Jason Walker, University of Providence Sports Information 

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - The University of Providence men's wrestling team heads west for a Cascade Conference showdown Thursday at No. 20 Southern Oregon, and will compete Saturday at the Dickinson State Open.  

Argo Men's Wrestling 

NEXT UP:  

WHO: No. 8 University of Providence at No. 20 Southern Oregon 

WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 – 8 p.m.  

WHERE: Ashland, Ore. - Riehm Arena 

RECORDS: Providence 7-1; Southern Oregon 8-3 

SERIES: Providence leads 5-4; Current Streak UP W3 

LAST MTG: December 3, 2021 – Providence 23 SOU 17 

LIVE STREAM/STATS: Live streaming available at www.upargos.com.  

ABOUT SOU: The Raiders cracked the NAIA Top 20 poll last week and sit at No. 20. Individually, Sophomore All-Americans Evan Potter (133 pounds) and Aaron Gandara (149) lead the way, both sitting at No. 6 in their respective weight classes. Redshirt-freshman Alex Hernandez (174) is No. 14, freshman Simon Graeber (133) is ranked for the first time at No. 21, and junior Andrew Herrera (197) stayed at No. 24. 

ON THE ARGOS: Providence is ranked 8th in the country and coming off a tough weekend at the Missouri Valley Invite. Only Abel Nava (Fr., Toppenish, Wash.) placed taking third at 174-lbs. Nava is 19-6 on the season overall and ranked 8th in the country. Head Coach Steve Komac says the Argos took the weekend to rest some of the starters, "brought 11 guys down and rested a few starters. Of the 11 guys 8 of them qualified for the second day of competition. Abel Nava came away with a 3rd place finish to lead the team. 4 other guys lost in the round of 12 where one more win puts them into placing. We won a lot of matches up and down the lineup which is a good thing, and we still have room to grow." 

 Other Argos ranked include: 

133 – Joel Avila – 8th 

157 – Aden Graves – 13th 

165 – Jordan Komac – 6th 

184 – Sawyer Hobbs – 10th 

184 – Alan Badley – 23rd 

197 – Liam Swanson – 13th 

285 – KC Buday – 2nd 

285 – Ethan DeRoche – 20th