FHSU Athletics
HAYS, Kan. - The Fort Hays State men's wrestling team dropped a trio of duals at home on Friday (Nov. 13), losing to Northeastern State 40-6, Sioux Falls 34-9 and CSU-Pueblo 37-11.
Houston Frank secured two wins on the day at 184 pounds, with the junior leading 8-3 at the end of regulation against Northeastern State but earning six team points via disqualification. The Scott City, Kan. native added a come-from-behind victory against Sioux Falls, rallying from a 9-6 deficit with a late takedown before pinning his opponent with just six seconds remaining.
Jonathan Rigler followed with a 13-9 decision at 197 pounds against Sioux Falls, racking up two takedowns, two reversals, two escapes and accumulating more than a minute of riding time.
Aiden Shields got the Tigers on the board against CSU-Pueblo with a third-period pin, sticking his opponent to the mat in 5:23 despite trailing 3-1 at the time to tie the score at 6-6. Cash Thomas accumulated two takedowns and a trio of four-counts to record an 18-1 technical fall at 157 pounds, keeping the Tigers within 15-11 through five bouts.
The Tigers will be back in action next Saturday (Nov. 21) when they travel to Kearney, Neb. for the Younes Hospitality Open.
Northeastern State 40, Fort Hays State 6
125 - Colden Dyer (NSU) over Xzephren Donner (Fall 5:11)
133 - Zane Donley (NSU) over Aiden Shields (Dec 4-3)
141 - Sean Gonzalez (NSU) over Aiden Baker (Dec 8-2)
149 - Evan Rodriguez (NSU) over Jarret Mader (TF 17-2 4:55)
157 - Dimitri Kizer (NSU) over Cash Thomas (Dec 9-6)
165 - Clay Giddens (NSU) over Ender Rider (TF 20-4 6:08)
174 - Silas Foster (NSU) over Hunter Harris (MD 16-6)
184 - Houston Frank over James Elliott (NSU) (DQ)
197 - Ethan Day (NSU) over Jonathan Rigler (TF 21-5 5:59)
285 - Christian Clark (NSU) over Jaxson Thomas (Fall 2:35)
Sioux Falls 34, Fort Hays State 9
125 - Bray Skinner (USF) over Xzephren Donner (Fall 3:55)
133 - Cyler Ruhoff (USF) over Julien Kimling (Dec 11-4)
141 - Anthony Nichols (USF) over Aiden Baker (SV-1 8-5)
149 - Sonny Lora (USF) over Philipp Nguyen (Dec 7-1)
157 - Cooper Sanders (USF) over Cash Thomas (MD 11-2)
165 - Lincoln Fink (USF) over Ender Rider (Fall 3:51)
174 - Jarrett Roos (USF) over Hunter Harris (Dec 9-7)
184 - Houston Frank over Philip Fiagan (USF) (Fall 6:54)
197 - Jonathan Rigler over Hank Meyer (USF) (Dec 13-9)
285 - Stetson Davis (USF) over Jaxson Thomas (Fall 2:48)
CSU-Pueblo 37, Fort Hays State 11
125 - Dane Padilla (CSU-P) over Xzephren Donner (Fall 1:13)
133 - Aiden Shields over Eddie Bowman (CSU-P) (Fall 5:23)
141 - Jacob Myers (CSU-P) over Aiden Baker (Fall 0:47)
149 - Brogan Monty (CSU-P) over Philipp Nguyen (Dec 10-5)
157 - Cash Thomas over Elijah Banks (CSU-P) (TF 18-1 4:36)
165 - Deacon Pickett (CSU-P) over Jace Schartz (Dec 7-4)
174 - Vicente Sanchez-Vasquez (CSU-P) over Kyler Boyles (Dec 14-10)
184 - Solomon Arnds-Volcin (CSU-P) over Houston Frank (Fall 6:46)
197 - Elias Koonce (CSU-P) over Jonathan Rigler (MD 16-5)
285 - Henry Sturn (CSU-P) over Beau Young (Fall 6:37)
133 - Extra: Nikolas Fernandez (CSU-P) over Julien Kimling (Fall 3:20)