ST. LOUIS - Westminster wrestling opened the season Saturday at the Kauffman-Brand-Bayley Open hosted by Maryville University, with four wrestling placing.
Sean Sax recorded the top finish for the Blue Jays with a first-place finish in the 149 weight class. He recorded two wins by fall and won by major decision in the championship match over Anthony Michaels of Lindenwood.
Zach Hazen added a fifth-place finish for Westminster in the 197 bracket, winning once by major decision and winning by fall in the fith-place match of James Johnson of Cowley College.
Both Hunter Tessman and Payton Price recorded sixth-place finishes. Tessman won twice by decision and twice by falls while Price earned a win by decision and a win by fall.
See the full results below. Westminster wrestling next competes in the Drury Open December 1 in Springfield, Mo.
Travis Jones - 133
Champ. Round 1 - Charles McNeal (McKendree) won by fall over Travis Jones (Westminster) (Fall 4:31)
Cons. Round 1 - Travis Jones (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Travis Jones (Westminster) won by fall over Michael Stewart (Findlay) (Fall 4:29)
Cons. Round 3 - Nick Ornelas (Kentucky Wesleyan) won by fall over Travis Jones (Westminster) (Fall 6:38)
Zachary Nash - 133
Champ. Round 1 - Jack Cheney (Purdue) won by fall over Zachary Nash (Westminster) (Fall 0:21)
Cons. Round 1 - Andrew Parker (Kentucky Wesleyan) won by major decision over Zachary Nash (Westminster) (Maj 21-10)
Dalton Landreth - 133
Champ. Round 1 - Tanner Hitchcock (Lindenwood) won by major decision over Dalton Landreth (Westminster) (Maj 15-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Dalton Landreth (Westminster) won by fall over Gage Kassing (Missouri Valley) (Fall 4:40)
Cons. Round 2 - Dalton Landreth (Westminster) won by decision over Justice Circle (Cowley College) (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Gunnar Gentzler (Drury) won by tech fall over Dalton Landreth (Westminster) (TF 18-2)
Drake Winder - 141
Champ. Round 1 - Drake Winder (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Joseph Rice (Missouri Valley) won by fall over Drake Winder (Westminster) (Fall 4:09)
Cons. Round 2 - Drake Winder (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Drake Winder (Westminster) won by major decision over Kyle Allen (Hannibal-LaGrange) (Maj 19-11)
Cons. Round 4 - Braden O`Donnell (Cowley College) won by fall over Drake Winder (Westminster) (Fall 4:10)
Dylan Hellebusch - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Hellebusch (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Payton Price (Westminster) won by decision over Dylan Hellebusch (Westminster) (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Dylan Hellebusch (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Dominik Costanza (Missouri Valley) won by decision over Dylan Hellebusch (Westminster) (Dec 10-8)
Payton Price - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Payton Price (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Payton Price (Westminster) won by decision over Dylan Hellebusch (Westminster) (Dec 6-0)
Quarterfinal - Carlos Cuevas (Lyon College) won by decision over Payton Price (Westminster) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Payton Price (Westminster) won by forfeit over Baan Rachal (Illinois) (FF)
Cons. Round 5 - Payton Price (Westminster) won by fall over Bryce Shults (Cowley College) (Fall 2:24)
Cons. Semi - Eddie Ordonez (Illinois) won by decision over Payton Price (Westminster) (Dec 9-4)
5th Place Match - Carlos Cuevas (Lyon College) won by injury default over Payton Price (Westminster) (Inj. 1:23)
Sean Sax - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Sean Sax (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Sean Sax (Westminster) won by fall over Justin West (Findlay) (Fall 3:11)
Quarterfinal - Sean Sax (Westminster) won by medical forfeit over Austin Neal (Unattached) (MFF)
Semifinal - Sean Sax (Westminster) won by fall over Eddie Ordonez (Illinois) (Fall 4:30)
1st Place Match - Sean Sax (Westminster) won by major decision over Anthony Michaels (Lindenwood) (Maj 12-1)
Jacob Warren - 157
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Warren (Westminster) won by decision over Joseph Stegall (Missouri Baptist University) (Dec 10-5)
Quarterfinal - Kendall Coleman (Purdue) won by fall over Jacob Warren (Westminster) (Fall 3:22)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Warren (Westminster) won by tech fall over Kaleb Greening (Hannibal-LaGrange) (TF 18-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Jake Patterson (Cowley College) won by fall over Jacob Warren (Westminster) (Fall 5:39)
Hunter Tessman - 184
Champ. Round 1 - Hunter Tessman (Westminster) won by decision over Zachary Plummer (Lindenwood) (Dec 5-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Dayton Brown (Missouri Valley) won by decision over Hunter Tessman (Westminster) (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Hunter Tessman (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Hunter Tessman (Westminster) won by major decision over Corban Watson (Hannibal-LaGrange) (Maj 12-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Hunter Tessman (Westminster) won by fall over Cody Donnell (Missouri Baptist University) (Fall 2:10)
Cons. Round 5 - Hunter Tessman (Westminster) won by fall over Jacob Lambert (Lyon College) (Fall 5:49)
Cons. Semi - Collin Huitt (Drury) won by decision over Hunter Tessman (Westminster) (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match - Hunter Tessman (Westminster) and Zachary Plummer (Lindenwood) (DFF)
Kodie Bellury - 197
Champ. Round 1 - Donovan Benetti (Drury) won by fall over Kodie Bellury (Westminster) (Fall 1:15)
Cons. Round 1 - Kodie Bellury (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Dylan Hinton (Indianapolis ) won by tech fall over Kodie Bellury (Westminster) (TF 20-5)
Zach Hazen - 197
Champ. Round 1 - Zach Hazen (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Zach Hazen (Westminster) won by major decision over Dylan Hinton (Indianapolis ) (Maj 10-0)
Semifinal - Miles Nuessle (Lindenwood) won by decision over Zach Hazen (Westminster) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Semi - Keaton Fogler (Lindenwood) won by major decision over Zach Hazen (Westminster) (Maj 11-3)
5th Place Match - Zach Hazen (Westminster) won by fall over James Johnson (Cowley College) (Fall 1:05)
Cole Stromsdorfer - 285
Champ. Round 1 - Sage Smart (Missouri Valley) won by fall over Cole Stromsdorfer (Westminster) (Fall 1:38)
Cons. Round 1 - Cole Stromsdorfer (Westminster) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jordan Campbell (Williams Baptist University ) won by decision over Cole Stromsdorfer (Westminster) (Dec 8-4)
