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Wrestling starts season off with 18-17 loss to Bears

Eagle Staff

Tomorrow the Chadron State Eagle wrestling team will compete in the Augustana Duals in Sioux Falls, S.D.

First, the Eagles will dual Air Force Academy Falcons, Colorado Springs. The second duel for the Eagles will be against Augustana College Vikings, Sioux Falls, S.D. The Eagles final duel this weekend will be against Morningside College Mustangs, Sioux City, Iowa.

This past week the Eagles wrestled against the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. The Bears won the dual 18-17 over the Eagles.

The Eagles lost the first match in a decision.

Dustin Stodola, senior of Clarkson City, won his match in a major decision, and put the Eagles in the lead.

Jesse Larralde, red-shirt freshman of Newcastle, Wyo., tries to turn Jacob Anderson, freshman of Central City, to his back during the Black and Cardinal Classic in the NPAC, Saturday, Nov. 2. —Photo by Ashley Swanson
Jesse Larralde, red-shirt freshman of Newcastle, Wyo., tries to turn Jacob Anderson, freshman of Central City, to his back during the Black and Cardinal Classic in the NPAC, Saturday, Nov. 2. —Photo by Ashley Swanson

The Eagles held onto that lead, only losing one match out of the next six. The Eagles lost their grip on the lead when the Bears won the last three matches of the dual.

Second-year head coach Brett Hunter said he was impressed with his team’s performance.

“I’m happy with how hard we competed,” Hunter said. “We really controlled the pace and I’m proud of them.”

The Eagles also competed in the Northwest College Open Wrestling Tournament in Powell, Wyo.

The Eagle wrestlers competed against the University of Wyoming, Laramie, and Montana State University, Bozeman. They also faced the University of Great Falls, Great Falls, Mont.; North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene; University of Montana-Western, Dillon; the Air Force Academy Prep, Colorado Springs; and the host Northwest College Trappers.

Taylor Summers, freshman of Plymouth, 125-pound, lost his first match to the champion to-be, but came back to win his next four matches and finish third in his weight class.

Jacob Anderson, freshman of Central City, 149-pound, went 4-2 in the tournament.  Anderson won all his matches by decisions.

Dustin Stodola, senior of Clarkson, 133-pound, won all four of his matches, and won his weight class. Stodola pinned Clinton Garvin of University of Great Falls in 4:09.