CHADRON, Neb. -- The #12 ranked Chadron State College men's wrestling team had nine victorious wrestlers enroute to winning 51-6 against York University, Saturday afternoon in the Chicoine Center.
 
The Eagles nine victories occurred by ways of two forfeits, three tech falls and four falls. CSC's lone defeat was at 285 pounds where Tanner Hawkins for York pinned Mason Watt, a graduate student from Broomfield, Colorado, in 5:11.
 
Action started at 133 pounds for Chadron State after Yusef Nelson, a senior from Auburn, Washington, received a forfeit victory at 12 pounds.
 
Colter Julian, a senior from Kemmerer, Wyoming, only needed 1:59 to earn a tech fall at 133.
 
Ethan Leake recorded the first fall of the day for CSC at 141 pounds. Leake, a graduate student from Clovis, California, led 13-2 before pinning his opponent in 2:00.
 
Torry Early, a senior from Oak Park, Illinois, earned a forfeit victory at 149 pounds.
 
Chadron State managed back-to-back tech falls at 157 and 165 pounds. Clayton Robinson, a freshman from Johnstown, Colorado, won at 157 in 4:54 while Jaziah Whaley, a senior from Gilcrest, Colorado, was victorious at 165 pounds in 4:01. The duo both won 17-2.
 
Logan Berger, a sophomore from Hartsville, South Carolina, started a chain of three consecutive first period pins for CSC at 174 pounds. Berger pinned his opponent in 2:30.
 
Returning national qualifier Keegan Gehlhausen wrestled for the first time this season at 184 pounds. Gehlhausen, a redshirt sophomore from Pinedale, Wyoming, pinned his opponent in 1:14.
 
At 197 pounds, Eli Hinojosa, a graduate student from Imperial, Nebraska, had the fastest pin of the day in 0:35.
 
The Eagles next dual is in the Chicoine Center on January 11 against New Mexico Highlands. The conference matchup is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.  

Women’s Wrestling defeats York, 41-5

CHADRON, Neb. -- The Chadron State College women's wrestling team began 2024 with a 41-5 dual victory over York University in the Chicoine Center Saturday afternoon.
 
Only six matches were wrestled in the dual but CSC was victorious in all of them. The Eagles received forfeit victories at 123 pounds, 155 pounds and 170 pounds. The Panther's five team points were scored by forfeit at 136 pounds.
 
Chadron State did not give up a single point or takedown during the live matches.
 
At 101 pounds, Mana Chanthasone, a freshman from Liberal Kansas, used a takedown, three rolls and one exposure to tech fall her opponent 10-0.
 
The first of two falls of the day occurred by Britley Lopez at 109 pounds. After trailing 2-0 and being brought back to neutral, Lopez, a sophomore from Borger, Texas, used a four-point slam that resulted in a pin in 2:31.
 
Chadron State's usual 109-pound wrestler, Brianna Vollendroff, a sophomore from Oroville, California, filled in at 116 pounds where she won with a 12-0 tech fall in 2:15.
 
The Eagles earned two more tech fall victories at 130 and 143 pounds, both in the first round.
 
Annika Lee, a freshman from Olympia, Washington won 12-0 in 2:52 while Karstin Hollen, a junior from Mesa, Arizona, won 10-0 in 1:45 at 143 pounds.
 
The final match of the day was senior Kamila Montenegro's only match in the Chicoine Center this season. Montenegro, a senior from Las Vegas, Nevada pinned her opponent in 1:13.
 
A group of women's wrestlers will compete at the Hastings Open in Hastings, Nebraska tomorrow at 8 a.m.