Dubuque, IA- Last Saturday the Trojans competed in the Loras Open. The Loras Open host the Gold Division for all sophomores and above wrestlers and the Silver Division for all freshmen wrestlers. This year there were more division one wrestlers in Silver Division than in previous years. As a team we had more tournament placers than in previous years and also had more individual wrestlers start out the season with wins at the first tournament than previous years.
Below is a list of wrestlers who placed in the 2012 Loras Open.
Gold Division
165- Bryce Alexander took 6th place. He had a win
over University of Illinois' Adam Acheson before loosing in the consolation semifinals against Dallas Houchins from Grandview.
174-Nathan Downs started out the day with a 6-5 win over Loras College's Tom Gross. He then faced Ethan Ball from Coe College and lost by fall. Ball went on to become the tournament champions. Downs battled back after this loss and ended the day in 4th place.
197- Dan Capp took 4th place. Dan had a win over
University of Wisconsin’s Brandon Weber before loosing to Dalton Peterson in the consolation finals. Capp is decending down to 184 lbs this season.
Silver Division-Freshmen
157- James Townsend took 7th place. Townsend's first match of the tournament was against Dustin McClintlock of Truman State. Townsend had wrestled McClintlock in high school and Townsend had never won. This wasn't the case on Saturday Townsend handled the former Ozark High School wrestler nicely and came away with a 8-3 decision over McClintlock.
Other freshmen wrestlers with wins on the day for the Trojans were Bryar Ginther, Matt Mattingly, Tyler Sonnabend
Gold Division Brackets
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