GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- The University of Providence men's wrestling program competed at the Battle of the Rockies throughout the day Saturday.
The Argos had two athletes advance to championship matches and six others reached placement matches at the Battle of the Rockies on Saturday
Sophomore Spencer Johnson placed first at the Battle of the Rockies defeating Pual Thompson 13-4, Thomas Rousseau 7-2, and defeated Taran Goring 13-10 in sudden victory in the championship match.
Senior Hunter Dyer also advanced to the championship match at the Battle of the Rockies pinning Dalton Ecklund, defeating Curtis Bartley 4-2, but fell to Parker Ballantyne to finish in second place.
Junior Eli Abercrombie, Tynan Krause, Jesse Anson, Noah Poe-Hatten, and freshman Mason Aiken, and Jett Murray advanced to the placement matches with Abercrombie, Aiken, and Poe-Hatten finishing in third, Krause and Anson in fourth, and Murray in fifth.
The Argos will be back in action Saturday, Dec. 13 when they host #22 Eastern Oregon. The dual is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. (MST) in the McLaughlin Center.
RESULTS
Men 133
3
rd - Eli Abercrombie (2-1)
Men 141
2
nd - Hunter Dyer (2-1)
4
th – Jesse Anson (3-2)
Tyler Gilfry (0-2)
Dalton Ecklund (0-2)
Men 149
3
rd - Mason Aiken (3-1)
Men 165
4
th - Tynan Krause (1-2)
Men 174
5
th - Jett Murray (2-2)
Men 184
3
rd – Noah Poe-Hatten (3-1)
Men 197
1
st - Spencer Johnson (3-0)
Daniel Mann (1-3)
Men 285
Anthony Estrada (1-3)