Lazaro Crespo Places 2nd at Bob Smith Open
Hays, KS— Fort Hays Tech Northwest Men's Wrestling competed Friday against No. 5 ranked (NCAA Division II) Nebraska-Kearney, losing the dual 13-34. Tech then traveled to Hays, KS, to compete in the Bob Smith Open, coming away with two placers.
"What a grind of wrestling this weekend," commented Head Coach Chris Guillot. "First, a war of a duel vs. Kearney. Then to the Bob Smith Open at Fort Hays State. We wrestled at least half our matches against D1-level guys all day, winning some and getting spanked in some, but what growth to learn the battle."
UNK Dual Match-by-Match Results:
Extra: 157lbs- Colton Montoya lost to Cael Erickson by Fall (2:15)
Extra: 165lbs- Dawson Hogan lost to Roberto Bautista by Decision (3-7)
Extra: 174lbs- Everett Peck lost to Gavyn Brauer by Fall (4:02)
Extra: 197lbs- Aubakir Ramazan lost to Mitchell Peabody by Fall (4:28)
125lbs- FHNW Forfeit
133lbs- John Kenney lost to #17 Hector Serratos by Tech Fall (17-1, 3:38)
141lbs- Xavier Castillo won over Drew Arnold by Decision (14-11)
149lbs- Tucker Wark lost to John Hostler by Decision (3-4)
157lbs- Micah Castro lost to Garrett Willuweit by Decision (3-5)
165lbs- #6 Dayton Bell lost to #8 Trenton Munoz by Fall (4:47)
174lbs- #1 Otgonbayar Batsuuri won over Tate Kuchera by Fall (2:29)
184lbs- #1 Lazaro Crespo won over #13 Jacobi Deal by Major Decision (14-5)
197lbs- Victor Samuel Lamar Montoya lost to #3 Jackson Kinsella by Fall (6:37)
285lbs- #11 Jeisser Sampson Sánchez lost to #2 Crew Howard by Tech Fall (5-20, 5:00)
Bob Smith Open Notable Performances:
Xavier Castillo (141lbs) went 4-2 on the day, with major wins over NCAA Division I and Division II talent. One win came by Major Decision over Tavion Duenas (Air Force Prep) (17-5), and another over Kaiden Hoffman (Fort Hays State unattached) by Fall (5:42).
Dawson Hogan (165lbs) went 3-2, with his three wins coming over fellow KJCCC wrestlers with one win by Decision, one by Major Decision, and one by Fall.
Otgonbayar Batsuuri (174lbs) 4-2, placing 4th and picking up his first real loss of the year to unattached Nebraska wrestler, Ethan DeLeon by Decision (3-4). Batsuuri finished the day with two wins by Decision, one Major, and one Tech Fall and opted to forfeit out of the third-place match.
Lazaro Crespo (184lbs) placed 2nd, being the only JUCO wrestler to compete in a finals match. Three of his four wins came over NCAA Division I or Division II opponents three of four matches also being won by Fall. Lazaro's only loss came to unattached Oklahoma State wrestler, Brayden Thompson by Decision (3-9). Thompson was OK State's starter and national qualifier at 174 lbs last year as a true freshman with nearly half his wins coming over top-ranked wrestlers at the Division I level.
Tiger Wrestling will return to competition on December 21st at the UNC Quad Duals at the Bank of Colorado Arena located in Greeley, Colorado.