Regional Wrestling Updates

Okay, we're ready for the finals and consolation finals of the regional tournament now. Three UCO guys are going for the gold and five others for the bronze.

Here we go . . .

Trison Graham had a 17-match winning streak ended in the 133 finals with a tough 7-5 loss to Limestone's Michael Magaha. Graham's escape and takedown in the third period gave him a 3-1 lead and he held that until the final minute, when Magaha reversed Trison to his back and added a three-point near-fall to go ahead 6-3. Graham got a reverse with 27 seconds left and immediately cut Magaha, but he couldn't get the tying takedown and lost the 7-5 decision.

Ky Corley fell in the consolation finals at 141, losing 5-2 to Truman State's Ryan Maus. Corley, who beat Maus 8-6 in Friday's quarterfinals, led 2-1 after two perios, but Maus got an escape, takedown and riding time point to hand Corley the setback. Ky will have to Central Missouri's Marcus Walker in a fourth-place challenge match, needing a win there to earn a trip to the national tournament.

UCO will have to win another fourth-place challenge match at 149 after Austin Standage dropped an 8-6 overtime decision to Central Missouri's Brandon Russow. Standage trailed 5-1 after getting turned for a three-point near-fall in the second period, but he got a reverse to pull within 5-3. Austin released Russow with 30 seconds left in the match after collecting enough riding time for a point in the third period and then tied it on a takedown with nine secords remaining to force overtime. Standage came close to a takedown early in sudden-victory period, but Russow came out on top of a scramble with 29 seconds left to end it.

The losing streak reached four at 157 where Cory Dauphin fell to Nebraska-Omaha's George Ivanov 3-2 in the finals. The top-ranked Ivanov scored an early takedown to go up 2-0, with the fifth-rated Dauphin escaping late in the period to pull within 2-1. Cory tied it with an escape early in the second and he controlled Ivanov for the first minute of the final stanza before Ivanov escaped to break the 2-2 deadlock. Dauphin couldn't come up with a takedown in the final seconds as Ivanov held on.

Kelly Henderson ended that streak with a 2-1 overtime win over Ashland's Ryan Thatcher in the 174 consolation finals. Neither wrestler scored an offensive point, trading escapes, but Kelly pulled it out midway through the sudden-victory period with a penalty point when Thatcher was hit with his second stall warning.

The Bronchos lost their third and last finals match at 184 where Tanner Keck lost to Nebraska-Omaha's Aaron Denson 2-1. Not much action in the match, with Denson's scoring on an escape and riding time point and Keck's on a penalty point in the third period.

Ky Corley stamped his ticket to the national tournament with a 7-2 win over Marcus Walker in the fourth-place challenge match at 141. Corley had two first-period takedowns to take control in holding on to fourth and qualifying for the national meet two weeks from now in Kearney, Neb.

Austin Standage did the same at 149, winning 2-1 in overtime in the fourth-place challenge match over Nicolas Stella of King. Each wrestler had an escape and then midway through the sudden victory period Stella was hit with his second stall warning call and the penalty point gave Standage the victory.

Jarrett Edison lost his second overtime match of the tournament in the consolation finals at 197, falling 6-4 to Finday's Daniel Stevenson. Edison had a 3-1 lead in the third period, but was hit with a stalling penalty and then gave up a reverse to fall behind 4-3 before tying it with a late reverse. Stevenson then ended it in the sudden victory period with a takedown, but Edison is still headed to his third national tournament.

A bad round continued for UCO as Cody Dauphin lost a last-second 3-1 decision to Nebraska-Omaha's Taylor Escamilla in the consolation finals at heavyweight. Dauphin's second-period escape broke a scoreless tie and Escamilla tied it to start the third. Cody nearly scored a takedown on the edge with 15 seconds left before the wrestlers went off the mat and Escamilla ended it on a takedown with just two seconds remaining. Dauphin will wrestle a fourth-place challenge match in 45 minutes.

And Cody Dauphin ends the tournament for UCO with a heart-stopping 6-5 win over Findlay's Andrew Tumlin, winning it on a riding time point. Dauphin had two takedowns in taking a 5-1 lead midway through the second period, but Tumlin got an escape and takedown to make it 5-4 entering the third. Tumlin escaped early in the third to tie it, but Cody's 1:10 riding time advantage gave him the point needed for the win.

The Bronchos ended up with eight individual qualifiers.


The Bronchos are third in team standings heading into Saturday with nine individuals still in line to earn a national tournament berth. Here we go with the championship semifinal and consolation quarterfinal results . . .

