No. 11 Men's Wrestling Produces Seven Placers at Dan Harris Open
Baldwin, Kan., (Nov. 9, 2025)- The No. 11 Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team traveled to Baldwin, Kan., to compete in the Dan Harris Open, Sunday. The Vikings competed against programs from multiple collegiate divisions. Five wrestlers advanced to the championship match and two other Vikings placed third in their respective weight classes.
Results:
No. 5 Junior Haden Hernandez (Huntington Beach, Calif.) -133 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Samuel Moery of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 16-1 technical fall.
Semifinal: Defeated Unattached Zayne Reynolds in a 19-2 technical fall.
First Place Match: Finished by mutual forfeit against teammate Aiden Serrano.
Hernandez tied for second place with teammate Serrano at 133 pounds.
Freshman Aiden Serrano (Indianola, Iowa)-133 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Bray Skinner of Sioux Falls (S.D) in a 12-11 decision.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Camden Borjas of Neosho County CC (Kan.) in a 13-4 major decision.
Semifinal: Defeated Jayden Nowell of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 5-3 decision.
First Place Match: Finished by mutual forfeit against teammate No. 4 Haden Hernandez.
Serrano tied for second place with teammate Hernandez at 133 pounds.
Freshman Braelen Toles (Reno, Nev.)-174 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Unattached Rhett Briggs in a first period (0:47) pin.
Semifinal: Defeated Eli Messik of Baker (Kan.) in a third period (6:03) pin.
First Place Match: Lost to Anthony Erickson of Central Missouri in a first period (1:10) pin.
Toles placed second at 174 pounds.
Freshman Luke Sarich (Weiser, Idaho)-184 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Unattached Clayson Hart in a first period (0:46) pin.
Semifinal: Defeated Jaelyn Sides of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 13-2 major decision.
First Place Match: Lost to Unattached Hunter Mullin in a first period (2:33) pin.
Sarich placed second at 184 pounds.
No. 16 Senior Randy Gonzalez (Lakewood, Calif.)-285 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Unattached Stoney Hutson in a first period (0:42) pin.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Unattached Conner Murry in a first period (1:18) pin.
Semifinal: Defeated Stetson Davis of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a 7-0 decision.
First Place Match: Lost to Unattached Dalton Weidl in a 9-4 decision.
Gonzalez placed second at 285 pounds.
No. 9 Sophomore Brayden Shelton (Centralia, Mo.)-157 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Trevor Mogren of St. Mary (Kan.) in a 17-2 technical fall.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Cale Hein of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 16-1 technical fall.
Semifinal: Lost to Cooper Sanders of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a 9-7 decision.
Consolation Semifinal: Defeated Jasper Allison of Central Missouri in a first period (1:30) pin.
Third Place Match: Defeated Lincoln Fink of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a 12-9 decision.
Shelton placed third at 157 pounds.
Freshman Matthew (Kash) Cobb (Weiser, Idaho)-165 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Ayden Dolt of Central Missouri in a third period (6:17) pin.
Semifinal: Lost to Luke Swanson of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a 19-3 technical fall.
Consolation Semifinal: Defeated Noah Sample of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (1:08) pin.
Third Place Match: Defeated Ayden Dolt of Central Missouri in a first period (2:42) pin.
Cobb placed third at 165 pounds.
Freshman Isaiah Deleon (Corpus Christi, Texas)-125 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Antonio Martinex of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in an 11-6 decision.
Consolation First Round: Lost to Unattached Kaiden Powell in a first period (0:44) pin.
Freshman Rylen Gonda (Waianae, Hawaii)-125 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Gabino Vargas of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a 6-2 decision.
Consolation First Round: Lost to Brock Smith of Central Missouri in a 17-5 major decision.
Sophomore Easton DeMilia (Jefferson City, Mo.)-133 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Jayden Nowell of Ottawa (Kan.) in a second period (4:50) pin.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Samuel Moery of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 19-7 major decision.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Bray Skinner of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a 15-12 decision.
Consolation Semifinal: Lost to Jayden Nowell of Ottawa (Kan.) in a first period (0:50) pin.
Sophomore Estaban Armenta (Bellflower, Calif.)- 141 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to Jordon Oehme of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a 17-1 technical fall.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Owen Leffert of St. Mary (Kan.) in a first period (1:11) pin.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated teammate Jesse Shannon in an 18-3 technical fall.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated teammate Blaine Ortiz in a second period (3:23) pin.
Consolation Semifinal: Lost to Cody Culp of Central Missouri in a second period (4:27) pin.
Junior Blaine Ortiz (Pineville, Mo.)-141 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to Cody Culp of Central Missouri in a 17-1 technical fall.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Evan Coble of Neosho County CC (Kan.) in a 15-9 decision.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated Asher Larson of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 22-6 technical fall.
Consolation Fifth Round: Lost to teammate Estaban Armenta in a second period (3:23) pin.
Junior Jesse Shannon (Centralia, Mo.)-141 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Eli Kennedy of Baker (Kan.) in a 17-0 technical fall.
