Aaron Wilcox (FR, Pittsgrove, N.J.) got the Vikings off to a quick start with a pin in 3:24 at 125 pounds. Senior Burke Barnes (Lake Stevens, Wash.) gave the Vikings their second consecutive pin at 133 pounds. Barnes took down and pinned Kyle Donlan in 1:29. Adam Manz (SO, Council Bluffs, Iowa) earned a 14-2 decision over Kody Kersten at 141 pounds. Jason Bilinski (SR, Pittsgrove, N.J.) gave Dana their fourth straight win with a pin over Semir Duric in 2:31 at 149 pounds. The Beavers finally got on the board at 157 pounds. Joey Verschoor earned a 10-4 decision over Dan Pray (SR, St. George, Kan.).
Ryan Tuzon (SO, Maui, Hawaii) gave Dana its fifth win in six matches at 165 pounds. Tuzon came away with a 10-6 decision over Julian Mancha. Buena Vista won the next two matches at 174 and 184 pounds. Kody Koster defeated Tony Ponce (SR, Derby, Kan.) 16-4 at 174. Josh Murray then defeated Jon Wilbourne (SO, Lake Stevens, Wash.) 13-6 at 184.
Ross Milam (JR, Omaha, Neb.) stopped the Beaver run by pinning Scott Modder in 5:32 at 197 pounds. Wade Jordan (SR, Coulee City, Wash.) ended the night with a 2-0 win over Jacob Combs at heavyweight.
The Vikings wrestling team traveled to Omaha, Neb., on Saturday to take part in the Kaufman/Brand Tournament at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. This tournament is one of the largest single-day tournaments in the nation. The tournament is divided into two classifications: Amateur and Elite. The Vikings had wrestlers participating in both classes.
Hunter Samuels (JR, Tonganoxie, Kan.) won his opening match at 133 pounds with a 7-6 decision over Devon Pureifoy of King College. Samuels lost by technical fall 20-4 to Jamal Parks of Oklahoma State in the second round. Samuels then lost a close 7-3 decision to unattached wrestler Keaton Taylor.
Torey Seminara (JR, Pearl City, Hawaii) and Ty Costa (FR, Turlock, Calif.) competed at the 141-pound weight class. Seminara lost his opening match to David Greenwald of Iowa Central in the opening round. He then defeated Alex Polzin 5-3 in the wrestle backs. Seminara was then eliminated from the tournament by Brett Swover of Nebraska-Kearney 9-2.
Costa also dropped his opening match. Sim Bribieseca of UNO earned a 7-0 decision over Costa. He then rallied to win his next two matches in the wrestle backs via pin. Costa was knocked out by UNK's Nate High, 10-2.
Josh Ghobadpoor (SO, Dahlonega, Ga.) won two matches at 174 pounds before being knocked out of the tournament by injury. John Schmalz (SO, Kansas City, Kan.) was pinned by Mitch Brown of UNO in the second round of the 184-weight class. Schmalz rebounded with a 3-1 win over Alex Driggers of King College. Schmalz was then eliminated by Iowa Central's Nate Willard, 11-2.
Ross Milam (JR, Omaha, Neb.) knocked off Lance Peters of Augustana 5-2 in the opening round of the 197-pound weight class. Brodie Ambrose of Iowa then defeated Milam 4-2 in the quarterfinals. Milam was defeated in the wrestle backs by Jordan Taghvai.
Dana also had several wrestlers compete in the elite division of the tournament. Kevin Gray (SR, Topeka, Kan.) brought home sixth place at 125 pounds. Gray defeated Cody Grant of Wyoming in his opening match 8-5. Gray then posted a 7-6 decision over Air Force's Zach Valdez. He was pinned in the semi-finals by an unattached wrestler from the University of Iowa. Gray then lost an 11-4 decision to Nick Smith of Mankato. He lost his final match to Ben Hanisch of Iowa State 10-4.
Burke Barnes (SR, Lake Stevens, Wash.) earned a major decision over an unattached wrestler from the University of Minnesota, 13-3, in the opening round of the 133-pound weight class. Barnes then defeated another unattached wrestler from Northern Iowa, 6-3. He scored the upset of the tournament in the semifinals. Barnes defeated top seeded Tom Magnani of the University of Iowa, 10-5. Barnes then dropped a 6-1 decision to Cory VomBaur of Wyoming 6-1. He had to forfeit his last two matches due to injury and finished sixth.
Dan Pray (SR, St. George, Kan.) earned an opening round win over UNO's Marcus Hilario 3-1 at the 157 pound weight class. Pray then lost by technical fall, 19-2, to Adam Aho of North Dakota State. He lost a 6-1 decision in the wrestle backs to Ryan Freeman of Oklahoma State.
The Vikings are 1-0 in duals this year and are off until November 29 when they travel to Morningside College in Sioux City for a 7 p.m. dual. The Vikings will also be taking place at the Simpson Invite on Dec. 1 in Indianola, Iowa.
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