UCO Dominates At Jet Open

Bronchos Had 12 Top-four Finishers With Five Champions in the One-day Tournament

WICHITA, Kansas – Central Oklahoma had at least one finalist in eight of the 10 weights and finished with five champions to overwhelm the field at the Jet Open Sunday.

The Bronchos sent 15 backups to the all-day tournament hosted by Newman and 12 placed in the top four, with 133 Easton Taylor, 141 Adam Maki, 157 Hayze Ivey, 165 Cooper Zickefoose and 174 Tucker Waitman all claiming titles.

UCO also got runner-up finishes from 141 Canon Acklin, 149 Kasen Miller, 197 Jackson Blackburn and Hvy Paul Sharp, while 184 Seth Sarasua and 197 Emmanuel Skillings took third and 157 Grant Gober fourth. The Bronchos went 49-14 on the day with an incredible 38 bonus-point wins (17 falls, 13 technical falls and eight major decisions).

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's varsity returns from the holiday break this weekend at the NWCA Division II National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The top-ranked Bronchos received the No. 1 seed in the 16-team tournament and open against unseeded but No. 9-ranked Ashland Friday at 2 p.m. inside the UNI-Dome on the Northern Iowa campus.

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; major dec. Zachary Bates, Western Colorado, 10-1.

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.

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Players Mentioned

Grant Gober: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jaxon Koeltzow: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Adam Maki: 5' 9"; Redshirt Freshman

Kasen Miller: 5' 7"; Redshirt Freshman

Aden Sanders: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Seth Sarasua: 6' 0"; Senior

Paul Sharp: 6' 3"; Junior

Emmanuel Skillings: 6' 1"; Senior

Easton Taylor: 5' 5"; Junior

Tucker Waitman: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Grant Gober
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jaxon Koeltzow
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Adam Maki
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Freshman

Kasen Miller
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Freshman

Aden Sanders
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Seth Sarasua
: 6' 0"; Senior

Paul Sharp
: 6' 3"; Junior

Emmanuel Skillings
: 6' 1"; Senior

Easton Taylor
: 5' 5"; Junior

Tucker Waitman
: 5' 10"; Sophomore