EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Nov. 23, 2024) - The Buena Vista University men's wrestling team had a strong showing on Saturday at the annual 8-Man Battles, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, by claiming 11 different placewinners on the day.

Tyler Japp helped lead the way with a runner-up finish at 125 pounds with Jesus Olivares and Michael de la Cruz each taking third. Japp and Olivares met up in round five with Japp.

Trevor Kruse picked up a 5-2 win in his quarterfinal match and would finish fourth overall at 174 pounds. Sophomore Colton O'Hern also claimed fourth place at 285 pounds. He won by fall in his opening match but fell in the third-place match by a 10-5 decision. Freshman Reise Davis gave BVU a fifth-place finish at 197 pounds. Hayden Stout was victorious to end the day with a 7-3 decision which gave him a seventh place effort. Freshman Aiden Kirk also took seventh at 165 pounds.

Daryn Brown and Luis Salazar rounded out the placewinners with eight-place performances.

The Beavers tallied 66.5 points overall and placed sixth.

Buena Vista is off until it hosts Coe College in an American Rivers Conference dual inside of Siebens Fieldhouse on Thursday, Dec. 5. Action will begin at 7 p.m.

8 Man Battles Results for Buena Vista

Gold 125

Tyler Japp's place is 2nd and has scored 9.5 team points.

• Round 1 - Tyler Japp (Buena Vista) won by tech fall over Julian Long (Nebraska Wesleyan) (TF 19-2)
• Round 3 - Thomas Holmquist (St. Johns (MN)) won in sudden victory - 1 over Tyler Japp (Buena Vista) (SV-1 8-5)
• Round 4 - Tyler Japp (Buena Vista) won by medical forfeit over Christopher McClanahan (Nebraska Wesleyan) (MFF)
• Round 5 - Tyler Japp (Buena Vista) won by decision over Jesus Olivares (Buena Vista) (Dec 10-6)

Gold 125

Jesus Olivares's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points.

• Round 1 - Thomas Holmquist (St. Johns (MN)) won by decision over Jesus Olivares (Buena Vista) (Dec 8-6)
• Round 2 - Jesus Olivares (Buena Vista) won by fall over Julian Long (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 4:07)
• Round 3 - Jesus Olivares (Buena Vista) won by medical forfeit over Christopher McClanahan (Nebraska Wesleyan) (MFF)
• Round 5 - Tyler Japp (Buena Vista) won by decision over Jesus Olivares (Buena Vista) (Dec 10-6)

Gold 133

Nolan Nguyen's place is 6th and has scored 8.5 team points.

• Prelim - Nolan Nguyen (Buena Vista) won by fall over Alexander Spray (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 1:11)
• Quarterfinal - Khadyn Jacobs (Augustana (IL)) won by fall over Nolan Nguyen (Buena Vista) (Fall 7:22)
• Cons. Semi - Nolan Nguyen (Buena Vista) won by decision over Ryan Goddard (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (Dec 9-7)
• 5th Place Match - Kie Anderson (Concordia-Moorhead) won by major decision over Nolan Nguyen (Buena Vista) (Maj 11-0)

Gold 141

Daryn Brown's place is 8th and has scored 3.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Will Taylor (Augustana (IL)) won by fall over Daryn Brown (Buena Vista) (Fall 2:21)
• Cons. Semi - Michael Barretto (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by fall over Daryn Brown (Buena Vista) (Fall 2:22)
• 7th Place Match - Lance Fretwell (Concordia-Moorhead) won by tech fall over Daryn Brown (Buena Vista) (TF 16-0)

Gold 149

Hayden Stout's place is 7th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Ethan Lebrija (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Hayden Stout (Buena Vista) (Fall 2:08)
• Cons. Semi - Tyler Salpas (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by decision over Hayden Stout (Buena Vista) (Dec 4-1)
• 7th Place Match - Hayden Stout (Buena Vista) won by decision over Kellen Monroe (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Dec 7-3)

Gold 157

Jaxon Mikolyzk's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Prelim - Kaden Ontiveros (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by major decision over Jaxon Mikolyzk (Buena Vista) (Maj 12-3)
• Prelim - Kris Castro (St. Johns (MN)) won by decision over Jaxon Mikolyzk (Buena Vista) (Dec 10-8)

Gold 157

Michael De La Cruz's place is 3rd and has scored 13.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Michael De La Cruz (Buena Vista) won by decision over Kris Castro (St. Johns (MN)) (Dec 14-10)
• Semifinal - Landon Church (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by fall over Michael De La Cruz (Buena Vista) (Fall 2:13)
• 3rd Place Match - Michael De La Cruz (Buena Vista) won by medical forfeit over Ethan Struck (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (MFF)

Gold 165

Aiden Kirk's place is 7th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Logan Thorsten (St. Johns (MN)) won by tech fall over Aiden Kirk (Buena Vista) (TF 18-3)
• Cons. Semi - Seth Littrell (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by tech fall over Aiden Kirk (Buena Vista) (TF 15-0)
• 7th Place Match - Aiden Kirk (Buena Vista) received a bye () (Bye)

Gold 174

Trevor Kruse's place is 4th and has scored 10.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Trevor Kruse (Buena Vista) won by decision over Laiken Copeman (St. Johns (MN)) (Dec 5-2)
• Semifinal - Jared Stricker (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by fall over Trevor Kruse (Buena Vista) (Fall 0:17)
• 3rd Place Match - Brandon Meister (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by major decision over Trevor Kruse (Buena Vista) (Maj 13-1)

Gold 184

Luis Salazar's place is 8th and has scored 5.0 team points.

• Prelim - Luis Salazar (Buena Vista) won by forfeit over () (FF)
• Quarterfinal - Brody Duke (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Luis Salazar (Buena Vista) (Fall 1:00)
• Cons. Semi - Sam Weaver (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by fall over Luis Salazar (Buena Vista) (Fall 4:39)
• 7th Place Match - Isaiah Schmitz (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Luis Salazar (Buena Vista) (Fall 0:36)

Gold 285

Colton O`Hern's place is 4th and has scored 12.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Colton O`Hern (Buena Vista) won by fall over Donovan Mann (Nebraska Wesleyan) (Fall 3:59)
• Semifinal - Sloan Welch (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by fall over Colton O`Hern (Buena Vista) (Fall 0:28)
• 3rd Place Match - Brody Perry (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by decision over Colton O`Hern (Buena Vista) (Dec 10-5)

Flights 197

Reise Davis's place is 5th and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 - Bryce Commerford (St. Johns (MN)) won by fall over Reise Davis (Buena Vista) (Fall 2:22)
• Round 3 - Eil Villegas (Illinois Wesleyan) won by fall over Reise Davis (Buena Vista) (Fall 1:05)
• Round 4 - Ryder Depies (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by fall over Reise Davis (Buena Vista) (Fall 1:43)
• Round 5 - Habeeb Raji (Nebraska Wesleyan) won by tech fall over Reise Davis (Buena Vista) (TF 21-6)