PARK CITY, Kan. – The Fire have never had a day as successful as they did on Saturday. Gage Braun will battle for another 285-pound national title, while a program-record eight Fire wrestlers are guaranteed NAIA All-American status, as the team has all but wrapped up third place after day two of the NAIA Wrestling National Championship.
 
Gage Braun produced a pair of bonus-point wins on his way to defeating two top-eight opponents and qualifying for Saturday evening's National Championship bout.
 
SEU has seven other wrestlers continuing their quests in the consolation rounds on Saturday: Aaron Lucio and Andrew Voiles (133), Kael Brisker (141), Mario De La Torre (149), Anthony Federico (165), and Gentry Smith (197) will all compete for third place in their respective weight classes. Trace Braun makes it eight SEU members advancing to Day 3, as he will compete for 7^th place in the 174-pound bracket.
 
In the team standings, Grand View, Life University, and SEU have separated themselves as the clear top three squads. Grand View leads at the top spot with 176.5 points, while Life (125.0) and SEU (107.0) are behind in second and third. Doane University is a distant fourth, with 63.5 points.
 
The NAIA National Championship wraps up on Saturday. In the morning session, the Consolation Semifinals, 3^rd Place, 5^th Place and 7^th Place matches will take place. In the evening, the championship bouts in each weight class will be contested.
 
Gage Braun entered the 285 pound weight class as the top seed and earned his spot to win another National Championship on Saturday evening. Braun will take on No. 11 Austin Foye of Central Methodist, whom he defeated 10-1 at the SEU Duals back in December.
 
In the quarterfinals, Braun outscored No. 8 Koen Mattern of Hastings by a 12-2 margin in the first two periods and ended the bout in the third with an 18-3 tech fall. Braun left no doubt in the semifinals against No. 4 Nico Rodriguez of Eastern Oregon. The Fire heavyweight took down his opponent 54 seconds into the match and continued putting on the pressure for the 8-0 major decision shutout.
 
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Lucio and Voiles have the opportunity for a teammate matchup if they both win their Consolation Semifinal matches. No. 5 Lucio faces No. 7 Indiana Tech's Luke Rioux, while unseeded Voiles takes on Arizona Christian's No. 3 seed Sean Archuleta.
 
Lucio trailed 6-3 after two periods in the quarterfinals against No. 5 Jackson Cockrell of Grand View. However, Lucio wasn't done, as he took down Cockrell twice in the final 1:20 of the bout for the 10-8 decision. In the semi-final match, No. 1 Dominic Chavez of Texas Wesleyan broke a 1-1 tie with Lucio in a takedown with 49 seconds left to defeat Lucio and move on to the championship, 4-2.
 
Voiles went 3-0 with three upsets of higher seeded opponents. He started his run with a fall in 4:24 over Saint Mary's No. 14 Roman De La Cruz. Voiles needed a takedown with 40 seconds remaining for a 4-3 decision over No. 8 Haden Hernandez of Missouri Valley. Voiles continued to advance as he pinned No. 5 Jackson Cockrell of Grand View in only 1:46 and qualified for the consolation semifinals.
 
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Brisker fell behind in the quarterfinals against No. 5 Cade Manion of Oklahoma City, 4-0, after the first two periods. He scored a takedown with 1:09, but it wasn't enough in a 5-3 decision loss. He rallied for a dominating tech fall in the consolation round 4 via a 23-5 score over Lourdes' Cole McKinley.

Consolation Semifinal
No. 4 Brisker vs. No. 2 Hartwell Taylor of Saint Mary
 
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De La Torre saw his three Friday matches be decided by a combined nine points and came out on top in the second two. No. 5 Victor Guzman of Cumberland University reversed a 3-1 first-period deficit into a 6-4 advantage and eventual 10-5 decision. De La Torre rebounded with a 4-3 decision over Cleary's Louden Stradling. In his biggest win of the day, De La Torre scored the sudden victory, 12-9, overtime decision over top-seeded Nicholas Yancy of University of the Cumberlands.
 
Consolation Semifinal
No. 13 De La Torre vs. No. 10 Alex Pena of Wayland Baptist
 
Chris Kelly came up short in the consolation round three bout against No. 9 Bret Minor of Life by a 7-1 decision.
 
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Federico split his two decision matches and will continue the fight in the consolation semifinals.
 
Federico opened a 7-1 quarterfinal lead on No. 4 Dylan White of Grand View, before he held on for the 13-9 decision final. In the semifinals, top-seeded Jonathan Kervin of Indiana Tech took down an injured Federico in the final seconds of the second period and edged the Fire wrestler, 6-4.
 
Consolation Semifinal
No. 5 Federico vs. No. 7 Matt Jenkins of Reinhardt
 
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Trace Braun started Friday against teammate Graham Calhoun in consolation round three. Calhoun scored a takedown in the second period for a 5-3 lead only to have Braun return the favor three times in the final two-minute third period for the 12-7 decision.
 
