SEU Wrestling Goes 2-1 During First Day of Mat Mayhem

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The No. 13 Fire wrestling team put together a 2-1 record against three teams ranked in the Top 12 of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll during the first day of the NWCA National Team Duals at Freedom Hall.
The Fire started the day with a 24-18 comeback win over ninth-ranked Midland University, then dropped to the consolation bracket with a 38-10 loss to second-ranked Indiana Tech.
With a 22-19 thrilling win over No. 12 Southern Oregon, Southeastern can finish no worse than eighth in the tournament.
Against Midland, Eddie Barrett got the Fire started with a pin, but then saw his team fall behind 12-6 after four matches. Returning All-American Dylan Chatterton righted the ship with a win by pin at 157, then saw Jason Davis win by technical fall at 184, then Luis Peguero won an 8-0 major decision at 197 to put the Fire on top. An 8-2 decision by Ben Cruz in the final match solidified the win.
SEU and Southern Oregon were tied at 10 after four matches, but the Fire went on to get decisions in the next four to take a 12-point lead with two matches left. The Raiders needed two pins to force a tiebreak scenario, but were only able to get one.
Individually, Chatterton finished the day 3-0 with Jason Davis and Ben Cruz going 2-1.
Action continues Saturday morning at 9 a.m. against No. 8 Lindsey Wilson with the winner advancing to the fifth-place match at noon against Campbellsville or Missouri Valley. The loser will wrestle for seventh place.
No. 13 SOUTHEASTERN 24, No. 9 MIDLAND 18
125 Edward Barrett (Southeastern) over Daniel Vargas (Midland) Fall 2:29
133 Julian Gaytan (Midland) over Xavier Williamson (Southeastern) Dec 8-3
141 David Berg (Midland) over Ethan Owen (Southeastern) Fall 1:55
149 Tristan Zamilpa (Midland) over Lukas Twardosky (Southeastern) Dec 17-11
157 Dylan Chatterton (Southeastern) over Sam Dunwell (Midland) Fall 2:25
165 Dominique Evans (Midland) over Stephen Kelle (Southeastern) SV-2 4-2 174 Stephon Gray (Midland) over Carlos Diaz (Southeastern) Dec 5-2
184 Jason Davis (Southeastern) over Zachary Wendle (Midland) TF 18-1
197 Luis Peguero (Southeastern) over Dylan Buschow (Midland) Maj 8-0
285 Ben Cruz (Southeastern) over Alton Johnson (Midland) Dec 8-2
No. 2 INDIANA TEACH 38, No. 13 SOUTHEASTERN 10
125 Sawyer Miller (Indiana Tech) over Edward Barrett (Southeastern) Fall 2:07
133 Erique Early (Indiana Tech) over Xavier Williamson (Southeastern) Fall 2:41
141 Gaige Torres (Indiana Tech) over Ethan Owen (Southeastern) Fall 0:34
149 Justin Atkinson (Indiana Tech) over Lukas Twardosky (Southeastern) Fall 1:35
157 Dylan Chatterton (Southeastern) over Robert Humphrey (Indiana Tech) Fall 2:59
165 Jacob Gross (Indiana Tech) over Stephen Kelle (Southeastern) Maj 12-4
174 Eric Vermillion (Indiana Tech) over Carlos Diaz (Southeastern) Maj 16-6
184 Josue Hill (Indiana Tech) over Jason Davis (Southeastern) Dec 10-6
197 Oscar Martinez (Indiana Tech) over Jesse Pryor (Southeastern) Dec 2-0
285 Ben Cruz (Southeastern) over Joseph Chacon (Indiana Tech) Maj 11-2
No. 13 SOUTHEASTERN 22, No. 12 SOUTHERN OREGON 19
125 Francisco Barrera (Southern Oregon) over Edward Barratt (SEU) Maj 16-3
133 Xavier Williamson (SEU) over Roy Long (Southern Oregon) Fall 1:16
141 Ethan Owen (SEU) over Justin Acuff (Southern Oregon) Maj 13-4
149 Devin Poppen (Southern Oregon) over Lukas Twardosky (SEU) Fall 1:09
157 Dylan Chatterton (SEU) over Chandler Michael (Southern Oregon) Dec 3-2
165 Stephen Kelle (SEU) over Hunter Hodges (Southern Oregon) Dec 12-9
174 Carlos Diaz (SEU) over Cody Stahl (Southern Oregon) Dec 5-1
184 Jason Davis (SEU) over Calvin McKinnis (Southern Oregon) Dec 12-6
197 Tanner Fischer (Southern Oregon) over Luis Peguero (SEU) Fall 5:00
285 Max Hane (Southern Oregon) over Ben Cruz (SEU) Dec 6-4