FHSU SPORTS INFOMATION DEPARTMENT

KEARNEY, Neb. – Fort Hays State had three champions at the UNK Holiday Inn Open on Saturday (Nov. 19). Jon Inman and Christian Lance made it a perfect 3-of-3 winning tournament so far this year, while Brandon Ball collected his second tournament title of the season. Inman was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler as he blazed his way through the Elite Division 197-pound class.
Inman, the No. 4 ranked wrestler at 197 pounds in NCAA Division II, dominated to a 4-0 performance, picking up two technical falls, a decision, and a fall. He blanked Barrett Hamilton of Morningside 16-0 in the first round, defeated Cody Marquez 6-2 in the quarterfinals, blitzed past Ken Burkhardt Jr. of Concordia (Neb.), then pinned Trey Schlender, an unattached wrestler, at 4:27 in the championship match. Inman is now 11-0 on the season.

Lance now has a record of 15-0 after winning five matches on Saturday for his third-straight tournament title. He scored two major decisions and three regular decisions on the day. He started with a 9-1 major over Devante Ragland of Colby (Kan.) Community College before defeating Gabriel Escobedo of New Mexico Highlands 5-2. He defeated Robert Schneider of Central Missouri with a 16-3 major, then won 8-4 over Odgerek Batkhishig of Northwest Kansas Tech. In the championship, he defeated Cooper Cogdill of Chadron State.

Ball moved to 11-2 on the season with a 4-0 performance on Saturday. He posted a pair of major decisions and a pair of regular decisions. He beat Juan Rivera of Baker 10-0 in the first round before dispatching of Brad Irwin from Central Missouri 10-1 in the quarterfinals. He went on to defeat Martin Ramirez of Adams State 5-2 in the semifinals, then Jacob Wasser of UNK 5-2 in the championship match.

Micquille Robinson and Rakim Dean placed for the Tigers as well, Robinson taking third place at 174 pounds in the Amateur Division and Dean taking fifth at 184 pounds in the Elite Division. Robinson went 6-1 for the day with his only loss in the semifinals by fall in 6:44. He had four decisions and a technical fall before taking the third-place match by 12-3 major decision over Drew Hinkle of Colorado School of Mines. Dean went 2-2, capping his day with a 23-7 tech fall over John Lewis of CSU-Pueblo.

The Tigers get a week off before hosting Lindenwood in a conference dual on December 1. The annual FHSU-Bob Smith Open will be on Saturday, December 3.

UNK Holiday Inn Open Results for Fort Hays State
Elite 133 – Josh Martinez’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tate Barnhardt (University of Mary) won by decision over Josh Martinez (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Josh Martinez (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Sam Hughes (Colorado State University – Pueblo) won by decision over Josh Martinez (Fort Hays State) (Dec 10-5)

Elite 141 – Brandon Ball’s place is 1st and has scored 17.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brandon Ball (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Juan Rivera (Baker (Kan.)) (Maj 10-0)
Quarterfinal – Brandon Ball (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Brad Irwin (University of Central Missouri) (Maj 10-1)
Semifinal – Brandon Ball (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Martin Ramirez (Adams State) (Dec 5-2)
1st Place Match – Brandon Ball (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Jacob Wasser (Unattached-Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 5-2)

Elite 184 – Rakim Dean’s place is 5th and has scored 11.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Rakim Dean (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Rakim Dean (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Devaunte Cuba (York (Neb.)) (Fall 2:29)
Semifinal – Zach Stodden (Nebraska-Kearney) won by major decision over Rakim Dean (Fort Hays State) (Maj 15-4)
Cons. Semi – Logan Moore (Morningside (Iowa)) won by decision over Rakim Dean (Fort Hays State) (Dec 4-3)
5th Place Match – Rakim Dean (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over John Lewis (Colorado State University – Pueblo) (TF 23-7)

Elite 197 – Jon Inman’s place is 1st and has scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Barrett Hamilton (Morningside (Iowa)) (TF 16-0)
Quarterfinal – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Cody Marquez (New Mexico Highlands) (Dec 6-2)
Semifinal – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Ken Burkhardt Jr (Concordia (Neb.)) (TF 16-1)
1st Place Match – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Trey Schlender (Unattached) (Fall 4:27)

Elite 285 – Christian Lance’s place is 1st and has scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Christian Lance (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Devante Ragland (Unattached-Colby Community College) (Maj 9-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Christian Lance (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Gabriel Escobedo (New Mexico Highlands) (Dec 5-2)
Quarterfinal – Christian Lance (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Robert Schneider (University of Central Missouri) (Maj 16-3)
Semifinal – Christian Lance (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Odgerek Batkhishig (Northwest Kansas Technical College) (Dec 8-4)
1st Place Match – Christian Lance (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Cooper Cogdill (Chadron State) (Dec 5-3)

Amateur 125 – Conrad Cole’s place is unknown and has scored 7.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Austin Swartz (Colby Community College) (Maj 14-3)
Champ. Round 3 – Vlad Kazakov (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Zachary Gracia (Colorado School Of Mines) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 5 – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Cain Apple (Northeastern Junior College) (Fall 2:22)
Cons. Round 6 – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Nate Humann (University of Mary) (Maj 14-5)
Cons. Round 7 – Jared Goldsmith (Minnesota State University Moorhead) won by major decision over Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) (Maj 11-3)

Amateur 133 – Wyatt Alvis’s place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Wyatt Alvis (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Wyatt Alvis (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Matt Torring (Hastings (Neb.)) (Dec 7-2)
Champ. Round 3 – Wyatt Alvis (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Noah Au-Yeung (Colorado School Of Mines) (Dec 3-1)
Quarterfinal – David Berg (Midland (Neb.)) won by fall over Wyatt Alvis (Fort Hays State) (Fall 2:35)
Cons. Round 6 – Caysen Smith (Barton) won by fall over Wyatt Alvis (Fort Hays State) (Fall 1:51)

Amateur 174 – Austin Brandt’s place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Austin Brandt (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Austin Brandt (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Tj Gudeman (Northwestern (Iowa)) (TF 16-1)
Champ. Round 3 – Dustin Carstens (Baker (Kan.)) won by decision over Austin Brandt (Fort Hays State) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Austin Brandt (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Devon Baker (Barton) (Dec 16-11)
Cons. Round 5 – Jonathan Pelach (University of Mary) won by medical forfeit over Austin Brandt (Fort Hays State) (MFF)

Amateur 174 – Micquille Robinson’s place is 3rd and has scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Christian Garcia (Bethany (Kan.)) (TF 18-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Derik Bailey (Morningside (Iowa)) (Dec 8-4)
Champ. Round 3 – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Isaac Luellen (Unattached-Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 5-2)
Quarterfinal – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Kenneth Yara (New Mexico Highlands) (Dec 14-8)
Semifinal – Robert Gambrell (Colorado School Of Mines) won by fall over Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) (Fall 6:44)
Cons. Semi – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Isaac Luellen (Unattached-Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Drew Hinkle (Unattached-Colorado School of Mines) (Maj 12-3)

Amateur 184 – Pearce Kinzer’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Pearce Kinzer (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Willy Cogdill (Chadron State) won by fall over Pearce Kinzer (Fort Hays State) (Fall 2:13)
Cons. Round 2 – Pearce Kinzer (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Tanner Gipson (Unattached-Central Missouri) won by fall over Pearce Kinzer (Fort Hays State) (Fall 4:12)