Braun kept the momentum in a 17-2 tech fall win over No. 12 Indiana Tech's Leo Galasso in 1:50 of the first period. No. 9 Daniil Gorshkov took down Braun first and continued on for the 8-4 decision in the consolation round four matchup.
 
7^th Place Match
No. 15 Braun vs. No. 6 Roman Garcia of Central Methodist
 
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Smith pulled out a pair of key wins after one lone loss to a top three opponent for his All-American status. Smith fell in a close, 5-1, decision in the Quarterfinals at the hands of Life University's No. 3 Khalil Abdushshakur.
 
Smith came back for a 4-3 decision over Cumberland's Tyler Rowland and equaled that feat in the consolation round five via a 7-4 decision over Oklahoma City's Omari Smith.
 
Consolation Semifinal
No. 11 Smith vs. No. 5 Kasten Grape of Doane University
 
Trillyon Fils-Aime saw his season come to an end in consolation round three when No. 7 Elijah Hynes of Missouri Valley took the 5-1 decision.
 
The Fire will return to action tomorrow in the final day of the national tournament. First matches start at noon eastern time on Saturday, with the championship bouts starting at 7 p.m.
 
 
2025 NAIA National Championships Results for Southeastern
NAIA 133
4 Aaron Lucio's place is 6th and has scored 10.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - 4 Aaron Lucio (Southeastern) won by major decision over Jason Ramirez (Arizona Christian) (Maj 13-2)
• Champ. Round 2 - 4 Aaron Lucio (Southeastern) won by decision over 13 Daryl Mills (Missouri Baptist) (Dec 13-7)
• Quarterfinal - 4 Aaron Lucio (Southeastern) won by decision over 5 Jackson Cockrell (Grand View) (Dec 10-8)
• Semifinal - 1 Dominic Chavez (Texas Wesleyan) won by decision over 4 Aaron Lucio (Southeastern) (Dec 4-2)

NAIA 133
Andrew Voiles's place is 6th and has scored 16.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Voiles (Southeastern) won by fall over 6 Chandlar Akins (Cumberlands) (Fall 4:48)
• Champ. Round 2 - 11 Izaeah Beavers (Campbellsville) won by fall over Andrew Voiles (Southeastern) (Fall 4:54)
• Cons. Round 2 - Andrew Voiles (Southeastern) won by tech fall over Nick Foster (Graceland) (TF 18-2)
• Cons. Round 3 - Andrew Voiles (Southeastern) won by fall over 14 Roman De La Cruz (Saint Mary) (Fall 4:24)
• Cons. Round 4 - Andrew Voiles (Southeastern) won by decision over 8 Haden Hernandez (Missouri Valley) (Dec 4-3)
• Cons. Round 5 - Andrew Voiles (Southeastern) won by fall over 5 Jackson Cockrell (Grand View) (Fall 1:46)

NAIA 141
4 Kael Brisker's place is 6th and has scored 11.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - 4 Kael Brisker (Southeastern) won by major decision over Christian Lopez (Embry-Riddle) (Maj 15-4)
• Champ. Round 2 - 4 Kael Brisker (Southeastern) won in tie breaker - 1 over 13 Adrian Ayala (Lindsey Wilson) (TB-1 2-1)
• Quarterfinal - 5 Cade Manion (Oklahoma City) won by decision over 4 Kael Brisker (Southeastern) (Dec 5-3)
• Cons. Round 4 - 4 Kael Brisker (Southeastern) won by tech fall over Cole McKinley (Lourdes) (TF 23-5)
• Cons. Round 5 - 4 Kael Brisker (Southeastern) won by decision over 8 Thomas Williams (St. Thomas) (Dec 7-3)

NAIA 141
Drew Jones's place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Drew Jones (Southeastern) won in sudden victory - 1 over 15 Gage Hudson (Cumberlands) (SV-1 4-1)
• Champ. Round 2 - 2 Hartwell Taylor (Saint Mary) won by decision over Drew Jones (Southeastern) (Dec 4-2)
• Cons. Round 2 - Cole McKinley (Lourdes) won by fall over Drew Jones (Southeastern) (Fall 3:58)

NAIA 149
13 Mario De La Torre's place is 6th and has scored 9.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - 13 Mario De La Torre (Southeastern) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 - 13 Mario De La Torre (Southeastern) won by decision over Tyler Diaz (Simpson) (Dec 5-0)
• Quarterfinal - 5 Victor Guzman (Cumberland) won by decision over 13 Mario De La Torre (Southeastern) (Dec 10-5)
• Cons. Round 4 - 13 Mario De La Torre (Southeastern) won by decision over Louden Stradling (Cleary) (Dec 4-3)
• Cons. Round 5 - 13 Mario De La Torre (Southeastern) won in sudden victory - 1 over 1 Nicholas Yancey (Campbellsville) (SV-1 12-9)

