Eagles win last home dual

The Eagles wrestled their last home dual against Western Colorado University, coming away with a 27-13 win, Friday at the Chicoine Center, which was closed to the public. 

With this win, Chadron State holds a 4-3 overall record and a 2-2 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference record.

“I think the team performed super well and we have really been gaining momentum throughout the season,” Rowdy Pfeil, freshman of Moorcroft, Wyoming, said in a message to the Eagle.

Tate Stoddard, sophomore of Glenrock, Wyoming, won his match with a technical fall, 17-0, earning 10 points in near falls after a takedown in the first period. He finished his match in the second period with four more back points.  

Preston Renner, sophomore of Westminster, Colorado, and Tate Allison, graduate of Moorcroft, Wyoming, gained three points each for the Eagles with a decision win over their WCU’s opponents. Renner in the 157-pound class, took down his opponent in the second period after earning an escape point, and earned another two-point takedown in the third period, winning his match 6-0. 

Allison took down his opponent in the first period and third period while WCU’s Hayden Johnson earned an escape each period. Allison finished his match with an additional point of ride time, 5-3. 

No. 4 Pfeil, took his opponent down three times throughout his match, earning a four-point near fall in the first period. Pfeil earned two escape points, one in the second period and the other following a takedown by James Steerman. Pfeil earned four points for the Eagles with a major decision win, 13-4. 

“I think I performed really good,” Pfeil said. “But there’s always more stuff to work on.”

Eli Hinojosa, sophomore of Imperial, pinned his opponent in the 197-pound class, being the only wrestler Friday night to earn a six-point pin for his team. Hinojosa started the third period of his match behind WCU’s Stanley Suter, Hinojosa took down Suter and earned a four-point near fall before pinning his opponent after wrestling for six minutes and 10 seconds. 

Mason Watt, sophomore of Broomfield, Colorado, followed Hinojosa’s six points with another six with an open 285-pound weight class. 

Chadron State continues its season at the NCAA Super Region 6 Championships, at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, in Grand Junction, Colorado.

“My plan going into the post season is to keep everything the same but to push a little harder,” Pfeil said, “I think for the team our plan is to get more individualized and to fine tune the details.”