Men's Wrestling Claims Six Division Titles in Arizona
Doane Men's Wrestling flexed their strength and depth on Saturday at the Embry-Riddle Mile High Open. In 10 weight classes, the Tigers had finalists in eight, as they would roll up 62 wins on the day.
The following is a breakdown of each weight class for the Tigers:
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Four wrestlers competed for Doane. Nathan Rizek (JR/Lincoln, Neb.) went 3-2 on the day, with all three wins by pin to take 4th overall. Hunter Bennett (SO/Tilden, Neb.) went 3-2 as he posted two wins by decision and one by pin to take 5th overall. Russell Nickerson (SO/Quincy, Calif.) went 1-2 with his win coming by decision. Landon Stocks (SO/Winterville, N.C.) went 0-2.
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Doane sent four wrestlers to the mat in the division. Daniel Vargas (SR/San Diego, Calif.) went 4-0 to win the division. He won his first three matches by tech fall and picked up a 3-1 decision in the finals. Devin Avedissian (FR/Temecula, Calif.) went 5-1 to finish third overall. He recorded three wins by tech fall, one by major decision, and in his final match he was by sudden victory, 4-2. Tristen Brown (FR/Sugar City, Idaho) went 1-2 with a decision victory in his opening match. Roberto Cordova (FR/Rio Rancho, N.M.) went 0-2.
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Baagii Boldmaa (SR/Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) and Benjamin Miller (FR/Reno, Nev.) tied for first as both wrestlers went 3-0 on the day to advance to the championship. They did not wrestle and Boldmaa received the medical forfeit win. Boldmaa won all three of his matches by tech fall, including a 23-7 win over NAIA No. 22 Steven Kroesen of Vanguard. Miller won two matches by pin and one by tech fall as both wrestlers showed their dominance over the division.
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Tristan Zamilpa (JR/Madera, Calif.) and Nate Lendt (FR/Des Moines, Iowa) tied for first as both went 3-0 on the day. Lendt received the medical forfeit win in the championship match. Zamilpa won his matches with decision victories while Lendt had two pins and a major decision. Quentyn Frank (FR/Kearney, Neb.) went 4-2 and placed fifth overall. He won two matches by pin, one by decision, and one by forfeit.
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Gabriel Keith (SO/Rio Rancho, N.M.) was the only wrestler in the division for the Tigers and went 2-1 to place second overall. He won his first match by pin and his second by an 8-6 decision to advance to the championship where he dropped the match by a pin.
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Benjamin Dobler (SO/Torokszentmiklos, Hungary) advanced to the championship as he went 3-1 on the day. He opened with a 22-3 tech fall win followed by a pin in 1:34. Dobler used a 14-4 major decision to advance to the finals before he fell to No. 6 Keller Rock of Embry-Riddle (AZ), 17-4.
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Three Tigers were in action with Chinges Tsermaa (JR/Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) coming away with the championship by going 4-0. He won all four matches by decision including a 3-2 victory over NAIA No. 8 Gerardo Hernandez of Vanguard in the championship. Michael Scarponi (JR/Temecula, Calif.) went 5-1 for the Tigers to place third overall. His lone loss came to No. 8 Hernadez, 5-3. Scarponi had two wins by pin, an injury victory, a 12-0 major decision, and a 5-1 decision. Austin Filliez (JR/Lincoln, Neb.) went 0-2.
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Garrett Cornwell (SR/Albion, Neb.) went 4-2 and placed fifth for the Tigers. He won three matches by decision and one by pin. Terungwa Unongo (SO/Jonesboro, Ga.) was 1-2 with a victory by pin in his opening match.
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Bradley Antesberger (SO/North Pole, Alaska) was the lone Tiger in the division and he went 4-0 to claim the title. He opened with an 11-3 major decision followed by an 18-2 tech fall. He won his final two matches by decision, 6-1 and 5-0, respectively.
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Brandon Antesberger (JR/North Pole, Alaska) won the heightweight crown with a 3-0 record on the day. He recorded a 16-0 tech fall followed by a 4-2 decision in the semifinals. In the championship, Antesberger won by sudden victory, 8-4. Samuel Peterson (JR/Bonney Lake, Wash.) went 3-2 and placed fifth overall. He won by pin in his opening match followed by a decision victory. He added a forfeit win in the final match.
Next up for Tiger wrestling will be the UNK Loper Invite on November 19 in Kearney.