Chadron State remains undefeated at home in RMAC
The Chadron State College men’s wrestling team prevailed in six of its seven contested matches on Friday evening, at home in the Chicoine Center, as the Eagles won 46-3 over New Mexico Highlands University to improve to 4-2 overall, and maintain a perfect 3-0 record in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings.
The Cowboys’ returning regional champion from 2020, Jonathon Trujillo, was a scratch at 149 pounds.
CSC true freshman Quade Smith pinned his 125-pound opponent to begin the dual. NMHU forfeited the next two weight classes to put the Eagles up 18-0.
Second-year wrestlers Brody Lamb, at 149, and Dean Neff, at 157, were both winners of simple decisions, and then the 165-pound class went to the Eagles by forfeit.
Another true freshman, Darwin Hull, pinned his opponent, Allen Michel, in 1:27. Michel placed sixth at the 2019 NCAA regional.
The Cowboys won their first and only match at 184, with their veteran Lance Kilgore winning 4-2 to score a simple decision.
CSC’s Eli Hinojosa took a major at 197, and No. 10 Mason Watt finished the night with a pin, to punctuate the dual win.
CSC’s toughest road duals are next weekend, when they visit Western Colorado and Colorado Mesa on January 20 and 21.
Individual Results:
125 – Quade Smith (CSC) pinned Naythan Galbiso, 2:02
133 – Kobe Lepe (CSC) won by forfeit
141 – Ethan Leake (CSC) won by forfeit
149 – Brody Lamb (CSC) dec. Jonathon Trujillo, 4-3
157 – Dean Neff (CSC) dec. Evan Killgore, 8-5
165 – Preston Renner (CSC) won by forfeit
174 – Darwin Hull (CSC) pinned Allen Michel, 1:27
184 – Lance Killgore (NMHU) dec. Rowdy Pfeil, 4-2
197 – Eli Hinojosa (CSC) MD Jayden Johnson, 15-7
285 – Mason Watt (CSC) pinned Julian Sanchez, 2:59