Talavera captures 2nd place at Missouri Valley Invite
SOU Sports Information
MARSHALL, Mo. – Southern Oregon's JJ Talavera established himself as one of the NAIA's top 157-pounders but fell just short of a title Saturday at the Missouri Valley Invite.
After sweeping through his first three matches Friday, Talavera, who entered the tournament with a No. 11 ranking, opened Day 2 with a 6-5 quarterfinal win over 12th-ranked Ryan Delforge of Ottawa (Kan.). The sophomore then upset Grand View (Iowa)'s fifth-ranked Dalton Jensen, 6-4, before dropping an 8-3 decision in the championship match to Wilder Wichman of Thomas More (Ky.).
With a 5-1 mark at the tournament, Talavera went to 17-6 on the season.
Sophomore 149-pounder Layn Pannkuk also had a successful trip, going 3-2 and coming up just one win short of a placing match. He won his first two consolation matches Saturday but was pinned by Menlo (Calif.)'s Devin Everk in his third.
Justin Coon (133) added a consolation pin Saturday and Tanner Sallee (174) collected his third win of the tourney in consolation action.
The Raiders finished 19th of 46 in the team standings despite bringing just seven wrestlers to compete.
They'll be in action next Friday in a dual match at Menlo.
133 – Justin Coon
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Round 1 – Bye.
Round 2 – Coon p. Antonio Ruiz, Jamestown, 4:28.
Round 3 – Dante Tacchia, Grand View, dec. Coon, 5-0.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Consolation R4 – Coon p. Clayton Gilliam, Providence, 2:50.
Consolation R5 – Drake Foster, Oklahoma City, dec. Coon, 3-1.
133 – Beau Shatto
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Round 1 – Zane Baugh, Baker, dec. Shatto, 4-0.
Consolation R1 – Shatto p. Noah Kryfka, Northwestern (Iowa), 5:52.
Consolation R2 – Shatto def. Brock Whorton, Lindsey Wilson, by medical forfeit.
Consolation R3 – Adelfo Valdez, Wayland Baptist, dec. Shatto, 2-1.
141 – Matt Peterson
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Round 1 – Bye.
Round 2 – Peterson p. Bryan Pena, Wayland Baptist, 4:39.
Round 3 – Kyle Kantola, Indiana Tech, dec. Peterson, 4-3.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Consolation R4 – Trey Walton, Cumberlands, major dec. Peterson, 12-4.
141 – Justin Acuff
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Round 1 – Bye.
Round 2 – Adrian Zubia, Texas Wesleyan, dec. Acuff, 5-3.
Consolation R2 – Acuff dec. Jesus Mancera, Marian, 3-0.
Consolation R3 – Keshawn Laws, Cumberland, major dec. Acuff, 11-0.
149 – Layn Pannkuk
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Round 1 – Bye.
Round 2 – Pannkuk dec. Jared Brant, Eastern Oregon, 4-1.
Round 3 – Casper Sherow, Missouri Valley, dec. Pannkuk, 8-6.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Consolation R4 – Pannkuk major dec. Bryce Bachowski, Missouri Baptist, 13-2.
Consolation R5 – Pannkuk dec. Esteban Remilliard, Cumberland, 8-3.
Consolation R6 – Devin Everk, Menlo, p. Pannkuk, 0:46.
157 – JJ Talavera
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Round 1 – Talavera p. Ke'Shawn Hess, Lincoln, 4:00.
Round 2 – Talavera dec. Brent Evans, Montana State-Northern, 12-6.
Round 3 – Talavera dec. Josh Johnson, Providence, 8-5.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Quarterfinals – Talavera dec. Ryan Delforge, Ottawa, 6-5.
Semifinals – Talavera dec. Dalton Jensen, Grand View, 6-4.
Championship – Wilder Wichman, Thomas More, dec. Talavera, 8-3.
174 – Tanner Sallee
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Round 1 – Sallee p. Caleb Knobel, Maryville, 6:00.
Round 2 – Sallee major dec. Reggie Barnes, Thomas More, 12-1.
Round 3 – Daniel Butler, Embry-Riddle, dec. Sallee, 3-2.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Consolation R4 – Sallee dec. Brady Emerson, Cumberlands, 6-3.
Consolation R5 – Kolby Ferris, Indiana Tech, dec. Sallee, 6-5.