East Chicago Central High School next week looking for a spot in the State Finals.