By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
MITCHELL, S.D. – The 25th-ranked Fort Hays State men’s wrestling team had four wrestlers place at the Dakota Wesleyan Open on Saturday (Nov. 11), including Tony Caldwell who was the champion in the 285-pound bracket.
Caldwell won a total of four matches on his way to the title. The junior gutted out an 8-7 decision victory in the championship match over Edward Hajas of Augustana University, scoring two takedowns and winning via the ride-time point. Caldwell won by a fall in his first match of the day, followed by two decisions to earn his way to the final match.
No. 3 Tereus Henry posted a second-place finish in the open tournament at 197 pounds. Henry finished 3-1 in the open, handling his first two opponents. Henry claimed a sudden victory in overtime of his semifinal contest but was defeated by a 10-4 decision in the finals against eighth-ranked Caden Steffen of Southwest Minnesota State.
Drew Bell navigated his way to the consolation finals after being defeated in the opening round, ultimately placing fourth. Bell rattled off five-consecutive wins on the consolation side of the bracket, including two pins and one shutout major decision, before reaching the daily match limit.
Aidan Johnson finished fifth place in the 184-pound division. Johnson won his first two matches to reach the semifinals before falling dropping a sudden-victory decision, 4-1. Johnson won his fifth-place match 16-10 over Cayden White of Minot State.
D’Andre Brown, Kevin Honas, Cody Hicks and Connor Padgett were all one win shy of placing in their respective weight classes.
Fort Hays State will next compete at the Younes Hospitality Open next Saturday (Nov. 18) in Kearney, Neb. before hosting the annual Bob Smith Open on Saturday, December 2 beginning at 9 a.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
Dakota Wesleyan Open Results for Fort Hays State
125 | D’Andre Brown – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – D’Andre Brown received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – D’Andre Brown won by fall over Jacob Downey (UNATTACHED) (Fall 3:47)
Quarterfinal – Carlo Arreola (Southwest Minnesota State) won by decision over D’Andre Brown (Dec 11-5)
Cons. Round 4 – D’Andre Brown won by tech fall over Caelan Oakes Sudhish (Morningside (Iowa)) (TF 18-3)
Cons. Round 5 – Logen Fischer (Minot State (N.D.)) won by decision over D’Andre Brown (Dec 7-4)
133 | Kevin Honas – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Kevin Honas received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Kevin Honas won by tech fall over Josh Sotelo (Ridgewater College) (TF 15-0)
Quarterfinal – Owen Hansen (Augustana (SD)) won by tech fall over Kevin Honas (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 4 – Kevin Honas won by fall over Temuujin Natsagdorj (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) (Fall 2:41)
Cons. Round 5 – Teagan Block (Northern State) won by tech fall over Kevin Honas (TF 15-0)
141 | Corbin White – 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Corbin White received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Corbin White won by tech fall over Evan Meadows (Morningside (Iowa)) (TF 16-0)
Quarterfinal – Kaden DeCoteau (Mary) won by major decision over Corbin White (Maj 18-6)
Cons. Round 4 – Kade Sammons (Augustana (SD)) won by major decision over Corbin White (Maj 15-6)
141 | Drew Bell – 4th place – 5-1
Champ. Round 1 – Drew Bell received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Connor Whiteley (Augustana (SD)) won by fall over Drew Bell (Fall 4:42)
Cons. Round 2 – Drew Bell won by major decision over Cristian Lagunes (Minot State (N.D.)) (Maj 13-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Drew Bell won by fall over Tyson Durham (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) (Fall 1:34)
Cons. Round 4 – Drew Bell won by fall over Hunter Hayes (Minnesota State Moorhead) (Fall 4:43)
Cons. Round 5 – Drew Bell won by decision over Kade Sammons (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Semi – Drew Bell won by decision over Ethan Krey (Briar Cliff (Iowa)) (Dec 6-0)
3rd Place Match – Zach Zitek (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) won by no contest over Drew Bell (NC)
149 | Marcell Dely – 2-1
Champ. Round 1 – Marcell Dely won by decision over Beau Daily (Minnesota State Moorhead) (Dec 13-6)
Champ. Round 2 – Marcell Dely won by major decision over Brady Holien (Ridgewater College) (Maj 16-4)
Quarterfinal – Carter Ban (Northern State) won by injury default over Marcell Dely (Inj. 3:41)
Cons. Round 4 – Gunnar Mogen (Minnesota State Moorhead) won by forfeit over Marcell Dely (FF)
149 | Jacob Mitchell – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Kage Lenger (Augustana (SD)) won by major decision over Jacob Mitchell (Maj 14-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Jacob Mitchell won by fall over Garnett Osborne (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) (Fall 0:51)
Cons. Round 2 – Jacob Mitchell won by decision over Camden Padgett (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 3 – John ‘Beau’ Hostler (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Jacob Mitchell (Dec 15-8)
149 | Camden Padgett – 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Camden Padgett won in sudden victory – 1 over Hunter Steffans (Morningside (Iowa)) (SV-1 12-9)
Champ. Round 2 – Kyle Boeke (Augustana (SD)) won by tech fall over Camden Padgett (TF 19-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Jacob Mitchell won by decision over Camden Padgett (Dec 9-2)
149 | Philipp Nguyen – 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Talan Ball (University of Texas) won by fall over Philipp Nguyen (Fall 1:46)
