After placing 3rd at the state championships, Blackfoot wrestler Tanner Ellis signs with Eastern Oregon

BLACKFOOT – Blackfoot’s Tanner Ellis has signed to wrestle at Eastern Oregon.

Ellis placed third at 150 pounds at the 5A state tournament and finished the season 26-5.

The 150 bracket was one of the most competitive for local wrestlers with DJ Neider of Idaho Falls winning the title, Ellis placing third with a 3-1 win over Lewiston’s Mason Faling, and Pocatello’s Gabriel Archuleta finishing sixth.

Eastern Oregon competes in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and qualified six wrestlers to last season’s NAIA national meet.