Caballa Wins Menlo Open, Leads EOU to 4th Place 1/5/2019 11:52:01 PM ATHERTON, Calif. – Senior Mhar Caballa continues to crush the competition. Just a month after winning the Battle of the Rockies, Caballa won his second tournament of the season by taking down the 125-pound weight class at the Menlo Open. The No. 4-ranked wrestler in the NAIA in his weight class, Caballa went 4-0 to earn his team 22 points and a fourth place finish among 13 teams. Caballa began his day with a first round pin of Life Pacific’s Bobby Pinto in the second round. He then won back-to-back decisions over Alex Ursua of Warner Pacific and Riley Siason of Menlo to advance to the finals. The championship bout, Caballa narrowly defeated unattached wrestler Eric Sanchez by a 4-3 score to claim the tourney crown. The No. 20 Mountaineers also had three other wrestlers place at the tournament including No. 13-ranked junior Blake McNall, Ryan Ninman and No. 4-ranked senior Drake Randall. McNall and Ninman each wrestled in the 133-pound weight class and then met up in the consolation finals to battle for third place. McNall got the better of Ninman in the match, winning by a 19-0 technical fall. McNall went 3-1 on the day, winning his first match 8-4 over Bracken Lovell of Colorado Mesa. After a loss in the semifinals, McNall won by technical fall over Hunter Sparks to advance to the consolation semis. On the other side of the bracket, Ninman won his first match in a wild 28-15 major decision over Lucas Higginbotham of Warner Pacific. After also falling in the semifinals, Ninman defeated Lovell by a 9-5 score to secure his spot against his teammate McNall. Randall had another strong tournament, finishing fourth individually. Randall won his first two matches to advance to the semifinals, where he lost a close overtime match 6-4 to Tyler Eischens. The senior rebounded with a 9-7 decision over Greg Gaxiola, before dropping his third place match 11-6 to Menlo’s Alejandro Garcia. The Mountaineers had multiple other wrestlers win at least two matches on the day including junior Tyler Miler (141), redshirt freshman Jared Brant (149), sophomore Keegan Mulhill and graduate student Dino May (184). After a first round loss, Miler won two matches in the consolation bracket by major decision and fall. Brant also battled after a first round loss, winning his next two matches to reach the fifth round of the consolation bracket. Mulhill had three wins on the day, including two technical falls and a 9-4 decision. He reached the consolation finals before falling in a close 3-1 bout. May wrestled in five matches, earning three wins by decision. In the consolation semifinals, he fell in a very close overtime match to end his day. Freshman Tyler Wilson also picked up a victory on the day, pinning Warner Pacific’s Mark Meier in the second round. The Mountaineers finished with 82 points on the day, only behind Menlo (148), Colorado Mesa (123) and Simon Fraser (89.5). EOU will be on the road on Thursday at North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The following night, they will host Warner Pacific at 6 p.m. in Quinn Coliseum in CCC action. FULL RESULTS 125 Mhar Caballa's place is 1st and has scored 22.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Mhar Caballa (Eastern Oregon) won by fall over Bobby Pinto (Life Pacific ) (Fall 4:08) Quarterfinal - Mhar Caballa (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Alex Ursua (Warner Pacific) (Dec 9-5) Semifinal - Mhar Caballa (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Riley Siason (Menlo College) (Dec 7-2) 1st Place Match - Mhar Caballa (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Eric Sanchez (Unattached) (Dec 4-3) 133 Ryan Ninman's place is 4th and has scored 10.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Ninman (Eastern Oregon) received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Ryan Ninman (Eastern Oregon) won by major decision over Lucas Higginbotham (Warner Pacific) (Maj 28-15) Semifinal - Blaysen Terukina (Menlo College) won by decision over Ryan Ninman (Eastern Oregon) (Dec 12-5) Cons. Semi - Ryan Ninman (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Bracken Lovell (Colorado Mesa Univ) (Dec 9-5) 3rd Place Match - Blake McNall (Eastern Oregon) won by tech fall over Ryan Ninman (Eastern Oregon) (TF 19-0) Blake McNall's place is 3rd and has scored 15.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Blake McNall (Eastern Oregon) received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Blake McNall (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Bracken Lovell (Colorado Mesa Univ) (Dec 8-4) Semifinal - Seth Hutchison (Minnesota Moorehead) won by decision over Blake McNall (Eastern Oregon) (Dec 4-3) Cons. Semi - Blake McNall (Eastern Oregon) won by tech fall over Hunter Sparks (Unattached) (TF 16-1) 3rd Place Match - Blake McNall (Eastern Oregon) won by tech fall over Ryan Ninman (Eastern Oregon) (TF 19-0) 141 Tyler Miler's place is unknown and has scored 5.