FHSU Sports Information Department
ST. LOUIS – Four Fort Hays State wrestlers placed at the Maryville Kaufman/Brand Open on Saturday (Nov. 14). Dakota Gulley and Jordan Davis each took fourth while Zach Kearney finished fifth and Joey Dozier took sixth.
Gulley started the day on fire pinning the first two opponents he faced before losing by sudden victory to University of Indianapolis’ Dylan Faulkenberg. After bouncing back and defeating teammate Zach Kearney, Gulley then dropped the third place match to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M’s Shawn Michael Beeson.
Davis went 4-2 on the way to fourth place in the 184-pound division. He received a bye in the first round before defeating Williams Baptist’s Perry Baltz with a major decision, 13-2. Davis then lost to Northeastern Oklahoma’s Joe Gaither 16-6. Davis bounced back with two straight victories by decision. The first an 8-4 victory over Baker’s Zachary Balden and the second was a 10-3 victory over Missouri Valley’s Dakota Concepcion. In the consolation semifinals, Davis pulled off a sudden victory win over University of Missouri’s Dalton Voyles before dropping the third place match to University of Indianapolis’ Jordan Collins by major decision 17-5.
After receiving a bye in the first round of the 285-pound amateur bracket, Zach Kearney beat Maryville University’s Mickey Pelfrey by sudden victory in the second round. After falling to McKendree’s Chance Cooper by 3-2 decision in the third round, Kearney bounced back with two wins. The first was a 4-0 decision over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M’s Wess Bowman and the second was a pin of Missouri Baptist’s Devol Whitfield. Kearney then fell to fellow Tiger Dakota Gulley by a 2-1 decision before once again knocking off Cooper in the fifth place match with a 3-0 decision.
Joey Dozier went 2-3 on the day at 157 pounds. He went 2-0 to start the day with a 13-9 decision over King University’s Landon Reed and an 8-3 decision over Jonathan Stewart. Dozier then dropped the next two by decision and had to take a medical forfeit in the fifth-place match due to an injury.
Maryville Kaufman/Brand Open Results for Fort Hays State Univ.
Elite 133 – Anthony Calderon’s place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by fall over Troy Reed (Missouri Baptist Univ.) (Fall 2:00)
Quarterfinal – William `John` Erneste (Univ. of Missouri) won by fall over Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Fall 2:45)
Cons. Round 2 – Naquan Hardy (McKendree Univ.) won by fall over Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Fall 1:55)
Elite 149 – Matt Ziegler’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Karsten VanVelsor (Unattached) won by fall over Matt Ziegler (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Fall 3:46)
Cons. Round 1 – Kyle Wilson (Baker Univ.) won by fall over Matt Ziegler (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Fall 2:17)
Elite 157 – Joey Dozier’s place is 6th and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Landon Reed (King University) (Dec 13-9)
Quarterfinal – Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Jonathan Stewart (Williams Baptist) (Dec 8-3)
Semifinal – Kevin Cooper (McKendree Univ.) won by decision over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi – Ryan Strope (McKendree Univ.) won by decision over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 9-5)
5th Place Match – Colton Duhr (Newman Univ.) won by medical forfeit over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays State Univ.) (MFF)
Elite 157 – Bradley Little’s place is unknown and has scored 3.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by fall over Andrew Estes (Unattached) (Fall 1:12)
Quarterfinal – Kevin Cooper (McKendree Univ.) won by decision over Bradley Little (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Matthew Behr (Missouri Baptist Univ.) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 3 – Colton Duhr (Newman Univ.) won by decision over Bradley Little (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 3-1)
Elite 165 – Jace Nordyke’s place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jace Nordyke (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by fall over Willie Wright (Williams Baptist) (Fall 2:57)
Quarterfinal – Terrel Wilbourn (Lindenwood Univ.) won by fall over Jace Nordyke (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Fall 4:32)
Cons. Round 2 – Daniel Rittell (Williams Baptist) won by fall over Jace Nordyke (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Fall 1:11)
Elite 165 – Kregg Clarke’s place is unknown and has scored 1.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Daniel Rittell (Williams Baptist) (Dec 4-3)
Quarterfinal – Kyle Jolas (Lindenwood Univ.) won by decision over Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Willie Wright (Williams Baptist) (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 3 – Andrew Carter-Johnson (Missouri Baptist Univ.) won by decision over Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 9-2)
Elite 174 – Nathan Shipley’s place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Zeb Wahle (Maryville Univ.) won by major decision over Nathan Shipley (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Maj 13-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Nathan Shipley (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Ben Throm (Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville) (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Nathan Shipley (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by fall over Travis Lang (Maryville Univ.) (Fall 1:36)
Cons. Round 3 – Riley Boomer (Missouri Valley) won by fall over Nathan Shipley (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Fall 1:06)
Amateur 141 – Jacob Schoenfeld’s place is unknown and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Schoenfeld (Fort Hays State Univ.) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Nick McGhee (Maryville Univ.) won by major decision over Jacob Schoenfeld (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Maj 21-10)
Cons. Round 2 – Jacob Schoenfeld (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Kurt Kaiser (Missouri Valley) (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Jacob Schoenfeld (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Christopher Johnson (Missouri Valley) (Dec 14-8)
Cons. Round 4 – Cy Trindle (Labette Community College) won by fall over Jacob Schoenfeld (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Fall 4:48)
Amateur 184 – Jordan Davis’s place is 4th and has scored 11.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jordan Davis (Fort Hays State Univ.) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Jordan Davis (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by major decision over Perry Baltz (Williams Baptist) (Maj 13-2)
Quarterfinal – Joe Gaither (Northeast Oklahoma) won by major decision over Jordan Davis (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Maj 16-6)
Cons. Round 4 – Jordan Davis (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Zachary Balden (Baker Univ.) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 5 – Jordan Davis (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Dakota Concepcion (Missouri Valley) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Semi – Jordan Davis (Fort Hays State Univ.) won in sudden victory – 1 over Dalton Voyles (Univ. of Missouri) (SV-1 7-5)
3rd Place Match – Jordan Collins (Univ. of Indianapolis) won by major decision over Jordan Davis (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Maj 17-5)
Amateur 285 – Zach Kearney’s place is 5th and has scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State Univ.) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State Univ.) won in sudden victory – 1 over Mickey Pelfrey (Maryville Univ.) (SV-1 5-3)
Quarterfinal – Chance Cooper (McKendree Univ.) won by decision over Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Wess Bowman (Northeast Oklahoma) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 5 – Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by fall over Devol Whitfield (Missouri Baptist Univ.) (Fall 1:14)
Cons. Semi – Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 2-1)
5th Place Match – Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Chance Cooper (McKendree Univ.) (Dec 3-0)
Amateur 285 – Dakota Gulley’s place is 4th and has scored 14.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State Univ.) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by fall over Cory Flemming (Missouri Baptist Univ.) (Fall 2:23)
Quarterfinal – Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by fall over Troy Artiles (Missouri Valley) (Fall 2:44)
Semifinal – Dylan Faulkenberg (Univ. of Indianapolis) won in sudden victory – 1 over Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State Univ.) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Semi – Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State Univ.) won by decision over Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 2-1)
3rd Place Match – Shawn Michael Beeson (Northeast Oklahoma) won by decision over Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State Univ.) (Dec 12-6)