Perkins won five straight matches to complete his day at home 5-0 and the Kaufman-Brand Open championship at 157 pounds. En route to the title, Perkins defeated several four year school opponents along the way. The first round Perkins beat Bo Petit of Hastings College (NAIA) 7-6. He followed that up with a couple of victories over NCAA Division I opponents in Nick Herboldt of South Dakota State University 10-8 and Joe Grygelko of the University of Minnesota 7-3. In the semi-finals, Perkins faced the tournament's number one seed in Iowa Central Community College's Carrington Banks. Perkins advanced to the finals with a 7-6 victory. In the finals, Perkins downed NCAA Division II Nebraska-Kearney's Ross Brunkhardt 3-2 in a tie-breaker to claim gold. Perkins is now 13-4 on the season heading into Thanksgiving break.
Following Perkins, was another freshman Cody Hogan. Hogan also made the semi-finals, but eventually settled for a fifth place finish at 125 pounds. Hogan is now 8-4 on the season with two top five finishes out of two tournaments.
The Trojans will be back in action on December 2nd at the UNI Open in Cedar Falls, IA.
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