Wrestling | 1/25/2019 2:19:00 PM
LAKELAND, Fla.—It will be a busy weekend for the Fire wrestling team as it will send a handful of individuals to the Cumberland Open on Saturday, and travel to Reinhardt for two duals on Sunday.
Southeastern, tied for 13
th in the latest NAIA Coaches' Top 20, will have an opportunity to break that tie as it faces No. 13 Reinhardt in Georgia. The Eagles have six ranked wrestlers, including Antonio Stewart at 184, ranked first.
At 197, Southeastern will send out 10
th-ranked
Luis Peguero to face No. 14 Jacob Henderson. The 165-pound match should be competitive as
Stephen Kelle received his first national ranking this week at 19
th, and will face No. 18 Cole Tenety.
The Fire will also see fifth-ranked Cumberlands, which has eight ranked wrestlers. Tres Leon is the top-ranked 149-pounder, and will see No. 11
Jake Watters of Southeastern. Watters is 13-3 on the season and is coming off of a shutout win over previously ranked Mason Calvert. Hayden Lee is ranked third at 125, and will face
Jaaziel Santana, who has come up with some big wins as of late.
Last season, the Fire came up just a point short of the Patriots and were a 28-13 winner over Reinhardt. Southeastern won six matches in its dual against Cumberlands last year, but the Patriots got a major decision in the final match to win 20-19.
Silas Root, Tanner Calloway, and
Claudest Sherman will represent the Fire at the Cumberland Open. Action begins at 10 a.m. Eastern in Lebanon, Tenn.
