Men's Wrestling | 1/22/2020 1:29:00 PM
STORM LAKE, Iowa (January 22, 2020) - The Buena Vista wrestling team returns to the mat tonight with an American Rivers Conference dual at Nebraska Wesleyan. Due to weather over the last two weeks, the Beavers have not wrestled since defeating Saint John's back on January 10, inside of Siebens Fieldhouse.
Setting the Stage
Buena Vista (3-3, 0-2 A-R-C) at Neb. Wesleyan (3-3, 0-2 A-R-C) 7 p.m.
Lincoln, Neb. | Snyder Arena | 7 p.m. |
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Last Time Out
The Beavers evened their overall record with a 28-20 home victory over Saint John's (Minn.) on January 10. Each team registered five victories, but the Beavers registered bonus points in all five wins which included a forfeit and three falls.
About Neb. Wesleyan
The Prairie Wolves have wins this season over Fontbonne (38-13), Central Christian College (48-7) and MSOE (48-7) with two of their three setbacks coming against top-25 teams from the A-R-C. The strength of the team comes at both the front end and back end of its line-up. Sophomore Eron Haynes (133lbs) is a team-best 18-2 overall with senior Justin Hennessy (285lbs) right behind at 14-5. Overall, four individuals have at least 10 wins on the year. Hayes and Hennessy are the only two who have won matches during the first two A-R-C matches. Haynes became the program's first all-american a year ago as a freshman by placing eighth at the NCAA DIII National Tournament while Hennessy placed eighth at last year's NCAA Lower Midwest Regional Tournament and has reached 20 wins in each of his first three seasons.
About Buena Vista
The Beavers have a balanced attack in the middle of its young line-up. Senior
Collin Stilson is one of only two seniors in the line-up and leads the team with a 17-7 overall record at 141 pounds. He's also a perfect 2-0 in conference duals this season. Sophomore
Byron Fleming has 13 wins at 125 pounds, including a team-leading four technical falls. Freshmen
Garret Bruce,
Diego Escarcega and
Floyd Miller all add young talent in the upper part of the line. Bruce (174lbs) is 4-5 on the year with Escarcega (184lbs) sitting at 5-7 and Miller (174lbs) with 12 wins which is third on the team.
Up Next
BVU will turn right around on Saturday, January 25th to travel down to Pella, Iowa, and take part in its half of the A-R-C Duals, hosted by Central College. BVU will go up against No. 20 Central, No. 1 Wartburg and Dubuque, respectively. Action inside of P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium is set to begin at 10 a.m.
