Four Hawks Place As Men's Wrestling Takes Ninth At NCAA Region VI Championships
DUBUQUE, Iowa- Rounding out the second and final day of the NCAA Region VI Championships at the Five Flags Center this afternoon, Huntingdon's Cole Blalock, Damion Jones, Kevin Shaw III, and Steven Flagg all concluded as regional placers in their respective weight classes today en route to the Hawks 52 points and 9th place team finish in a field of 18 teams.
Shaw III led all of the Huntingdon placers with a sixth place finish in the 197 lb weight class, Blalock finished 7th in the 125 lb class with Jones and Flagg each taking eighth in the 157 and 285 classes, respectively. Boasting four placers this season, the Hawks have tied their program record from a year ago with the most finishing inside the top 8 in a single season.
See below for Huntingdon's comprehensive regional results.
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Cole Blalock (15-9) placed 7th and scored 11.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Cole Blalock (Huntingdon) 15-9 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Cole Blalock (Huntingdon) 15-9 won by major decision over Quinton Chavez (Nebraska Wesleyan) 1-2 (MD 18-10)
- Quarterfinal - Brett Birchman (Wartburg) 4-0 won by decision over Cole Blalock (Huntingdon) 15-9 (Dec 10-4)
- Cons. Round 4 - Cole Blalock (Huntingdon) 15-9 won by fall over Patrick Gugala-Reinders (Luther) 0-2 (Fall 0:36)
- Cons. Round 5 - Jase Van Pelt (Cornell College) 4-2 won by major decision over Cole Blalock (Huntingdon) 15-9 (MD 12-2)
- 7th Place Match - Cole Blalock (Huntingdon) 15-9 won by fall over Tyler Japp (Buena Vista) 2-3 (Fall 3:43)
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Hayden Mason (4-23) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Mason (Huntingdon) 4-23 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Eli Sneed (Cornell College) 3-3 won by fall over Hayden Mason (Huntingdon) 4-23 (Fall 2:21)
- Cons. Round 2 - Hayden Mason (Huntingdon) 4-23 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Christopher McClanahan (Nebraska Wesleyan) 1-2 won by fall over Hayden Mason (Huntingdon) 4-23 (Fall 5:33)
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Hudson Andrews (5-10) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Hudson Andrews (Huntingdon) 5-10 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Chase Fiser (Loras) 3-1 won by tech fall over Hudson Andrews (Huntingdon) 5-10 (TF-1.5 6:27 (19-2))
- Cons. Round 2 - Hudson Andrews (Huntingdon) 5-10 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Hudson Andrews (Huntingdon) 5-10 won by tech fall over Nathan Rowden (Nebraska Wesleyan) 0-2 (TF-1.5 3:30 (21-6))
- Cons. Round 4 - Ty Koedam (Coe) 21-7 won by decision over Hudson Andrews (Huntingdon) 5-10 (Dec 6-0)
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Damion Jones (28-13) placed 8th and scored 9.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Damion Jones (Huntingdon) 28-13 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Damion Jones (Huntingdon) 28-13 won by tech fall over Silas Oberholtzer (Illinois Wesleyan) 0-2 (TF-1.5 2:17 (21-6))
- Quarterfinal - Charlie Dojan (Wartburg) 26-1 won by fall over Damion Jones (Huntingdon) 28-13 (Fall 0:34)
- Cons. Round 4 - Damion Jones (Huntingdon) 28-13 won by fall over Alex Muhammad (Eureka) 2-2 (Fall 1:28)
- Cons. Round 5 - Colton Weiler (University Of Dubuque) 22-7 won by tech fall over Damion Jones (Huntingdon) 28-13 (TF-1.5 4:38 (15-0))
- 7th Place Match - Peter Hollingshead (Luther) 3-2 won by decision over Damion Jones (Huntingdon) 28-13 (Dec 16-9)
