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BY FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WICHITA, Kan. – Fort Hays State Wrestling competed at the Jet Invitational, hosted by Newman University, on Sunday (Jan. 19). The Tigers had five individuals reach the finals at their respective weight classes and came away with three individual champions. Brandon Ball<\/a> (141), Aryus Jones<\/a> (184), and A.J. Cooper<\/a> (285) each earned titles.

Ball blitzed through the 141-pound bracket with a bye, a fall in 1:02, and a 7-0 decision before receiving an injury default win in the championship. Jones made efficient work of the 184-pound bracket with a 16-0 tech fall, a pin in 0:33, and an 8-3 decision over Nate Panagakis of Newman in the final. Cooper mirrored Jones’ win types with a 17-0 tech fall, a pin in 1:28, and then a 9-4 decision over Christian Arriola of Central Oklahoma in the final.

Marty Verhaeghe<\/a> (174) and Anthony Scantlin<\/a> (149) also reached the finals, but each lost by decision in their final match of the day. Verhaeghe picked up a couple of wins on his way to the final, an 18-1 tech fall and an 8-3 decision, before dropping a 6-2 decision to Tre’Vaughn Craig of Central Oklahoma. Scantlin had a pair of shutout wins, an 11-0 major and 2-0 decision, before dropping a 7-5 decision in the final to Kevin Kissane of Newman.

Conrad Vajnar<\/a> also placed for the Tigers at 165 pounds. All three of his wins on the day were by fall. He posted a 3:51 pin in the first round before dropping his second match by major decision. He bounced back for a fall in 3:34 before posting a pin in 4:35 over Luke Slater of Neosho in the third-place match. Slater was also his first opponent of the day, so he picked up two pins over the same opponent.

The Tigers had four other wrestlers in action, two of which made the consolation semis just one match short of a chance at third place. Below are the full results of Tiger wrestlers in action Sunday.

RWC-Jet Invite Results for Fort Hays State<\/strong>
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Colin Cole<\/a> (1-7) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n