HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Nebraska Wesleyan wrestling team began the new year in Pella, Iowa at the Central Under Armour Invitational.
- The Prairie Wolves were led by Quinton Chavez, Jareb Gallub, and Travis Guzman in the Gold Division.
- At 133 lbs., Chavez placed fifth. The sophomore picked a 8-2 decision over Minnesota State Mankato's Andrew Weiss and two falls over Briair Cliff and Waldorf (Iowa).
- In a battle for fifth place at 155lbs., Gallub won by fall over Wartburg College's Peytonn Nixon.
- All of Travis Guzman's wins on the day came by decision, including back to back major decisions over Albion's Zachary Jacobs (13-3) and Justin Gorman (9-0) to solidify fifth place.
- Ivan Duero (4th), Julian Long (3rd), Jar'kavin Pennell (4th), Jason Salas (6th), Caleb Schwerdtfeger (6th) and Habeeb Raj (6th)i all placed inside the top seven in the Silver Division.
RESULTS
Gold 133
Quinton Chavez's place is 5th and has scored 11.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Quinton Chavez (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by decision over Andrew Weiss (Minnesota State Mankato) (Dec 8-2)
- Quarterfinal - Joshua Mars (Albion) won by fall over Quinton Chavez (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 1:19)
- Cons. Round 2 - Quinton Chavez (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by fall over Jarrod Gilliam (Briar Cliff) (Fall 2:04)
- 5th Place Match - Quinton Chavez (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by fall over Malachi Wallway (Waldorf (Iowa)) (Fall 6:28)
Gold 133
Keith Germain's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Keith Germain (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Koen Eberhard (Albion) won by fall over Keith Germain (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 4:01)
- Cons. Round 2 - Malachi Wallway (Waldorf (Iowa)) won by fall over Keith Germain (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 1:53)
Gold 141
Jimmy Macias's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Julian Garnica (Wartburg) won by decision over Jimmy Macias (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Dec 9-8)
- Cons. Round 1 - Jimmy Macias (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Taylor Vasquez (Morningside) won by tech fall over Jimmy Macias (Nebraska Wesleyan) (TF 16-0)
Gold 141
Michael Barretto's place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Michael Barretto (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by decision over Shiwoko Shiwoko (Waldorf (Iowa)) (Dec 15-11)
- Quarterfinal - Jamal Chakkour (Wartburg) won by fall over Michael Barretto (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 1:16)
- Cons. Round 2 - Trayton Anderson (Minnesota State Mankato) won by fall over Michael Barretto (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:24)
Gold 149
Jared Gallub's place is 5th and has scored 10.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jared Gallub (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by decision over Logan James (Wartburg) (Dec 4-1)
- Quarterfinal - Cael Cox (Central) won by decision over Jared Gallub (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Dec 4-1)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jared Gallub (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by major decision over Michael Rainer (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Maj 17-9)
- 5th Place Match - Jared Gallub (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by fall over Peytonn Nixon (Wartburg) (Fall 5:17)
Gold 149
Michael Rainer's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Michael Rainer (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Max Schwabe (Minnesota State Mankato) won by fall over Michael Rainer (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:49)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jared Gallub (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by major decision over Michael Rainer (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Maj 17-9)
Gold 149
Christian Keller's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Kain Sanders (Minnesota State Mankato) won by tech fall over Christian Keller (Nebraska Wesleyan) (TF 18-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Christian Keller (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Max Honiss (Albion) won by fall over Christian Keller (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:58)
Gold 157
Travis Guzman's place is 5th and has scored 9.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Travis Guzman (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by decision over Riley Kovaleski (Simpson) (Dec 9-3)
- Quarterfinal - Colby Tool (Central) won by major decision over Travis Guzman (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Maj 11-3)
- Cons. Round 2 - Travis Guzman (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by major decision over Zachary Jacobs (Albion) (Maj 13-3)
- 5th Place Match - Travis Guzman (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by major decision over Justin Gorman (Albion) (Maj 9-0)
Gold 165
Seth Littrell's place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Seth Littrell (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by decision over Jackson Balmer (Briar Cliff) (Dec 10-4)
- Quarterfinal - Zander Ernst (Morningside) won by tech fall over Seth Littrell (Nebraska Wesleyan) (TF 17-0)
- Cons. Round 2 - Mason Noel (Buena Vista University) won by fall over Seth Littrell (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 3:00)
Gold 174
Zeth Gerkensmeyer's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Colton Berg (Wartburg) won by major decision over Zeth Gerkensmeyer (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Maj 12-0)
- Cons. Round 1 - Alex Vandyke (Morningside) won by decision over Zeth Gerkensmeyer (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Dec 5-4)
Gold 184
Devin Daiz's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Caden Elliott (Simpson) won by fall over Devin Daiz (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 0:44)
- Cons. Round 1 - Roemelo Hudson (Waldorf (Iowa)) won by fall over Devin Daiz (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:57)
Gold 184
Sam Weaver's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Zak Kozumplik (Wartburg) won by fall over Sam Weaver (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 4:29)
