Agudzi-Addo leads shorthanded Cougars at the Jet Open #GoBarton
Agudzi-Addo leads shorthanded Cougars at the Jet Open
Returning from the holiday break, the shorthanded Barton Community College wrestling team braved the elements Saturday morning at the Jet Open held at the Fugate Gymnasium in Wichita, Kansas.
Packed with 103 wrestlers from 12 different colleges featuring programs at the NCAA Division I, Division II, NAIA and NJCAA level, four different Cougars notched victories as the group compiled a 7-17 record in the double-elimination format.
The Cougars will step back into dual action next weekend at the NJCAA Coaches Duals held in Miami, Oklahoma before opening conference play Thursday January 16th hosting Cowley College and Neosho County Community College.
Leading the Barton lineup was Nathan Agudzi-Addo going 3-2 on the day in the 285-division. The sophomore opened his day producing the first of his two falls on the day beating the opening period buzzer with a 2:58 pin over Newman University's Rio Gomez.
Dropping to the backside following a 20-8 major decision to Northeast Oklahoma's Jude Beers in the quarterfinals, the sophomore recovered on the backside over teammate Logan Buchanan producing a 54-second back flattening. Notching a 21-3 tech-fall over Newman University's Erik Tomanek, Agudzi-Addo's day would end in the consolation semifinals dropping an 11-1 major decision to Marcel Gonzalez of Pratt.
Dropping his opening 149-division bout to the eventual champion, Colin Little went 2-0 in the rest of his bouts with a pair of second period falls before pulling out in the fifth-place match due to a medical forfeit.
Picking up a victory each was Kaden Foster (157), Buchanan (285), and wrestling unattached Matthew Cook (149).