Starting it off for UCO was Trison Graham in the 133 semifinals and he marched into the finals with a 12-4 major decision over Scott Meyer of Ashland. Meyer got a quick takedown to take the early lead, but Graham tied it with a reverse and then went ahead 7-2 in the second period with a reverse, near-fall and penalty point. Trison added a pair of third-period takedowns to complete the big win and clinch a spot in the national tournament.

Ky Corley dropped a wild 13-10 decision to top-ranked Mario Morgan of Nebraska-Omaha in the 141 semifinals. Corley tied it 5-5 late in the first period, but Morgan got an escape and takedown in the final nine seconds to go on top 8-5 and the only scoring in the second period was a Morgan escape that made it 9-5. It was a 13-8 deficit late in the match when Corley got a takedown , but he couldn't turn Morgan in the final seconds.

Austin Standage was pinned by Nebraska-Omaha's No. Esai Dominguez in 1:36 at 149 to drop into the consolations.

Cory Dauphin moved into the finals with a methodical 10-3 victory over Appolon Jean-Paul of Belmont-Abbey. The fifth-ranked freshman broke a scoreless tie in the final minute of first period with a takedown before Jean-Paul escaped 45 seconds later. Dauphin then took control in the second period with an escape and a pair of takdowns that made it 7-2 and had added a third-period takedown to win going away. Cory will take on UNO's George Ivanov in the finals.

The Bronchos had their second individual eliminated at 165 when Derrick Adkins was pinned in his consolation quarterfinal match.

Kelly Henderson lost a tough 3-1 overtime decision to Bryce Sopko of Limestone in the quarterfinals at 174. The two traded escapes after a scoreless first period and then Sopko won it 35 seconds into the sudden-victory period with a takedown off a Henderson shot.

Jarrett Edison stayed alive with another dominating consolation victory, scoring a 15-0 technical fall over Doug Thompson of Central Missouri. It was the second straight technical fall for Edison, who had three takedowns and three near-falls in the rout.

Cody Dauphin lost his semifinal bout to fifth-ranked Jacob Southwick of Ashland, getting pinned at the 3:42 mark. The two big men battled to a scoreless first period tie, but Southwick was able to turn Cody and get the fall 42 seconds into the second period.

Tanner Keck gave UCO its third finalist, beating Limestone's Casey Bradley 8-6. Keck had two first-period takedowns in grabbing a 4-2 lead and made it 7-3 with an escape and takedown in the second before Bradley made it interesting with an escape and takedown to pull within 7-6. Keck escaped seconds later for the 8-6 lead and easily staved off Bradley's late takedown tries to move into the finals.

Ky Corley stayed in contention for a national tournament berth with an 11-3 major decision in the consolation semifinals at 141. Corey trailed Limestone's Matthew Hall 2-1 after one period, tied it with an escape late in the second and seized control when he took Hall down to his back for a five-point move in the final 10 seconds to go on top 7-2. A takedown and near-fall in the final stanza finished off the major decision.

Austin Standage also moved into the consolation finals, pulling out a 6-5 win over Truman State's Colton Schmitz at 149. Standage used a late second-period reverse to take a 5-4 lead and Schmitz escaped early in the third, but Austin broke the tie with a riding time point earned.

Another consolation semifinal winner was Kelly Henderson at 174, who pinned Findlay's Mason True in 6:34. Henderson had a first-period takedown and second-period reverse in taking a 4-2 lead into the final period, but True escaped to make it 4-3. But Henderson came through late, taking True down and straight to his back in the final 45 seconds to get the fall.

Cody Dauphin made it four in a row in the consolation semifinals with a first-period pin at heavyweight. Cody took Limestone's Tarek Alaruri down midway through the three-minute opening stanza and then turned him for his team-high 11th fall at the 3:32 mark.

Jarrett Edison finished off UCO's strong consolation showing with a 9-4 win over Tiffin's Alek Hughes at 197. It was the third straight dominating consolation win for Edison, who has bounced back strong from Friday's quarterfinal upset loss. Jarrett had four takedowns in strolling past Hughes to make the consolation finals.




Quarterfinal/Consolation Updates . . .

Trison Graham was first up for the Bronchos Friday night and the 133-pound sophomore was impressive, cruising to a 16-1 technical fall over Ouachita Baptist's Brantley Pyle. Graham had three takedowns, three near-falls and a reverse in winning his 16th straight match.

At 141, Ky Corley moved into the quarterfinals with an 8-5 win over Truman State's Ryan Maus. Corley had three first-period takedowns in opening up a 6-2 lead and went ahead 8-2 in the third with another takedown before Maus made it close with an escape and takedown.

