MATCH DETAILS
Central College Under Armour Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2017
Pella, Iowa
Finish: 4th place of 13 teams
ON THE MAT
The Eagles finished fourth at the competitive Central College Under Armour Invitational Saturday in Iowa. Ozarks had a number of standout individual performances. At 125, Nathaneal Rankin, Corey Muniz and Devon Jackson (two) posted wins. At 133, Siaygnoun Hnamnhouane posted a pair of wins. At 141, Jaylen York had two wins. At 157, Keshawn Franklin had a win. Also at 157, Russell Miller gained two wins. Adolofo Sotolongo advanced to the championship match winning three straight. Sotolongo would eventually fall by decision 1-0.
COACH GARDNER QUOTE
"I'm proud of the fight, the guys battled and went after opportunities at the tournament. We faced tough competitors. We'll keep working on positioning, setups to our offense and more wrestling through transitions. Individually, obviously Adolfo, Devon and Russell competed well. Adolfo showed great poise, patience while working hard at heavyweight against a solid opponent in the finals. Devon had a familiar opponent and it was the most offense I've seen him get after so that was good. Russell wrestled well in his division, and I am most impressed with his continued progress on the mat, wrestling from the bottom. The guys are getting better every week. We are excited to host Ouachita Baptist University on Wednesday so it is a quick turnaround, but that should benefit us."
DEVON JACKSON QUOTE
"My second place finish is not an achievement to me because I failed to overcome the obstacle in my path. Although this loss brings frustration, I have to look at it as an opportunity. The positives I have to take are that I was the most aggressive and relentless with my attacks I have been all year. I will take this opportunity to refocus, study more film and train even harder so I can put myself in the position of the success I seek. Every match is a learning experience and this just another one for me."
TEAM RESULTS
1. Central College, 122.5
2. Morningside, 85.0
3. Briar Cliff, 67.5
4. University of the Ozarks, 41.0
5. Simpson, 34.5
6. NIACC, 33.5
7. Wartburg, 28.5
8. Graceland, 23.0
9. Hannibal‐LaGrange (Mo.), 22.5
10. Truman State (Mo.), 22.5
11. Waldorf, 19.5
12. William Penn, 4.5
13. St. Olaf (Minn.), 1.5
RESULTS
GOLD
125-Nathaneal Rankin defeated Arie Reyes of North Iowa Area Community 17-7 (Maj Dec.)
125-Clarren Pestano of Central College defeated Nathaneal Rankin 15-4 (Maj.)
125-Corey Muniz defeated Dalton Kivett (unattached) 19-2 (TF)
125-Keegan Hessler of Morningside defeated Corey Muniz 11-1 (Maj.)
125-Devon Jackson defeated Noah Padilla of Wartburg (Fall 2:34)
125-Devon Jackson defeated Tyler Hamm of Briar Cliff (Fall 4:13)
125-Brady Kyner of Wartburg defeated Devon Jackson 11-8 (Dec.)
133-Cameron Timok of Central College defeated Siaygnoun Hnamnhouane 18-3 (TF)
133-Jacob Rios of William Penn defeated Durrell Thompson 16-0 (TF)
133-Siaygnoun Hnamnhouane defeated Matthew Masatani of Central College (Fall :23)
133-Siaygnoun Hnamnhouane defeated Tucker Hicks of Morningside 13-5 (Maj.)
133-Dusten Reed of Morningside defeated Siaygnoun Hnamnhouane (Fall 2:50)
141-Jaylen York defeated Alek Ziegler of Simpson (10-8 Dec.)
141-Nathan Ryan of Briar Cliff defeated Jaylen York (Fall 1:27)
141-Jaylen York defeated Skyler Briggs of Morningside (Fall 3:11)
141-Tristan Clark of Central College defeated Jaylen York (Fall :27)
157-Keshawn Franklin defeated William Collins of St. Olaf (Dec. 11-4)
157-Zach Davis of Briar Cliff defeated Keshawn Franklin (Fall 2:44)
157-Keagan Putnam of Morningside defeated Keshawn Franklin (Maj. 14-0)
165-Jeremy Vester of Central College defeated Tracey Eitel (Dec. 7-2)
165-Ryan Faught of North Iowa Area Community defeated Tracey Eitel (OT 3-1)
174-Nathan Fritz of Central College defeated Jacob Sherrill (Fall 3:54)
174-Luke Komotos of Truman defeated Jacob Sherrill (Fall 1:43)
197-Duncan Lee of Central College defeated Miguel Baray (TF 19-1)
197-Josh Tapia of Briar Cliff defeated Miguel Baray (MFF)
285-Adolfo Sotolongo defeated Troy Beaman of St. Olaf (Fall 5:50)
285-Adolfo Sotolongo defeated Chris Murino of Central College (Fall 1:00)
285-Adolfo Sotolongo defeated Slade Sifuentes of Wartburg (Fall 3:22)
285-Phil Rasmussen of Morningside defeated Adolfo Sotolongo (Dec. 1-0)
SILVER
157-Russell Miller defeated Randy Maynes of North Iowa Area Community (Fall 4:02)
157-Russell Miller defeated Jackson Gissell of Central College (Dec. 8-6)
174-Alexander Thompson of Morningside defeated Walter Ngegwe (TF 18-2)
174-Tucker Bassinger of Morningside defeated Walter Ngegwe (Fall 6:01)
184-Gavin Babcock of Central College defeated Alejandro Ordonez (Fall :35)
184-Chris Briscoe of North Iowa Area Community defeated Alejandro Ordonez (Dec. 11-4)
285-Michael McGuire (unattached) defeated Evan Sharpe (Dec. 10-8)
285-Joey Cannon of Morningside defeated Evan Sharpe (Dec. 9-4)
UP NEXT
The Eagles will host Ouachita Baptist University January 10.