Quarterfinal: Lost to Gavin Moore of Central Missouri in a second period (3:38) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to teammate Estaban Armenta in an 18-3 technical fall.
Freshman Cameron Bruce (Arkansas City, Kan.)-149 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to Unattached Adam Ludwin in a 6-4 decision.
Consolation Second Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Third Round: Lost to Unattached Diego Gauna in a first period (2:42) pin.
Junior George Dieck (West Friendship, Md.)-149 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Landon Beaver of Baker (Kan.) in a second period (4:33) pin.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated teammate Christopher Dye in a second period (4:49) pin.
Consolation Third Round: Lost to Lane Fink of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a first period (1:13) pin.
Junior Christopher Dye (Cabot, Ark.)-149 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to Unattached Joshua Broyles in a 12-10 decision.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to teammate George Dieck in a second period (4:49) pin.
Junior Ethan Franklin (El Paso, Texas)-149 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Ryan Buccat of St. Mary (Kan.) in a 17-1 technical fall.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Unattached Diego Gauna in a second period (3:53) pin.
Junior Alec Schmuck (Kingwood, Texas)-157 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to Cooper Sanders of Sioux Falls (S.D) in a first period (1:23) pin.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Michael Dailey of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (2:26) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated Caden Smith of Neosho County CC (Kan.) in a 19-3 technical fall.
Consolation Fifth Round: Lost to Jasper Allison of Central Missouri in a second period (4:01) pin.
Junior Rich Hart (Perkins, Okla.)-157 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Zach Thomas of Ottawa (Kan.) in a 9-0 major decision.
Quarterfinal: Lost to Unattached Jack Ferguson in a third period (5:20) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Jasper Allison of Central Missouri in a first period (1:24) pin.
Junior Olson Anderson (Orting, Wash.)-165 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Trenten Harris of Ottawa (Kan.) in a first period (2:14) pin.
Quarterfinal: Lost to Dax Gentes of Central Missouri in a first period (0:59) pin.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Andrew Smith of Ottawa (Kan.) by default.
Consolation Third Round: Lost to Noah Sample of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (2:19) pin.
Junior Uriah Clay (Lafayette, La.)-165 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Kelton Howard of Neosho County CC (Kan.) in a second period (5:36) pin.
Consolation First Round: Lost to Dylan Williams of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (2:29) pin.
Sophomore Lorcan Keatley (Gladwin, Mich.)-174 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Quarterfinal: Lost to Unattached Grant Van Horn in a first period (1:46) pin.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Joshua Moreau of Neosho County CC (Kan.) in an 8-6 decision.
Freshman Tre'Vyon Chatman (St. Louis, Mo.)-174 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Anthony Erickson of Central Missouri in an 18-2 technical fall.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Paul Hernandez of Central Missouri in a second period (3:54) pin.
Junior Ayi-Bonte (Woodbridge, Va.)-197 pounds:
Quarterfinal: Defeated Unattached Tyler Henson in a third period (5:31) pin.
Semifinal: Lost to Unattached Mason Obanion in a second period (3:54) pin.
Consolation Semifinal: Lost to Draven Pipkin of Neosho County CC by disqualification.
Francis (Nolan) Frank (Elk Grove, Calif.)-197 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Unattached Mason Obanion in a 7-4 sudden victory decision.
Consolation First Round: Defeated Unattached Tyler Henson in an 18-10 major decision.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Unattached Landon Dobson in a first period (1:13) pin.
Junior Nicholas Martinez (Houston, Texas)-197 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Hank Meyer of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a third period (5:38) pin.
Consolation First Round: Lost to Draven Pipkin of Neosho County CC (Kan.) in a third period (5:57) pin.
Junior Julian Bilezikjran (Whittier, Calif.)-285 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Cael Barber of Neosho County (Kan.) in a first period (2:51) pin.
Quarterfinal: Lost to Unattached Jacob Acedo in a 16-5 major decision.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated Tage Skocny of Neosho County (Kan.) in a first period (1:36) pin.
Consolation Fifth Round: Lost to Devon Lolar of Neosho County CC (Kan.) in a 4-1 decision.
Freshman Reginald Thomas (St. Louis, Mo.)-285 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to Unattached Dalton Weidl in a first period (2:17) pin.
Consolation Second Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Third Round: Won by forfeit over Unattached Abraham Preston.
Consolation Fourth Round: Won by forfeit over Steven Elwell of Ottawa (Kan.).
Consolation Fifth Round: Lost to Dawson Rull of Central Missouri in an 11-0 major decision.
Freshman Kevin Alvarez (Marshall, Mo.)-285 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to Stetson Davis of Sioux Falls (S.D.) in a 15-0 technical fall.
Consolation Second Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Elijah Eslinger of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (1:56) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Devon Lolar of St. Mary (Kan.) in a first period (0:54) pin.
Up next, the Viking men's wrestling team will travel to Broken Arrow, Okla. for a dual against Briar Cliff (Iowa) on Nov. 16.
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