Fort Hays State Wrestling grabbed one individual championship, one runner-up spot and saw eight wrestlers finish in the Top 6 of their respective weight classes at the UNK Holiday Inn Open on Saturday (Nov. 22).
Trey Page (285) won his weight class in the Elite Division, while Jon Inman (184) saw his perfect start to the season come to an end, taking second at 184 pounds. Other place-winners included Adam Ludwin(125 Elite, Fourth Place), Anthony Calderon (133 Amateur, Sixth Place), Bryce Lewis (165 Elite, Fourth Place), Josh Rodriguez (174 Elite, Sixth Place), Nathan Shipley (174 Amateur, Sixth Place) and Ethan Dale (184 Amateur, Sixth Place).
Page went 3-0 on the day to claim the 285 pound weight class Elite title. After a first round bye, Page won by decision over York’s Saia Lotulelei, 3-2, in the quarterfinals to set up a semifinal matchup with Jordan Passehl (Colorado Mesa). Page defeated Passehl twice at last weekend’s UNC Open, and moved to 3-0 on the year in the head-to-head series with an 8-4 decision on Saturday, reaching the finals. Once there, Page made quick work of his opponent, Michael Lowman of Augustana (Unattached), pinning his way to the title in 1:06.
Inman turned in another strong performance at the event, starting the day with a 10-4 decision over Chadron State’s Dylan Fors. From there, Inman knocked off Garrett Wells (Air Force) with a 13-2 major decision to reach the semifinals, where he won by major decision (11-1) over Dylan Gabel of Northern Colorado – who he also defeated last weekend at the UNC Open. In the finals, Inman (ranked fifth nationally) squared off with the No. 2 wrestler at 184 pounds, Kyle Piatt (Western State), and dropped a narrow 5-3 decision to finish second. It was Inman’s first loss of the season.
As a team, the Tigers picked up nine wins by fall at the tournament, compiling a 56-46 combined record between 23 wrestlers. In the Elite Division, FHSU went 16-10 combined.
Fort Hays State takes a week off of competition over the holiday break before returning to the mats on Friday, Dec. 5 against Central Oklahoma. The match, set for 7 p.m. at Gross Memorial Coliseum, is the first dual of the season (and the MIAA opener) for FHSU. The annual Bob Smith Open (at FHSU) is held two days later on Sunday, Dec. 7 at Gross Coliseum.
UNK Holiday Day Inn Open Results
Elite Division
125
Adam Ludwin (Elite)
Round 1 – Ludwin receives a bye
Quarterfinal – Ludwin wins by medical forfeit over Alex Baca (CSU-Pueblo)
Semifinal – Malacai Collins (Central Missouri) wins by decision (5-1) over Ludwin
Cons. Semifinal – Ludwin wins by major decision (10-2) over Adrain Lozano (Augustana-Unattached)
Third Place Match – Colby Christensen (Colorado Mesa) wins by decision (7-2) over Ludwin
165
Bryce Lewis (Elite)
Round 1 – Lewis wins by major decision (11-1) over Tim Rice (Hastings)
Quarterfinal – Lewis wins by decision (8-6) over Tim Weber (Augustana-Unattached)
Semifinal – Austin Harris (Western State) wins by decision (7-4) over Lewis
Cons. Semifinal – Lewis wins by decision (7-1) over Tim Rice (Hastings)
Third Place match – Josh Thomson (Central Missouri) wins by fall (2:00) over Lewis
174
Josh Rodriguez (Elite)
Round 1 – Rodriguez wins by fall (2:00) over Ben Goodwin (Unattached)
Quarterfinal – Rodriguez wins by decision (4-2) over Adam Jackson (Air Force)
Semifinal – Ryan Panko (Unattached) wins by decision (6-5) over Rodriguez
Cons. Semifinal – Ben Schwery (South Dakota State) wins in sudden victory-1 (7-5) over Rodriguez
