Barton Wrestling tangles in nationally packed Bob Smith Open #GoBarton

Competing against a field packed with wrestlers from nationally ranked programs on the NCAA Division I and II levels, the No. 16 ranked Barton Community College wrestling program went 13-26 on Sunday at the Bob Smith Open hosted by Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.

The Cougars took just one loss on the day against junior college competition with eight combined losses alone coming at the hands of Division I powerhouses Oklahoma State University and the University of Nebraska.

Barton will have one more meet coming up on Saturday, December 9, before taking the rest of the semester and holidays away from competition as the Cougars travel to Crete, Nebraska, for the Doane Open.

Five of Barton's first losses on the day went on to place in the respective bracket, including three that captured the division title while another finished runner-up and another placed fourth.

In the 174 division, David Kelly was one of those to be bounced to the consolation by the eventual champion before battling back through the bracket to take fourth place overall. Kelly opened up with a bye before taking down Neosho County Community College's Brayden Collins in a 3:30 fall. Next up was an unattached opponent, one who will be challenging for the starting position at No. 13 ranked Nebraska, as Kelly run to the quarterfinal ended in a 23-8 technical fall to Mikey Labriola. Ending the day of fellow Cougar Victor Monarrez with a fall on the back side of the draw, Kelly pinned his next opponent as well, Jorday Wesley of Colby Community College in a 1:27 clocking before advancing with an injury forfeit over Fort Hays State's Dylan Wiesner. Kelly's day fell short of the third place medal succumbing to NCAA Division II No. 10 ranked Miguel Barreras of Central Oklahoma.

Two of the Cougars losses to eventual champions came to nationally dominate wrestlers from NCAA Division I powerhouse Oklahoma State University. Hagen Kent was the first to face goliath, taking on last year's national runner-up Kade Brock as the now No. 4 ranked Cowboy ended the 133 division match in a 2:24 pin. Perhaps the unluckiest of draws for Barton came in the 141 division as Keaton Sander lasted 1:48 against the two-time national defending champion and No. 1 ranked Dean Heil.

Wrestling unattached in the 149 division, Dominick Howard also drew an unlucky first match against a Cowboy, falling in 1:53 to No. 10 ranked Geordan Martinez. Martinez would go on to place second, dropping a 7-6 decision to fellow Cowboy Boo Lewallen who was wrestling unattached.

Going 2-2 on the day were Monarrez, Gage McBride, and Brix Brickey. McBride was sent to the 165 division consolation round by a 1:50 fall to the eventual fourth place finisher, John Blankenship of Nebraska. McBride then ended the day of fellow Cougar Kelton Suchy by a narrow 4-2 decision before racking up an 18-1 technical fall over Pratt Community College's Sean Pilger. Facing his second Nebraska wrestler of the day, McBride lasted 1:19 before Dalton Peters continued the march in the bracket, eventually falling to fellow Husker Blankenship.

Ranked No. 5 in the NJCAA, 285 division Brix Brickey registered two falls to begin his day. Beginning with a 2:14 fall over Adams State's Rico Garcia, Brickey avenged an earlier season loss to Cloud County's Benny Hernandez with a late 5:45 fall. Battling Fort Hays State's Dakota Gulley through three rounds, Brickey came out on the short side of a 5-2 quarterfinal score before taking a 1:01 fall to Northern Colorado's Brian Barnes.

Barton Results for Bob Smith Open (12-03-17 – Hays, KS)

Amateur 125 - Andres Duron's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Andres Duron (Barton CC) (Fall 1:46)
Cons. Round 1 - Andres Duron (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Montana Moon (Oklahoma City University) won by decision over Andres Duron (Barton CC) (Dec 6-5)

College 133 - Hagen Kent's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Hagen Kent (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Hagen Kent (Barton CC) (Fall 2:24)
Cons. Round 2 - Hagen Kent (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Trey Edwards (Bethany) won by decision over Hagen Kent (Barton CC) (Dec 9-5)

College 133 - Gage Gomez's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dy`Juan Carney (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Gage Gomez (Barton CC) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Gage Gomez (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jd Rader (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Gage Gomez (Barton CC) (Dec 2-0)

College 141 - Keaton Sander's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Keaton Sander (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Keaton Sander (Barton CC) (Fall 1:48)
Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Conrad (Newman) won by decision over Keaton Sander (Barton CC) (Dec 3-2)

