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LWC wrestling competes at Maryville Kaufman Brand Open

Lawson and Reed claim individual titles

By Christopher Coombs

Chesterfield, MO - The Lindsey Wilson wrestling team competed at the Kaufman Brand Open on Saturday.

Brandon Reed claimed the heavyweight title as he bullied his way to four straight pins in his matches, all coming during the first period of action. His four pins were tied for the most at the open as he was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Elite division. Trevor Lawson would claim the Blue Raiders second individual first-place finish of the night as he captured the title at 184-pounds. Lawson would take down three NCAA Division I and one NCAA DII opponents on his way to the title.

Derrick Smallwood would also make a trip to the podium, finishing in third place of the 157-pound weight class.



Reed (No. 1 at Heavyweight) produced four pinfall victories to claim first place in the heavyweight class. The first came against Saul Rodriguez of Lindenwood, doing so in just 46 seconds. He then pinned MSC opponent Hunter Hancock of Campbellsville in 1:39 before pinning Caleb Gossett of McKendree at 2:50. Reed advanced to the championship bout after his semifinal opponent was forced to medically forfeit. He then captured first place with a pin over Jordan Davis of NCAA DII Fort Hays State doing so in just 53 seconds.

Lawson (No. 17 at 184) received a bye to start his day and then defeated Dan Fillipek of NCAA DII McKendree on a 5-0 decision and a 9-4 decision over Nikita Nepomnyashchiy of NCAA DI Illinois. In the semifinals, he pinned Sergio Villalobos of NCAA DI Southern Illinois Edwardsville at 1:35. He would take first place at 184-pounds when he defeated Cordel Duhart of NCAA DI Missouri on a 5-4 decision.

Smallwood (No. 6 at 157) received a first-round bye before taking down Tracey Eitel of NCAA DIII Ozarks on a 17-6 major decision. He fell to the consolation bracket with a 4-2 decision loss to Gavin Londoff of Lindenwood. Smallwood then picked up a 6-4 decision victory over MSC opponent Tristan Sellmer of Campbellsville before pinning Clay Jones of Indianapolis in just 56 seconds. He advanced to the consolation final via a medical forfeit before capturing third place with a sudden victory one win over Sean Glasgow of NCAA DII Limestone 9-7.

Cagen Wallace (No. 13 at 125 in NAIA) kicked off his day with a pinfall victory over Jacob Garrison of Missouri Valley in 6:38 as he then defeated James Sass of NCAA DII Limestone with a tight 3-2 decision. He then fell to the consolation semifinals with a 7-3 decision loss to Tyler Kreith of NCAA II Maryville. Wallace got back on the winning side of things with his 12-7 decision victory over Mid-South Conference opponent Carter Cox of Cumberland. He finished the tournament in fourth place when he fell in the consolation finals to Anthony Pisciotta of NCAA DII Maryville on an 11-1 major decision.

Trent Johnson (No. 6 at 141) picked up two pinfalls to open his day over MSC opponent Aaron Rugnao of Campbellsville in 6:27 and Precious Essien of NCAA DI Missouri at 6:40. He then lost to Breyden Bailey of NCAA DII Indianapolis on a close 4-2 decision before medically retiring from the competition before his next bout.

Trajan Hurd (No. 6 at 174) won in commanding fashion over Sam Pennington of Lindenwood on a 17-5 major decision before downing Andrew Sams of NCAA DII Indianapolis on a 12-5 decision. He then fell in the semifinals to MSC opponent Nathan Walton (No. 5 at 174) of Cumberland as he was pinned in 1:48 of the first period. He kept his day alive with a pin over (No. 14 at 174) William Seibert of Missouri Valley in just 52 seconds before taking fourth place with a 4-3 decision loss to Matt Pratt of NCAA DII Maryville.

Avery Buckman (No. 18 at 197) picked up a 13-1 major decision victory over Drew Mccollum of Hannibal Lagrange before pinning MSC opponent John Olivieri (No. 6 at 184) in 2:38 of the first period. He picked up his final win of the day with a 10-6 decision over John Anderson of NCAA DII Maryville before falling to Christian Brunner of Purdue via fall. He then defeated John Anderson of NCAA DII Maryville on a 10-4 decision before taking fourth place when he was forced to medically forfeit his final match.

Kohl Dodd also wrestled at 197 pounds and would defeat Chase Larson of Lindenwood on a 13-3 major decision before falling to the consolation bracket with a 16-0 technical fall loss. His last win of the day came against Richard Ryu of Illinois on a 6-5 decision before bowing out of the competition with a 5-3 decision loss to John Anderson of NCAA DII Maryville.

The Blue Raiders return home next Saturday when they host the NAIA Challenge duals at the Holloway Health and Wellness Center. Wrestling is scheduled to begin 10 a.m. CT.


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