ST. CHARLES, Mo. – True freshman
Brennan Van Hoecke had a perfect day at the Lindenwood Open today while six other Little Rock wrestlers only dropped one match as a crop of tough Trojans continue to gain experience in collegiate tournaments. Van Hoecke racked three pins, one major decision, and one decision as he stormed through his bracket at 141 pounds, adding five wins to his resume. Final results from the Lindenwood Open can be found on TrackWrestling.
"Brennan made a strong statement for the second weekend in a row," noted assistant coach
Albert White on the freshman's sharp first two appearances as a Trojan. "He had a competitive performance at the Tiger Style Tournament (finishing second overall) and then came here this weekend and put up bonus points in every match except one. He wrestled well, really determined and dominant."
Little Rock posted second-place finishes from
Cael Keck,
Matthew Weinert, and
Apollo Gothard. Keck tallied three solid wins in a row at 133 pounds, beginning with a fall in less than 40 seconds into the match, before bowing out in the final. At 197 pounds, Weinert added four commanding wins to his belt, including two pins, before falling in the final match. In the loaded heavyweight bracket, Gothard charged through three matches before winning in overtime by decision to move ahead. His championships match was pushed into overtime once more, but the result did not go his way the second time around.
Trojan wrestlers registered 42 total victories, including Van Hoecke's five, with help from four each from
Bilal Bailey,
Reid Nelson, and
KJ Miley. Bailey demonstrated a breakthrough performance in the tournament, finishing third in his division at 157 pounds. He collected three decisions and one major decision, only being stopped once by a Mizzou wrestler halfway through. Nelson took fourth in the 125 pound bracket with a pair of decisions, a major decision, and a fall. At 285 pounds, Miley finished fourth in his bracket, claiming two pins and two decisions before an Iowa opponent ended his run.
Jake Adams and
Chase Tebbets were the final Trojans to only lose one match, both competing at 149 pounds. Tebbets wrestled through the consolation bracket after dropping his first match, ending his day with a pin over a Mizzou opponent. Adams claimed two decisions and one major decision before he was edged by one point in his last bout to conclude his run.
"The freshmen and sophomore guys got going early and continued that throughout the day," added Coach White about the young team's performances today. "In the open division we started slow, but picked it up as the day went on."
"We placed a lot of guys while competing against some tough guys and I think we stepped up to the challenge. We've got some things to work on, but we held our own. We've just got to continue choosing to do the harder thing more often in matches for a longer period of time. It changes our mentality and how we wrestle."
Little Rock returns to action in two weeks at the Cougar Clash on Sunday, December 4, traveling to Edwardsville, Illinois for another full day of wrestling at the SIUE-hosted tournament.
Jayden Carson – 4th, Open 125 (2-2)
Studd Morris (Central Oklahoma) won by decision over
Jayden Carson (Dec 4-3)
Jayden Carson won by tech fall over Jaxson Roney (University of the Ozarks) (TF 18-0)
Jayden Carson won by tech fall over Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) (TF 18-0)
Christian Mejia (McKendree University) won by decision over
Jayden Carson (Dec 6-4)
Reid Nelson – 4th, Fresh/Soph. 125 (4-2)
Reid Nelson won by decision over Peyton Moore (Missouri) (Dec 6-4)
Reid Nelson won by decision over Luqman Masud (Joliet Junior College) (Dec 5-0)
Reid Nelson won by fall over Aidan Haggard (Maryville University) (Fall 1:54)
Riley Bettich (Indian Hills Community College) won by decision over
Reid Nelson (Dec 6-2)
Reid Nelson won by major decision over Guy Clevenger (Unattached) (Maj 13-5)
Anthony Schickel (Triton) won by tech fall over
Reid Nelson (Arkansas-Little Rock) (TF 18-3)
Cael Keck – 2nd, Fresh/Soph. 133 (3-1)
Cael Keck won by fall over Caydon Miller (Labette Community College) (Fall 0:37)
Cael Keck won by decision over Lucas Laux (Maryville University) (Dec 7-1)
Cael Keck won by decision over Caiden Pelc (Lindenwood (Mo.) (Dec 9-4)
Jp Homfeld (Maryville University) won by medical forfeit over
Cael Keck (MFF)
Jaylen Carson – Open 141 (1-2)
