No. 16 Cougars win thirty-eight matches with five placers at UNK Holiday Inn Open #GoBarton

The Barton Community College wrestling program won thirty-eight matches on Saturday as the No. 16 ranked Cougars went 38-31 in the UNK Holiday Inn Open held in Kearney, Nebraska. Having seventeen entries amongst over 800 competitors, the Cougars finished with five in the top six while also earning a distinguished individual award.

Kade Sander notched his second 157 division runner-up finish of the season battling through an injury in finishing 5-1 on the day. Getting a first round bye, Sander piled up the points over Cloud County Community College's Ryan Delforge 18-2 for a technical fall. Locked into a battle in the next round with Adams State's unattached wrestler Gavin Davy, the match came to a screeching halt as both received head lacerations. Through a few more stoppages of play, Sander advanced to the quarterfinal round with a narrow 5-4 decision. Taking care of unattached Tracy Reeder with a 4:29 fall, Sander then blanked his way to the finals with a 6-0 win over Anthony Scantlin of Fort Hays State University. York's Adrian Ojeda then took the title as Sander came up on the short end of 5-2 decision.

The Cougars received another runner-up finish in the 285 division as No. 5 ranked Brix Brickey came up short on the title in a 9-3 decision to Weston Hunt of the Colorado School of Mines. Beginning his day in round two, Brickey pinned four straight opponents in the Lindsborg sophomore's march to the finals. Brickey took care of Austin Lampkin of Nebraska Wesleyan University and New Mexico Highlands' Julian Sanchez in identical 1:59 clockings before making short work of Jacob Feldman from The Mines in 53 seconds. Semifinal action proved to be more difficult with Brickey getting a second period take down over Colorado State University unattached wrestler Gavin Nye in 4:10.

Trent Miles rolled into the 174 division semifinals with a tech fall to go along with two falls totaling eighty-two seconds. Scoring a 16-1 tech fall over Air Force Prep's James Nuhfer, Miles took care of Morningside's Tucker Bassinger in 42 seconds before slapping a 40 second flat backing on Hastings Austin Moyer. Miles' trek through the championship side of the bracket then came to an emphatic end to the eventual champion as Fort Hays' Aryus Jones racked up a 16-0 technical fall. Advancing to the third place match virtue of the six match limit handed to No. 7 ranked Cody Kingery of Iowa Western, Miles bid for a third place finish ended at the 4:04 mark in a fall to The Mines' Anderson Salisbury.

Darion Bailey also had his championship bracket interrupted by the eventual champion but went on to place 5th overall in the 133 division. Pinning New Mexico Highlands' Issac Garcia in the second round in 1:40, Bailey received a forfeit advancement before earning an 8-4 quarterfinal win over Aaron Sistrunk of Minnesota State University Moorhead. Getting bounced to the consolation following a 7-3 loss to Jake Woods of The Mines, Bailey took a late 6:15 fall to Northwestern's Jacob Hergott before being awarded the 5th placing via the six match rule over Bethany College's Trey Edwards.

Another run in the championship bracket came to an end by the eventual champion as Kelton Suchy won rolled into the 165 division semifinals before taking a 1:39 fall to Hayden Hastings of Wyoming. Suchy defeated Morningside's Alias Starkovich on a 4:58 injury stoppage before chalking up a 1:35 fall of Colby's Johnathan Hernandez and a 5:55 clock stoppage with a pin of Shaun Van Der Torre of Hastings. Having been bounced to the consolation side, Suchy got rolled up in the semifinals on a 25-10 tech fall to Newman's Dacota Motter before falling in the fifth place match 8-2 to unattached Hunter Mullin of Western State Colorado University.

Not placing on the day and having a chance ruled out by the six match limit, Keaton Sander's 5-1 day concluded on a positive note as the Great Bend freshman took home the amateur division's "Most Falls Award" after placing four mat slappers on all but one of his 141 division opponents for a total of just 7:37 of match time. Bounced immediately to the consolation side by a 3:52 fall to Iowa Western's Collen Divers, Sander had a bye before stringing four straight falls beginning with a quick 38-second pin of Northwest Kansas Technical College's Jesus Morales. It would take a second period time before Sander could hand a 3:59 clock stoppage on unattached Robert Price of Chadron State but in the next two rounds dished out quick match stoppers in a 1:35 time over Northwestern's Nathan Avant and a 1:25 time to James Brown of Briar Cliff. Into the consolation sixth round, Sander would have his last match of the day with a 6-4 decision over Adams State unattached wrestler Noah Hermosillo as the new six match limit concluded the day as Minnesota State's Mason Schulz was awarded the advancement.

Barton's next competition comes in two weeks as the Cougars will take the Thanksgiving week away from competing before heading to Hays, Kansas, for the Bob Smith Open held Sunday, December 3.