- Cons. Round 1 - Sam Weaver (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Grant Cook (Minnesota State - Unattached) won by fall over Sam Weaver (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 3:19)
Gold 285
Tashaud Nelson's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Bode Brown (Albion) won by decision over Tashaud Nelson (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Dec 1-0)
- Cons. Round 1 - Alton Allen (Briar Cliff) won by fall over Tashaud Nelson (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:16)
Gold 285
Dawson Schwerdtfeger's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jesse Hastings (Briar Cliff) won by fall over Dawson Schwerdtfeger (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 0:11)
- Cons. Round 1 - Kail Shannon (Buena Vista University) won by fall over Dawson Schwerdtfeger (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 0:12)
Silver 125
Ivan Duero's place is 4th and has scored 7.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Ivan Duero (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal - Brock Sutton (Benedictine College) won by fall over Ivan Duero (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 5:55)
- 3rd Place Match - Julian Long (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by fall over Ivan Duero (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:50)
Silver 125
Julian Long's place is 3rd and has scored 12.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Julian Long (Nebraska Wesleyan) won in sudden victory - 1 over Grady Romshek (Benedictine College) (SV-1 10-9)
- Semifinal - Jacob Campbell (Benedictine College) won by fall over Julian Long (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:10)
- 3rd Place Match - Julian Long (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by fall over Ivan Duero (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:50)
Silver 133
Jar`kavin Pennell's place is 4th and has scored 9.5 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Jar`kavin Pennell (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by tech fall over Quincey Palomo (Benedictine College) (TF 18-3)
- Semifinal - Nich Silva (Simpson) won by decision over Jar`kavin Pennell (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Dec 7-3)
- 3rd Place Match - Zach Westerfield (Simpson) won by fall over Jar`kavin Pennell (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 6:00)
Silver 149
Khadario Earl's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Avery White (Waldorf (Iowa)) won by fall over Khadario Earl (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 1:50)
- Cons. Semi - Shy`Ron McMurray (Benedictine College) won by tech fall over Khadario Earl (Nebraska Wesleyan) (TF 20-1)
Silver 157
Brett Wilke's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Nobiling (Wartburg) won by fall over Brett Wilke (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 0:38)
- Cons. Round 1 - Brett Wilke (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Adam Ohnoutka (Briar Cliff) won by tech fall over Brett Wilke (Nebraska Wesleyan) (TF 16-0)
Silver 165
Derek Acevedo's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Jonah Siebert (Buena Vista University) won by fall over Derek Acevedo (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:33)
- Cons. Semi - Vincent Carpena (Benedictine College) won by tech fall over Derek Acevedo (Nebraska Wesleyan) (TF 17-2)
Silver 165
Jason Salas's place is 6th and has scored 4.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Kale Downey (Central) won by fall over Jason Salas (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 1:38)
- Cons. Semi - Jason Salas (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- 5th Place Match - Vincent Carpena (Benedictine College) won by tech fall over Jason Salas (Nebraska Wesleyan) (TF 22-5)
Silver 174
Braike Jones's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Deontez Williams (Morningside) won by fall over Braike Jones (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 1:15)
- Cons. Semi - Jacob Hiemstra (Central) won by fall over Braike Jones (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 0:52)
Silver 184
Caleb Schwerdtfeger's place is 6th and has scored 6.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Kendal Pugh (William Penn) won by major decision over Caleb Schwerdtfeger (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Maj 13-5)
- Cons. Semi - Caleb Schwerdtfeger (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by tech fall over Victor Flores (Simpson) (TF 19-3)
- 5th Place Match - Bryce Kwiecinski (Morningside) won by fall over Caleb Schwerdtfeger (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 4:50)
Silver 184
Dayshaun Albertorio Medina's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Silver 197
Armando Gonzalez's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Armando Gonzalez (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Eric Jurek (St. Johns (MN)) won by fall over Armando Gonzalez (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 0:12)
- Cons. Round 2 - David Stewart (Central) won by fall over Armando Gonzalez (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 1:31)
Silver 197
Habeeb Raji's place is 6th and has scored 6.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Habeeb Raji (Nebraska Wesleyan) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Aidan Wayne (St. Johns (MN)) won by fall over Habeeb Raji (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 1:09)
- Cons. Round 2 - Habeeb Raji (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by fall over Ellis Hughes (Waldorf (Iowa)) (Fall 4:46)
- 5th Place Match - David Stewart (Central) won by fall over Habeeb Raji (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 2:10)
Silver 285
Edward Zuniga's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Ian Sharples (Central) won by decision over Edward Zuniga (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Dec 8-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Tom Allen (St. Johns (MN)) won by tech fall over Edward Zuniga (Nebraska Wesleyan) (TF 19-4)
UP NEXT
- The Prairie Wolves head to Storm Lake, Iowa on Wednesday, January 10, to dual against Buena Vista University. The first match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
