#4 Men's Wrestling 3/6/2020 1:14:00 AM

Five Stars take all-American acclaim

Vincent becomes two-time all-American

PARK CITY, Kan. – Oklahoma City University matched its program high with five all-Americans in the NAIA men's wrestling championships Friday at Hartman Arena.
Oklahoma City's Drake Foster, Connor Holman, Austin Loza, Jon McGowan and Chase Vincent earned all-American acclaim. The 11th-ranked Stars stood 10th place with 35 points.
Five Stars became all-Americans in the 2015 NAIA Championships. The competition picks up once more 10 a.m. Saturday with the championship finals at 6 p.m. The finals will be broadcast on ESPN3.
Vincent collected his second all-American nod. Vincent, a junior from Yukon, Okla., remains undefeated in the tournament at 3-0. Vincent, ranked third at 174 pounds, advanced to the championship semifinals with a 3-2 triumph over 14th-ranked Mahlic Sallah of Campbellsville (Ky.).
Each of Vincent's wins have come against ranked wrestlers. Vincent prevailed 13-7 over 12th-ranked Chris Paulsen of Briar Cliff (Iowa) and 4-2 against No. 16 Jordan Bernal from Menlo (Calif.). Vincent (22-4) squares off with No. 2-ranked Michael Carew of Reinhardt (Ga.) in the semifinals. Vincent finished fourth place at 174 last year.
Foster, Holman, Loza and McGowan will compete in the consolation brackets of their respective weights Saturday. Foster, a senior from Post Falls, Idaho, upended Jacob Seto from Cumberlands (Ky.) 10-7. Foster, ranked 14th at 133 pounds, edged Seto, the No. 8 individual at their weight.
Holman, a sophomore from Choctaw, Okla., responded with three wins after dropping his first match of the tournament. Holman downed Nick Henneman of Lourdes (Ohio) 9-3 to move through the fourth consolation round. Holman, ranked 15th at 149, derailed Henneman, ranked second at 141 and the Sooner Athletic Conference wrestler of the year. Holman nipped Missouri Valley's Zachary Durbin, ranked 13th at 141, 3-1.
Loza, a sophomore from Enid, Okla., pinned Missouri Baptist's Bryce Bachowski in 6:29 in his most recent match of the day. Loza boasted of a 9-7 win over Missouri Valley's Richard Pocock, the fourth-rated 149-pounder.
McGowan, a sophomore from Hulbert, Okla., edged Osvani Ley of Life (Ga.) 10-9 in the second tiebreaking round. McGowan, ranked 17th at 157, dealt Ley, ranked ninth, the loss. McGowan took a fall over Patrick Boulanger of Saint Mary (Kan.) in 1:00.

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Players Mentioned

Connor Holman: 149; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Austin Loza: 165; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jon McGowan: 157; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Chase Vincent: 165; 5' 9"; Junior

Drake Foster: 141; 5' 6"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Connor Holman
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: 149

Austin Loza
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: 165

Jon McGowan
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: 157

Chase Vincent
: 5' 9"; Junior
: 165

Drake Foster
: 5' 6"; Senior
: 141