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Caballa Wins Battle of the Rockies To Lead EOU Men’s Wrestling

Caballa Wins Battle of the Rockies To Lead EOU Men’s Wrestling

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GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Senior Mhar Caballa won the Battle of the Rockies Open at the 125-pound weight class, finishing a perfect day with a 4-0 record on Saturday.
 
Caballa won all six matches on the weekend, including two dual wins on Friday, as he continued his impressive run on the mat. The senior opened the day with an 18-2 technical fall of Northwest Tech’s Tyler Cella to advance to the quarterfinals. He then earned a 9-4 decision against Montana State-Northern’s Rob Pair.
 
In the big match of the day, Caballa, ranked No. 7 in the NAIA, took on No. 11 Nick Kunz also of MSUN. In the pair’s second match of the season, Caballa once again came out victorious by a close 4-2 score to advance to the finals.
 
In the finals, Caballa completed the great day with a 5-0 decision over Embry-Riddle’s Joshua Nira to earn the tournament crown.
 
Junior Blake McNall had another strong tournament finish, placing third in the 133-pound weight class. McNall won four of five matches, only dropping his semifinal contest. The junior started the day with an 18-2 technical fall and 13-9 decision to advance to the semifinals. Then in the consolation bracket, he picked up a 4-2 decision, ending the day with an 8-3 decision in the third place match.
 
Redshirt freshman Ryan Ninman picked up two victories at 141 pounds, winning his first match by a 7-4 decision. He later won in the consolation bracket over NCAA Division II Simon Fraser’s Randy MacDonald 23-5 by technical fall.
 
Redshirt freshman Jared Brant won two matches at 149 pounds, while sophomore Clay Johnson also picked up an overtime victory in the same weight class.
 
Freshman Keegan Mulhill won one match at 157 pounds, while senior Jacob Dupuis picked up two victories at 165 pounds. Senior Drake Randall won his first match easily at 174 pounds, but was forced to exit the tournament after a quarterfinal loss due to injury.
 
Sophomore Marco Retano took sixth place, earning one win in the quarterfinals by a 9-7 sudden victory in overtime.
 
The Mountaineers return to action on Friday, visiting Warner Pacific for a Cascade Collegiate Conference dual. First match is scheduled for 5 p.m. from Portland. On Saturday, the team will also battle in the Clackamas Duals.
 
Men 125
Mhar Caballa's place is 1st and has scored 25.5 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Mhar Caballa (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Champ. Round 2 - Mhar Caballa (eastern oregon university) won by tech fall over Tyler Cella (Northwest tech) (TF 18-2)
  • Quarterfinal - Mhar Caballa (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Rob Pair (MSU-Northern) (Dec 9-4)
  • Semifinal - Mhar Caballa (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Nick Kunz (MSU-Northern) (Dec 4-2)
  • 1st Place Match - Mhar Caballa (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Joshua Nira (embry Riddle) (Dec 5-0)
 
Men 133
Blake McNall's place is 3rd and has scored 13.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Blake McNall (eastern oregon university) won by tech fall over Sergio Montoya (Simpson) (TF 18-2)
  • Quarterfinal - Blake McNall (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Collin Anderson (embry Riddle) (Dec 13-9)
  • Semifinal - Munkhbat Bat-erdene (Northwest tech) won by major decision over Blake McNall (eastern oregon university) (Maj 14-5)
  • Cons. Semi - Blake McNall (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Trey Fischbach (Dickinson) (Dec 4-2)
  • 3rd Place Match - Blake McNall (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Charles McNeal (Mckendree) (Dec 8-3)
 
Men 141
Ryan Ninman's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Ninman (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Oliver Phillips (Northwest tech) (Dec 7-4)
  • Quarterfinal - Chris Mesa (U. Providence) won by decision over Ryan Ninman (eastern oregon university) (Dec 8-6)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Ryan Ninman (eastern oregon university) won by tech fall over Randy MacDonald (Simon Fraser) (TF 23-5)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Riley Beard (Mckendree) won by fall over Ryan Ninman (eastern oregon university) (Fall 2:48)
 
