FHSU Athletics
WRAY, Colo. - The Fort Hays State men's wrestling team went 1-1 in a tri-dual against No. 24 Chadron State and Otero Junior College Saturday evening. The Tigers fell to the Eagles 40-0 before cruising past the Rattlers, 51-3.
Chadron State opened the day by taking all 10 matches, including seven bonus-point wins. The Tigers bounced back in the second dual, taking nine of the 10 bouts, all of which were bonus-point affairs.
D'Andre Brown opened the rout with a 16-2 major decision at 125 pounds, before Jett Schwartz pinned his opponent at 133 pounds in the first period. OJC bounced back with its lone win at 141 before Jarret Mader opened a run of seven-straight victories with a pin in sudden victory at 149.
Cash Thomas needed just 22 seconds to pin his opponent at 157 pounds, with Cason Lindsey following with a second-period pin in his season debut. Two takedowns and 10 nearfall points helped Houston Frank to a 17-0 technical fall at 174 pounds before 12th-ranked Matthew Rodriguez racked up three takedowns before pinning his 184-pound opponent in 2:20.
Ryan Patterson kept the theme going with a 32-second pin at 197 pounds, followed by Riah Ostrander wrapping up the evening with a pin of his own at 285 pounds in just 74 seconds.
The Tigers will be on the road once again next Saturday (Nov. 22) for the Younes Hospitality Open in Kearney, Neb. before competing at home for the first time when they host Colorado School of Mines and Ouachita Baptist for a tri-dual on Saturday, December 6.
#24 Chadron State 40, Fort Hays State 0
125 - #14 Quade Smith over D'Andre Brown (MD 17-6)
133 - Hunter Jacobsen over Jett Schwartz (TF 19-2 5:10)
141 - #14 Caleb Chaves over Will Burchard (MD 11-2)
149 - Caleb Nadig over Jarret Mader (MD 11-3)
157 - Brandon Paredes over Cash Thomas (Dec 8-2)
165 - Tayten Gillette over Hunter Harris (MD 9-1)
174 - Logan Berger over Houston Frank (MD 12-4)
184 - Brooks Loosvelt over #12 Matthew Rodriguez (Dec 9-4)
197 - Mason Villwok over Ryan Patterson (Dec 4-1)
285 - Eli Reese over Riah Ostrander (Fall 2:42)
Fort Hays State 51, Otero Junior College 3
125 - D'Andre Brown over Eden Cobos-Ortega (MD 16-2)
133 - Jett Schwartz over Robert Ortiz (Fall 2:21)
141 - Jerry Griego over Kolton Field (Dec 8-4)
149 - Jarret Mader over Dominic Sanchez (SV-1 (Fall) 6:20)
157 - Cash Thomas over Riley Robinson (Fall 0:22)
165 - Cason Lindsey over Sullivan Deherrera (Fall 4:32)
174 - Houston Frank over Chris Galicia (TF 17-0 3:14)
184 - #12 Matthew Rodriguez over Jordan Harris (Fall 2:20)
197 - Ryan Patterson over Eamonn Maxey-Rumley (Fall 0:32)
285 - Riah Ostrander over Xander Wills (Fall 1:14)