GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The University of Providence men's wrestling team heads to Lakeland, Fla. for the Fire Duals on Thursday, Dec. 18. The Argos will wrestle #3 Indiana Tech, #4 Southeastern University, Keiser University, and Rochester Christian University beginning at 7:00 a.m. (MST) at The Fire Pit.
 
Last Time Out
The Argos defeated Eastern Oregon 27-18 in a CCC dual matchup. The Argos had a pair of ranked wins with #8 Brendan Lockart pinning #20 Eric Karas and junior Tristan Bremer defeating #25 Cole Cross 12-2.

Rankings
The Argos were ranked #13 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll with 8 individual wrestlers ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight classes in #1 Pig Hobbs (157), #3 Sawyer Hobbs (184), #8 Brendan Lockart (197), #11 Ethan DeRoche (285), #17 Cade White (149), #20 Jalen Vladic (165), #20 Irish Furthmyre (157), and #22 Blaze Sumiye (165).
 
#3 Indiana Tech
The Warriors were ranked #3 in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll and have 12 wrestlers ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight classes in #2 Jonathan Kervin (165), #2 Tyler Hisey (125), #3 Luke Rioux (133), #6 Mike Lney (149), #6 Vinnie Abbey (157), #7 Connor Kimbrough (141), #7 Nathan Critchfield (197), #11 Michael Durham (174), #12 Johhny Cruz (285), #14 Marlone Kirksy (149), #14 Landon Buchanan (174), and #25 Ian Clifford (285). The Argos are 1-1 in their history versus the Warriors falling in the most recent matchup 22-17 in 2024.  
 
#4 Southeastern University
The Fire were ranked #4 in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll and have 12 wrestlers ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight classes in #1 Aaron Lucio (133), #2 Andrew Voiles (141), #3 Mario De La Torre (149), #5 Gentry Smith (197), #6 Kasten Grape (197), #7 Jovon Mitchell (165), #11 Raymond Cavey (149), #13 Austin Scott (157), #13 Drew Jones (141), #14 August Batson (184), #16 Jonathan Vanderbilt (184), and #19 Ty Rodriguez (174) . The Argos are 2-2 in their history versus the Fire falling 19-14 in the most recent matchup in 2023.
 
Keiser University
The Seahawks were receiving votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll and have two wrestlers ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight classes in #11 Sam Libby (184) and #24 Jett McCauley (197). This will be the first matchup in program history between the Argos and the Seahawks when they face off at 8:30 a.m. (MST) on Thursday.  
 
Rochester Christian University
The Warriors were receiving votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll and have one wrestler ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight class in ##11 Nick Alayan (133). This will be the first matchup in program history between the Argos and the Warriors when they face off at 10:00 a.m. (MST) on Thursday. 
 
Follow Along
Link to watch: Southeastern University on the The Sun Digital Network