BALDWIN CITY, Kan. – The No. 11 Central Missouri Mules Wrestling team captured seven individual titles and recorded 19 top-four finishes at the Dan Harris Open on Sunday, Nov. 8, in Baldwin City, Kan.
The Mules claimed championships from
Karim Allal (133),
Ryder Shelton (141),
Austin Gyorkos (149),
Eli Homan (165),
Noah Gonzalez (174),
Trey Brewer (184) and
Landon Dobson (197).
Central Missouri also secured the top three finishes in two weight classes, 165 and 174 pounds, and had four championship bouts that featured UCM teammates.
125 Pounds
Kellen Mesina led the Mules at 125 pounds with a runner-up finish. Mesina opened his tournament with a 20-4 technical fall over J. Vice (Missouri Valley) in 3:00 before pinning Scott Burkett-Santos (unattached) in 2:59 to advance to the championship match.
Mesina finished second after dropping an 8-6 decision to Cason Craft (unattached).
133 Pounds
Central Missouri produced three placers at 133 pounds, led by
Karim Allal, who captured the individual championship.
Allal advanced to the finals after pinning Ethan Franklin (Missouri Valley) in 1:21 and earning a victory over teammate
Kaiden Powell. In the championship bout, Allal defeated teammate
Bryson Rockers by a 14-9 decision to secure the title.
Rockers finished runner-up after recording a fall over Alejandro Osorio-Rogel (Missouri Valley) in 1:17 and a 7-1 decision over teammate
Peyton Shepard.
Shepard rounded out the Mules' placers at 133 pounds, finishing fourth.
141 Pounds
Ryder Shelton earned the 141-pound championship, beginning his tournament with a 20-4 technical fall over H. Gamble (unattached) in 5:31 before recording a fall over C. Borjas (unattached) in 56 seconds.
Shelton advanced to the championship match following a medical forfeit and claimed the title with a 4-1 decision over Trevon Swearinger (Baker).
Brock Smith added a fourth-place finish for the Mules.
149 Pounds
Austin Gyorkos captured the 149-pound title after recording three bonus-point victories. Gyorkos opened with a 20-8 major decision over Christopher Dye (Missouri Valley) before earning a 16-1 technical fall over Wyatt Toigo (Missouri Valley) in 3:42.
In the championship match, Gyorkos secured a 22-6 technical fall over Nakos Benton (Baker) in 4:41 to claim first place.
Evan Gatlin added a third-place finish for Central Missouri, defeating Dye by a 3-2 decision before pinning Toigo in 1:01 in the third-place bout.
157 Pounds
Colby Gray earned a third-place finish at 157 pounds after battling through the consolation bracket. Gray recorded a 17-2 technical fall over Ricardo Moreno (Trinidad State) in 3:46 before pinning Aaron Urrutia (unattached) in 35 seconds.
Gray secured third place with a victory by default over Noah Smith (Baker).
165 Pounds
The Mules swept the top three spots at 165 pounds, led by
Eli Homan, who captured the individual championship. Homan opened his tournament with an 8-2 decision over L. Lopez (Missouri Valley) before recording a fall over Brandon Owen (Baker) in 4:17 to advance to the finals.
In the championship bout, Homan earned a 4-2 decision over teammate
Dax Gentes to claim the title.
Gentes finished runner-up after recording a 17-2 technical fall over D. Williams (Baker), a fall over J. Waterer (Cloud County Community College) in 2:47 and a 7-6 decision over teammate
Jasper Allison in the semifinals.
Allison rounded out the Mules' podium sweep with a third-place finish, highlighted by a fall over Owen in 5:21 in the third-place match.
174 Pounds
Central Missouri claimed the top three finishes at 174 pounds, with
Noah Gonzalez earning the individual title.
Gonzalez advanced to the finals after pinning U. Clay (Missouri Valley) in 1:50 and earning an 8-6 decision over teammate
Grant Van Horn.
Gonzalez secured the championship with a 19-4 technical fall over teammate
Owen Diemoz in 4:37.
Diemoz finished runner-up after recording three falls on his way to the championship match, including a 32-second pin over C. Astorga (Trinidad State) in the semifinals.
Van Horn added a third-place finish for UCM, closing his tournament with a fall over Astorga in 1:06.
184 Pounds
Trey Brewer captured the 184-pound championship after finishing a perfect 4-0 in round-robin competition. Brewer opened with a fall over Innocent McGuire III (Missouri Valley) in 1:31 before pinning Braeden Sandoval (Trinidad State) in 2:00.
He continued his dominant performance with a 19-1 technical fall over Weston McLaughlin (unattached) in 5:00 before closing the tournament with a 16-0 technical fall over Jackson Sapp (Missouri Valley) in 4:53.
197 Pounds
Central Missouri claimed the top two finishes at 197 pounds, led by
Landon Dobson, who captured the individual championship.
Dobson opened the tournament with an 18-14 decision over T. Pankey (Cloud County Community College) before recording a fall over Kevin Lund (Baker) in 2:47 to advance to the finals.
In the championship match, Dobson pinned teammate
Kyler Jackson in 2:07 to secure the title.
Jackson finished runner-up after recording a fall over P. Cuevas (Cloud County Community College) in 1:32 and a 10-3 semifinal decision over D. Holguin (Cloud County Community College).
285 Pounds
Dawson Rull rounded out Central Missouri's placers with a third-place finish at heavyweight.
After dropping a 5-3 semifinal decision to D. Holguin (Cloud County Community College), Rull responded with a fall over Elijah Eslinger (Baker) in 2:18.
Rull secured third place with a fall over Johnny Sailele (unattached) in 4:31.
The Mules return to action on Saturday, Nov. 21, hosting the Kaufman Brand Bayly Open at the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center in Warrensburg, Mo., beginning at 10 a.m.
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