Central Missouri drops three at National Duals

Fort Wayne, Ind.— On Friday  the Central Missouri Mules (2-5) wrestling squad competed against some of the top teams in Division II at the National Duals. The team fell to No. 1 Notre Dame 33-15, before dropping two close duals to Augustana 21-16 and No. 17 Newberry 22-18. 

The Falcons took a quick 13-0 lead in the first dual of the tournament. Jacob Goodwin earned three points, with an 8-2 decision over Malacai Collins, followed by a Central Missouri forfeit at 133 pounds. Maurice Miller then had a 14-6 major decision over Zadac Lankford. No. 2 Frank Cagnina put the Mules on the board with six points of his own, when he pinned James Jenkins at 6:18 at 149 pounds. No. 1 Joathan Rivera took the next match for Notre Dame, with a 8-3 decision over Evan Young. Josh Thomson pulled the Mules to within four points of the Falcons, when he pinned Louden Gordon at 5:27, but Notre Dame picked up 17 points in the three matches to follow. De'Quence Goodman finished the dual on a high note for the Mules, with a 3-2 decision win over Logan Rimmer, making the final score 33-15.

The Mules bumped Collins up to the 133-pound weight class for their dual  against Augustana, opting to have Collins face Morgan Engbrecht over No. 1 TJ North at 125 pounds. The choice proved to be the right one, when Collins beat Engbrecht by 11-6 decision, cutting the Viking's lead in half, 6-3. Jeremiah Peterson then had a 14-9 decision against Lankford, again boosting the Vikings to a six point lead. Central Missouri picked up the two matches to follow, taking their first lead of the tournament at 10-9. Cagnina had a 14-2 major decision against Jacob Anderson at 149 pounds, followed by a 9-2 decision win by Cairer over Bradyn Neises at 157. The Mules split the two matches to follow, with Thomson falling by 5-2 decision at 165 pounds and Williams pinning Parker Swanson at 2:21 in the 174 lb. bout. Central Missouri dropped the final three matches of the dual. Augustana regained the lead at 18-16 after a 3-0 decision by Logan Henning over Mike Boyd at 184 and a 5-2 decision by No. 4 Jayd Docken over Nicholas Lovejoy at 197 pounds. The Vikings sealed the dual with a win at heavyweight. Michael Lowman scored a takedown in the closing seconds of the match to beat De'Quence Goodman 6-4.

Central Missouri had a strong first half of their dual against Newberry, but were unable to earn any points after the 165 pound weight class. Collins gave the Mules a lead to start, with a 7-6 decision over Trung Duong, but the Wolves quickly grabbed six points of their own when Central Missouri forfeited the 133 pound bout. The Mules regained their lead, and picked up 12 points, with three major decisions from Lankford, Cagnina, and Young. Josh Thomson followed with a 3-2 decision over Luke Gilmore, making the score 18-6 in favor of the Mules. Newberry won the last four weights with a major decision, a pin, a decision, and an overtime win to take the dual. 

Central Missouri will face their first MIAA opponent next weekend at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Duals in Kearney, Neb. The Mules will face the Lopers along with the Mary Marauders and the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs at the dual tournament.

Notre Dame 33, Central Missouri 15
125 - Jacob Goodwin (Notre Dame) dec. Malacai Collins (UCM) 8-2, Notre Dame 3-0
133 - Ivan McClay (Notre Dame) win by forfeit, Notre Dame 9-0
141 - Maurice Miller (Notre Dame) MD Zadac Lankford (UCM) 14-6, Notre Dame 13-0
149 - No. 2 Frank Cagnina (UCM) WBF James Jenkins (Notre Dame) 6:18, Notre Dame 13-6
157 - Jonathan Rivera (Notre Dame) dec. Evan Young (UCM) 8-3, Notre Dame 16-6
165 - Josh Thomson (UCM) WBF Louden Gordon (Notre Dame) 5:27, Notre Dame 16-12
174 -  Joey Davis (Notre Dame) WBF Archie Williams (UCM) 2:47, Notre Dame 22-12
184 - Garrett Lineberger (Notre Dame) TF Mike Boyd (UCM) 15-0, Notre Dame 27-12
197 - Garrett Linton (Notre Dame) WBF Nicholas Lovejoy (UCM) 0:56, Notre Dame 33-12
285 - De'Quence Goodman (UCM) dec. Logan Rimmer (Notre Dame) 3-2, Notre Dame 33-15

Augustana 21, Central Missoui 16
125 - TJ North (Augustana) win by forfeit , Augustana 6-0
133 - Malacai Collins (Central Missouri) dec. Morgan Engbrecht (Augustana) 11-6, Augustana 6-3
141 - Jeremiah Peterson (Augustana) dec. Zadac Lankford (UCM) 14-9, Augustana 9-3
149 - No. 2 Frank Cagnina (UCM) MD Jacob Anderson (Augustana) 14-2, Augustana 9-7
157 - Logan Cairer (UCM) dec. Bradyn Neises (Augustana) 9-2, UCM 10-9
165 - Shawn Hatlestad (Augustana) dec. Josh Thomson (UCM) 5-2, Augustana 12-10
174 - Archie Williams (UCM) WBF Parker Swanson (Augustana) 2:21, UCM 16-12
184 - Logan Henning (Augustana) dec. Mike Boyd (UCM) 3-0, UCM 16-15
197 - Jayd Docken (Augustana) dec. Nicholas Lovejoy (UCM) 5-2, Augustana 18-16
285 - Michael Lowman (Augustana) dec. De'Quence Goodman (UCM) 6-4, Augustana 21-16

No. 17 Newberry 22, Central Missouri 18
125- Malacai Collins (UCM) dec. Trung Duong (Newberry) 7-7, UCM 3-0
133- Jordan Simpson wins by forfeit, Newberry 6-3
141- Zadac Lankford (UCM) MD Nick Lankford (Newberry) 13-4, UCM 7-6
149- No. 2 Frank Cagnina (UCM) MD Seiji Borja (Newberry) 13-2, UCM 11-6
157- Evan Young (UCM) MD Dennis Flores 12-3, UCM 15-6
165- Josh Thomson (UCM) dec. Luke Gilmore (Newberry) 3-2, UCM 18-6
174- Joe Pittman (Newberry) MD Archie Williams (Newberry) 10-1, UCM 18-10
184- Jared Holliday (Newberry) WBF Mike Boyd (UCM) 2:16, UCM 18-16
197- Huston Evans (Newberry) dec. Nicholas Lovejoy (UCM) 10-4, Newberry 19-18
285- Cody Brundage (Newberry) SV De'Quence Goodman (UCM) 8-6, Newberry 22-18