Barton Results for UNK Holiday Inn Open (11-18-17 – Kearney, NE)

Amateur 125 - Hagen Kent's place is unknown and has scored 3.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Hagen Kent (Barton) won by decision over Kyle James (Hastings (Neb.)) (Dec 9-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Braden Visnieski (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Hagen Kent (Barton) (Dec 13-7)
Cons. Round 2 - Hagen Kent (Barton) won by fall over Miguel Dubs (Cloud County Community College) (Fall 1:30)
Cons. Round 3 - Tyler Lawley (Newman) won by major decision over Hagen Kent (Barton) (Maj 10-0)

Amateur 125 - Andres Duron's place is unknown and has scored 3.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Andres Duron (Barton) won by tech fall over Taylor Holman (Bethany (Kan.)) (TF 19-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Andres Duron (Barton) won by decision over Pierce Mederios (York (Neb.)) (Dec 9-7)
Quarterfinal - Dylan Gowin (Unattached-Nebraska) won by fall over Andres Duron (Barton) (Fall 5:42)
Cons. Round 4 - Cole Jones (Minnesota State University Moorhead) won in tie breaker - 1 over Andres Duron (Barton) (TB-1 7-5)

Amateur 133 - Darion Bailey's place is 5th and has scored 14.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Darion Bailey (Barton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Darion Bailey (Barton) won by fall over Issac Garcia (New Mexico Highlands) (Fall 1:40)
Champ. Round 3 - Darion Bailey (Barton) won by forfeit over Jacob Baird (Unattached-Western State Colorado University) (FF)
Quarterfinal - Darion Bailey (Barton) won by decision over Aaron Sistrunk (Minnesota State University Moorhead) (Dec 8-4)
Semifinal - Jake Woods (Colorado School Of Mines) won by decision over Darion Bailey (Barton) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Semi - Jacob Hergott (Northwestern (Iowa)) won by fall over Darion Bailey (Barton) (Fall 6:15)
5th Place Match - Darion Bailey (Barton) won by rule over Trey Edwards (Bethany (Kan.)) (RULE)

Amateur 133 - Gage Gomez's place is unknown and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gage Gomez (Barton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Gage Gomez (Barton) won by fall over Jacob Hergott (Northwestern (Iowa)) (Fall 4:46)
Champ. Round 3 - Gage Gomez (Barton) won by major decision over Kevin Robinson (Cowley College) (Maj 17-7)
Quarterfinal - Seth Hutchison (Minnesota State University Moorhead) won by decision over Gage Gomez (Barton) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 6 - Marcelino Lopez (Cowley College) won by major decision over Gage Gomez (Barton) (Maj 14-5)

Amateur 141 - Keaton Sander's place is unknown and has scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Collen Divers (Iowa Western Community College) won by fall over Keaton Sander (Barton) (Fall 3:52)
Cons. Round 1 - Keaton Sander (Barton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Keaton Sander (Barton) won by fall over Jesus Morales (Northwest Kansas Technical College) (Fall 0:38)
Cons. Round 3 - Keaton Sander (Barton) won by fall over Robert Price (Unattached-Chadron State) (Fall 3:59)
Cons. Round 4 - Keaton Sander (Barton) won by fall over Nathan Avant (Northwestern (Iowa)) (Fall 1:35)
Cons. Round 5 - Keaton Sander (Barton) won by fall over James Brown (Briar Cliff (Iowa)) (Fall 1:25)
Cons. Round 6 - Keaton Sander (Barton) won by decision over Noah Hermosillo (Unattached-Adams State) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 7 - Mason Schulz (Minnesota State University Moorhead) won by rule over Keaton Sander (Barton) (RULE)

Amateur 149 - Emmanuel Peralta's place is unknown and has scored 5.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Emmanuel Peralta (Barton) won by tech fall over Timothy Sibbel (Morningside (Iowa)) (TF 20-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Emmanuel Peralta (Barton) won by fall over Mario Rodriguez (Newman) (Fall 6:30)
Quarterfinal - Ryan Fidel (Colorado School Of Mines) won by major decision over Emmanuel Peralta (Barton) (Maj 13-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Justin Davis (Unattached-Colorado State University - Pueblo) won by fall over Emmanuel Peralta (Barton) (Fall 1:45)

Amateur 157 - Christian Rivas's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Christian Rivas (Barton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Dylan Costello (Northwestern (Iowa)) won by injury default over Christian Rivas (Barton) (Inj. 6:24)
Cons. Round 2 - Christian Rivas (Barton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Grant Albrecht (Unattached-Chadron State) won by medical forfeit over Christian Rivas (Barton) (MFF)

Amateur 157 - Kade Sander's place is 2nd and has scored 18.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kade Sander (Barton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Kade Sander (Barton) won by tech fall over Ryan Delforge (Cloud County Community College) (TF 18-2)
Champ. Round 3 - Kade Sander (Barton) won by decision over Gavin Davy (Unattached-Adams State) (Dec 5-4)
Quarterfinal - Kade Sander (Barton) won by fall over Tracy Reeder (Unattached) (Fall 4:29)
Semifinal - Kade Sander (Barton) won by decision over Anthony Scantlin (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-0)
1st Place Match - Adrian Ojeda (York (Neb.)) won by decision over Kade Sander (Barton) (Dec 5-2)

