Folsom High’s wrestling team had success in various tournaments over the holiday week.

At the Sierra Nevada Classic in Reno on Dec. 29-30, the Bulldogs placed 16th out of 97 teams with only 10 wrestlers competing. Connor Pollock placed fourth in the 103-pound division and Dillon Fader ended up eighth at 171 pounds, both earning a medal for their efforts.

On the girls’ side, Tianna Camous competed in the Lady Lancer Tournament in Manteca and won all five of her matches by pins at 138 pounds, all in under 40 seconds, and earned the tournament’s outstanding wrestler award. Camous also placed second in the Queen of the Mat Tournament in Antioch, while Katelyn Rosenbauer finished seventh at 119.

Despite not having a full roster, Folsom more than held its own at the huge Sierra Nevada Classic, featuring teams from seven states. Folsom’s goal coming into the tournament was a top-10 finish and though they fell short of that goal, Collier said it was still a good performance by the team and a valuable experience for many of the squad’s younger wrestlers.

“We were missing a few of our starters who I think would have helped push our team score back into the top-10,” Collier said. “I thought all of the guys who went competed well and got some great experience at a big tournament. Half of our lineup consisted of sophomores, so all in all it will help us in the long run.”

Pollock, the team’s highest finisher, won eight of 10 matches during the tournament, losing twice to Tyler Tate of Spring Creek, NV. After winning his first match, Pollock dropped a 14-12 decision in overtime to Tate before winning seven straight matches in the consolation bracket. In the match for third place, Tate beat Pollock again, this time 8-2, as Pollock finished in fourth place.

In Pollock’s eight wins, six came by pins.

Fader’s tournament was similar to Pollock’s in that he had a long, hard fight through the consolation bracket. Fader, like Pollock, lost his second match before winning five straight matches in the consolation bracket. Fader then dropped his final two matches to place eighth.

“Dillon showed a lot of grit and determination,” Collier said. “This was his first time at 171, as he’s been wrestling up a weight class early in the year. He almost didn’t get a chance to medal, as he was suffering from migraines, but he decided to give it a go and it paid off.”

Eric Dowd (119) and Isaias Diaz (145) placed in the top-12 of their weight class, and were one win away from earning a medal. Diaz had a strong tournament, winning four matches, including two against state qualifiers a year ago from Washington and California.

Tyler Rios (112), Sam Morgan (125) and Alex Hurlimann (160) all came within one win of making it to the second day of the tournament. Morgan’s losses came to the eventual champion as well as to the fifth-place finisher, while Rios and Hurlimann wrestled well in the biggest tournament they’ve ever competed in, according to Collier.

“I thought they both stepped up to the challenge,” Collier said. “Rios won his first two matches before dropping matches to the eventual runner up (a state placer from CA), and another wrestler from Nevada who ended up in the top-12. Hurlimann went 3-2 and he was ahead in both of his losses before the other wrestlers came back to pull it out.”

Also competing for Folsom were Matt Parker (130) and Jordan Alleva (215), who both picked up a win by pin before getting eliminated, and Ryan Jensen (140).

Folsom faces Jesuit and Pleasant Grove at Monterey Trail on Wednesday at 4 and 6:30 p.m., respectively.