FHSU Athletics
No. 15 Fort Hays State had three individual champions and scored 111 team points on its way to a second place finish at the Kansas Cup on Sunday (Jan. 25) in Baldwin City, Kan.
FHSU’s Adam Ludwin (125), Bradley Little (156) and Trey Page (285) all claimed titles in their respective weight classes, while Anthony Carlderon was second at 133 pounds.
Ludwin went 3-0 on the day with a major decision (9-1) in the first round before two decisions in the semifinals and finals. Ludwin’s final match saw him knock off Dustin Reed (Newman), 3-2, in a rematch from earlier this season (that Reed won).
Little was also 3-0, starting the day with a bye before three straight decisions led him to the title. In the finals, Little picked up a 13-8 decision over Alex Rice of Labette.
Page was arguably the most dominant wrestler for FHSU on the day, finishing 4-0 with two technical falls and two pins. Page started the day with a 16-0 tech fall over Matthew Holt (Bethany) before putting together two straight pins. His first pin came in just 1:02 against Jacob LaRue (Benedictine) and Page reached the finals with a 6:18 win by fall over Richard Black III. In the finals, Page gave up just one escape en route to a 16-1 technical fall over Beau Bennett (Baker).
In the team scoring, FHSU held a narrow lead for much of the day before a late push from Bethany gave the Swedes the team title by a close 1.5 points (112.5 points total). Neosho was third in the standings with 104 points, while Baker (93 points) and Newman (70 points) rounded out the Top 5.
The Tigers are idle until Feb. 4, when they travel to Warrensburg, Mo., to take on Central Missouri in a conference dual.
Complete team score and individual results for the Kansas Cup are below…
Team Score
1. Bethany 112.5
2. Fort Hays State 111
3. Neosho 104
4. Baker 93
5. Newman 70
6. Labette 65.5
7. Pratt 50
8. Benedictine 47
9. Colby 35.5
10. Ottawa 31
11. NW Kansas Tech 29
125 – Adam Ludwin (First Place)
Quarterfinals – Ludwin wins by major decision (9-1) over Quinton Harrison (Bethany)
Semifinals – Ludwin wins by decision (7-0) over Hunter Price (Colby)
First Place Match – Ludwin wins by decision (3-2) over Dustin Reed (Newman)
133 – Anthony Calderon (Second Place)
Quarterfinals – Calderon wins by major decision (15-7) over Beau Rocha (NW Kansas Tech)
Semifinals – Calderon wins by decision (4-3) over Bryce Shoemaker (Baker)
First Place Match – Austin Hood (Neosho) wins by decision (11-4) over Calderon
141 – Tyler Dryden (Fifth Place)
Round 1 – Dryden receives a bye
Quarterfinals – Tyler Hinton (Ottawa) wins by fall (3:56) over Dryden
Cons. Round 2 – Dryden wins by fall (5:52) over Tyler Mann (Benedictine)
Cons. Round 3 – Dryden wins by fall (1:07) over Byron Vaughn (Colby)
Cons. Semifinals – Juan Rivera (Baker) wins by decision (8-5) over Dryden
Fifth Place Match – Dryden wins by fall (2:14) over Alex Shea (Neosho)
149 – Jacob Kay
Round 1 – Kay receives a bye
Quarterfinals – Courtney Strauss (Bethany) wins by fall (6:19) over Kay
Cons. Round 2 – Kaleb Mitchel (Benedictine) wins by major decision (9-1) over Kay
157 – Bradley Little (First Place)
Round 1 – Little receives a bye
Quarterfinals – Little wins by decision (4-1) over Jonathan Blackwell (Bethany)
Semifinals – Little wins by decision (3-1) over Nick Haugen (Baker)
First Place Match – Little wins by decision (13-8) over Alex Rice (Labette)
165 – Kregg Clarke (Fourth Place)
Round 1 – Clarke receives a bye
Quarterfinals – Tanner Ogden (Bethany) win by decision (7-5) over Clarke
Cons. Round 2 – Clarke receives a bye
Cons. Round 3 – Clarke wins by fall (2:44) over Syed Ali (Pratt)
Cons. Semifinals – Clarke wins by decision (12-6) over Colton Looper (Neosho)
Third Place Match – Derrick Gates (Labette) wins by fall (2:20) over Clarke
174 – Nathan Shipley (Fifth Place)
Round 1 – Shipley wins by decision (7-3) over Michael Kubik (Newman)
Quarterfinals – Shipley wins by major decision (18-6) over Darick Jones (Neosho)
Semifinals – Bryant Guillen (Baker) wins by decision (8-2) over Shipley
Cons. Semifinals – Gabe Suthoff (Benedictine) wins by major decision (14-6) over Shipley
Fifth Place Match – Shipley wins by decision (17-10) over Darick Jones (Neosho)
184 – Ethan Dale (Sixth Place)
Round 1 – Dale receives a bye
Quartfinals – Dale wins by major decision (10-1) over Joshua Ortiz (Baker)
Semifinals – Micah Felton (Pratt) wins by fall (6:50) over Dale
Cons. Semfinals – Samuel Reyes (Neosho) wins by decision (11-9) over Dale
Fifth Place Match – Trevor Whittaker (Bethany) wins by fall (6:28) over Dale
197 – Cash Drylie (Sixth Place)
Quarterfinals – Kasey Crump (Ottawa) wins by decision (5-4) over Drylie
Cons. Round 1 – Drylie wins by fall (2:49) over Dustin Turner (Baker)
Cons. Semifinals – Stephen Loosbrock (Benedictine) wins by decision (6-1) over Drylie
Fifth Place Match – Dillon Archer (Neosho) wins by decision (11-5) over Drylie
285 – Trey Page (First Place)
Round 1 – Page wins by tech fall (16-0) over Matthew Holt (Bethany)
Quarterfinals – Page wins by fall (1:02) over Jacob LaRue (Benedictine)
Semifinals – Page wins by fall (6:18) over Richard Black III (Neosho)
First Place Match – Page wins by tech fall (16-1) over Beau Bennett (Baker)