FHSU Athletics
INDIANAPOLIS - Fort Hays State's Tereus Henry turned in a 4-0 record on day one of the 44th Midwest Classic on Saturday, helping the junior reach the semifinals at the prestigious event for a second-consecutive season. The Tigers sit in 24th out of the 51 schools in attendance after accumulating 32.5 team points thanks to a team record of 15-18.
Henry, the 11th-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll, locked up a top-six finish after rattling off four-consecutive wins. He dominated in his first two outings, picking up a pair of second-period technical falls to reach the round of 16, where he fought his way to an 11-4 decision. The El Paso, Texas native then clinched a spot in the semis thanks to a 2-0 decision in the quarterfinal when he was able to pick up a quick escape in the second period before riding out his opponent in the third period to secure the victory.
Henry will take on unranked Ben Tonnessen from Adams State in the semifinals, while No. 2 Derek Blubaugh (UIndy) and No. 8 Dakoda Rodgers (Pitt-Johnstown) battle in the other semifinal at 197 pounds.
Henry was the lone Tiger to win his first bout of the day, but five FHSU athletes bounced back to pick up a pair of wins in the consolation bracket to finish 2-2 on the day. Drew Bell secured a pair of first-period pins at 141 pounds after falling to a 5-2 decision in the first round, while D'Andre Brown recorded back-to-back major decisions at 125 pounds.
Cody HIcks picked up a pair of wins at 165 pounds, including a pin in 3:54 and a 5-2 decision, while Matthew Rodriguez added a pair of wins in the 184-pound bracket with a technical fall and a narrow 3-2 decision. Tony Caldwell bounced back from a third-period pin in the opening round to win twice, rattling off a 9-4 decision before picking up a pin of his own in just 1:41.
Marcel Dely went 1-2 on the day, losing via pin just before the final horn against the top-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds before winning via decision at 10-8.Henry will wrap up the weekend with day two on Sunday, with action beginning at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT).
Full FHSU Results
125 - D'Andre Brown - 2-2
Champ. Round 1 - Dayson Torgerson (Colorado Mesa) won by decision over D'Andre Brown (Dec 13-6)
Cons. Round 1 - D'Andre Brown received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - D'Andre Brown won by major decision over Shay Horton (Thomas More) (MD 14-2)
Cons. Round 3 - D'Andre Brown won by major decision over Billy Smith (Mercyhurst) (MD 14-6)
Cons. Round 4 - #9 Graham Shore (Findlay) won by major decision over D'Andre Brown (MD 22-8)
133 - Kevin Honas - 0-2
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Chi (UW-Parkside) won by fall over Kevin Honas (Fall 4:13)
Cons. Round 1 - Kevin Honas received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Stephen Spitko (Coker) won by fall over Kevin Honas (Fall 1:14)
141 - Drew Bell - 2-2
Champ. Round 1 - Harold `Taylor` Robinson (Mount Olive) won by decision over Drew Bell (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Drew Bell received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Drew Bell won by fall over Derek Torza (Central Missouri) (Fall 1:52)
Cons. Round 3 - Drew Bell won by fall over Gabe Adams (Kentucky Wesleyan) (Fall 2:33)
Cons. Round 4 - Omar Armengol (Coker) won by major decision over Drew Bell (MD 16-6)
149 - Marcell Dely - 1-2
Champ. Round 1 - #1 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) won by fall over Marcell Dely (Fall 6:59)
Cons. Round 1 - Marcell Dely received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Marcell Dely won by decision over Javier Gutierrez (Maryville) (Dec 10-8)
Cons. Round 3 - Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) won by fall over Marcell Dely (Fall 1:02)
157 - Hunter Harris - 0-2
Champ. Round 1 - Hunter Harris received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - #11 Eric Faught (Upper Iowa) won by tech fall over Hunter Harris (TF-1.5 4:44 (17-1))
Cons. Round 2 - Clayton Robinson (Chadron State) won by medical forfeit over Hunter Harris (MFFL)
165 - Cody Hicks - 2-2
Champ. Round 1 - Luke Ciampa (East Stroudsburg) won by major decision over Cody Hicks (MD 14-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Cody Hicks received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Cody Hicks won by fall over Eric Holt (Drury) (Fall 3:54)
Cons. Round 3 - Cody Hicks won by decision over Ivan Smith Jr. (New Mexico Highlands) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 - #8 Brady Schuh (UW-Parkside) won by tech fall over Cody Hicks (TF-1.5 6:57 (20-4))
174 - Juan Urbina - 0-2
Champ. Round 1 - Chase Stein (Mercyhurst) won by fall over Juan Urbina (Fall 0:35)
Cons. Round 1 - Juan Urbina received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Ethan Smith (Drury) won by decision over Juan Urbina (Dec 10-4)
184 - Matthew Rodriguez - 2-2
Champ. Round 1 - Damon Ashworth (Central Missouri) won by fall over Matthew Rodriguez (Fall 4:07)
Cons. Round 1 - Matthew Rodriguez received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Matthew Rodriguez won by tech fall over Jacoby Benjamin (Newberry) (TF-1.5 4:02 (15-0))
Cons. Round 3 - Matthew Rodriguez won by decision over Hunter Tobiasson (Adams State) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Kyler Pickard (Belmont Abbey) won by major decision over Matthew Rodriguez (MD 21-8)
197 - #11 Tereus Henry - 4-0 - Guaranteed top-6 placement
Champ. Round 1 - #11 Tereus Henry won by tech fall over Christian Poplous (Allen) (TF-1.5 4:25 (16-1))
Champ. Round 2 - #11 Tereus Henry won by tech fall over Ronnie Jones (Mercyhurst) (TF-1.5 3:53 (18-2))
Champ. Round 3 - #11 Tereus Henry won by decision over Jeramiah Larson (Maryville) (Dec 11-4)
Quarterfinal - #11 Tereus Henry won by decision over Peyton Lemon (Ashland) (Dec 2-0)
285 - Tony Caldwell - 2-2
Champ. Round 1 - Tony Caldwell received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Doyle (Colorado Mesa) won by fall over Tony Caldwell (Fall 5:36)
Cons. Round 2 - Tony Caldwell won by decision over Owen Hawley (Grand Valley State) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Tony Caldwell won by fall over Rubin Izzard (Allen) (Fall 1:41)
Cons. Round 4 - Lloyd Reynolds (UW-Parkside) won by decision over Tony Caldwell (Dec 5-1)