HASTINGS, Neb. – Wayland Baptist secured two wins in three matches Saturday at the Hastings Duals.
The Pioneers, ranked the equivalent of 35
th in the NAIA, posted lopsided victories over both York, Neb., 42-6, and Benedictine, Kan., 37-9, while coming up short against 11
th-ranked Missouri Valley, 39-12.
"The guys really battled well. We were able to knock off some nationally-ranked guys and stand toe-to-toe with a highly-ranked team in Missouri Valley," WBU assistant coach
Chad Cook said.
Luke Carlin won all three of his matches in the 184-pound weight class, while
Joe Rios also went 3-0 with a forfeit in 149.
Saturday's three matches came after the Pioneers split matches Thursday in Ottawa, Kan., against Missouri Baptist and Ottawa.
"We did a lot of travelling on this road trip, and they brought a lot of energy despite all of the traveling and making weight twice in three days," Cook said.
The Pioneers, now 5-3 on the season, will head north again next weekend for the Missouri Valley Invitational.
"We need to stay on this path of improvement, fix a few minor details, and get ready for a tough tournament at Missouri Valley next week," Cook said.
Hastings Duals
Wayland Baptist defeated York (Neb.) 42-6
- 125 - Steven Flowers (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Harley Williamson (York (Neb.)) Dec 6-2
- 133 - Adelfo Valdez (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 141 - Deandre Neroes (York (Neb.)) over Alex Bonner (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Dec 11-9
- 149 - Joseph Rios (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 157 - Damarea Speller (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 165 - Zachary Mitchell (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 174 - Tommy Rosen-St John (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 184 - Luke Carlin (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Noah Manly (York (Neb.)) Dec 14-9
- 197 - Riley Williams (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Angel Alcantar (York (Neb.)) Fall 2:11
- 285 - Justus Bjelland (York (Neb.)) over Baylor Walker (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Dec 3-1
#11 Missouri Valley defeated Wayland Baptist 39-12
- 125 - Robert Rosser (Missouri Valley) over Steven Flowers (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) TF 15-0
- 133 - Adelfo Valdez (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Alexander Juarez (Missouri Valley) Dec 8-2
- 141 - Casper Sherow (Missouri Valley) over Alex Bonner (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Fall 1:01
- 149 - Joseph Rios (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Seth Johnson (Missouri Valley) Dec 5-2
- 157 - Marcus Thompson (Missouri Valley) over Damarea Speller (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Fall 1:37
- 165 - Elias Vaoifi (Missouri Valley) over Dennis Owcarz (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Maj 16-2
- 174 - Dalton Tipton (Missouri Valley) over Tommy Rosen-St John (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Fall 3:16
- 184 - Luke Carlin (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Tyler Crow (Missouri Valley) Fall 4:54
- 197 - Terry Martin (Missouri Valley) over Riley Williams (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Fall 0:36
- 285 - Jesse Gomez (Missouri Valley) over Baylor Walker (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Fall 0:34
Wayland Baptist defeated Benedictine College 37-9
- 125 - Steven Flowers (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 133 - Jacob Campa (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Harsh Anchan (Benedictine College) Dec 4-2
- 141 - Alex Gomez (Benedictine College) over Alex Bonner (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Fall 1:23
- 149 - Joseph Rios (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Keenan Graef (Benedictine College) Maj 11-3
- 157 - Damarea Speller (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Michael Lucas (Benedictine College) Dec 8-2
- 165 - Zachary Mitchell (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Jensen McDermott (Benedictine College) Dec 9-4
- 174 - Franco Camarca (Benedictine College) over Bryzon Hurd (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) Dec 4-3
- 184 - Luke Carlin (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Tyson Albright (Benedictine College) Fall 4:37
- 197 - Riley Williams (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Oliver Severance (Benedictine College) Fall 1:12
- 285 - Baylor Walker (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