NAIA 149
Chris Kelly's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - 2 Nathan Lendt (Doane) won by tech fall over Chris Kelly (Southeastern) (TF 15-0)
• Cons. Round 1 - Chris Kelly (Southeastern) won by major decision over William Sprenger (Dickinson State) (Maj 14-2)
• Cons. Round 2 - Chris Kelly (Southeastern) won by decision over 16 Jalen Vladic (Providence) (Dec 4-2)
• Cons. Round 3 - 9 Bret Minor (Life) won by decision over Chris Kelly (Southeastern) (Dec 7-1)

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5 Anthony Federico's place is 6th and has scored 10.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - 5 Anthony Federico (Southeastern) won by tech fall over William Schwertscharf (Simpson) (TF 21-5)
• Champ. Round 2 - 5 Anthony Federico (Southeastern) won by decision over Brenden Parks (Missouri Valley) (Dec 10-4)
• Quarterfinal - 5 Anthony Federico (Southeastern) won by decision over 4 Dylan Whitt (Grand View) (Dec 13-9)
• Semifinal - 1 Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) won by decision over 5 Anthony Federico (Southeastern) (Dec 6-4)

NAIA 174
15 Trace Braun's place is 8th and has scored 10.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - 15 Trace Braun (Southeastern) won by fall over Nolan Saale (Saint Mary) (Fall 4:22)
• Champ. Round 2 - 2 Tre Morrisette (Life) won by decision over 15 Trace Braun (Southeastern) (Dec 7-6)
• Cons. Round 2 - 15 Trace Braun (Southeastern) won by tech fall over Jevion Ross (St. Thomas) (TF 17-1)
• Cons. Round 3 - 15 Trace Braun (Southeastern) won by decision over 8 Graham Calhoun (Southeastern) (Dec 12-7)
• Cons. Round 4 - 15 Trace Braun (Southeastern) won by tech fall over 12 Leo Galasso (Indiana Tech) (TF 17-2)
• Cons. Round 5 - 9 Daniil Gorshkov (Embry-Riddle) won by decision over 15 Trace Braun (Southeastern) (Dec 8-4)

NAIA 174
8 Graham Calhoun's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Johnathan Ward (Texas Wesleyan) won by decision over 8 Graham Calhoun (Southeastern) (Dec 6-5)
• Cons. Round 1 - 8 Graham Calhoun (Southeastern) won by tech fall over Alex Vandyke (Morningside) (TF 16-1)
• Cons. Round 2 - 8 Graham Calhoun (Southeastern) won by decision over 10 Dylan Preston (Cumberlands) (Dec 5-4)
• Cons. Round 3 - 15 Trace Braun (Southeastern) won by decision over 8 Graham Calhoun (Southeastern) (Dec 12-7)

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15 Trillyon Fils-Aime's place is unknown and has scored 1.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - 15 Trillyon Fils-Aime (Southeastern) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 - 2 Brad Antesberger (Doane) won by decision over 15 Trillyon Fils-Aime (Southeastern) (Dec 2-0)
• Cons. Round 2 - 15 Trillyon Fils-Aime (Southeastern) won by major decision over 16 Eric Karas (Eastern Oregon) (Maj 8-0)
• Cons. Round 3 - 7 Elijah Hynes (Missouri Valley) won by decision over 15 Trillyon Fils-Aime (Southeastern) (Dec 5-1)

NAIA 197
11 Gentry Smith's place is 6th and has scored 10.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - 11 Gentry Smith (Southeastern) won by major decision over Caleb Werner (Providence) (Maj 13-2)
• Champ. Round 2 - 11 Gentry Smith (Southeastern) won by decision over 6 Trayvonne Jackson (Grand View) (Dec 4-2)
• Quarterfinal - 3 Khalil Abdushshakur (Life) won by decision over 11 Gentry Smith (Southeastern) (Dec 5-1)
• Cons. Round 4 - 11 Gentry Smith (Southeastern) won by decision over Tyler Rowland (Cumberland) (Dec 4-3)
• Cons. Round 5 - 11 Gentry Smith (Southeastern) won by decision over Omari Smith (Oklahoma City) (Dec 7-4)

NAIA 285
1 Gage Braun's place is 2nd and has scored 22.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - 1 Gage Braun (Southeastern) won by fall over Braydon Erb (Indiana Tech) (Fall 4:02)
• Champ. Round 2 - 1 Gage Braun (Southeastern) won by tech fall over 16 Darrian Hoobery (Eastern Oregon) (TF 17-1)
• Quarterfinal - 1 Gage Braun (Southeastern) won by tech fall over 8 Koen Mattern (Hastings) (TF 18-3)
• Semifinal - 1 Gage Braun (Southeastern) won by major decision over 4 Nico Rodriguez (Eastern Oregon) (Maj 8-0)