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Ryan and Eckman win weight classes, wrestling totals 33 wins at NUWAY College Open

Bellarmine wrestling stayed close to home on Friday and crowned a pair of champions at the NUWAY College Men's Open inside the Louisville Expo Center.

Bellarmine's Damion Ryan (125), and Tracye Eckman (133) won their respective weight classes, while the Knights totaled 33 victories as a team.  BU's team win percentage of 73 percent ranked fifth out of 41 squads.

"It was a busy day with the duals and the Mat Mayhem, but absolutely awesome having it here in Louisville," Knights Head Coach Ned Shuck said.  "I'm continuing to see growth in our guys' wrestling skills and consistency. It paid off today for some of our finalist and champs wrestling attached and unattached in the Open."

Ryan rolled to a 4-0 record defeating Gannon's Joe Gabler (MD, 16-3), Indiana Tech's Brendon Mark (Dec, 6-5), Cumberland's Busutil (Dec, 11-6), and Wisconsin-Whitewater's Jalen Dunson (SV-1, 6-4).  Eckman battled to a 5-0 record with wins over Augsburg's Carson Murray (Fall, 6:43), Luther's Yousuf Zigan (TF, 20-4), Life's Kaden Ramos (SV-1, 7-5), Indiana's Blaine Frazier (MFF), and Andrew Voiles - unattached (Dec, 5-2). 

Two other Knights wrestlers who placed in their brackets were Alex Rivera (165) and Bryant Wilkinson (197).  Rivera posted a 4-1 record including a 23-7 tech fall win over William Krueger (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) and pin of Benjamin Phillips (Indiana).  Wilkinson went 3-1 on the mat, pinning Cruz Henton (Castleton) and Jake Kaminski (Wisconsin-Whitewater). 

More Bellarmine wrestlers who earned victories include Shay Korhorn (133) with a 1-2 record, Chase Hall (141) with a 2-2 mark, Logan Hoskins (149) with a 3-2 record and three pins, Luke LeClerc (165) who went 2-2, and Noah Rowlett (174) with a 1-2 record.

"There's plenty to keep building on. Our focus tomorrow, as we pursue the dual meet championship, is to maximize our output," Shuck added. "Based on today's attitude, effort, and fight, I am excited to see what this team will do."

Bellarmine's competition in the NWCA National Duals began Friday and will conclude on Saturday at the Louisville Expo Center.

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Mens NCAA 125

Damion Ryan's place is 1st and has scored 21.0 team points.

•    Champ. Round 1 - Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) received a bye () (Bye)

•    Champ. Round 2 - Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) won by major decision over Joe Gabler (Gannon University) (Maj 16-3)

•    Quarterfinal - Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) won by decision over Brendon Mark (Indiana Tech) (Dec 6-5)

•    Semifinal - Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) won by decision over Chris Busutil (Cumberland (Tenn.)) (Dec 11-6)

•    1st Place Match - Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jalen Dunson (Wisconsin-Whitewater) (SV-1 6-4)

Mens NCAA 133

Shay Korhorn's place is unknown and has scored 0.5 team points.

•    Champ. Round 1 - Shay Korhorn (Bellarmine) received a bye () (Bye)

•    Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Voiles (Unattached) won by decision over Shay Korhorn (Bellarmine) (Dec 6-1)

•    Cons. Round 2 - Shay Korhorn (Bellarmine) won by decision over Carson Murray (Augsburg) (Dec 7-5)

•    Cons. Round 3 - Leland Reeves (Unattached) won by decision over Shay Korhorn (Bellarmine) (Dec 3-2)

Mens NCAA 133

Trayce Eckman's place is 1st and has scored 25.5 team points.

•    Champ. Round 1 - Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) won by fall over Carson Murray (Augsburg) (Fall 6:43)

•    Champ. Round 2 - Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) won by tech fall over Yousuf Zigan (Luther) (TF 20-4)

•    Quarterfinal - Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) won in sudden victory - 1 over Kaden Ramos (Life University) (SV-1 7-5)

•    Semifinal - Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) won by medical forfeit over Blaine Frazier (Indiana) (MFF)

•    1st Place Match - Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) won by decision over Andrew Voiles (Unattached) (Dec 5-2)

Mens NCAA 141

Chase Hall's place is unknown and has scored 5.5 team points.