Fifth Place Match – Adam Jackson (Air Force) wins by forfeit over Rodriguez
184
Jon Inman (Elite)
Round 1 – Inman wins by fall (10-4) over Dylan Fors (Chadron State)
Quarterfinal – Inman wins by major decision (13-2) over Garrett Wells (Air Force)
Semifinal – Inman wins by major decision (11-1) over Dylan Gabel (Northern Colorado-Unattached)
Final – Kyle Piatt (Western State) wins by decision (5-3) over Inman
197
Cash Drylie (Elite)
Round 1 – Spencer Johnson (Nebraska) wins by decision (12-5) over Drylie
Cons. Round 1 – Drylie receives a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Devan Fors (Chadron State) wins by major decision (14-4) over Drylie
285
Trey Page (Elite)
Round 1 – Page receives a bye
Quarterfinal – Page wins by decision (3-2) over Saia Lotulelei (York)
Semifinal – Page wins by decision (8-4) over Jordan Passehl (Colorado Mesa)
Final – Page wins by fall (1:06) over Michael Lowman (Augustana-Unattached)
Amateur Division
133
Anthony Calderon (Amateur)
Round 1 – Calderon wins by major decision (12-3) over Andy Robinson (Central Missouri)
Round 2 – Calderon wins by decision (2-1) over Jack Gaylor (New Mexico Highlands)
Quarterfinal – Calderon wins by fall (3:47) over Sam Hughes (CSU-Pueblo)
Semifinal – Taylor Summers (Chadron State) wins by decision (1-0) over Calderon
Cons. Semifinal – Lyle Plummer (Air Force) wins by major decision (10-1) over Calderon
Fifth Place Match – Rick Weirich (CSU-Pueblo) wins by fall (0:51) over Calderon
141
Nathan Toft (Amateur)
Round 1 – Toft wins by decision (6-4) over Anfernee Bell (CSU-Pueblo)
Round 2 – Mason Brownlee (Augustana-Unattached) wins by major decision (15-4) over Toft
Cons. Round 2 – Steve Turner (Air Force) wins by decision (4-3) over Toft
Jacob Kay (Amateur)
Round 1 – Kay wins by major decision (12-3) over Steve Turner (Air Force)
Round 2 – Kay wins by major decision (16-3) over Steffon Fasset (Morningside)
Quarterfinal – Will Steltzlen (Central Oklahoma) wins by fall (3:12) over Kay
Cons. Round 4 – Beau Blackham (Colorado Mesa) wins by decision (4-1) over Kay
149
Jace Lopez (Amateur)
Round 1 – Lopez receives a bye
Round 2 – Bubba Jaramillo (Nebraska-Kearney) wins by fall (6:21) over Lopez
Cons. Round 2 – Tyler Willis (Midland) wins by fall (4:50) over Lopez
Ky Biddle (Amateur)
Round 1 – Biddle receives a bye
Round 2 – Biddle wins by fall (2:42) over Kyle Rodriguez (Northern Colorado)
Round 3 – Biddle wins by major decision (2-1) over Seth Harrington (Nebraska-Kearney)
Quarterfinal – Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) wins by decision (10-5) over Biddle
Cons. Round 6 – Steven Garcia (Morningside) wins by decision (12-10) over Biddle
Matt Ziegler (Amateur)
Round 1 – Ziegler receives a bye
Round 2 – Robert Walker (Air Force) wins by decision (4-2) over Ziegler
Cons. Round 2 – Jon Ramirez (Chadron State-Unattached) wins by tech fall (16-1) over Ziegler
157
Jace Nordyke (Amateur)
Round 1 – Jordyke receives a bye
Round 2 – Cooper Self (Midland) wins by decision (8-4) over Nordyke
Cons. Round 2 – Nordyke receives a bye
Cons. Round 3 – Nordyke wins by decision (4-2) over Austin Chauncey (Nebraska)
Cons. Round 4 – Nordyke wins by major decision (13-0) over Trevor Wheelock (Morningside)
Cons. Round 5 – Shawn Beiriger (Western State) wins by fall (3:53) over Nordyke
Kregg Clarke (Amateur)
Round 1 – Clarke receives a bye
Round 2 – Lane Blasius (Augustana-Unattached) wins by decision (9-2) over Clarke
Cons. Round 2 – Clarke receives a bye