Cons. Round 1 – Aric Williams (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) won by decision over Philipp Nguyen (Dec 8-7)
157 | Charlie Hutson – 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Dylan Arredondo (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) won by decision over Charlie Hutson (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 1 – Charlie Hutson won by decision over Joseph Anderson (Southwest Minnesota State) (Dec 8-7)
Cons. Round 2 – Cody Wienen (Minnesota State Moorhead) won by fall over Charlie Hutson (Fall 0:36)
165 | Cody Hicks – 3-2
Champ. Round 1 – Brendan Barnes (Minot State (N.D.)) won by major decision over Cody Hicks (Maj 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Cody Hicks received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Cody Hicks won by decision over Ryan Hrcka (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Cody Hicks won by tech fall over Dayton Fraser (York (Neb.)) (TF 17-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Cody Hicks won by decision over Spencer Roth (Northern State) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 5 – Zander Ernst (Morningside (Iowa)) won by decision over Cody Hicks (Dec 7-3)
174 | Juan Urbina – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Juan Urbina received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Anthony Sykora (Minnesota State Moorhead) won by fall over Juan Urbina (Fall 1:34)
Cons. Round 2 – Juan Urbina won by fall over Endri Krasniqi (University of Texas) (Fall 2:27)
Cons. Round 3 – Juan Urbina won by major decision over Nick Womak (Minot State (N.D.)) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Jonah Gruenes (Augustana (SD)) won by fall over Juan Urbina (Fall 5:59)
184 | Connor Padgett – 3-2
Champ. Round 1 – Connor Padgett received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Lucas Hodges (Southwest Minnesota State) won in sudden victory – 1 over Connor Padgett (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Connor Padgett won by decision over Hayden Wempen (Morningside (Iowa)) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Connor Padgett won by major decision over Terrell Renne (Ridgewater College) (Maj 14-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Connor Padgett won by tech fall over Bryce Kwiecinski (Morningside (Iowa)) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 5 – Adam Sylvester (Southwest Minnesota State) won by major decision over Connor Padgett (Maj 13-5)
184 | Aidan Johnson – 5th place – 3-2
Champ. Round 1 – Aidan Johnson received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Aidan Johnson won by decision over Tate Kuchera (Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 5-2)
Quarterfinal – Aidan Johnson won in sudden victory – 1 over Cayden White (Minot State (N.D.)) (SV-1 4-1)
Semifinal – Lucas Hodges (Southwest Minnesota State) won in sudden victory – 1 over Aidan Johnson (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Semi – Adam Sylvester (Southwest Minnesota State) won by decision over Aidan Johnson (Dec 4-2)
5th Place Match – Aidan Johnson won by decision over Cayden White (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 16-10)
184 | Matthew Rodriguez – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Matthew Rodriguez received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Tyson Lien (Northern State) won by major decision over Matthew Rodriguez (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Matthew Rodriguez won by fall over Marcus Allen (Minot State (N.D.)) (Fall 2:14)
Cons. Round 3 – Matthew Rodriguez won by fall over Mario Esposito (Minot State (N.D.)) (Fall 1:25)
Cons. Round 4 – Cayden White (Minot State (N.D.)) won by fall over Matthew Rodriguez (Fall 5:50)
184 | Bryce Westmoreland – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Bryce Westmoreland received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Alex Munoz (Nebraska-Kearney) won by major decision over Bryce Westmoreland (Maj 17-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Bryce Westmoreland won by fall over Brett Tryon (Morningside (Iowa)) (Fall 2:18)
Cons. Round 3 – Bryce Westmoreland won by fall over Taten Shroyer (Minnesota West Comm & Tech) (Fall 1:43)
Cons. Round 4 – Samuel Moore (Morningside (Iowa)) won by fall over Bryce Westmoreland (Fall 2:17)
197 | Ryan Patterson – 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Ryan Patterson won by fall over Joshua Rydberg (Sioux Falls) (Fall 5:48)
Quarterfinal – Ryan Hirschkorn (Northern State) won by decision over Ryan Patterson (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Kody Marschner (Southwest Minnesota State) won by decision over Ryan Patterson(Dec 6-5)
197 | Tereus Henry – 2nd place – 3-1
Champ. Round 1 – Tereus Henry won by tech fall over Kody Marschner (Southwest Minnesota State) (TF 17-2)
Quarterfinal – Tereus Henry won by major decision over Colten Hink (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) (Maj 8-0)
Semifinal – Tereus Henry won in sudden victory – 1 over Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) (SV-1 7-4)
1st Place Match – Caden Steffen (Southwest Minnesota State) won by decision over Tereus Henry (Dec 10-4)
285 | Tony Caldwell – 1st place – 4-0
Champ. Round 1 – Tony Caldwell received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Tony Caldwell won by fall over Logan McDonald (York (Neb.)) (Fall 5:27)
Quarterfinal – Tony Caldwell won by decision over Austin Schlangen (Ridgewater College) (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal – Tony Caldwell won by decision over Max Balow (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 4-2)
1st Place Match – Tony Caldwell won by decision over Edward Hajas (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 8-7)