GREAT FALLS, MONT. -- The University of Providence men's wrestling program hosts #15 Southern Oregon University for senior night on Saturday. Wrestlers will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the McLaughlin Center. Â
Last Time Out
The Argos placed 6
th out of 45 teams at the Missouri Valley Invitational. Sophomore
Abel Nava Jr. placed first and picked up three ranked wins, defeating #23 in the quarterfinals, #8 in the semifinals, and #11 in the championship. Freshman
Pig Hobbs also had a highlight win defeating the returning NAIA national champion and #2 ranked wrestler in the third-place match.
Argo Wrestling
UP is currently ranked #6 in the NAIA poll and have 12 wrestlers ranked in the top 25.
#2
KC Buday – 285       #5
Sawyer Hobbs – 197     #5
Pig Hobbs – 165        #7
Abel Nava Jr. – 174      Â
#13
Aden Graves - 157Â Â Â Â Â Â #14
Jordan Komac – 174     #16
Jalen Vladic – 149    #16
Liam Swanson – 197
#17
Ethan DeRoche – 285     #18
Alan Badley – 184     #20
Dougie Swanson – 149    #25
Bridger Hall – 165
Southern Oregon
The Raiders were ranked #15 in the latest NAIA poll which is their highest ranking over the past six years. SOU has six wrestlers ranked in the top 25 including #1 Evan Potter at 141.
Weight Class Sponsors
125 – Prairie Mountain Insurance (Alex Giles)                                  174 – French Wealth Management
133 – Grey Mountain Properties                                                          184 – Hinebauch Agency
141 – Ryan and Melissa VanDyke                              197 – JK Simmons INC.
149 – Currie Family                                                                                   197 – Geranios Enterprises, INC.
157 – Hoines Law, P.C.                                                                            285 – Treasure State Designs             Â
165 – Doug and Sara Sexe                                                                                    Â
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