No. 5-ranked Tiger wrestling team picks up where they left off

Opening the season at the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference duals held Tuesday in Great Bend, KS, the No. 5-ranked Cowley College wrestling team showed they will once again be a force to reckon with. The Tigers opened with a 28-6 win over host Barton and followed that up with a 36-12 victory over No. 17-ranked Labette.

Cowley lost only two matches in each dual as they got off to a dominating start to the season.

"We were thankful to finally get back to competing," Cowley head coach Beau Vest said. "It was nice to get back on the mat and was a good night for our program."

The Tigers' JaCorey Miller (149 pounds), Jake Patterson (157 pounds), Montez Robinson (165 pounds), Jesse Nunez (174 pounds), and Matthew Santos (184 pounds) each went 2-0. Santos, a freshman from Lawton, OK, pinned both of his opponents.

"He looked really powerful," Vest said. "Overall, I was really proud of our young guys."

For Patterson it was his first time competing in nearly two years as he has worked hard to come back from injuries.

"It has been a long road for Jake," Vest said. "He dug deep and I am really proud of him."

Cowley will now prepare to host a pair of duals against Colby and Neosho beginning at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2. The matches will be live streamed on the Cowley Sports Network.

"We have got to figure out some things in a short period of time," Vest said. "We have a nice problem with guys fighting for spots in the lineup."

Results vs. Barton:

*125 pounds – Corwin Strachan (CC) won a 2-1 decision over Cody Liles (Barton).

*133 pounds – Ryan Smith (CC) won a 13-3 major decision over Silas Pineda (Barton).

*141 pounds – Drew Burgoon (Barton) won a 9-2 decision over Nathan Adamson (CC).

*149 pounds – JaCorey Miller (CC) won a 9-4 decision over Izaiah Delvalle (Barton).

*157 pounds – Jake Patterson (CC) won a 6-4 decision over Dawson Chavez (Barton).

*165 pounds – Montez Robinson (CC) won a 8-5 decision over Stephen Duffy (Barton).

*174 pounds – Jesse Nunez (CC) won a 4-2 decision over Bryan Ford (Barton).

*184 pounds – Matthew Santos (CC) won by fall over Davontai Robinson (Barton).

*197 pounds – Trezen Doren (Barton) won a 6-3 decision over Tyler Bingham (CC).

*285 pounds – Austin Thornton (CC) won a 2-1 decision over Dillon Dunn (Barton).

Results vs. Labette:

*125 pounds – Reily Weir (Labette) won by fall over Austin Kincaid (CC).

*133 pounds – Ryan Smith (CC) won by forfeit.

*141 pounds – Nathan Adamson (CC) won by fall over Cade Wathken (Labette).

*149 pounds – Miller (CC) won by fall over Alex Young (Labette).

*157 pounds – Patterson (CC) won a 9-7 decision over Traylon Jackson (Labette).

*165 pounds – Robinson (CC) won a 6-3 decision over Jonathan Vincent (Labette).

*174 pounds – Nunez (CC) won a 10-7 decision over Donnie Hurd III (Labette).

*184 pounds – Santos (CC) won by fall over Jeremiah Voliva (Labette).

*197 pounds – Tyler Bingham (CC) won a 4-1 decision over Andrew Leitold (Labette).

*285 pounds – Micah Lieberman (Labette) won by fall over Jamal Miller Jr. (CC).