Amateur 165 - Gage McBride's place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gage McBride (Barton) won in sudden victory - 1 over David Taylor (Central Christian College) (SV-1 6-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Richard Govea (University of Northern Colorado) won in sudden victory - 1 over Gage McBride (Barton) (SV-1 7-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Gage McBride (Barton) won by major decision over Trenton Armontrout (Colorado Mesa University) (Maj 16-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Michael Thelen (Western State Colorado University) won by fall over Gage McBride (Barton) (Fall 2:23)

Amateur 165 - Kelton Suchy's place is 6th and has scored 13.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kelton Suchy (Barton) won by injury default over Alias Starkovich (Morningside (Iowa)) (Inj. 4:58)
Champ. Round 2 - Kelton Suchy (Barton) won by fall over Johnathan Hernandez (Colby Community College) (Fall 1:35)
Quarterfinal - Kelton Suchy (Barton) won by fall over Shaun Van Der Torre (Hastings (Neb.)) (Fall 5:55)
Semifinal - Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) won by fall over Kelton Suchy (Barton) (Fall 1:38)
Cons. Semi - Dacota Motter (Newman) won by tech fall over Kelton Suchy (Barton) (TF 25-10)
5th Place Match - Hunter Mullin (Unattached-Western State Colorado University) won by decision over Kelton Suchy (Barton) (Dec 8-2)

Amateur 174 - Trent Miles's place is 4th and has scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Trent Miles (Barton) won by tech fall over James Nuhfer (Air Force Prep) (TF 16-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Trent Miles (Barton) won by fall over Tucker Bassinger (Morningside (Iowa)) (Fall 0:42)
Quarterfinal - Trent Miles (Barton) won by fall over Austin Moyer (Hastings (Neb.)) (Fall 0:40)
Semifinal - Aryus Jones (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Trent Miles (Barton) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Semi - Trent Miles (Barton) won by rule over Cody Kingery (Iowa Western Community College) (RULE)
3rd Place Match - Anderson Salisbury (Colorado School Of Mines) won by fall over Trent Miles (Barton) (Fall 4:04)

Amateur 184 - Shane Delong's place is unknown and has scored 3.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Shane Delong (Barton) won by fall over Casey Hand (Northwest Kansas Technical College) (Fall 3:00)
Champ. Round 2 - Heath Gray (Unattached) won by fall over Shane Delong (Barton) (Fall 2:09)
Cons. Round 2 - Shane Delong (Barton) won by decision over Tyler William (Unattached-Adams State) (Dec 12-8)
Cons. Round 3 - Joseph White (Northwest Kansas Technical College) won by major decision over Shane Delong (Barton) (Maj 15-6)

Amateur 184 - Victor Monarrez's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Darrin Miller (Concordia (Neb.)) won by fall over Victor Monarrez (Barton) (Fall 4:55)
Cons. Round 1 - Tyler William (Unattached-Adams State) won by decision over Victor Monarrez (Barton) (Dec 11-4)

Amateur 197 - Ethan Dean's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Dean (Barton) won by fall over Antonio Navarrette (New Mexico Highlands) (Fall 0:36)
Champ. Round 2 - Adam Ball (Midland (Neb.)) won by fall over Ethan Dean (Barton) (Fall 5:31)
Cons. Round 2 - Seth Ham (Iowa Western Community College) won by fall over Ethan Dean (Barton) (Fall 0:19)

Amateur 285 - Keegan Pride's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Prince (Unattached) won by decision over Keegan Pride (Barton) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Keegan Pride (Barton) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Keegan Pride (Barton) won by fall over Noah Presson (Barton) (Fall 2:47)
Cons. Round 3 - Joey Cannon (Morningside (Iowa)) won by decision over Keegan Pride (Barton) (Dec 4-2)

Amateur 285 - Noah Presson's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Noah Presson (Barton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Matthew Wilke (Briar Cliff (Iowa)) won by fall over Noah Presson (Barton) (Fall 3:16)
Cons. Round 2 - Keegan Pride (Barton) won by fall over Noah Presson (Barton) (Fall 2:47)

Amateur 285 - Brix Brickey's place is 2nd and has scored 23.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brix Brickey (Barton) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Brix Brickey (Barton) won by fall over Austin Lampkin (Nebraska Wesleyan University) (Fall 1:59)
Champ. Round 3 - Brix Brickey (Barton) won by fall over Julian Sanchez (New Mexico Highlands) (Fall 1:59)
Quarterfinal - Brix Brickey (Barton) won by fall over Jacob Feldman (Colorado School Of Mines) (Fall 0:53)
Semifinal - Brix Brickey (Barton) won by fall over Gavin Nye (Unattached-Colorado State University - Pueblo) (Fall 4:10)
1st Place Match - Weston Hunt (Colorado School Of Mines) won by decision over Brix Brickey (Barton) (Dec 9-3)