PARK CITY, Kan. - Oklahoma City opened men's wrestling season with four champions at the Falcon Open on Saturday.
Kaden Fetterolf, John Wiley and Tate Picklo each won their weight class in the elite competition and Kaden Wallace picked up a first-place finish in the amateur ranks.
Additionally, Jordan Lomeli placed third and Hayden Brown fourth in the elite level with Jace Province taking fourth in his weight class in the amateur bracket.
"I think we looked good for the first completion of the season," said OCU Head Coach Justin Ensign. "As a team, we picked up some good wins against good competition, and we also got a lot that we can take back to the practice room and work on to keep improving. Overall a lot to be positive about going forward."
Picklo, ranked eighth at 174, scored a pair of technical falls before getting a third, this time against seventh-ranked Leonardo Galasso of Arizona Christian, 20-5, 4:21. Picklo then pulled the rankings upset of third-ranked Daniil Gorshkov of Embry Riddle with an 11-6 decision.
Fetterolf, ranked 19th at 149, also pulled off a rankings upset, scoring a 7-0 decision over Wayland Baptist's 11th-ranked Jaden Two Lance, 7-0, in the semis. In the earlier rounds, Fetterolf had two technical falls and a decision. He beat Embry-Riddle's Christian Lopez by major decision, 10-1.
Wiley, ranked ninth at 157, won his first two matches by fall before taking down No. 8 Benjamin Miller of Doane in convincing fashion with a technical fall, up 18-3 t the 3:10 mark.
Lomeli went 4-1 on the day. Ranked seventh in the 165 class, his lone loss was to No. 5 Zander Ernst of Morningside. Brown, ranked 15th at 165, also went 4-1 with a pair of technical falls and a major decision.
Wallace went swiftly through the first three rounds of the 141 class with technical falls before outlasting his final three opponents on the day with decisions to go 6-0.
Province was 4-1 on the day, also in the 141 weight class, with his only loss being a tough two-point decision in the semifinals.
OCU returns to action on Nov. 8 in the Viking Open in Poteau.
OCU Elite Results
125 – Hayden Wright
#10 Clemente Delgado, Embry-Riddle, dec., Wright, 12-9
Wright, fall, Enrique Cabrera, 0:54
Wright, dec sv, Elijah Carter, Grand View, 12-9
Izayah Chavez dec. Sv, Wright, 5-2
149 – #19 Kaden Fetterolf (1st)
Fetterolf, TF, Jesse Hinkle, Doane, 16-0, 3:38
Fetterolf, TF, Zion Amerson, Midland, 15-0, 3:41
Fetterolf, dec. Gabe Maki, Central Oklahoma, 13-6
Fetterolf, dec. #11 Jaden Two Lance, Wayland Baptist, 7-0
Fetterolf, MD, Christian Lopez, ERAU, 10-1
149 – #13 Kolby Depron
Quentyn Frank, Doane, MD, Depron, 12-4
Depron, fall, Jesse Hinkle, Doane, 2:43
Depron, fall, Sammy Mendoza, Grand View, 2:43
Depron, def. Colby Schreiner, Newman, 11-1
#12 Caden Eggleston, Morningside, fall, Depron, 1:14
157 – #9 John Wiley (1st)
Wiley, fall, Cade Braun, Northwestern Iowa, 1:51
Wiley, fall, Evan Atchley, Texas Wesleyan, 0:34
Wiley, TF, #8 Benjamin Miller, Doane, 18-3, 3:10
165 – #7 Jordan Lomeli (3rd)
Lomeli, MD, Ben Bryant, Grand View, 14-5
Lomeli, TF, Landis Scoon, 19-4, 5:31
Lomeli, TF, Nicholas Pina, Arizona Christian, 16-1, 7:00
#5 Zander Ernst, Morningside, MD, Lomeli, 15-7
Lomeli, dec. Hansel Pompa, Grand View, 13-11
165 – #15 Hayden Brown (4th)
Brown dec. Cooper Spaulding, Doane, 8-5
Brown, TF, Jamie Watts, York, 15-0, 3:21
Brown, MD, Hansel Pompa, Grand View, 16-8
Brady Benham, Central Oklahoma, dec. Brown, 9-5
Brown, TF, Nicholas Pina, Arizona Christian, 19-3, 6:58
165 – Wes Madden
Brady Benham, Central Oklahoma, TF Madden, 19-4, 4:48
Madden, fall, Jaxon Randall, UCU, 3:12
Nicholas Pina, Arizona Christian, dec. Madden, 10-5
174 – Alex Wilson
Wilson dec. Ethan Frank, Wayland Baptist, 7-5
#24 Braedyn Rakes, Morningside, dec. Wilson, 8-6
Trey Bennett, UCO, dec., Wilson, 3-0
174 – #8 Tate Picklo (1st)
Picklo TF Teagan Foreman, Dakota Wesleyan, 22-6, 1:54
Picklo, TF, Michael Roper, Grand View, 18-3, 3:18
Picklo, TF, #7 Leonardo Galasso, Arizona Christian, 20-5, 4:21
Picklo, dec. #3 Daniil Gorshkov, Embry-Riddle, 11-6
184 – Cole Olguin
Olguin, fall, #22 Kaden Martin, Arizona Christian, 4:42
#23 Julian Gorring, Ottawa, MD, Olguin, 13-5
Jason Bowers, Friends, dec. Olguin, 4-1
OCU Freshman/Sophomore Results
141 – Jace Province (4th)
Province, fall, Craig Suddeth, Doane, 1:04
Province, dec. Pedro Mendoza, Embry-Riddle, 8-7
Province, MD, Taylor Verbeck, 15-1
Titus Howell, Labette, dec., Province, 4-2
Province by forfeit Tyler Misenheimr, NEO
141 Kaden Wallace (1st)
Wallace, TF, Robert Meza, Missouri Baptist, 15-0, 5:37
Wallace, TF, Jordan Noble, 19-2, 6:41
Wallace, TF, Daniel Aguirre, NEO, 20-4, 3:00
Wallace, dec. Noah Ingram, Wayland Baptist, 7-0
Wallace, dec. Colby Longacre, Cowley County, 7-2
Wallace, dec. Titus Howell, Labette, 4-1
149 – Dax Lopez
Lopez, fall, Trevor Morgan, St. Mary, 3:34
Lopez, MD, Kalen Gutsch, Concordia, 11-1
Liam Coultus, Friends, fall, 2:55
Mason Moore, Friends, MD, Lopez, 20-8
197 – Jonathan Chiaffitelli
Chiaffitelli, TF, Noah Austin, Missouri Baptist, 22-7, 5:27
David Sample, Cowley County, fall, Chiaffitelli, 1:25
Chiaffitelli, MD, Malachi Lorne, NEO, 8-0
Joel Arlas, NEO, dec. Chiaffitelli, 17-15
