By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
The Fort Hays State men’s wrestling team dropped its last conference dual of the season Saturday afternoon (Feb. 17), losing to the number one ranked Central Oklahoma Bronchos 47-0. The Tigers are now 4-6 overall and 3-2 in conference duals, while the Bronchos improve to 15-0 on the year and 5-0 in league action.
Fort Hays State celebrated senior day, including seniors Rhett Koppes, Jacob Mitchell, Bryce Westmoreland, Juan Urbina and Cody Hicks. Mitchell and Westmoreland competed in an extra match, with Westmoreland winning by major decision.
The Bronchos took the first match, but not without a fight from D’Andre Brown. Brown wasn’t able to record a take down, but tallied a couple escapes to notch a close loss of 4-2. The Tigers lost the next four by falls until Cody Hicks, the senior from Bennington, Okla., was able to last the whole three rounds. The Bronchos added a tech fall and a fall in the 174 pound and 184 pound weight classes, until Ryan Patterson was able to finish with a 5-10 decision against Emmanuel Skillings. Jaxson Thomas, the freshman from Topeka, Kan., put up a fight against the No. 1 ranked 285 pounder, Shawn Streck, but was not able to finish with the win.
Fort Hays State will get ready for the NCAA Regionals (Mar. 2) in Pueblo, Colo.
#1 Central Oklahoma 47, Fort Hays State 0
125 – Guy Clevenger over D’Andre Brown (Dec 4-2)
133 – Peter Rolle over Kevin Honas (TF 17-0 3:38)
141 – Dylan Lucas over Drew Bell (TF 18-3 4:47)
149 – Dylan Brown over Marcell Dely (Fall 6:08)
157 – Gabe Johnson over Hunter Harris (TF 16-1 3:21)
165 – Hunter Jump over Cody Hicks (MD 8-0)
174 – Anthony Des Vigne over Juan Urbina (TF 20-4 5:43)
184 – Garrett Wells over Matthew Rodriguez (Fall 5:59)
197 – Emmanuel Skillings over Ryan Patterson (Dec 10-5)
285 – Shawn Streck over Jaxson Thomas (TF 19-4 2:48)
149 – Extra: Bam West over Jacob Mitchell (TF 17-1 1:43)
184 – Extra: Bryce Westmoreland over Barrett Haemker (MD 13-5)