FHSU Athletics
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State men's and women's wrestling held their annual Black and Gold Scrimmage on Friday evening (Oct. 23) at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. The women's exhibition featured 12 matches, while the men's featured 10. The Black squad won seven of 12 matches on the women's side and took the dual 30-23, but the men's exhibition was even at 19-19.
Women's Recap
The Gold team jumped out to a 7-point lead at 19-12 in the team scoring, but Black roared back late to win by seven 30-23. Winners on the Black squad included Kyrstan Perez, Gabby Hampton, Morgan Maschmann, Kaylee Ricketts, Amanda Jaeger, Ashlynn Goodwin, and Isabella Renfro. Winners for the Gold included Kyrain Perez, Chasey Karabell, Leiannah Landreth, Peyton Hellmann, and Kiley Dillow.
Two of the matches ended in ties and were determined by criteria. Those matchups included Kyrain Perez vs. Jaidyn Alvarado (12-12) and Morgan Maschmann vs. Regina Stoeser (10-10). The dual also featured four pins, four tech falls, and a pair of decisions that were nearly tech falls.
Men's Recap
Competition on the men's mat went back-and-forth all evening, with the teams trading victories in all 10 bouts. Both squads claimed five wins, including one pin, one major decision and three decisions each.
Winners for the Black included Derreck Buford, Aiden Baker, Cash Thomas, Hunter Harris, and Ritchie Bruno. Winners for the Gold included Aiden Shields, Jarrett Mader, Ender Rider, Houston Frank, and Jaxson Thomas.
Buford opened the evening with a pin at 125 pounds in 4:27 before Shields leveled the score with a first-period pin in 2:45 at 133. Harris tacked on a major decision for the black squad at 174 pounds, winning 16-3. Jaxson Thomas helped the gold team rally for the tie with a 12-0 major decision to cap off the evening at 285 pounds.