Kade Moore (Missouri) won by fall over
Jaylen Carson (Fall 6:35)
Jaylen Carson won by decision over Kalen Napier (Lindenwood (Mo.) (Dec 17-11)
Taylor Jokerst (Maryville University) won by decision over
Jaylen Carson (Dec 4-2)
Aidan Campbell – Open 141 (1-2)
Aidan Campbell won by decision over Kalen Napier (Lindenwood (Mo.) (Dec 7-4)
Nate Keim (Central Oklahoma) won by decision over
Aidan Campbell (Dec 4-0)
Jake Dado (University of the Ozarks) won by decision over
Aidan Campbell (Dec 8-5)
Brennan Van Hoecke – 1st, Fresh/Soph. 141 (5-0)
Brennan Van Hoecke won by major decision over Owen Uhls (Missouri) (Maj 16-2)
Brennan Van Hoecke won by fall over Grant Brammer (Liberty) (Fall 0:52)
Brennan Van Hoecke won by decision over Matthew Lewis (Indian Hills Community College) (Dec 8-4)
Brennan Van Hoecke won by fall over Josh Taylor (Central Oklahoma) (Fall 1:27)
Brennan Van Hoecke won by fall over Ryder Ramsey (Central Oklahoma) (Fall 1:33)
Chase Tebbets – Open 149 (3-1)
Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) won by decision over
Chase Tebbets (Dec 7-1)
Chase Tebbets won by fall over Trevor Christian (Drury University) (Fall 2:18)
Chase Tebbets won by decision over Tyler Stegall (Maryville University) (Dec 4-3)
Chase Tebbets won by fall over Joel Mylin (Missouri) (Fall 4:37)
Jake Adams – Fresh/Soph. 149 (3-1)
Jake Adams won by decision over Bryson Anderson (Missouri Valley) (Dec 5-0)
Jake Adams won by decision over Charles Hudson (Liberty) (Dec 4-1)
Jake Adams won by major decision over Christian Pfeiffer-Laguerre (McKendree University) (Maj 9-1)
Logan Rathjen (McKendree University) won by decision over
Jake Adams (Dec 3-2)
Bilal Bailey – 3rd, Open 157 (4-1)
Bilal Bailey won by major decision over Trent Legrotte (Unattached) (Maj 14-4)
Bilal Bailey won by decision over Ryan Haynes (McKendree University) (Dec 8-3)
Logan Gioffre (Missouri) won by decision over
Bilal Bailey (Dec 4-0)
Bilal Bailey won by decision over Jerrdon Fisher (Missouri) (Dec 10-4)
Bilal Bailey won by decision over Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern) (Dec 6-5)
Austin Keal – Open 157 (2-2)
Jerrdon Fisher (Missouri) won by decision over
Austin Keal (Dec 9-5)
Austin Keal won by decision over Jacob Bornemann (McKendree University) (Dec 6-1)
Austin Keal won by decision over Mitchell Bohlken (Missouri) (Dec 4-3)
Gabe Johnson (Central Oklahoma) won by decision over
Austin Keal (Dec 6-2)
Warren Hoyt – Open 157 (1-2)
Zac Russell (Lindenwood (Mo.) won by fall over
Warren Hoyt (Fall 6:25)
Warren Hoyt won by fall over Zane Sims (University of the Ozarks) (Fall 1:24)
Zeke Waltz (McKendree University) won by fall over
Warren Hoyt (Fall 3:19)
Tanner Mendoza – Open 184 (2-2)
Tanner Mendoza won by fall over Loic Tuego (Central Methodist University) (Fall 1:36)
Joey Williams (Maryville University) won by decision over
Tanner Mendoza (Dec 4-2)
Tanner Mendoza won by decision over Brian Holloway (Quincy) (Dec 2-0)
Jackson White (Northeast Oklahoma) won by decision over
Tanner Mendoza (Dec 9-6)
Matthew Weinert – 2nd, Fresh/Soph. 197 (4-1)
Matthew Weinert won by fall over Jonathan Grame (Labette Community College) (Fall 1:52)
Matthew Weinert won by decision over Michaia Green (Northeast Oklahoma) (Dec 6-2)
Matthew Weinert won by decision over Sean Gillespie (Liberty) (Dec 8-1)
Matthew Weinert won by fall over Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) (Fall 6:29)
Jack Kitchingham (Oklahoma City) won by fall over
Matthew Weinert (Fall 2:01)
Apollo Gothard – 2nd, Fresh/Soph. 285 (4-1)
Apollo Gothard won by major decision over Rick Weaver (Liberty) (Maj 8-0)
Apollo Gothard won by fall over Easton Fleshman (Iowa) (Fall 9:00)
Apollo Gothard won by decision over Dan McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) (Dec 6-3)
Apollo Gothard won in sudden victory over Micah Lieberman (Labette Community College) (SV-1 3-1)
Kale Schrader (Northeast Oklahoma) won in sudden victory over
Apollo Gothard (SV-1 3-1)
KJ Miley – 4th, Fresh/Soph. 285 (4-2)
KJ Miley won by decision over Treyshawn White (Indian Hills Community College) (Dec 6-1)
KJ Miley won by fall over Franco Gonzalez (Joliet Junior College ) (Fall 1:18)
KJ Miley won by fall over Kyler Pouncil (University of the Ozarks) (Fall 1:31)
Kale Schrader (Northeast Oklahoma) won by decision over
KJ Miley (Dec 5-2)
KJ Miley won by decision over Jason Love (Labette Community College) (Dec 7-1)
Gage Marty (Iowa) won by decision over
KJ Miley (Dec 7-3)