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Mason Schulz (Minnesota Moorehead) won by fall over Tyler Miler (Eastern Oregon) (Fall 3:48) Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Miler (Eastern Oregon) won by major decision over Brandon Hertz (Pacific University) (Maj 12-2) Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Miler (Eastern Oregon) won by fall over Donovan Fontillas (Menlo College) (Fall 4:54) Cons. Round 3 - Wyatt Cornelison (Cal Poly) won by fall over Tyler Miler (Eastern Oregon) (Fall 4:10) 149 Jared Brant's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Jared Brant (Eastern Oregon) received a bye () (Bye) Champ. Round 2 - Justin Hansz (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Jared Brant (Eastern Oregon) (Maj 13-1) Cons. Round 2 - Jared Brant (Eastern Oregon) received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 3 - Jared Brant (Eastern Oregon) won by tech fall over Dally Ratcliff (Eastern Oregon) (TF 16-0) Cons. Round 4 - Jared Brant (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Silas LaGroue (Simpson) (Dec 6-1) Cons. Round 5 - Kyle Kintz (Colorado Mesa Univ) won by decision over Jared Brant (Eastern Oregon) (Dec 6-4) Clay Johnson's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Clay Johnson (Eastern Oregon) received a bye () (Bye) Champ. Round 2 - Jeffrey Uyesaka (Menlo College) won by fall over Clay Johnson (Eastern Oregon) (Fall 4:58) Cons. Round 2 - Clay Johnson (Eastern Oregon) received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 3 - Adrian Marrufo (Simpson) won by major decision over Clay Johnson (Eastern Oregon) (Maj 16-6) 157 Keegan Mulhill's place is unknown and has scored 7.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Keegan Mulhill (Eastern Oregon) won by tech fall over Noah Wengler (Pacific University) (TF 16-0) Quarterfinal - Bernie Truax (Unattached) won by tech fall over Keegan Mulhill (Eastern Oregon) (TF 20-4) Cons. Round 2 - Keegan Mulhill (Eastern Oregon) won by tech fall over James Calhoun (Pacific University) (TF 15-0) Cons. Round 3 - Keegan Mulhill (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Chas Peterson (Warner Pacific) (Dec 9-4) Cons. Semi - Esteban Molina (Unattached) won by decision over Keegan Mulhill (Eastern Oregon) (Dec 3-1) 165 Drake Randall's place is 4th and has scored 11.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Drake Randall (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Jordan Bernal (Menlo College) (Dec 4-1) Quarterfinal - Drake Randall (Eastern Oregon) won by fall over Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly) (Fall 2:49) Semifinal - Tyler Eischens (Unattached) won in overtime over Drake Randall (Eastern Oregon) (OT 6-4) Cons. Semi - Drake Randall (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Greg Gaxiola (Unattached) (Dec 9-7) 3rd Place Match - Alejandro Garcia (Menlo College) won by decision over Drake Randall (Eastern Oregon) (Dec 11-6) Jacob Dupuis's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Eischens (Unattached) won by tech fall over Jacob Dupuis (Eastern Oregon) (TF 16-1) Cons. Round 1 - Jacob Dupuis (Eastern Oregon) received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 2 - Greg Gaxiola (Unattached) won by major decision over Jacob Dupuis (Eastern Oregon) (Maj 15-6) Tyler Wilson's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Greg Gaxiola (Unattached) won by tech fall over Tyler Wilson (Eastern Oregon) (TF 20-3) Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Wilson (Eastern Oregon) won by fall over Mark Meier (Warner Pacific) (Fall 4:34) Cons. Round 2 - Justin Dravis (Minnesota Moorehead) won by fall over Tyler Wilson (Eastern Oregon) (Fall 1:34) 174 Marco Retano's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Kurtis Clem (San Francisco State) won by decision over Marco Retano (Eastern Oregon) (Dec 6-1) Cons. Round 1 - Young An (Menlo College) won by decision over Marco Retano (Eastern Oregon) (Dec 4-2) 184 Dino Gary May's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Dino Gary May (Eastern Oregon) received a bye () (Bye) Champ. Round 2 - Dino Gary May (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Doug Peyser (Simon Fraser University) (Dec 12-5) Quarterfinal - Nolan Krone (Colorado Mesa Univ) won by major decision over Dino Gary May (Eastern Oregon) (Maj 16-3) Cons. Round 4 - Dino Gary May (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Elliy Gorelik (Menlo College) (Dec 7-2) Cons. Round 5 - Dino Gary May (Eastern Oregon) won by decision over Willem DeBoer (Cal Poly) (Dec 9-3) Cons. Semi - Evan Foster (Minnesota Moorehead) won in overtime over Dino Gary May (Eastern Oregon) (OT 9-7) 285 Justin Wilson's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Sean Molle (Unattached) won by fall over Justin Wilson (Eastern Oregon) (Fall 2:05) Cons. Round 1 - Justin Wilson (Eastern Oregon) received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 2 - Cortez Rodelo (Warner Pacific) won by fall over Justin Wilson (Eastern Oregon) (Fall 0:20) 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