No. 14 Men's Wrestling Drops Road Dual At No. 1 Grand View

Des Moines, Iowa, (Jan. 26, 2024)- The No. 14 Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, Friday evening for a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual against No. 1 Grand View. Missouri Valley fell, 39-6.

125 pounds: Missouri Valley left the weight class open. Grand View leads, 6-0.

133 pounds: No. 15 Freshman Haden Hernandez (Huntington Beach, Calif.) lost to No. 1 Carson Taylor in a 10-3 decision. Grand View leads, 9-0.

141 pounds: No. 25 Freshman Kristofer Arrey (Riverside, Calif.) lost to Tony Mendoza in a 19-5 major decision. Grand View leads, 13-0.

149 pounds: Sophomore Cole Patten (Lebanon, Mo.) lost to Cole Ferguson in a first period pin. Grand View leads, 19-0.

157 pounds: Sophomore Trenton Crowley (Justin, Texas) lost to Sam Kallem in a first period pin. Grand View leads, 25-0.

165 pounds: Junior Jesus Gutierrez (Victorville, Calif.) lost to Justin McCunn in a 18-2 technical fall. Grand View leads, 30-0.

174 pounds: No. 19 Junior Brenden Parks (Elburn, Ill.) defeated No. 4 Alex Reynolds in a second period (4:05) pin. Grand View leads, 30-6. 

184 pounds: No. 23 Senior Drake Tipton (Grain Valley, Mo.) lost to Caleb Swalla in a 2-1 decision. Grand View leads, 33-6.

197 pounds: No. 9 Sophomore Elijah Hynes (Broken Arrow, Okla.) lost to No. 3 Owen Braungardt in a 4-0 decision. Grand View leads, 36-6.

285 pounds: Freshman Jayden Joseph (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) lost to Trayvonne Jackson in a 10-4 decision.

Grand View defeated Missouri Valley, 39-6.

The loss drops Missouri Valley to 10-2 on the season, while Grand View improves to 10-1.

Up next, the Viking men's wrestling will host Central Methodist (Mo.) for a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual, on Feb. 1st, inside the Burns Athletic Complex.

About Missouri Valley College

Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. MVC offers over 30 academic programs, study abroad program, extracurricular activities, and 13 sports. The most popular majors include education and business, criminal justice and exercise science. Above all, Valley is committed to student success. For more information, call (660) 831-4000 or visit www.moval.edu.