OTTAWA, Kan. – The No. 6 Ottawa University men's wrestling team improved to a 4-0 dual record so far this season, taking down the Friends Falcons 38-9 on Thursday evening inside Wilson Field House.

Diago Hernandez started the dual for Ottawa at 125lbs, winning by fall over Friends' Izaiah Smith. Braden Ledford (133lbs) and Parker Wright (149lbs) followed with decision wins at their respective weight classes.

Dayton Hill set the tone early at 165lbs and dominated in a quick two round 22-5 technical fall. Jordan Lomeli followed with a hard fought 10-4 decision win over Falcons' Jason Bowers at 174lbs.

The Braves saved the best for last, with two wins by fall at 184lbs and 197lbs. Freshman Spencer Rochelle made the most of his opportunity at 184lbs, taking down Friends' Damien Hill. Rochelle pumped up Wilson Field House, which got even more rowdy following Xavier Schechter's win by fall at 197lbs.  

Full Dual Results

Weight		OU	FU
125	Diago Hernandez (Ottawa University) over Izaiah Smith (Friends University) (Fall 0:00)	6	0
133	Braden Ledford (Ottawa University) over JR Thelwell (Friends University) (Dec 6-3)	3	0
141	Ezavian Ortega (Friends University) over Angelo Reyes (Ottawa University) (Fall 0:00)	0	6
149	Parker Wright (Ottawa University) over Gunnar Henderson (Friends University) (Dec 9-3)	3	0
157	Jaime Mitchell (Friends University) over Loyd Epperson (Ottawa University) (Dec 3-2)	0	3
165	Dayton Hill (Ottawa University) over Treyton Rusher (Friends University) (TF 22-5 0:00)	5	0
174	Jordan Lomeli (Ottawa University) over Jason Bowers (Friends University) (Dec 10-4)	3	0
184	Spencer Rochelle (Ottawa University) over Damien Hill (Friends University) (Fall 0:00)	6	0
197	Xavier Schechter (Ottawa University) over Gustavo Renteria (Friends University) (Fall 0:00)	6	0
285	Benito Hernandez (Ottawa University) over Unknown (For.)	6	0
		38	9

Up Next: The Braves head to the Eagle Duals hosted by Avila on Saturday, Dec. 17^th. OU is scheduled to compete against (RV) Oklahoma City, (RV)Missouri Baptist, (RV)St. Thomas, and No. 10 Campbellsville.