Austin Standage picked up an exciting win at 149, pinning Central Missouri's Brandon Russow with three seconds left in the second period. Standage was leading 3-2 late in the period when Russow scored a reverse, but Standage got a reverse of his own seconds later and took Russow to his back for the fall.

Cory Dauphin used an early five-point move to take control en route to an 8-3 win at 157 over Ouachita Baptist's Bobby Williams. Dauphin head locked Williams to his back to take the 5-0 lead, saw Williams within within 5-3 in the final minute and then clinched it with an escape and takedown.

By a mere four seconds, Kelly Henderson pulled out a 2-1 win over Jonathan Forbes of King in the quarterfinals at 174. The two traded escapes, with Kelly using 1:04 of riding time to earn the tie-breaking point.

Tanner Keck moved into tomorrow's semifials with a 5-3 victory over Jerami Bartley of Belmont-Abbey. Keck had a pair of takedowns and gave up three escapes in the win.

UCO suffered a huge upset at 197 when Jarrett Edison lost a 5-1 overtime decision to Ashland's Corby Running. The two traded escapes through regulation and nobody scored in the sudden-victory period before Running caught Edison with a three-point near-fall in the first tiebreaker and then escaped in the second one. Edison, a two-time regional runner-up, was the No. 2 seed and ranked fifth nationally.

Cody Dauphin ended the quarterfinals with a 2-1 double-OT win over King's Dondricus Anderson at heavyweight. Not much offense as the two big men traded escapes through regulation, no match-winning takedown in the first sudden-victory period and both escaped in the first two tiebreakers. No score in the second sudden-victory period, then Cody controlled Anderson in the third tiebreaker and escaped early in the fourth to pull out the win.

Zach Housley was eliminated from the tournament with a 4-3 loss to Belmont-Abbey's Shane Summerlin in the consolations at 125. Housley nearly turned Summerlin numerous times in the final period in gaining a riding time point, but Summerlin got the winning reverse with just 10 seconds remaining.

Derrick Adkins stayed alive at 165 with a 6-4 win over King's Patrick Spano. Adkins built a 5-0 lead midway through the first period, but Spano came back with an escape and takedown to pull within 5-3 by the end of the period and made it 5-4 with a second-period escape. Adkins went up 6-4 with an escape midway through the third and held on.

Jarrett Edison finished the day with a dominating 15-0 technical fall over Josh Price of St. Andrews in bouncing back from his upset loss to stay in contention for his third national tournament berth. Edison had three takedowns and four near-falls in the rout.

About the first round . . .

Well, some plans don't get off to such a good start.

The idea was the provide match-by-match updates of UCO's individuals in the NCAA Division II Super Regional II Wrestling Tournament that started this morning in Findlay, Ohio, but technical difficulties prevented me from getting on the internet until after the tournament started.

Anyway . . . I'll be posting updates after each UCO match throughout the tournament today and tomorrow.

Zach Housley got off to a great start against No. 3 seed Ryan Banning of Truman State at 125 with an opening-minute takedown and he later added a near-fall to go up 5-0, but Banning got a late reverse to pull within 5-2 after the opening period. Banning then took the lead with a takedown and near-fall in the second period and went on to a 9-6 win to drop Housley into the consolations.

Ky Corley held on for a 7-6 victory over Findlay's Jan Ulinski at 141. Ky got an early takedown, but a Ulinski reverse tied it and Corley ended up needing a last-second escape to end the first period with a 6-5 lead. The two traded escapes in the final two periods as Corley moved into the quarterfinals.

Cory Dauphin advanced to the quarterfinals with a 9-1 major decision over Truman State's Devon Fenstermaker. Dauphin had a takedown and near-fall in taking a 5-0 first-period lead, nearly getting a fall in the final seconds. He gave up an escape in the second period and then had an escape and takedown in the final stanza, adding a riding time point the major decision.

Derrick Adkins suffered an 8-4 upset at 165, falling to Limestone's Michael DiPierro. The fourth-seeded Adkins, a returning national qualifier, never led and didn't score an offensive point in the match as he fell into the consolations.

Jarrett Edison moved on with an easy 11-2 major decision over Phillip Bucher of Lake Erie. A two-time regional runner-up and seeded No. 2 this time, Jarrett had three takedowns, a reverse and a near-fall in coasting into the quarterfinals.

Cody Dauphin didn't waste in time advancing, needing just 58 seconds to score his team-leading 10 fall of the season over Bobby Hager of Lake Erie.

Four UCO wrestlers -- Trison Graham (133), Austin Standage (149), Kelly Henderson (174) and Tanner Keck (184) -- received first-round byes. Quarterfinal and consolation action begins at 2 p.m. and I'll provide updates again then.