Cons. Round 3 – Clarke wins by major decision (9-1) over Derik Bailey (Morningside)
Cons. Round 4 – Clarke wins by decision (6-0) over Johnny Porter (Chadron State-Unattached)
Cons. Round 5 – Phil Young (CSU-Pueblo) wins by decision (9-6) over Clarke
165
Collins Kalin (Amateur)
Round 1 – Mike Lambert (Nebraska-Kearney) wins by decision (6-5) over Kalin
Cons. Round 1 – Jeremiah Brewer (CSU-Pueblo) wins by decision (6-3) over Kalin
174
Dylan Wiesner (Amateur)
Round 1 – Wiesner wins by decision (8-4) over Spencer Folk (South Dakota State)
Round 2 – Chance Bila (Nebraska-Kearney) wins by decision (7-5) over Wiesner
Cons. Round 2 – Randy Boerner (Colorado Mesa) wins by tech fall (15-0) over Wiesner
Micquille Robinson (Amateur)
Round 1 – Mason Bender (Augustana) wins by decision (9-3) over Robinson
Cons. Round 1 – Robinson receives a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Beau Brown (Colby CC) wins by decision (5-4) over Robinson
Nathan Shipley (Amateur)
Round 1 – Shipley wins by tech fall (19-2) over Jacob Hawthorne (New Mexico Highlands)
Round 2 – Shipley wins by decision (9-4) over Beau Brown (Colby CC)
Quarterfinal – Shipley wins by major decision (13-2) over John Hagey (Air Force)
Semifinal – Kevin Corbit (Doane College) wins by major decision (9-1) over Shipley
Cons. Semifinal – Randy Boerner (Colorado Mesa) wins by fall (1:31) over Shipley
Fifth Place Match – Caleb Copeland (Chadron State) wins by major decision (11-2) over Shipley
184
Ethan Dale (Amateur)
Round 1 – David Traynor (Western State-Unattached) wins by decision (3-2) over Dale
Cons. Round 1 – Dale receives a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Dale wins by decision (5-1) over Juan Ortiz (Newman)
Cons. Round 3 – Dale wins by fall (0:38) over Adam Morales (Doane College)
Cons. Round 4 – Dale wins by fall (3:41) over Asiah Dyer (Midland)
Cons. Round 5 – Dale wins by decision (11-6) over Jaden Olearnick (Western State)
Cons. Semifinal – Lukas Polonic (Unattached) wins by fall (2:40) over Dale
Fifth Place Match – Dale wins by decision (10-3) over Joshua Casperson (South Dakota State)
197
Chad Rous (Amateur)
Round 1 – Kyle Hoffman (Doane College) wins by decision (3-1) over Rous
Cons. Round 1 – Rous receives a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Rous wins by decision (7-6) over Dalton Weidl (Newman)
Cons. Round 3 – Rous wins by fall (5:12) over Spencer Trout (Wayne State)
Cons. Round 4 – Luis Terrazas (New Mexico Highlands) wins by decision (5-4) over Rous
Skyler Hittle (Amateur)
Round 1 – Beau Henson (CSU-Pueblo) wins by decision (8-2) over Hittle
Cons. Round 1 – Hittle receives a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Hittle wins by fall (1:56) over Barrett Hamilton (Morningside)
Cons. Round 3 – Robert Schneider (Central Missouri) wins by fall (2:33) over Hittle
285
Zach Kearney (Amateur)
Round 1 – Cody Marquez (New Mexico Highlands) wins by fall (1:05) over Kearney
Cons. Round 1 – Kearney receives a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Kearney wins by fall (0:44) over Justin Lindsey (Wayne State)
Cons. Round 3 – Kearney wins by decision (7-0) over Casey Hilton (FHSU)
Cons. Round 4 – Kyle Factor (Central Oklahoma) wins by decision (4-3) over Kearney
Casey Hilton (Amateur)
Round 1 – Hilton receives a bye
Round 2 – Jake Weber (Chadron State) wins by decision (4-1) over Hilton
Cons. Round 2 – Hilton receives a bye
Cons. Round 3 – Zach Kearney (FHSU) wins by decision (7-0) over Hilton