By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
The Fort Hays State men’s wrestling team hosted nearly 300 student-athletes from 23 different schools at the 2024 FHSU Bob Smith Open on Sunday (Dec. 8). The Tigers sent 23 wrestlers to the mat, with those competitors racking up a total of 34 victories on the day.
In all 18 different Tigers picked up at least one win, including 12 that came out on top multiple times.
Camden Padgett notched a team-high four wins in the 149-pound bracket, finishing the day with a 4-2 record. The redshirt-freshman rattled off four-consecutive victories in the consolation bracket, including one pin, one technical fall and two decisions.
Drew Bell (149) and Ryan Patterson (197) both finished the afternoon with three victories, with Bell accumulating one major decision and two decisions and Patterson reeling off one technical fall, one major decision and one decision.
Nine Tigers turned in two wins each, including a pair of first-period pins from Matthew Rodriguez (184), two first-period pins from Jaxson Thomas (unattached 285) and a pair of second-period pins from Kaiden Hoffman(unattached 141). Thomas needed only 37 seconds to record his second fall of the day, the fastest pin so far this season by a Tiger.
Riah Ostrander (285) earned his two wins with a fall and a decision. The redshirt freshman lost in the championship bracket to the eventual champion Rylan Kuhn, who’s father (Matt Kuhn) and grandfather (Bob Kuhn) are both members of the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame.
Charlie Hutson (157) and Ayden Presson (unattached 141) both secured a pin as one of their victories, while A.B. Stokes (125) and Griffin Mitchell (unattached 165) both recorded one major decision and one decision. Cody Castelline racked up a pair of wins via decision in the championship bracket to reach the quarterfinals before also finishing the day 2-2.
Andrew Honas (133), Kevin Honas (141), Hunter Harris(165), Jacob Judd (165), Connor Padgett (174) and Houston Frank (unattached 174) all finished the day with one victory each.
The Tigers will compete once more before the holiday break when FHSU travels to Indianapolis for the 45th Midwest Classic, set for December 13-14.
FHSU Results
125 – A.B. Stokes – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – A.B. Stokes won by decision over Naythan Galbiso (New Mexico Highlands) (Dec 12-7)
Champ. Round 2 – A.B. Stokes won by major decision over Elijah Montalvan (Otero JC) (Maj 8-0)
Quarterfinal – Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma Unattached) won by tech fall over A.B. Stokes (TF 21-6)
Cons. Round 4 – Nico Tocci (Air Force) won by fall over A.B. Stokes (Fall 4:06)
133 – Cody Castelline – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Cody Castelline won by decision over Levi Glover (Pratt CC) (Dec 7-3)
Champ. Round 2 – Cody Castelline won by decision over Keton Patterson (Newman) (Dec 3-2)
Quarterfinal – Hayden Mills (Nebraska Unattached) won by major decision over Cody Castelline (Maj 13-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Aleksander Gunn (CSU Pueblo) won by decision over Cody Castelline (Dec 8-3)
133 – Andrew Honas – 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Jevin Foust (Newman) won by decision over Andrew Honas (Dec 11-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Andrew Honas won by tech fall over Tacoma Augustine (TF 19-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Jameal Agnew (Pratt CC Unattatched) won by decision over Andrew Honas (Dec 6-4)
141 – Kevin Honas – 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Kevin Honas won by decision over Abdul Hashimi (Ouachita Baptist) (Dec 10-4)
Champ. Round 2 – Roman Lermer (Air Force Prep) won by fall over Kevin Honas (Fall 0:45)
Cons. Round 2 – Xavier Castillo (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) won by injury default over Kevin Honas (Inj. 2:07)
149 – Drew Bell – 3-2
Champ. Round 1 – Drew Bell won by decision over Miles Harris (Western Colorado Unattached) (Dec 2-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Drew Bell won by major decision over Talan Braswell (Labette CC) (Maj 10-1)
Quarterfinal – Damon Ingram (Unattached) won by fall over Drew Bell (Fall 5:48)
Cons. Round 4 – Drew Bell won by decision over Colby Ryan (Air Force) (Dec 12-7)
Cons. Round 5 – Kaden Fetterolf (Unattached) won by major decision over Drew Bell (Maj 8-0)
149 – Philipp Nguyen – 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Philipp Nguyen received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Augustus Maughan (Unattached) won by fall over Philipp Nguyen (Fall 6:14)
Cons. Round 2 – Miles Harris (Western Colorado Unattached) won by fall over Philipp Nguyen (Fall 2:25)
149 – Camden Padgett – 4-2
Champ. Round 1 – Celestino Gonzales (Western Colorado Unattached) won by fall over Camden Padgett(Fall 4:51)
