KANSAS CITY – The No. 6 Ottawa University men's wrestling team went undefeated with a 4-0 record at the Avila Duals on Saturday, remaining unbeaten on the season with an 8-0 dual record.
The Braves cruised through the first three matches against Oklahoma City, Missouri Baptist, and St. Thomas (FL). All three teams receiving votes in the NAIA national poll.
It was hard not to look past the first three teams with a top-10 showdown looming in the last dual of the tournament, No. 6 Ottawa vs. No. 10 Campbellsville. The Braves proved their spot in the rankings by taking down the Tigers 24-15.
Up Next
The Braves await to find their opening opponent at the NWCA National Duals on Jan, 6, 2023. The tournament bracket will be set accordingly by rankings in the next NAIA Coaches Top-20 poll, released on Dec. 29, 2022.
Full Dual Tournament Results
Match #1
Ottawa defeated Oklahoma City 33-10
- 285 - Benito Hernandez (Ottawa) over Grant Baber (Oklahoma City) TF 18-3
- 125 - Diago Hernandez (Ottawa) over Casey Goss (Oklahoma City) Maj 11-3
- 133 - Braden Ledford (Ottawa) over Cooper Mahaffey (Oklahoma City) Dec 7-6
- 141 - Austin Kolvek (Ottawa) over Trinit Zweifel (Oklahoma City) Fall 3:55
- 149 - Keegan Luton (Oklahoma City) over Hunter Wagner (Ottawa) Maj 18-7
- 157 - Drake Vannoy (Oklahoma City) over Brandon Kidd Jr. (Ottawa) Dec 6-2
- 165 - Hayden Brown (Oklahoma City) over Braden Anderson (Ottawa) Dec 6-5
- 174 - Jordan Lomeli (Ottawa) over Mannix Faworski (Oklahoma City) Dec 11-5
- 184 - Jesse Daniel Perez (Ottawa) over Conner Columbus (Oklahoma City) Fall 1:01
- 197 - Tucker Tomlinson (Ottawa) over Jack Kitchingham (Oklahoma City) Fall 4:20
Match #2
Ottawa defeated Missouri Baptist 54-0
- 125 - Benjamin Pope (Ottawa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 133 - Braden Ledford (Ottawa) over Daryl Mills (Missouri Baptist) Maj 14-4
- 141 - Austin Kolvek (Ottawa) over Ettien Rodgers Jr. (Missouri Baptist) Fall 3:33
- 149 - Parker Wright (Ottawa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 157 - Brandon Kidd Jr. (Ottawa) over Joel Campbell (Missouri Baptist) Dec 5-2
- 165 - Dayton Hill (Ottawa) over Trentin Helton (Missouri Baptist) Fall 0:50
- 174 - Jordan Lomeli (Ottawa) over Camden Meeks (Missouri Baptist) TF 20-5
- 184 - Jesse Daniel Perez (Ottawa) over Dominic Calvin (Missouri Baptist) Fall 1:54
- 197 - Tucker Tomlinson (Ottawa) over Hunter Atwell (Missouri Baptist) Fall 2:34
- 285 - Justin Darter (Ottawa) over Jacob Bader (Missouri Baptist) Fall 3:45
Match #3
Ottawa defeated St. Thomas 30-18
- 125 - Diago Hernandez (Ottawa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 133 - Braden Ledford (Ottawa) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 141 - David Pierson (St. Thomas) over Angelo Reyes (Ottawa) Fall 0:53
- 149 - Christian Espinoza (St. Thomas) over Parker Wright (Ottawa) Dec 4-0
- 157 - Loyd Epperson (Ottawa) over Thomas Williams (St. Thomas) Dec 4-2
- 165 - Braden Anderson (Ottawa) over Daniel Garlin (St. Thomas) Fall 2:10
- 174 - Buck Abidin (St. Thomas) over Cordell Hunt (Ottawa) Fall 6:13
- 184 - Jesse Daniel Perez (Ottawa) over Sennai Heyliger (St. Thomas) Fall 1:48
- 197 - Tucker Tomlinson (Ottawa) over Jessiah Garcia-Contreras (St. Thomas) Dec 3-0
- 285 - Jairo Caceres (St. Thomas) over Max Knard (Ottawa) Dec 9-3
Match #4
Ottawa defeated Campbellsville 24-15
- 125 - Diago Hernandez (Ottawa) over Izaeah Beavers (Campbellsville) Dec 4-1
- 133 - Braden Ledford (Ottawa) over Troy Kennedy (Campbellsville) Maj 12-0
- 141 - Austin Kolvek (Ottawa) over Shane Watson (Campbellsville) Maj 13-4
- 149 - Hunter Wagner (Ottawa) over Gavin Andreoni (Campbellsville) Dec 6-2
- 157 - Brandon Kidd Jr. (Ottawa) over Jake Hurst (Campbellsville) SV-1 3-1
- 165 - Dayton Hill (Ottawa) over Gavin Smith (Campbellsville) SV-1 7-5
- 174 - Brice Parks (Campbellsville) over Jordan Lomeli (Ottawa) Dec 9-3
- 184 - Jesse Daniel Perez (Ottawa) over Curtis Thomas (Campbellsville) Maj 12-4
- 197 - Grayson Stevens (Campbellsville) over Tucker Tomlinson (Ottawa) MFF
- 285 - Jaden Sonner (Campbellsville) over Justin Darter (Ottawa) Fall 1:57
