Blue Hawk wrestlers have stong showing at Missouri Valley Invite
Sagan Osborne | Dickinson State Sports Information Director
MARSHALL, Mo. – The Dickinson State men's wrestling team finished 16th out of 45 schools at the Missouri Valley College Invitational over the weekend. The MVC Invite is one of the largest NAIA wrestling tournaments in the nation and is often an important test for Blue Hawk wrestlers.
"Our guys wrestled well against great competition and did a great job of making adjustments throughout the day and even mid-matches," said head coach Justin Schlecht. "This is a tough tournament, and we had some great opportunities to compete with a few of our conference foes. You could call this tournament one step down from the national tournament."
The Blue Hawks earned a 27-22 overall record on the tournament including eight pins. Six wrestlers reached at least the round of 16, with Konrich Speelmon leading the way with an 8th place finish at 197 pounds.
FULL DSU RESULTS
125 – Jose Gonzalez: 3-2 (Round of 16)
125 – Wyatt Engwitch: 2-2
141 – Dante Venema: 3-1 (Medical Default)
149 – Ethan Fleck: 3-2 (Round of 16)
149 – Caleb Nielsen: 2-2 (Round of 12)
157 – Kale Corley: 3-2
165 – Tate Nordby: 1-2
174 – Isaac Anderson: 0-2
174 – Jack Simons: 3-2 (Round of 16)
184 – Samuel Adams: 1-2
197 – Konrich Speelmon: 3-3 (Eighth Place)
285 – Kyle Anderson: 3-2 (Round of 12)