Cons. Round 1 – Camden Padgett won by decision over Eric Streeter (Labette CC) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Camden Padgett won by tech fall over Andres Flores (Labette CC) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 3 – Camden Padgett won by fall over Conner Thurston (York) (Fall 1:39)
Cons. Round 4 – Camden Padgett won by decision over Augustus Maughan (Unattached) (Dec 11-8)
Cons. Round 5 – Charles LaRocca (Air Force) won by fall over Camden Padgett (Fall 1:36)
149 – Justus Hulse – 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Kaden Fetterolf (Unattached) won by tech fall over Justus Hulse (TF 15-0)
Cons. Round 1 – Justus Hulse received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Celestino Gonzales (Western Colorado Unattached) won by fall over Justus Hulse (Fall 6:41)
157 – Charlie Hutson – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Charlie Hutson received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Layton Schneider (Unattached) won by tech fall over Charlie Hutson (TF 17-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Charlie Hutson received a bye
Cons. Round 3 – Charlie Hutson won by fall over Deklyn Miller (New Mexico Highlands) (Fall 5:00)
Cons. Round 4 – Charlie Hutson won by decision over Deryk Yott (Barton CC) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 5 – Grayson Williams (Western Colorado) won by fall over Charlie Hutson (Fall 1:55)
165 – Hunter Harris – 1-1
Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Harris won by decision over Dayton Bell (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) (Dec 10-6)
Champ. Round 2 – Skyler Geer (Newman) won by injury default over Hunter Harris (Inj. 1:34)
Cons. Round 2 – Cameron Graham (Nebraska-Kearney) won by medical forfeit over Hunter Harris (MFF)
165 – Jacob Judd -1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Judd won by fall over Dawson Hogan (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) (Fall 4:32)
Champ. Round 2 – Ivan Smith Jr. (New Mexico Highlands) won by decision over Jacob Judd (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Maddox Nelson (Nebraska-Kearney Unattached) won by decision over Jacob Judd (Dec 4-2)
174 – Connor Padgett – 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Connor Padgett received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Connor Padgett won by major decision over Tanner Baumgartner (Colorado Mesa) (Maj 15-3)
Quarterfinal – Otgonbayar Batsuuri (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) won by major decision over Connor Padgett(Maj 15-6)
Cons. Round 4 – Dylan Vodicka (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Connor Padgett (Dec 10-4)
184 – Matthew Rodriguez – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Matthew Rodriguez received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Matthew Rodriguez won by fall over Cooper Buell (Labette CC) (Fall 2:01)
Quarterfinal – Joshua Cordio (Air Force) won by fall over Matthew Rodriguez (Fall 1:26)
Cons. Round 4 – Matthew Rodriguez won by fall over Logan Noble (Colorado Mesa) (Fall 1:31)
Cons. Round 5 – Hunter Richardson (Western Colorado) won by fall over Matthew Rodriguez (Fall 4:51)
197 – Ryan Patterson – 3-2
Champ. Round 1 – Ryan Patterson won by tech fall over Foutz Isaac (New Mexico Highlands) (TF 15-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Ryan Patterson won by major decision over Braden Baumgartner (Colorado Mesa) (Maj 14-5)
Quarterfinal – Jacob Awiszus (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Ryan Patterson (Dec 9-8)
Cons. Round 4 – Ryan Patterson won by decision over Remington Winmill (CSU Pueblo) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Round 5 – Tanner Hawkins (York) won by decision over Ryan Patterson (Dec 12-5)
285 – Riah Ostrander – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Riah Ostrander received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Riah Ostrander won by fall over Tommy Tatham (Western Colorado) (Fall 6:03)
Champ. Round 3 – Rylan Kuhn (EAP OTC) won by decision over Riah Ostrander (Dec 11-6)
Cons. Round 4 – Riah Ostrander won by decision over Marcel Gonzalez (Pratt CC Unattatched) (Dec 7-6)
Cons. Round 5 – Jack Allen (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Riah Ostrander (Dec 4-0)
FHSU Unattached Results
133 – Tacoma Augustine – 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Hector Holguin (York) won by decision over Tacoma Augustine (Dec 11-9)
Cons. Round 1 – Andrew Honas won by tech fall over Tacoma Augustine (TF 19-4)
141 – Kaiden Hoffman – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Kaiden Hoffman won by fall over Tucker Wark (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) (Fall 4:30)
Champ. Round 2 – Zack Flowers (Western Colorado) won by fall over Kaiden Hoffman (Fall 6:09)
Cons. Round 2 – Kaiden Hoffman won by fall over Colin Little (Barton CC) (Fall 3:29)
Cons. Round 3 – Xavier Castillo (Fort Hays Tech Northwest) won by fall over Kaiden Hoffman (Fall 5:42)
141 – Ayden Presson – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Brayden Cash (Ouachita Baptist) won by decision over Ayden Presson (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Ayden Presson won by fall over Jaden Vetter (Barton CC) (Fall 3:00)
