Kearney, Neb. – The fifth-ranked Nebraska Kearney wrestling team used two falls and two tech falls to get past Fort Hays State Northwest Tech, 34-13, Friday night at Kearney High School.

This "Wrestling Night in Kearney" event, held several times over the years, features the Lopers wrestling alongside boys and now girls varsity teams from Kearney High. 

The Tigers, formerly known as the Northwest Kansas Tech Mavericks, are the second-ranked team in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Their lineup includes the top-ranked individuals at both 174 and 184 pounds with the pair hailing from Mongolia and Cuba, respectively.

At 133 pounds, Kansas redshirt junior Hector Serratos rolled third-ranked John Kenney by a 17-1 count thanks to three takedowns and a total of seven near fall points. Two classes higher, Colorado redshirt junior Beau Hostler tallied four points in the second period to win by one with 14th-ranked Trenton Munoz (Santa Clarita, Calif.) up 16-2 in his 165-pound match before recording a fall at 4:47. Next at 197 and 285 pounds, third-ranked Jackson Kinsella (Creston, Ia.) pinned his Tiger at 6:37 with top-ranked Crew Howard (Clarinda, Ia.) having a 20-5 tech fall in an even 5:00. His night included four takedowns and six near fall points. Finally, the Lopers had three falls in four exhibition matches.  

UNK heads to Hays, Kan., Sunday for the annual Bob Smith Open.

 
#5 Nebraska Kearney 34, #2 Fort Hays State Northwest Tech 13

	Weight	Summary	UNK	FHTNW
	125	Adonis Lattimore wins by forfeit	6	0
	133	Hector Serratos over #3 John Kenney (FHT Northwest) (Tech Fall 17-1; 3:38)	5	0
	141	Xavier Castillo (FHT Northwest) over Drew Arnold (Dec 14-11)	0	3
	149	Beau Hostler over Tucker Wark (FHT Northwest) (Dec 4-3)	3	0
	157	Garrett Willuweit over Micah Castro (FHT Northwest) (Dec 5-3)	3	0
	165	#14 Trenton Munoz over Dayton Bell (FHT Northwest) (Fall 4:47)	6	0
	174	#1 Otgonbayar Batsuuri (FHT Northwest) over Tate Kuchera (Fall 2:29)	0	6
	184	#1 Lazaro Crespo (FHT Northwest) over Jacobi Deal (Maj Dec 14-5)	0	4
	197	#3 Jackson Kinsella over Victor Samuel Lamar Montoya (FHT Northwest) (Fall 6:37)	6	0
	285	#1 Crew Howard over Jeisser Sampson-Sanchez (FHT Northwest) (Tech Fall 20-5; 5:00)	5	0
	157	Extra: Cael Erickson over Colton Montoya (FHT Northwest) (Fall 2:15)	0	0
	165	Extra: Roberto Bautista over Dawson Hogan (FHT Northwest) (Dec 7-3)	0	0
	174	Extra: Gavyn Brauer over Everett Peck (FHT Northwest) (Fall 4:02)	0	0
	197	Extra: Mitchell Peabody over Aubakir Ramazan (FHT Northwest) (Fall 4:28)	0	0
Team Score:			34	13