Men 149
Jared Brant's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Jared Brant (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Champ. Round 2 - Rodolfo Guillen (Dickinson) won by tech fall over Jared Brant (eastern oregon university) (TF 18-2)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Jared Brant (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Jared Brant (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Clay Johnson (eastern oregon university) (Dec 6-3)
  • Cons. Round 4 - Jared Brant (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Silas LaGroue (Simpson) (Dec 8-3)
  • Cons. Round 5 - Brent Evans (MSU-Northern) won by decision over Jared Brant (eastern oregon university) (Dec 3-2)
 
Men 149
Clay Johnson's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Matt Carlso (Dickinson) won by fall over Clay Johnson (eastern oregon university) (Fall 2:49)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Clay Johnson (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Clay Johnson (eastern oregon university) won in sudden victory - 1 over Gavin Gies (U. Providence) (SV-1 10-8)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Jared Brant (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Clay Johnson (eastern oregon university) (Dec 6-3)
 
Men 157
Keegan Mulhill's place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - James Williams (embry Riddle) won by tech fall over Keegan Mulhill (eastern oregon university) (TF 19-0)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Keegan Mulhill (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Keegan Mulhill (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Taber Spray (Simon Fraser) (Dec 11-7)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Jarren Komac (U. Providence) won by fall over Keegan Mulhill (eastern oregon university) (Fall 6:54)
 
Men 165
Jacob Dupuis's place is unknown and has scored 3.5 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Dupuis (eastern oregon university) won by fall over Hunter Myers (U. Providence) (Fall 4:19)
  • Quarterfinal - Andrew Bartel (MSU-Northern) won by fall over Jacob Dupuis (eastern oregon university) (Fall 2:18)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Dupuis (eastern oregon university) won by decision over Josh Johnson (U. Providence) (Dec 11-5)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Carlos Apodaca (embry Riddle) won by fall over Jacob Dupuis (eastern oregon university) (Fall 2:11)
 
Men 174
Tyler Wilson's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Wilson (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Champ. Round 2 - Alex Quick (U. Providence) won by major decision over Tyler Wilson (eastern oregon university) (Maj 11-1)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Wilson (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Bowman Ellis (Northwest tech) won by fall over Tyler Wilson (eastern oregon university) (Fall 3:32)
 
Men 174
Drake Randall's place is unknown and has scored 6.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Drake Randall (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Champ. Round 2 - Drake Randall (eastern oregon university) won by fall over Logan Gentzler (Northwest Community College) (Fall 1:05)
  • Quarterfinal - Logan Nelson (Simon Fraser) won by decision over Drake Randall (eastern oregon university) (Dec 11-4)
  • Cons. Round 4 - Chase Short (MSU-Northern) won by injury default over Drake Randall (eastern oregon university) (Inj. 0:00)
 
Men 184
Marco Retano's place is 6th and has scored 6.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Marco Retano (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Marco Retano (eastern oregon university) won in sudden victory - 1 over Kianta Davis (U. Providence) (SV-1 9-7)
  • Semifinal - Charles Small (Northwest tech) won by major decision over Marco Retano (eastern oregon university) (Maj 12-3)
  • Cons. Semi - Tyler Webley (U. Providence) won by tech fall over Marco Retano (eastern oregon university) (TF 20-3)
  • 5th Place Match - Kianta Davis (U. Providence) won by fall over Marco Retano (eastern oregon university) (Fall 0:57)
 
Men 285
Teban Mansarey's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Zach Myers (Dickinson) won in tie breaker - 1 over Teban Manzerey (eastern oregon university) (TB-1 6-5)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Teban Manzerey (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Victor Moore (Simpson) won by decision over Teban Manzerey (eastern oregon university) (Dec 2-0)
 
Men 285
Justin Wilson's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Victor Moore (Simpson) won by decision over Justin Wilson (eastern oregon university) (Dec 4-2)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Justin Wilson (eastern oregon university) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Zach Myers (Dickinson) won by fall over Justin Wilson (eastern oregon university) (Fall 1:23)
 
 
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