Mountaineer Men Fall at North Idaho College 1/10/2019 8:25:48 PM COUER d’ALENE, Idaho – The No. 20 Eastern Oregon men’s wrestling team suffered a 40-9 defeat at the hands of North Idaho College on Thursday night on the road. Senior Mhar Caballa kept his winning streak going to start the night off, defeating Jacob Garrison by a 7-2 decision. The No. 4 ranked wrestler in the NAIA, Caballa has had a remarkable senior campaign, already winning two tournaments including last week’s Menlo Open. The Mountaineers (8-9) were forced to forfeit the next two matches, falling behind 12-3 to the Cardinals. North Idaho then won the next four matches, with two pins, a major decision and a decision to go ahead 31-3. Sophomore Marco Retano put an end to the losing streak with a late pin against Austin Burrell. After a back-and-forth first couple rounds, Retano out lasted his opponent in the third round to claim a pin with 34 seconds left. The Mounties dropped the final two matches to fall 41-9 against the Cardinals. EOU returns to the mat at home on Friday, hosting Warner Pacific at 7 p.m. for the second Annual EOU Bake Off. Fans are invited to try cakes made by the EOU athletic teams and vote for their favorite one. FULL RESULTS NIC EOU 125 Mhar Caballa over Jacob Garrison (Dec. 7-2) 0 3 133 Brian Edelblute wins by forfeit 6 0 141 Dylan Lockwood wins by forfeit 6 0 149 Bryce Parson over Jared Brant (Dec. 10-3) 3 0 157 Cooper McCullough over Keegan Mulhill (MD 14-6) 4 0 165 Izaiah Duran over Jacob Dupuis (Fall, 5:49) 6 0 174 Trager Abatti over Tyler Wilson (Fall, 4:17) 6 0 184 Marco Retano over Austin Burrell (Fall, 6:26) 0 6 197 Hunter Gregerson over Dino May (Dec. 10-3) 3 0 285 Connor Sullivan over Justin Wilson (Fall, 2:09) 6 0 TEAM SCORE: 40 9 For more information on Eastern Oregon men’s wrestling, follow @EOUAthletics on all social media or visit eousports.com. FOLLOW EOU ATHLETICS Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Contact: Iain Dexter; 541-962-3946; idexter@eou.edu