FHSU Athletics
MARSHALL, Minn. - The Fort Hays State men's wrestling team came out victorious in one of three matchups at the SMSU Duals on Saturday (Jan. 18). The Tigers opened the day with a 32-16 loss against Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the fifth-ranked team in Division III, before bouncing back in a 28-14 win against tournament host Southwest Minnesota State. FHSU then fell to Minot State on tiebreaker criteria, 22-21, in the finale.
Four Tigers went undefeated on the day, with A.B. Stokes (125 pounds) and Riah Ostrander (285 pounds) both picking up a trio of wins. Ryan Patterson and 12th-ranked Tereus Henry combined for three wins at 197 pounds, with Patterson picking up a win in the first dual and Henry following with two wins.
Stokes opened the day with a 14-5 major decision before Wisconsin-Eau Claire took control with wins in six of the next seven bouts. Marcell Dely broke up the run with a 6-3 decision at 157 pounds before Patterson took home a win via injury default at 197 pounds and Ostrander wrapped up the dual with a 5-1 decision.
Stokes added his second win of the day with an injury default in the first bout against Southwest Minnesota State before Andrew Honas recorded a first-period pin to double the lead to 12-0. The Mustangs won the next three to close within 12-11, but Fort Hays State picked up wins in four of the last five matchups to secure the win. Jacob Judd and Connor Padgett opened the run with back-to-back major decisions, while Henry and Ostrander finished things off with a 15-0 technical fall and a 4-0 decision, respectively.
Stokes opened the dual against Minot State with a dominant 15-0 technical fall, but the Beavers were then able to win the next four bouts to take a sizable 18-5 lead. With the Beavers open at 285 and the score essentially 18-11, Fort Hays State took three of the next four bouts to claw back. Judd secured his second victory of the day with an 8-3 decision before MSU bounced back with a tiebreak win. Matthew Rodriguez followed with a 12-0 major decision at 185 pounds to put the Tigers effectively within 21-18. Henry completed the comeback with a 7-5 decision, but two pins gave the Beavers the win via tiebreak criteria.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will now jump into conference action beginning next Sunday (Jan. 26) when FHSU hosts Newman beginning at 2 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
Wisconsin-Eau Claire 32, Fort Hays State 16
125 - A.B. Stokes over Izzy Balsiger Maj 14-5
133 - Travis Moelter over Cody Castelline Fall 4:48
141 - Royce Butt over Kevin Honas Dec 8-3
149 - Zach Sato over Drew Bell TF 16-1
157 - Marcell Dely over Landon Church Dec 6-3
165 - Preston Carlisle over Jacob Judd Fall 1:43
174 - Jared Stricker over Connor Padgett Fall 4:11
184 - Zak McPhee over Matthew Rodriguez Fall 4:49
197 - Ryan Patterson over Hank Gierke Inj 5:34
285 - Riah Ostrander over Brody Perry Dec 5-1
Fort Hays State 28, Southwest Minnesota State 14
125 - A.B. Stokes over Carlo Arreola Inj 6:45
133 - Andrew Honas over Adam Polansky Fall 1:43
141 - Dylan Louwagie over Kevin Honas TF 16-0
149 - Jacob Messner over Drew Bell Dec 9-6
157 - Sean Howk over Marcell Dely Dec 8-3
165 - Jacob Judd over Caden Young Maj 10-1
174 - Connor Padgett over Mason Buss Maj 11-1
184 - Adam Sylvester over Matthew Rodriguez Dec 10-5
197 - Tereus Henry over Kody Marschner TF 15-0
285 - Riah Ostrander over Evan Thompson Dec 4-0
Minot State 22, Fort Hays State 21 - Minot State wins on tiebreaker criteria
125 - A.B. Stokes over Dylan McDonald TF 15-0
133 - Wayne Joint over Andrew Honas Dec 9-5
141 - Adrian Chavez over Kevin Honas Fall 2:13
149 - Ethan Wonser over Drew Bell Dec 3-2
157 - Ryan Hrcka over Marcell Dely Fall 4:49
165 - Jacob Judd over John Armstrong Dec 8-3
174 - Gavin Turk over Connor Padgett TB-1 5-1
184 - Matthew Rodriguez over Dom Howlett Maj 12-0
197 - Tereus Henry over Cannon Potts Dec 7-5
285 - Riah Ostrander over Unknown Forf