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Corbin Falgout (11-10) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Corbin Falgout (Huntingdon) 11-10 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Michael Roberts (Westminster) 21-10 won by fall over Corbin Falgout (Huntingdon) 11-10 (Fall 1:21)
- Cons. Round 2 - Corbin Falgout (Huntingdon) 11-10 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Corbin Falgout (Huntingdon) 11-10 won by fall over Caleb Ohnesorge (Eureka) 0-2 (Fall 2:17)
- Cons. Round 4 - Braylon Griffiths (Loras) 2-3 won by major decision over Corbin Falgout (Huntingdon) 11-10 (MD 11-1)
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Crisjaniel Martinez-Antonetty (10-13) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Crisjaniel Martinez-Antonetty (Huntingdon) 10-13 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Bryce McDonough (Luther) 3-1 won by fall over Crisjaniel Martinez-Antonetty (Huntingdon) 10-13 (Fall 1:48)
- Cons. Round 2 - Crisjaniel Martinez-Antonetty (Huntingdon) 10-13 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Crisjaniel Martinez-Antonetty (Huntingdon) 10-13 won by fall over Cameron Campos (Buena Vista) 0-2 (Fall 0:47)
- Cons. Round 4 - Abe Bushong (Central) 22-8 won by tech fall over Crisjaniel Martinez-Antonetty (Huntingdon) 10-13 (TF-1.5 4:59 (17-0))
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Brock Johnson (22-16) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Brock Johnson (Huntingdon) 22-16 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Griffin Schultz (Luther) 3-3 won by fall over Brock Johnson (Huntingdon) 22-16 (Fall 3:53)
- Cons. Round 2 - Brock Johnson (Huntingdon) 22-16 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Brock Johnson (Huntingdon) 22-16 won by fall over Casey Kinnell (Nebraska Wesleyan) 0-2 (Fall 4:37)
- Cons. Round 4 - Cole Martin (Central) 16-13 won by fall over Brock Johnson (Huntingdon) 22-16 (Fall 0:58)
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Kevin Shaw (27-16) placed 6th and scored 12.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Kevin Shaw (Huntingdon) 27-16 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Kevin Shaw (Huntingdon) 27-16 won by tech fall over Troy Galloway (Simpson) 5-9 (TF-1.5 2:23 (16-1))
- Quarterfinal - Ben Strehlow (Luther) 4-2 won by fall over Kevin Shaw (Huntingdon) 27-16 (Fall 4:16)
- Cons. Round 4 - Kevin Shaw (Huntingdon) 27-16 won by fall over Habeeb Raji (Nebraska Wesleyan) 1-2 (Fall 3:54)
- Cons. Round 5 - Kevin Shaw (Huntingdon) 27-16 won by decision over Jadaan Anderson (University Of The Ozarks) 18-13 (Dec 2-1)
- Cons. Semi - Samuel West (Central) 17-5 won by fall over Kevin Shaw (Huntingdon) 27-16 (Fall 2:37)
- 5th Place Match - Ben Strehlow (Luther) 4-2 won by major decision over Kevin Shaw (Huntingdon) 27-16 (MD 16-3)
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Steven Flagg (25-12) placed 8th and scored 7.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Steven Flagg (Huntingdon) 25-12 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Steven Flagg (Huntingdon) 25-12 won by decision over Braydon Hoffman (Cornell College) 0-2 (Dec 2-1)
- Quarterfinal - Jonah Clark (Loras) 3-1 won by fall over Steven Flagg (Huntingdon) 25-12 (Fall 6:22)
- Cons. Round 4 - Steven Flagg (Huntingdon) 25-12 won by fall over Jayden Lee (Blackburn) 5-14 (Fall 4:24)
- Cons. Round 5 - Jamal Neeway (Central) 16-6 won by decision over Steven Flagg (Huntingdon) 25-12 (Dec 5-3)
- 7th Place Match - Justin Matson (University Of Dubuque) 17-8 won by fall over Steven Flagg (Huntingdon) 25-12 (Fall 4:08)
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