Eagles win 2 duals, 3 wrestlers receive regional honors

It was a kiss-your-sister week for the Chadron State College wrestlers after a busy week of duals with a near split of 2-3 pushed the season record to 6-6. The Eagles posted a 4-3 dual record prior to the holidays.

The Eagles expected stiff competition going into this week’s duals. They dropped the first dual 24-12 against Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, on home turf.

The Eagles then traveled to Kearney where they thumped the University of Mary Marauders, of Bismarck, North Dakota, 33-9. However, the CSC wrestlers were unable to carry that win through to the next dual, the San Francisco State University wrestlers beat CSC, 7-26.

They came back in the dual against Newman University, Wichita, Kansas, and ousted them 34-9. CSC wrestlers then fell to Fort Hays State University, Kansas, in a close dual 18-26.

The matches with Mesa and San Francisco opened CSC’s RMAC schedule for this season. The Eagles posted a 4-3 dual record prior to the holidays.

Three Eagle wrestlers are ranked regionally. They are Jacob Anderson, sophomore of Central City, No. 5, at 149-pounds with a season record of 14-5; Caleb Copeland, sophomore of Bennett, Colorado, No. 7, at 174-pounds holding a season record of 12-7; and Devan Fors, senior of Roseburg, Oregon, No. 4, at 197-pounds with a season record of 13-14.

“I thought we wrestled good in some spots, but we still need to continue to get better in certain positions,” Head Coach Brett Hunter said. “The next two duals at home are going to be very challenging for our young lineup, but we are excited about the test.”

Friday the Eagles will compete against Colorado State University-Pueblo at the NPAC. Coach Hunter wanted to remind fans that Friday is blackout night, so make sure to wear black.

The Eagles will compete against the Western State Colorado University Wolves of Gunnison, Jan. 31 at the Chicoine Events Center.