JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Sophomore's
Colton Schaad and
Shafer Ehmke led the way in a strong showing for the Minot State men's wrestling team, each competing in the title match of their weight class at the Jimmie Open hosted by Jamestown on Sunday.
The season-opening tournament for Minot State saw the Beavers put 15 individuals on the podium, led by Schaad and Ehmke, who each were second in their weight class.
Schaad picked up a 7-3 win by decision to earn a spot in the title match before coming up short, while Ehmke picked up a pair of wins by technical fall and a major decision victory on his way to the title match.
Isaac Ronquillo (125),
Isaac Zimmerman (133),
Kekoa Ogawa (141), and
Zach Allen (285) each placed third in the tournament for the Beavers. Ronquillo picked up a pair of wins by pin, a technical fall victory, and a win by decision. Zimmerman earned five wins by pin. Ogawa (141) picked up two wins by major decision, a win by pin, and a win by technical fall. And Allen had three wins by pin.
Earning fourth-place honors were the Beavers'
Maddox Campbell (157) and
Alvy Henderson (165), as Henderson picked up wins by decision and technical fall, and Campbell won a pair of matches by decision.
Placing fifth in the tournament were Minot State's
Elijah Nose (131),
Dalton Hinebauch (141),
Rocker Aguilar (174),
Braxton Rance (197), and
Carter Johnson (285). Nose won three matches by pin and added a technical fall win. Hinebauch had a win by major decision. Aguilar earned a win each by technical fall and major decision. Rance earned a win by pin and another by major decision. Johnson picked up two wins by pin and a win by decision.
And finishing sixth for the Beavers were
Austin Garcia (125) and
Sawyer Owens (157), as both Garcia and Owens earned a win by decision each.
Four of the Beavers in action also earned their first collegiate wins in the tournament.
Cash Friend, a sophomore, picked up his first collegiate victory by medical forfeit in the 141-pound weight class, while Johnson's first win was a pin in 2 minutes, 52 seconds in his opening heavyweight match.
Also winning in their first collegiate match were Owens at 157 pounds with a 12-7 win by decision, and Zimmerman at 133 pounds with a win by pin in 2:06.
The Minot State men's wrestling team is back in action next week, heading to South Dakota for the Dakota Wesleyan Open on Saturday.
