LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The University of Providence men's wrestling program competed at the Mountaineer Duals and the Mountaineer Open on Saturday and Sunday.  

The Argos started off their trip to Oregon on Saturday with their first dual victory of the season defeating Simon Fraser 45-6.

The Argos won nine of the 10 matches with freshman Stevie Romero picking up a major decision victory and #19 Blake Woolsey and senior Cooper Birdwell followed with a pin and a medical forfeit to put UP in front 16-0.

Following a medical forfeit from the Argos at 149, UP picked up two pins in a row from #6 Aden Graves and sophomore Kaden MacKenzie in 2:05 and 2:23 to give the Argos a 28-6 lead.

The Argos cruised the rest of the way with a pair of victories by decision from #10 Brady Ellison and junior Spencer Johnson as well as a tech fall from #4 Noah Poe-Hatten and a pin from sophomore Tony Nava to secure the Argos 45-6 victory.

On Sunday the Argos had three athletes reach the placement matches at the Mountaineer Open in sophomores Tony Nava, Gabe Finley, and senior Cooper Birdwell.

Nava was the highlight for the Argos on Sunday pinning David Finch, Noa Tuitea, and Noah Butler in 1:40, 3:52, and 2:25 to reach the consolation semifinals. Nava would advance to the third-place match following a medical forfeit where he then defeated Joe Weil 5-1 to finish the tournament 5-1 for a third-place finish.

Finley finished the Mountaineer Open 2-3 defeating Issac Jordan 4-0 and Liam Eckles 9-0 to reach the semifinals. Finley would fall to #5 Nico Rodriguez and medical forfeit his final two matches to finish in sixth place.

Birdwell went 2-3 on Sunday defeating Jayden Ho 20-3 and Anthony Lopez 5-0 to reach the semifinals. Birdwell would fall to Dominic Thomas 9-4 and medical forfeit his final two matches to finish in sixth place.

The Argos will be back in action on Wednesday, Nov. 11 when they host #18 MSU-Northern in Great Falls at 6:00 p.m.

RESULTS: Providence 45, Simon Fraser 6
125: Stevie Romero (UP) maj. dec. Bennjamin Sommers (SFU), 21-13
133: #19 Blake Woolsey (UP) pinned Nathan Thiel (SFU), Fall 4:03
141: Cooper Birdwell (UP) Medical Forfeit Zane Cuellar (SFU), 2:13
149: Providence Forfeit
157: #6 Aden Graves (UP) pinned Ekamjyot Mann (SFU), Fall 2:05
165: Kaden MacKenzie (UP) pinned Panagiotis Velonas (SFU), Fall 2:23
174: #10 Brady Ellison (UP) dec. Caius Harbridge (SFU), 5-0
184: #4 Noah Poe-Hatten (UP) TF Joseph Breedlove (SFU), 18-1
197: Spencer Johnson (UP) dec. Daniel Tabrizi (SFU), 7-0
285: Tony Nava (UP) pinned Tyler Harris (SFU), Fall 1:47

MOUNTAINEER OPEN RESULTS
125
Diesel Thompson (2-2)

133
Blake Woolsey (3-2)
Avian Martinez (1-2)
141
6^th - Cooper Birdwell (2-3)
Jesse Anson (4-2)
Evan Benitez (2-2)

149
Koen Shigemoto (4-2)
Cade White (2-2)
RJ Tabayunda (2-2)
Tristan Bremer (1-2)

157
Myles Christen (5-2)
Kade Wallace (1-2)

165
Mason Aiken (3-2)

174
Logan Shaver (3-2)
Fabi Pierce (3-2)
Tynan Krause (2-2)
Bryson Keller (1-2)

197
Spencer Johnson (3-2)

285
3^rd - Tony Nava (5-1)
6^th - Gabe Finley (2-3)
Con Miller (1-2)
Forest Howell (1-2)