•    Champ. Round 1 - Chase Hall (Bellarmine) received a bye () (Bye)

•    Champ. Round 2 - Chase Hall (Bellarmine) won by fall over Braden Sitton (Wilkes) (Fall 4:09)

•    Champ. Round 3 - Tristan Day (Luther) won by decision over Chase Hall (Bellarmine) (Dec 9-7)

•    Cons. Round 4 - Chase Hall (Bellarmine) won by major decision over Angelo Reyes (Ottawa University) (Maj 15-6)

•    Cons. Round 5 - Aedon Oberdorfer (Augsburg) won by decision over Chase Hall (Bellarmine) (Dec 10-3)

Mens NCAA 149

Logan Hoskins's place is unknown and has scored 9.0 team points.

•    Champ. Round 1 - Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) received a bye () (Bye)

•    Champ. Round 2 - Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) won by fall over Lucio Morgan (Wisconsin-Whitewater) (Fall 2:33)

•    Champ. Round 3 - Lucas Jagodzinske (Augsburg) won by decision over Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) (Dec 7-0)

•    Cons. Round 4 - Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) won by fall over Christopher Wilkerson (Indianapolis) (Fall 6:43)

•    Cons. Round 5 - Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) won by fall over Tyler Beckley (West Liberty) (Fall 2:29)

•    Cons. Round 6 - Ryan Schepers (McKendree) won by decision over Logan Hoskins (Bellarmine) (Dec 3-1)

Mens NCAA 165

Alex Rivera's place is 2nd and has scored 18.5 team points.

•    Champ. Round 1 - Alex Rivera (Bellarmine) received a bye () (Bye)

•    Champ. Round 2 - Alex Rivera (Bellarmine) won by tech fall over William Krueger (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (TF 23-7)

•    Champ. Round 3 - Alex Rivera (Bellarmine) won by fall over Benjamin Phillips (Indiana) (Fall 5:59)

•    Quarterfinal - Alex Rivera (Bellarmine) won by no contest over Caden Wendling (Gannon University) (NC)

•    Semifinal - Alex Rivera (Bellarmine) won in sudden victory - 1 over Sevi Garza (Ashland University) (SV-1 3-1)

•    1st Place Match - Sam York (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Alex Rivera (Bellarmine) (Dec 11-5)

Mens NCAA 165

Luke Leclerc's place is unknown and has scored 5.0 team points.

•    Champ. Round 1 - Luke Leclerc (Bellarmine) received a bye () (Bye)

•    Champ. Round 2 - Luke Leclerc (Bellarmine) won by fall over Dylan Roe (Cumberlands (Ky.)) (Fall 3:51)

•    Champ. Round 3 - Luke Leclerc (Bellarmine) won by decision over Dalton Misener (Ottawa University) (Dec 11-4)

•    Quarterfinal - Harrison Brooks (Cumberlands (Ky.)) won by major decision over Luke Leclerc (Bellarmine) (Maj 16-6)

•    Cons. Round 6 - Carter Friend (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by decision over Luke Leclerc (Bellarmine) (Dec 7-4)

Mens NCAA 174

Noah Rowlett's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.

•    Champ. Round 1 - Noah Rowlett (Bellarmine) received a bye () (Bye)

•    Champ. Round 2 - Noah Rowlett (Bellarmine) won by fall over Michael Rucker (University of louisville) (Fall 0:22)

•    Champ. Round 3 - Connor Thorsten (Augsburg) won by major decision over Noah Rowlett (Bellarmine) (Maj 14-5)

•    Cons. Round 4 - Anthony Glessner (Gannon University) won by fall over Noah Rowlett (Bellarmine) (Fall 0:45)

Mens NCAA 197

Bryant Wilkinson's place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.

•    Champ. Round 1 - Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) received a bye () (Bye)

•    Champ. Round 2 - Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) won by fall over Cruz Henton (Castleton) (Fall 1:29)

•    Quarterfinal - Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) won by fall over Jake Kaminski (Wisconsin-Whitewater) (Fall 1:00)

•    Semifinal - Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) won by decision over Austin Suess (Southwest Virginia CC) (Dec 7-4)

•    1st Place Match - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) won by fall over Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) (Fall 1:50)

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