Cons. Round 2 – Ayden Presson won by medical forfeit over Daniel Vines (Cloud County CC) (MFFL)
Cons. Round 3 – Kyler Tabor (Unattached) won by tech fall over Ayden Presson (TF 16-1)
165 – Griffin Mitchell – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Luke Diehl (Adams State Unattached) won by decision over Griffin Mitchell (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Griffin Mitchell won by major decision over James-Ethan Harris (Labette CC) (Maj 13-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Griffin Mitchell won by decision over Kaden Foster (Barton CC) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Maddox Nelson (Nebraska-Kearney Unattached) won by decision over Griffin Mitchell (Dec 4-2)
165 – Griffin Bohanan – 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Melton Powe (Pratt CC) won by tech fall over Griffin Bohanan (TF 17-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Jack Golowenski (Ouachita Baptist) won by decision over Griffin Bohanan (Dec 10-7)
174 – Houston Frank – 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Houston Frank received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Houston Frank won by decision over Dallas Porter (Adams State) (Dec 9-8)
Quarterfinal – Ty Ryan (Air Force) won by fall over Houston Frank (Fall 2:13)
Cons. Round 4 – Drake Buchanan (Air Force) won by decision over Houston Frank (Dec 15-9)
184 – Ernesto Duenez – 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Hanes (Central Missouri) won by major decision over Ernesto Duenez (Maj 13-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Ernesto Duenez received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Kai Saito (Western Colorado) won in sudden victory – 1 over Ernesto Duenez (SV-1 4-1)
285 – Jaxson Thomas – 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Jaxson Thomas received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Jaxson Thomas won by fall over Xavier Bradford (Western Colorado Unattached) (Fall 1:56)
Champ. Round 3 – Brayden Seago (Ouachita Baptist) won by fall over Jaxson Thomas (Fall 1:38)
Cons. Round 4 – Jaxson Thomas won by fall over De’Leon Freeman (Newman) (Fall 0:37)
Cons. Round 5 – Hayden Simpson (Oklahoma State Unattached) won by fall over Jaxson Thomas (Fall 2:15)
Saturday
The Fort Hays State men’s wrestling team opened its 2024-25 conference schedule with a 26-16 win over Ouachita Baptist Saturday evening (Dec. 7) inside Gross Memorial Coliseum. The FHSU Tigers are now 3-1 in duals this season and 1-0 in conference action, while the OBU Tigers dip to 3-4 overall and 0-4 in MIAA competition.
Fort Hays State took control early, winning its first of seven bouts at 125 when A.B. Stokes secured a 16-2 major decision. The redshirt freshman secured a pair of takedowns and three separate nearfall counts while surrendering just one reversal over seven minutes of action.
The visitors punched back with a pair of bonus-point wins at the next two weights, tying the score with a major decision at 133 pounds before going up 10-4 with a second-period pin at 141 pounds. Drew Bell needed just 77 seconds to help Fort Hays State battle back at 149 pounds, securing a pin in 1:17.
Ouachita Baptist answered with a first-period pin of their own at 165 pounds, retaking a 16-10 lead, before the Black and Gold were able to take the final five matches and dominate down the stretch. Jacob Juddopened the comeback with an 8-4 decision at 165 pounds thanks to an early takedown and four nearfall points in the first period.
Connor Padgett then helped FHSU tie the score at 16 with a 2-1 decision at 174 pounds. After a scoreless first period, the redshirt freshman racked up more than one minute of ride time in the second period and then recorded a quick escape in the third period to maintain control of the ride time point.
A reversal and six nearfall points helped Matthew Rodriguez collect a 9-0 major decision at 184 pounds, putting Fort Hays State in front 20-16 with two matches to go. Eighth-ranked Tereus Henry locked down the dual win with a 7-4 decision at 197 pounds thanks to a pair of takedowns, one each in the first period and third period. Riah Ostrander finished things off with a 2-1 decision at 285 pounds after securing enough riding time in the third period to earn the ride time point.
Fort Hays State 26, Ouachita Baptist 16
125 – A.B. Stokes over Justin Shaw (OBU) (MD 16-2)
133 – James Anderson (OBU) over Andrew Honas (MD 15-1)
141 – Hudson Herring (OBU) over Kevin Honas (Fall 4:34)
149 – Drew Bell over Caleb Andrews (OBU) (Fall 1:17)
157 – Jaylon Otero (OBU) over Charlie Hutson (Fall 2:54)
165 – Jacob Judd over Jack Golowenski (OBU) (Dec 8-4)
174 – Connor Padgett over Luke Brooks (OBU) (Dec 2-1)
184 – Matthew Rodriguez over Henry Martin (OBU) (MD 9-0)
197 – Tereus Henry over Brooks Schrimsher (OBU) (Dec 7-4)
285 – Riah Ostrander over Brayden Seago (OBU) (Dec 2-1)