When his season began, the Cardinals Lucas McMenemy set a goal to not only make, but also medal at the 2024 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships. McMenemy did just that when he put up tough fights for two consecutive days last week at the state tournament and found himself on the podium in the sixth spot.
It was the first appearance and first medal for McMenemy.
In his first match, McMenemy won by fall over Kaiden Leonard of Moberly but then in his second round match, found himself in a dogfight with Landon Lane from St. Michael the Archangel Catholic where he was defeated by fall, sending him to the back of the bracket.
In his first wrestleback, McMenemy lived to see another day when we was victorious over Seneca's Jaxen Rhoads with a 6-1 decision.
On Thursday, McMenemy was still fighting and won his next wrestlback over Kaleb Artherton of Cassville with a close 9-6 tally, putting himself in the consolation semifinals.
There, McMenemy fell to Savannah's Lawson Francis, but nevertheless, still guaranteeing himself a medal.
In the fifth place match, McMenemy fell victim to defeat once again, this time at the hands of Wyett Shipman from Excelsior Springs but still securing his spot on the sixth step of the podium.