College 149 - Emmanuel Peralta's place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jonathon Ball (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Emmanuel Peralta (Barton CC) (Dec 7-6)
Cons. Round 1 - Emmanuel Peralta (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Emmanuel Peralta (Barton CC) won by tech fall over Madison Leanio (Kansas Wesleyan) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Walker Johnson (Nebraska-Kearney) won by tech fall over Emmanuel Peralta (Barton CC) (TF 18-2)

College 165 - Gage McBride's place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gage McBride (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - John Blankenship (Nebraska) won by fall over Gage McBride (Barton CC) (Fall 1:50)
Cons. Round 2 - Gage McBride (Barton CC) won by decision over Kelton Suchy (Barton CC) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Gage McBride (Barton CC) won by tech fall over Sean Pilger (Pratt Community College) (TF 18-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Dalton Peters (Nebraska) won by fall over Gage McBride (Barton CC) (Fall 1:19)

College 165 - Kelton Suchy's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dacota Motter (Newman) won by major decision over Kelton Suchy (Barton CC) (Maj 13-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Kelton Suchy (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Gage McBride (Barton CC) won by decision over Kelton Suchy (Barton CC) (Dec 4-2)

College 174 - Victor Monarrez' place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Victor Monarrez (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Koery Windham (Adams State) won by major decision over Victor Monarrez (Barton CC) (Maj 14-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Victor Monarrez (Barton CC) won by tech fall over Gavin Coleman (Labette CC) (TF 19-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Victor Monarrez (Barton CC) won by decision over James Ellis (Pratt Community College) (Dec 11-9)
Cons. Round 4 - David Kelly (Barton CC) won by fall over Victor Monarrez (Barton CC) (Fall 1:40)

College 174 - David Kelly's place is 4th and has scored 13.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - David Kelly (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - David Kelly (Barton CC) won by fall over Brayden Collins (Neosho County CC) (Fall 3:30)
Quarterfinal - Mikey Labriola (Unattached-Nebraska) won by tech fall over David Kelly (Barton CC) (TF 23-8)
Cons. Round 4 - David Kelly (Barton CC) won by fall over Victor Monarrez (Barton CC) (Fall 1:40)
Cons. Round 5 - David Kelly (Barton CC) won by fall over Jordan Wesley (Colby CC) (Fall 1:27)
Cons. Semi - David Kelly (Barton CC) won by injury default over Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) (Inj. 0:00)
3rd Place Match - Miguel Barreras (Central Oklahoma) won by fall over David Kelly (Barton CC) (Fall 1:20)

College 184 - Shane Delong's place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Shane Delong (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Bear Hughes (Unattached) won by fall over Shane Delong (Barton CC) (Fall 0:42)
Cons. Round 2 - Shane Delong (Barton CC) won by fall over Matt Ziegler (Unattached) (Fall 0:40)
Cons. Round 3 - William Tyler (Adams State - Unattached) won by decision over Shane Delong (Barton CC) (Dec 10-7)

College 184 - Trent Miles's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Trent Miles (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Noel Torres (Newman) won by fall over Trent Miles (Barton CC) (Fall 3:32)
Cons. Round 2 - Trent Miles (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Trent Miles (Barton CC) won by fall over Elias Manzanares (Neosho County CC) (Fall 2:23)
Cons. Round 4 - Bear Hughes (Unattached) won by fall over Trent Miles (Barton CC) (Fall 1:39)

College 285 - Keegan Pride's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Elias Aguilar Iii (Neosho County CC) won by decision over Keegan Pride (Barton CC) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Keegan Pride (Barton CC) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Brady Radik (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Keegan Pride (Barton CC) (Dec 10-3)

College 285 - Brix Brickey's place is unknown and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brix Brickey (Barton CC) won by fall over Rico Garcia (Adams State) (Fall 2:14)
Champ. Round 2 - Brix Brickey (Barton CC) won by fall over Benny Hernandez (Cloud County) (Fall 5:45)
Quarterfinal - Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Brix Brickey (Barton CC) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Brian Barnes (Northern Colorado) won by fall over Brix Brickey (Barton CC) (Fall 1:01)

Unattached Wrestlers:
College 149 - Dominick Howard's place is unknown and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Geordan Martinez (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Dominick Howard (Unattached) (Fall 1:53)
Cons. Round 1 - Dominick Howard (Unattached) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Dominick Howard (Unattached) won by decision over Simon Bassett (Pratt Community College) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Jake Hattabaugh (Newman) won by fall over Dominick Howard (Unattached) (Fall 1:37)