Glasgow, Helmick earn gold at 1st meet

The Chadron State wrestling team opened its season Saturday at the Cowboy Open hosted by the University of Wyoming, Laramie.
The Eagles were led by Sean Glasgow, redshirt freshman of Newark, New Jersey, 149-pounds, who was the champion in the amateur bracket, and Chance Helmick, junior of Beatrice, 174-pounds, in the elite division.
Glasgow won all four of his matches—two ending in major decisions and two in decisions. Helmick pinned one of his opponents, won by major decision over one and won one match by injury default.
Taylor Summers, senior of Plymouth, 133-pounds, went 3-1 during the tournament in the elite division. He walked off the mat at the end of the tournament with two wins by decision and one by major decision.
Cooper Cogdill, sophomore of Chadron, 285-pounds, went 4-2 and placed fourth of 19 wrestlers in the elite heavyweight division, putting a pin, a tech fall, and two decisions on the board for CSC.
Brandon Kile, sophomore of Hastings, 125-pounds, and Matt Kindler, freshman of David City, 197-pounds, went 3-2 and 4-2, respectively, both earning fourth place in the amateur division.
Freshmen Chance Karst, of Powell, Wyoming, 133-pounds, went 3-2; Andrew Wilson, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 125-pounds, and Ethan Koan, of Kansas City, Missouri, had 2-2 records.
Sophomore Rulon Taylor, of Curtis, heavyweight, went 4-2 in the amateur division and posted a pin in 2:12.
“I feel good about our top end guys and some of our younger guys,” Head Coach Brett Hunter said. “Some guys are still lacking effort so we need to be more consistent with our effort.”
Hunter also said that he thinks the team is on track right now. He has slowed down the preseason and he thinks that the team has been progressing each week. He also says they are progressing where they need to be at the end of the season unlike previous years.
Last year, the team had tremendous results at the beginning of the season, but wore out before regionals when it counted. This year the team is geared up to be ready when the matches matter.
“Chance Helmick, Sean Glasgow, and Taylor Summers have been very impressive so far. But it’s going to take a full team to reach our goals,” Hunter said.
The Eagles will have their annual intrasquad match, the Black and Cardinal Classic, at 6 p.m. today in the NPAC, and will be on the road again next Saturday, Nov. 19 to the University of Nebraska at Kearney Holiday Inn Open.