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.
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Champ. Round 1 - Ruben Calderon (Unattached) won by tech fall over Nate Noda (Westminster) (TF 17-0)
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Cons. Round 1 - Nate Noda (Westminster) won by fall over Seriah Hall-Brown (Avila) (Fall 1:11)
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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.
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Prelim - Wyatt Cooley (Westminster) won by fall over Josiah Perryman (Unattached) (Fall 2:29)
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Champ. Round 1 - Bryson Anderson (Missouri Valley) won by fall over Wyatt Cooley (Westminster) (Fall 1:55)
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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.
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Champ. Round 1 - Nathaniel Martindale (Grand View (Iowa)) won by decision over Jonathan Roberts (Westminster) (Dec 9-3)
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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.
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Champ. Round 1 - Austen Wetzel (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
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Champ. Round 2 - Austen Wetzel (Westminster) won by decision over Nate McDonald (Midland (Neb.)) (Dec 13-7)
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Quarterfinal - Austen Wetzel (Westminster) won by tech fall over Bryce Millster (Oklahoma City - Unattached) (TF 21-5)
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Semifinal - Ethan DeLeon (Nebraska) won by decision over Austen Wetzel (Westminster) (Dec 12-7)
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Cons. Semi - Austen Wetzel (Westminster) won by fall over Connor Rinn (Midland (Neb.)) (Fall 1:03)
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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.
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Champ. Round 1 - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
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Champ. Round 2 - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) won by fall over Ryan Kocovsky (Midland (Neb.)) (Fall 0:50)
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Quarterfinal - Jesse Cassatt (Missouri) won by tech fall over Montgomery Mills (Westminster) (TF 22-7)
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Cons. Round 4 - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) won by tech fall over Deandre Rucker (Colorado School of Mines) (TF 18-2)
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Cons. Round 5 - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) won by fall over Carter Smuck (Grand View (Iowa)) (Fall 1:31)
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Cons. Semi - Montgomery Mills (Westminster) won by fall over Elijah Davis (Grand View (Iowa)) (Fall 1:09)
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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.
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Champ. Round 1 - Jayden Joseph (Missouri Valley) won by tech fall over Geoffrey Hudson (Westminster) (TF 16-1)
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Cons. Round 1 - Elijah Eslinger (Baker (Kan.)) won by fall over Geoffrey Hudson (Westminster) (Fall 2:33)