GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The University of Providence men's wrestling program competed at the National Dual Meet Championships throughout the day on Friday.

In the opening dual versus #5 Southern Oregon the Argos picked up a pair of ranked victories with at 133 sophomore Blake Woolsey defeated the #5 ranked 125 wrestler, #22 Jalen Vladic defeating #17 Cole Zoller 4-1, and #21 Brady Ellison defeated #12 Braylin Ruchti 7-1.

#3 Sawyer Hobbs would give the Argos three straight victories to bring the match within one, but following a loss at 197, freshman Gabe Finley's tech fall at 285 was not enough as the Argos fell to #5 Southern Oregon 22-20.

In the second dual against Cornerstone University the Argos won eight of 10 matches with freshman Boden Banta getting things started with a 16-3 victory over Jeff Bailey.

Junior Na'u McBrayer and fresman Koen Shigemoto made it three wins in a row for UP with a pair of victories by decision, and following a loss at 149, #19 Irish Furthmyre and #22 Jalen Vladic picked up major decisions to put UP in front 18-3.  

Following a loss at 174, the Argos finished off the dual with three straight wins behind an 11-6 victory from junior Noah Poe-Hatten, a pin from freshman Brady Armstrong, and a 5-2 victory from #10 Ethan DeRoche to take the dual for UP 30-6.

In the final dual of the day versus #8 Embry-Riddle, the Argos split the first four matches with Blake Woolsey defeating Jaren Kimura 10-0 and Tristan Bremer defeated #15 Axel Esparaza 14-13 to tie the dual at seven.

#1 Pig Hobbs put the Argos ahead with a 16-0 victory and Aden Graves continued the momentum defeating #13 Jayden Luttrell 11-8 in sudden victory to put UP in front 15-7.

Following a loss at 174, #3 Sawyer Hobbs pinned Tauataina Tuikolongahau in 55 seconds to keep the Argos ahead 21-13, and despite a loss at 197, #10 Ethan DeRoche picked up the upset of the day defeating #2 Kenneth Copley in SV-2 to secure the Argos 24-16 victory.

The Argos will be back in action tomorrow, Jan. 11 for day two at the National Dual Meet Championships. UP will face Missouri Valley at 9:00 a.m. (CST) for the first dual of the day.

RESULTS: SOU 22, UP 20
125: #8 Isaac Hampton (SOU) maj. dec. #11 Kobi Johnson (UP), 8-0
133: Blake Woolsey (UP) pinned #5 Kyle Sieminski (SOU), 6:48
141: Tyler Rhue (SOU) pinned Koen Shigemoto (UP), 2:22
149: #11 Kolton Malone (SOU) dec. Tristan Bremer (UP), 9-6
157: #13 Avant Stepherson (SOU) dec. #1 Pig Hobbs (UP), 9-3
165: #22 Jalen Vladic (UP) SV-1 #17 Cole Zoller (SOU), 4-1
174: #21 Brady Ellison (UP) dec. #12 Braylin Ruchti (SOU), 7-1
184: #3 Sawyer Hobbs (UP) dec. #8 Adrian Chavez-Morales (SOU), 1-0
197: #2 Asher Ruchti (SOU) pinned Brady Armstrong (UP), 3:55
285: Gabe Finley (UP) TF Justin Tripp (SOU), 15-0

RESULTS: UP 30, CSTN 6
125: Boden Banta (UP) maj. dec. Jeff Bailey (CSTN), 16-3
133: Na'u McBrayer (UP) dec. Aurelio Mendez (CSTN), 7-2
141: Koen Shigemoto (UP) dec. Isaac Kuhn (CSTN), 4-0
149: #14 Cole Karasinski (CSTN) dec. #20 Cade White (UP), 8-5
157: #19 Irish Furthmyre (UP) maj. dec. Bode Wilson (CSTN), 16-7
165: #22 Jalen Vladic (UP) maj. dec. Jaden Vanderwall (CSTN), 8-0
174: Joseph Lashuay (CSTN) dec. Hunter Meinzen (UP), 8-4
184: Noah Poe-Hatten (UP) dec. Brady Heckathorn (CSTN), 11-6
197: Brady Armstrong (UP) pinned Tevelon Etchen (CSTN), 5:34
285: #10 Ethan DeRoche (UP) dec. Waylon Lingeman (CSTN), 5-2

RESULTS: UP 24, ERAU 16
125: #19 Landon Smith (ERAU) SV-1 #11 Kobi Johnson (UP), 4-1
133: Blake Woolsey (UP) maj. dec. Jaren Kimura (ERAU), 10-0
141: #6 Yoshiya Funakoshi (ERAU) maj. dec. Koen Shigemoto (UP), 10-1
149: Tristan Bremer (UP) dec. #15 Axel Esparza (ERAU), 14-13
157: #1 Pig Hobbs (UP) TF Jacob Briggs (ERAU), 16-0
165: Aden Graves (UP) SV-1 #13 Jayden Luttrell (ERAU), 11-8
174: #2 Daniil Gorshkov (ERAU) TF #21 Brady Ellison (UP), 17-2
184: #3 Sawyer Hobbs (UP) pinned Tauataina Tuikolongahau (ERAU), 0:55
197: #11 Trenton Blomquist (ERAU) maj. dec. Brady Armstrong (UP), 12-1
285: #2 Kennth Copley (ERAU) SV-2 #10 Ethan DeRoche (UP), 2-2