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Crew Howard
Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications

#2 Lopers Tame the Tigers Again; Regionals Feb. 28

Kearney, Neb. – The second-ranked Nebraska Kearney wrestling team completed its regular season with a 39-4 win over rival Fort Hays State Friday night in Kansas.

The Lopers finish up the dual season 14-4 (4-1 MIAA) and now prepare for the regional championships Feb. 28 in Colorado.

To record a 25th consecutive win over the Tigers (3-9, 1-3), UNK recorded four majors, two tech falls, and a fall. Top-ranked heavyweight Crew Howard (Clarinda, Ia.) recorded his 14th straight victory with a fall in just 1:54 while 15th-ranked Zach Ourada (Omaha Skutt) needed just 2:28 to have a 15-0 tech fall at 133 lbs. Next, graduate Daniel DeRosier (Bellevue East) had a 15-0 tech fall at 149 lbs. with redshirt freshman Alex Munoz (Santa Clarita, Calif.) stepping into the varsity lineup again and winning 13-4 at 184 lbs. Finally, UNK won both "extra" matches via tech fall and fall.

The NCAA Super Region VI Championships are hosted by the Colorado School of Mines and being at 10 a.m. Central on Feb. 28.

 
125 Adonis Lattimore wins by forfeit 0 6
133 #15 Zach Ourada over Jett Schwartz (Fort Hays State) (Tech Fall 15-0; 2:28) 0 5
141 Kolton Field (Fort Hays State) over Jacob Fox (Maj Dec 15-4) 4 0
149 Daniel DeRosier over Jarret Mader (Fort Hays State) (Tech Fall 15-0; 3:00) 0 5
157 #5 Cael Robb over Johnny Thomas (Fort Hays State) (Maj Dec 10-2) 0 4
165 #6 Trent Munoz over Cason Lindsey (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-0) 0 3
174 #8 Otgonbayar Batsuuri over Hunter Harris (Fort Hays State) (Maj Dec 16-6) 0 4
184 Alex Munoz over Houston Frank (Fort Hays State) (Maj Dec 13-4) 0 4
197 #4 Jackson Kinsella over Ryan Patterson (Fort Hays State) (Dec 5-1) 0 3
285 #1 Crew Howard over Jaxson Thomas (Fort Hays State) (Fall 1:54) 0 6
157 Extra: Kaedun Goodman over Justus Hulse (Fort Hays State) (Tech Fall 17-2; 1:39) 0 0
174 Extra: Garrett Willuweit over Ernesto Duenez (Fort Hays State) (Fall 5:21) 0 0
Unsportsmanlike at 197 lbs. 0 -1
Team Score: 4 39
 
 
 
 
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