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WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Mules wrestling dropped their final three matches of the UCM Duals Tuesday evening at the Multipurpose Building, falling to No. 10 Ouachita Baptist, 25-18; No. 19 Fort Hays State, 31-9 and No. 18 Ashland, 31-10. The Mules drop to 3-6 overall and 0-2 in the MIAA with the setbacks. 

Individually, Ty Loethen lead the Mules Tuesday, going a perfect 3-0 in his matches at 165 pounds, while Nick Viterisi and Hunter Neighbors each went 2-1 at 149 pounds and 133 pounds, respectively. 

Loethen won his first bout against Ouachita Baptist's Andrew Martin with a pin in 3:59 before claiming a 3-1 decision against Fort Hays State's Sam Thoman for his second victory of the evening. He then finished off the evening with a 7-1 decision over Ashland's Randall Perkins. Loethen's overall record improves to 14-4 with the trio of victories. 

Neighbors got his first win of the night via a pin in 4:08 against Ouachita Baptist's Lee Celestino before claiming a 6-4 decision over Fort Hays State's Rory Wilkinson. Neighbors dropped the final match of the evening in the 133 pound bout against Ashland's Michael Labry by an 11-2 major decision. Labry is currently ranked fourth in the latest NWCA Division II Individual Rankings at 133 pounds to finish the evening at 2-1. Neighbor's overall record is now 10-8.

Viterisi won his first match in overtime at 149 pounds against Ouachita Baptist's Dexter Smith via a 3-1 sudden victory decision before dropping his second match against Fort Hays State's Mitchell Means by a 5-2 decision. Viterisi bounced back in his final match of the evening, rolling to a 13-1 major decision over Ashland's Jacob Garringer to complete a 2-1 evening. Viterisi's overall record now stands at 12-5. 

The Mules return to the mats next Sunday, January 13th when they host the annual Roger Denker Open at the Multipurpose Building beginning at 10 a.m.

Complete bout-by-bout results are below.

Ouachita Baptist 25, Central Missouri 18
125 - Garrett Evans (OBU) dec. Laramie Allembaugh (UCM), 10-2, OBU 4-0
133 - Hunter Neighbors (UCM) pins Lee Celestino (OBU), 4:08, UCM 6-4
141 - Josh Myers (OBU) maj. dec. Eric Mateo (UCM), 14-0, OBU 8-6
149 - Nick Viterisi (UCM) dec. Dexter Carter (OBU), 3-1 SV, UCM 9-8
157 - Bobby Williams (OBU) maj. dec. Michael Boyd (UCM), 15-4, OBU 12-9
165 - Ty Loethen (UCM) pins Andrew Martin (OBU), 3:59, UCM 15-12
174 - Aaron Butler (OBU) dec. Jake Hawks (UCM), 7-4, Tied 15-15
184 - Dallas Smith (OBU) pins Joshua Ploof (UCM), 2:01, OBU 21-15
197 - Seth Calvert (OBU) maj. dec. Benjamin Boyd (UCM), 14-0, OBU 25-15
285 - Nolan Smith (UCM) dec. Taylor Poe (OBU), 4-0, OBU 25-18

Fort Hays State 31, Central Missouri 9
125 - Mitchell Bradley (UCM) dec. Symon Seaton (FHSU), 8-2, UCM 3-0
133 - Hunter Neighbors (UCM) dec. Rory Wikinson (FHSU), 6-4, UCM 6-0
141 - C.J. Napier (FHSU) pins Eric Mateo (UCM), 6:55, Tied 6-6
149 - Mitchell Means (FHSU) dec. Nick Viterisi (UCM), 5-2, FHSU 9-6
157 - Bradley Little (FHSU) dec. Michael Boyd (UCM), 9-2, FHSU 12-6
165 - Ty Loethen (UCM) dec. Sam Thoman (FHSU), 3-1, FHSU 12-9
174 - Josh Rodriguez (FHSU) maj. dec. Joshua Ploof (UCM), 9-0, FHSU 16-9
184 - Zack Grimes (FHSU) pins Jake Hawks (UCM), 4:30, FHSU 22-9
197 - Tanner Kriss (FHSU) pins Benjamin Boyd (UCM), 2:00, FHSU 28-9
285 - John Close (FHSU) dec. Nolan Smith (UCM) 6-4, FHSU 31-9

Ashland 31, Central Missouri 10
125 - Max Byrd (AU) pins Laramie Allembaugh (UCM), 2:35, AU 6-0
133 - Michael Labry (AU) maj. dec. Hunter Neighbors (UCM), 11-2, AU 10-0
141 - Dan McNulty (AU) dec. Eric Mateo (UCM), 4-2, AU 13-0
149 - Nick Viterisi (UCM) maj. dec. Jacob Garringer (AU), 13-1, AU 13-4
157 - Michael Boyd (UCM) dec. Nolan Dilts (AU), 4-2, AU 13-7
165 - Ty Loethen (UCM) dec. Randall Perkins (AU), 7-1, AU 13-10
174 - Jake Piatt (AU) maj. dec. Jake Hawks (UCM), 10-0, AU 17-10
184 - Bryson Hall (AU) pins Marcus Sundee (UCM), 5:55, AU 23-10
197 - Joe Brandt (AU) tech fall Benjamin Boyd (UCM), 18-3, AU 28-10
285 - Kurt Schaefer (AU) dec. Nolan Smith (UCM), 4-2, AU 31-10