FORT WORTH --- The #19 Wayland Baptist University Pioneers traveled to Fort Worth, Texas over the weekend to compete in the SAC Conference Tournament. The Men came away with a runner-up team placement behind #4 Oklahoma City University. Texas Wesleyan finished 12 points behind WBU to round out the top three.
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Champion #14
Emmett Bivens led the way for the pioneers, defeating former Bellator World Champion Rafael Lovato Jr. of OCU in the finals. #10
Jesse Lewis, Johnathon "Speedy" Ortegon, #7
Jaden Two Lance, and
Jaykob Mills all amassed runner-up finishes. #20
Dayne Stormer and
Joseph Fuentes both took home third place.Â
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Lewis, Two Lance, and Bivens all secured automatic qualification for the National Tournament, hosted in Wichita, KS on March 5-7.
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Stormer, Ortegon, and Mills all received consideration for an at-large bid to the National Tournament. The decision for at-large bids will be released early this week.Â
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The Pioneers leave on Tuesday, March 3rd, for the national tournament, giving them a little over a week of preparation.
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