GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The University of Providence men's wresting team finished 2-1 in duals in the annual Battle of the Rockies Tournament.

In the first dual for the Argos, they defeated Dickinson State 35-8. They next defeated Simon Fraser 33-19, before falling 18-34 to San Francisco State.

"All in all it was a good day," interim head coach Steve Komac said. "We got a couple decent wins but it was also a really good experience to see that we have some work to do."

In the Dickinson State dual, the Argos fell behind early. The squad usually forfeits the 125 lb. weight class, but then lost the next two classes as well. However the middle weight class, led by Shonn Roberts, Casey Dobson and Gage Bentley helped regain the lead.

"Dickinson came out and wrestled really hard," Komac said. "I was really impressed with their team overall today. They won some matches down there in the lower weight classes and kind of put us in a hole. We hit the middle weights and started winning matches back. That middle class is where we got some veterans. Gage Bentley, in his first time wrestling all season, got a fall for us. Those guys in the middle, Shonn, Casey, and Gage did a great job catching us back up. Our upper weights just came through as they've been doing time and time again for us. We won the dual and I'm proud of the kids."

In the second match, the middle weight class carried the Argos again. Roberts, Dobson and Boone Giulo won three in a row to secure the lead. The Argos never looked back.

"In the second dual, a lot of the same stuff happened," Komac said. "We get into holes early and then we battle back. That's what happened in the Simon Fraser dual."

The Argos victories halted when they went up against San Francisco State. After the initial forfeit at 125, the Argos dropped the next two weight classes. Shonn Roberts got the Argos on the board, but then Maxamillian Schneider defeated Casey Dobson, stifling any momentum. John Hensely was the only other Argo to get a victory in the 197 lb. weight class.

"The last dual against San Francisco State was a really good dual for us because they hit us in the mouth and we didn't bounce back like we had been," Komac said. "They were a little tougher team, they are very used to wrestling Division I duals and competition. They came out and smacked us a little bit and I don't know that we fought back hard enough. That's probably a little bit of a good lesson for us because this is all training for the end of the season. We definitely left here tonight feeling like we certainly have more work to do."

The Battle of the Rockies will continue tomorrow at 9 a.m. and will end roughly around 4 p.m.