Recording victories for the Head Coach Richard Fergola were seniors Craig Trampe (Ord, NE) at 125 winning by fall, Shawn Tsutsumi (Kaneohe, HI) by major decision at 141, Terrence Almond (Pelham, GA) by fall at 149, juniors Burke Barnes (Lake Stevens, WA) claimed a fall at 133, Jason Bilinski (Pittsgrove, NJ) by forfeit at 157, Webster Farris (Nebraska City, NE) by decision at 184, Wade Jordan (Coulee City, WA) by technical fall at 197. Red-shirt freshman Bulla Tuzon (Wailuku, HI) and Jesse Boggs (Deming, NM) both claimed victories at 165 and heavyweight.
Following the dual on Friday night, the Vikings headed to nearby Omaha for the annual Kaufman-Brand Open. Considered the toughest college open tournament in the country, the Kaufman-Brand was host to all five national championship teams from 2006. The Vikings finished the day with two place-winners. In the Elite Division, junior Burke Barnes (Lake Stevens, WA) finished 5th at 133 with victories over Josh Baldridge of Labette Community College 5-4, Eric Sanders of North Dakota State 5-3, Chad Vandiver of Northern Illinois by fall and Patrick Aleksanyn of Nebraska by fall.
In the Amateur Division, freshman Brian Graham (Kansas City, MO) reached the finals at 141 placing second. Graham recorded victories over Lance Thompson of Oklahoma State by fall, Mike Ryan of Northern Illinois by fall, Derek Coorough of the University of Iowa by a score of 8-4, Luke Satern of Buena Vista University by default and losing to Iowa State's T.J. Sebolt by a score 12-8 in the finals.
The Vikings will begin competition after the Thanksgiving Break at the Simpson Invitational in Indianola, IA on Saturday December 2 at 9:00 am.
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