No. 15 Men's Wrestling Opens Home Invitational
Marshall, Mo. (January 24, 2025)- The No. 15 Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team opened the Missouri Valley Invitational Friday inside the Burns Athletic Complex. The event features 50 NAIA programs, including 21 ranked teams and more than 500 wrestlers. Eleven Viking wrestlers advanced to day two of the tournament, led by one individual in the semifinals.
No. 7 Junior Francis Morrissey (Warner Robins, Ga.)-174 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Esteban Sedano of Hastings (Neb.) in a first period (0:20) pin.
Second Round: Defeated Alex Drewek of Siena Heights (Mich.) in a first period (1:12) pin.
Third Round: Defeated No. 22 Jordan Lomeli of Oklahoma City in an 18-3 technical fall.
Quarterfinal: Defeated Jeivan Ross of St. Thomas (Fla.) in a 17-5 major decision.
Morrissey advances to the championship semifinals.
No. 24 Sophomore Robert Albert (Cape Coral, Fla.)-125 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Jaxson Irvine of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) in a first period (1:45) pin.
Third Round: Lost to No. 21 Hunter Bennett of Doane (Neb.) in a 17-4 major decision.
Senior Bryson Anderson (Orting, Wash.)-149 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Joe Frazier of Graceland (Iowa) in a 16-1 technical fall.
Second Round: Defeated Joshua Zeman of St. Ambrose (Iowa) in a first period (2:54) pin.
Third Round: Lost to No. 8 Alex Pena of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a 19-4 technical fall.
Sophomore Kristofer Arey (Riverside, Calif.)-149 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Dregan Murray of Oklahoma Wesleyan in a first period (2:34) pin.
Second Round: Defeated Caleb Nielsen of Dickinson State (N.D.) in a 4-3 decision.
Third Round: Lost to Elijah Larsen of Grand View (Iowa) in a third period (5:59) pin.
Junior Makoa Goeas (Kahalu'u, Hawaii)-157 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Bryson McCraw of Montreat (N.C.) in a 7-2 decision.
Second Round: Defeated Dylan Milster of Texas Wesleyan in a third period (5:27) pin.
Third Round: Lost to No. 7 Elliott Rodgers of Marian (Ind.) in a 15-0 technical fall.
Freshman Brayden Shelton (Centralia, Mo.)-157 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Invi Bella of Graceland (Iowa) in a second period (4:22) pin.
Second Round: Defeated Westyn Moyer of Rio Grande (Ohio) in a 13-4 major decision.
Third Round: Lost to No. 16 Anthony Federico of Southeastern (Fla.) in a 19-5 major decision.
Senior Brenden Parks (Crystal Lake, Ill.)-165 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Dylan Hogan of Montreat (N.C.) in a 19-5 major decision.
Second Round: Defeated Noah Sample of Baker (Kan.) in a first period (2:35) pin.
Third Round: Lost to Eli Clemmons of Cumberland (Tenn.) in a 10-2 major decision.
Sophomore Trevor Wilson (Hannibal, Mo.)-174 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Malankov Daceus of Brewton-Parker (Ga.) in a first period (1:48) pin.
Second Round: Defeated No. 15 Joel Campbell of Missouri Baptist in a second period (4:44) pin.
Third Round: Lost to Justin McCunn of Grand View (Iowa) in a 17-0 technical fall.
Senior Drake Tipton (Grain Valley, Mo.)-184 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Miloz Gargol of Montreat (N.C.) in a third period (6:54) pin.
Second Round: Lost to No. 19 Zahquel Davis of Brewton-Parker (Ga.) in a 14-2 major decision.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Rocco D'Ascoli of Keiser (Fla.) in an 8-2 decision.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Trey Duhon of Central Methodist (Mo.) in a 2-1 decision.
Junior Emmanuel Ayi-Bonte (Woodbridge, Va.)-197 pounds:
First Round: Lost to Omari Smith of Oklahoma City in a 13-5 major decision.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to No. 14 Clay Guenin of Marian (Ind.) in a third period (6:28) pin.
No. 18 Junior Randy Gonzalez (Lakewood, Colo.)-285 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Cole Hennings of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) in an 8-1 decision.
Second Round: Defeated Devin Lolar of St. Mary (Kan.) in a 3-1 sudden-victory decision.
Third Round: Defeated Chance Robinson of Jamestown (N.D.) in a third period (6:26) pin.
Quarterfinal: Lost to No. 14 Shane Mattson of Montana-Northern in a 5-2 decision.
Sophomore Jayden Joseph (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)-285 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Cordell Roberts Breusch of Central Christian (Kan.) in a first period (1:36) pin.
Second Round: Lost to Bruce Wagers of Rio Grande (Ohio) in a first period (0:30) pin.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Eathan Westfall of Cleary (Mich.) in a first period (2:48) pin.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Cole Hennings of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) in a 9-5 decision.
As a team, the Vikings enter day two in sixth place overall with 65 points. No. 1 Grand View (Iowa) leads the team standings with 151.5 points followed by No. 12 St. Mary (Kan.) in second place with 93 points. The rest of the top five is No. 14 Montana-Northern with 76 points, No. 6 Doane (Neb.) with 71.5 points and Concordia (Neb.) with 69 points.
The tournament will resume Saturday at 10 a.m., inside the Burns Athletic Complex on the Missouri Valley campus. Admission price is $10, with children six years of age and under free. Flowrestling has partnered with the men's wrestling program to provide live video coverage of each mat throughout the tournament. Go to valleywillroll.com for a link for the live coverage.
Results-Click Here
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.