WICHITA, Kansas – Central Oklahoma sent 15 backups to the Jet Open Sunday and overwhelmed the field with five champions and seven other top-four placers.
The top-ranked Bronchos also found out Sunday that they have earned the No. 1 seed for the upcoming NWCA Division II National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UCO, 5-1 on the season, will take on unseeded but No. 9-ranked Ashland at 2 p.m. Friday in the first round of the two-day, 16-team tournament.
UCO got titles from 133 Easton Taylor, 141 Adam Maki, 157 Hayze Ivey, 165 Cooper Zickefoose and 174 Tucker Waitman in the all-day Jet Open hosted by Newman. The Bronchos went 49-14 on the day with an incredible 38 bonus-point wins (17 falls, 13 technical falls and eight major decisions)
Canon Acklin (141), Kasen Miller (149), Jackson Blackburn (197) and Paul Sharp (Hvy) earned runner-up finishes, while 184 Seth Sarasua and 197 Emmanuel Skillings took third and 157 Grant Gober fourth. .
Taylor followed an opening-round bye with two decisions, including a tight 2-1 win, then scored a first-period fall in the semifinals before rolling to a 10-1 finals rout.
Maki cruised into the finals with two technical falls and a major decision before clipping teammate Acklin 2-1. Acklin also had no trouble making the finals with a fall, technical fall and major decision.
Ivey started the tournament with a 16-0 technical fall and then earned three straight decisions to take the gold medal, capped by a tough 4-2 finals victory. Zickefoose enjoyed a dominating day with two technical falls and two pins, needing just 56 seconds to end his finals bout.
Waitman also went 4-0, posting a 44-second fall, 15-0 technical fall and 11-3 finals romp along with a 12-8 semifinal win.
Miller had four straight bonus wins in making the finals before dropping a tight 8-7 battle there. Blackburn fell 12-8 in the title match after opening with two falls and a 17-0 drubbing, while Sharp scored three straight falls before losing a 4-2 finals decision.
Skillings had four technical falls in his third-place showing as he made his season debut and Sarasua went 4-1 with three bonus wins in taking the bronze medal. Gober went 3-2 in the tournament.
UCO RESULTS
125 Aden Sanders (DNP): Pinned Luis Vasquez, Colby CC, 2:45; pinned Dylan Sheler, Newman, 5:48; lost to Zane Donley, Pratt CC, 8-2; lost technical fall to Gabe Sherrell, Pratt CC, 25-9.
125 Kaden Sprague (DNP): Major dec. Gabe Sherrell, Pratt CC, 15-3; lost fall to Colt Collett, Cowley CC, 1:20; major dec. Mason Gillispie, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, 12-1; lost fall to Carter Foglesong, NEO, 2:49.
133 Easton Taylor (1st): Dec. Logan Crawford, NEO; 2-1; dec. Cam Kiser, Cowley CC, 6-1; pinned Matt Long, Pratt CC, 2:03;
141 Canon Acklin (2nd): Pinned Kaven Bartlett, Newman, 1:42; technical fall Sebastian Rodriguez, Colby CC, 17-0; major dec. Tyler Misenheimer, NEO, 16-2; lost to Adam Maki, UCO, 2-1.
141 Adam Maki (1st): Major dec. Alex Rodriguez, Newman, 16-4; technical fall Colby Longanacre, Cowley CC, 18-3; technical fal Jordan Beaty, NEO, 21-5; dec. Canon Acklin, UCO, 2-1.
149 Jaxon Koeltzow (DNP): Pinned Ethan Pappan, NEO, 2:20; lost to Andrew Manley, Northern Oklahoma, 6-3; major dec. Peyton Harris, Western Colorado, 13-0; dec. Colby Schreiner, Newman, 7-4; won medical forfeit Zach Dawson, NEO; pinned Toby West, Cowley CC, 2:09; lost fall to Tate Rusher, Friends, 1:33.
149 Kasen Miller (2nd): Pinned Colby Schreiner, Newman, 5:39; major dec. Scotty Engle, Colby CC, 12-2; major dec. Clint Longanacre, Cowley CC, 11-1; technical fall Brennen Pfannensfiel, Barton CC, 19-3; lost to Andrew Manley, NOC, 8-7.
157 Grant Gober (4th): Dec. Liam Coultis, Friends, 13-9; pinned Cale Hein, Ottawa, 1:33; lost to Nathanial Higgins, Western Colorado, 9-5; dec. Jacob Goodwin, Pratt CC, 8-7; lost to Kadence Roof, NEO, 12-7.
157 Hayze Ivey (1st): Technical fall Spencer Mosier, Cowley CC, 16-0; dec. Jacob Goodwin, Pratt CC, 4-1 (SV); dec. Kadence Roop, NEO, 7-2; dec. Nathanial Higgins, Western Colorado, 4-2.
165 Cooper Zickefoose (1st): Technical fall Jace Graham, Unattached, 18-1; pinned Waleed Khairi, NOC, 2:15; technical fall Logan Sell, Friends, 19-3; pinned Jayden Ford, Newman, 0:56.
174 Tucker Waitman (1st): Pinned Charlie Herting, Western Colorado, 0:44; technical fall Benedict Holthaus, Friends, 15-0; dec. Jaxon Trotter, Cowley CC, 12-8; major dec. Skyler Geer, Newman, 11-3.
184 Seth Sarasua (3rd): Technical fall Kai Saito, Western Colorado, 16-0; major dec. Owen McAnulty, Cowley CC, 12-3; lost to Ayden Flores, Unattached, 11-4; pinned Gavin Sandoval, Western Colorado, 4:40; dec. S-Ron Hill, Barton CC, 8-2.
197 Emmanuel Skillings (3rd): Technical fall Samuel Nam, NOC, 19-2; technical fall Jaron Alf, Ottawa, 18-1; lost to Preston Hagel, Pratt CC, 9-3; technical fall Espyn Sweers, Ottawa, 23-8; technical fall Jaron Alf, Ottawa, 18-1.
197 Jackson Blackburn (2nd): Pinned Erik Tomanek, Newman, 0:49; pinned Eli Bojorquez-Soto, NEO, 5:45; technical fall Dante Pallone, Western Colorado, 17-0; lost to Preston Hagel, Pratt CC, 12-8.
Hvy Paul Sharp (2nd): Pinned Kevaun Jones, Colby CC, 4:00; pinned TOmmy Tatham, Western Colorado, 2:38; pinned Steven Elwell, Ottawa, 4:18; lost to Riley Dean-Butt, Western Colorado, 4-2.
