Strong Start for Men’s Wrestling

On Oct. 31, the Men’s Wrestling team traveled to Park City, Kansas, to compete in the Falcon Open. 

The Tigers came back with three individual champions.

In the Elite Section, sophomore Jaren Jackson won the 197-pound championship. Junior Coen Quintana was runner-up in the 165-pound elite division. 

In the Freshman/Sophomore Division, two Tigers claimed victory in their weight division: Freshman Emiliano Hernandez at 149 pounds and Sophomore Colby Reichenbach at 285 pounds. 

Freshman Tensei Thompson got runner-up in the 157-pound division. Sophomore Jonathon Morrison also got runner-up at 184 pounds. 

Freshman Samuel Butcher won the third-place match in the amateur division at 184 pounds. 

On Nov. 7, the men’s wrestling team attended the Dakota Wesleyan Open in Mitchell, South Dakota. Sophomore Colby Reinchenbach secured second place at 285 pounds. Reinchenbach lost to Sioux Falls’ Stetson Davis by decision, 5-2. 

Freshman Emiliano Hernandez won his fifth-place match at 149-pounds by fall at 4 minutes 15 seconds into the match. 

Wrestling’s next match will be on Nov. 19 in Seward, Nebraska, starting at 7:00 p.m.