By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Hays State men’s wrestling junior Tereus Henry finished as the runner-up in the 197-pound bracket at the 44th Midwest Classic on Sunday (Dec. 17). Henry’s placement helped the Tigers to 39.5 team points, good for 27th out of the 51 NCAA Division II opponents in attendance.
Henry reached the championship round at the Midwest Classic for a second year in a row after a 4-2 semifinal victory over Ben Tonnessen of Adams State. Henry picked up a quick escape in the second period after a scoreless opening period then added a two-point nearfall while racking up enough time on top for the riding time point in round three.
The El Paso, Texas native then faced top-seeded Derek Blubaugh of UIndy, the second-ranked wrestler in the country at 197 pounds. Henry again took a 1-0 lead after an early escape in the second period, but Blubaugh managed to tie things up with an escape 31 seconds into the third period. The score remained tied at the end of the seven minutes, sending the title bout to sudden victory where Blubaugh found the winning takedown 72 seconds into the extra time.
Henry finished the week 5-1 and is now 11-4 all-time with a pair of runner-up finishes at the Midwest Classic, the largest Division II men’s wrestling event of the season.
The Tigers will return to action following the holiday break on January 5 when they travel to San Francisco for a pair of duals against Colorado School of Mines and San Francisco State.
Full FHSU Results
125 – D’Andre Brown – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Dayson Torgerson (Colorado Mesa) won by decision over D’Andre Brown (Dec 13-6)
Cons. Round 1 – D’Andre Brown received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – D’Andre Brown won by major decision over Shay Horton (Thomas More) (MD 14-2)
Cons. Round 3 – D’Andre Brown won by major decision over Billy Smith (Mercyhurst) (MD 14-6)
Cons. Round 4 – #9 Graham Shore (Findlay) won by major decision over D’Andre Brown (MD 22-8)
133 – Kevin Honas – 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Matthew Chi (UW-Parkside) won by fall over Kevin Honas (Fall 4:13)
Cons. Round 1 – Kevin Honas received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Stephen Spitko (Coker) won by fall over Kevin Honas (Fall 1:14)
141 – Drew Bell – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Harold ‘Taylor’ Robinson (Mount Olive) won by decision over Drew Bell (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Drew Bell received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Drew Bell won by fall over Derek Torza (Central Missouri) (Fall 1:52)
Cons. Round 3 – Drew Bell won by fall over Gabe Adams (Kentucky Wesleyan) (Fall 2:33)
Cons. Round 4 – Omar Armengol (Coker) won by major decision over Drew Bell (MD 16-6)
149 – Marcell Dely – 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – #1 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) won by fall over Marcell Dely (Fall 6:59)
Cons. Round 1 – Marcell Dely received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Marcell Dely won by decision over Javier Gutierrez (Maryville) (Dec 10-8)
Cons. Round 3 – Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Marcell Dely (Fall 1:02)
157 – Hunter Harris – 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Harris received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – #11 Eric Faught (Upper Iowa) won by tech fall over Hunter Harris (TF-1.5 4:44 (17-1))
Cons. Round 2 – Clayton Robinson (Chadron State) won by medical forfeit over Hunter Harris (MFFL)
165 – Cody Hicks – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Luke Ciampa (East Stroudsburg) won by major decision over Cody Hicks (MD 14-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Cody Hicks received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Cody Hicks won by fall over Eric Holt (Drury) (Fall 3:54)
Cons. Round 3 – Cody Hicks won by decision over Ivan Smith Jr. (New Mexico Highlands) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 – #8 Brady Schuh (UW-Parkside) won by tech fall over Cody Hicks (TF-1.5 6:57 (20-4))
174 – Juan Urbina – 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Chase Stein (Mercyhurst) won by fall over Juan Urbina (Fall 0:35)
Cons. Round 1 – Juan Urbina received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Ethan Smith (Drury) won by decision over Juan Urbina (Dec 10-4)
184 – Matthew Rodriguez – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Damon Ashworth (Central Missouri) won by fall over Matthew Rodriguez (Fall 4:07)
Cons. Round 1 – Matthew Rodriguez received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Matthew Rodriguez won by tech fall over Jacoby Benjamin (Newberry) (TF-1.5 4:02 (15-0))
Cons. Round 3 – Matthew Rodriguez won by decision over Hunter Tobiasson (Adams State) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Kyler Pickard (Belmont Abbey) won by major decision over Matthew Rodriguez (MD 21-8)
197 – #11 Tereus Henry – 5-1 – 2nd place
Champ. Round 1 – #11 Tereus Henry won by tech fall over Christian Poplous (Allen) (TF-1.5 4:25 (16-1))
Champ. Round 2 – #11 Tereus Henry won by tech fall over Ronnie Jones (Mercyhurst) (TF-1.5 3:53 (18-2))
Champ. Round 3 – #11 Tereus Henry won by decision over Jeramiah Larson (Maryville) (Dec 11-4)
Quarterfinal – #11 Tereus Henry won by decision over Peyton Lemon (Ashland) (Dec 2-0)
Semifinal – #11 Tereus Henry won by decision over Ben Tonnessen (Adams State) (Dec 4-2)
1st Place Match – Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis) won in sudden victory – 1 over Tereus Henry (SV-1 4-1)
285 – Tony Caldwell – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Tony Caldwell received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Tyler Doyle (Colorado Mesa) won by fall over Tony Caldwell (Fall 5:36)
Cons. Round 2 – Tony Caldwell won by decision over Owen Hawley (Grand Valley State) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 3 – Tony Caldwell won by fall over Rubin Izzard (Allen) (Fall 1:41)
Cons. Round 4 – Lloyd Reynolds (UW-Parkside) won by decision over Tony Caldwell (Dec 5-1)