Montgomery And Wetzel Take 3rd Place At Missouri Valley Open 

Picture by Nathan Noda
Picture by Nathan Noda

Marshall, Mo 2/3/2024- The Westminster College men's wrestling team traveled to Marshall, Missouri on Saturday to compete in the Missouri Valley Open. Senior Montgomery Mills would get 3rd place in the 197-pound weight class after having 4 wins by pinfall, 2nd most of the tournament. Freshman Austen Wetzel would take 3rd place in the 184-pound weight class.  

Men's 141-Pound Weight Class 

Nate Noda scored 2.5 team points. 

  • Champ. Round 1 - Ruben Calderon (Unattached) won by tech fall over Nate Noda (Westminster) (TF 17-0) 

  • Cons. Round 1 - Nate Noda (Westminster) won by fall over Seriah Hall-Brown (Avila) (Fall 1:11) 

  • Cons. Round 2 - Corbin White (Fort Hays Unattached) won by fall over Nate Noda (Westminster) (Fall 1:20) 

Men's 149-Pound Weight Class 

Wyatt Cooley scored 2.0 team points. 

  • Prelim - Wyatt Cooley (Westminster) won by fall over Josiah Perryman (Unattached) (Fall 2:29) 

  • Champ. Round 1 - Bryson Anderson (Missouri Valley) won by fall over Wyatt Cooley (Westminster) (Fall 1:55) 

  • Cons. Round 1 - Abel Gaitan (Grand View (Iowa)) won by fall over Wyatt Cooley (Westminster) (Fall 0:39) 

Mens 165-Pound Weight Class 

Jonathan Roberts scored 0.0 team points. 

  • Champ. Round 1 - Nathaniel Martindale (Grand View (Iowa)) won by decision over Jonathan Roberts (Westminster) (Dec 9-3) 

  • Cons. Round 1 - Leonides Ruvalcaba (Missouri Baptist University) won by fall over Jonathan Roberts (Westminster) (Fall 6:35) 

Mens 184-Pound Weight Class 

Austen Wetzel placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points. 

  • Champ. Round 1 - Austen Wetzel (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye) 

  • Champ. Round 2 - Austen Wetzel (Westminster) won by decision over Nate McDonald (Midland (Neb.)) (Dec 13-7) 

  • Quarterfinal - Austen Wetzel (Westminster) won by tech fall over Bryce Millster (Oklahoma City - Unattached) (TF 21-5) 

  • Semifinal - Ethan DeLeon (Nebraska) won by decision over Austen Wetzel (Westminster) (Dec 12-7) 

  • Cons. Semi - Austen Wetzel (Westminster) won by fall over Connor Rinn (Midland (Neb.)) (Fall 1:03) 

  • 3rd Place Match - Austen Wetzel (Westminster) won by decision over Luke Shaver (Lindenwood) (Dec 7-4) 

Mens 197-Pound Weight Class 

Montgomery Mills placed 3rd and scored 22.0 team points. 

  • Champ. Round 1 - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye) 

  • Champ. Round 2 - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) won by fall over Ryan Kocovsky (Midland (Neb.)) (Fall 0:50) 

  • Quarterfinal - Jesse Cassatt (Missouri) won by tech fall over Montgomery Mills (Westminster) (TF 22-7) 

  • Cons. Round 4 - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) won by tech fall over Deandre Rucker (Colorado School of Mines) (TF 18-2) 

  • Cons. Round 5 - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) won by fall over Carter Smuck (Grand View (Iowa)) (Fall 1:31) 

  • Cons. Semi - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) won by fall over Elijah Davis (Grand View (Iowa)) (Fall 1:09) 

  • 3rd Place Match - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) won by fall over Ryan Golnick (Lindenwood) (Fall 0:31) 

Mens 285-Pound Weight Class 

Geoffrey Hudson scored 0.0 team points. 

  • Champ. Round 1 - Jayden Joseph (Missouri Valley) won by tech fall over Geoffrey Hudson (Westminster) (TF 16-1) 

  • Cons. Round 1 - Elijah Eslinger (Baker (Kan.)) won by fall over Geoffrey Hudson (Westminster) (Fall 2:33)