CORBIN, Ky. – No. 3 Southeastern men's wrestling made history on Saturday at the Pepsi Patriot Open, capturing a program-record four individual championships behind first-place finishes from Jesse Lewis, Richie Clementi, Justin Krebs and Tyson Barnhart.
Open Division
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No. 5 Jesse Lewis captured the 125-pound championship with five consecutive victories. Lewis recorded technical falls over Wyatt Payne (GC), Elijah England (AND) and Ryan Hirchert (Rein) before defeating No. 22 Santana Ramon (LIFE) 7-5 in the semifinals. Lewis secured the title with a 6-0 decision over No. 23 Elijah Valencia (CMKY). Brodie Christmas opened with a 15-6 major decision over Aluma Enwa (CAKY) before falling to D'Shaeon Wilson (INTE) in the second championship round. Christmas continued into consolation competition, where his tournament ended against Jorge Bravo (LWK).
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Elijah Lowe put together a strong showing in the 133-pound bracket, recording technical falls over Dallon Lowe (LIFE) and No. 22 Kameron Stiffler (CUTE) before defeating Blake Getz (MARI) 3-0 to reach the championship semifinals. Lowe fell to Getz in the semifinals before advancing through the consolation bracket to the third-place match. Anthony O'Dell also earned a championship-bracket victory, defeating Grady Woodard (NCOF) by a 13-2 major decision before falling to No. 13 Kaden Lapaugh (LIFE) and entering consolation competition.
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No. 18 Joseph Hutchins advanced to the 141-pound championship match with victories over Jaylen Bethea (Mon), Nicc Wells (UNAT) and Maddox McArthur (Rein). Hutchins then defeated No. 4 Sammy Shires (CUTE) 3-1 in the semifinals before finishing runner-up to No. 11 D'Mitri Alarcon (LIFE).
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Richie Clementi added another championship for Southeastern at 149 pounds, defeating Nicc Wells (NOIO) 6-3 in the final. Clementi recorded a technical fall over Wyatt Howard (CUTE), pinned Ty Johnson (Cle) and defeated TJ Meyer (CAKY) by technical fall before advancing past No. 13 Boedi Kirkland (Mon) by medical forfeit in the semifinals. No. 8 Brody Brisker also earned championship-bracket victories, advancing past Bryant Beane (CAKY) by medical forfeit before defeating Michael Kersey (NCOF) 4-0. Brisker later entered consolation competition following his championship-bracket run, advancing into the later consolation rounds.
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Competing at 157 pounds, Jaxon Mackey opened with a fall over Cal Beadling (CAKY) before recording an 11-0 major decision over Adam Ohnoutka (BCI). Mackey reached the championship quarterfinals before falling to No. 8 Christian Arberry (MARI) 7-3 and continuing into the consolation bracket.
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Justin Krebs delivered another first-place finish for the Fire at 165 pounds, defeating No. 12 Braden Getz (MARI) 6-5 in the championship match. Krebs pinned Hassan Ali (LWK), defeated No. 7 Ethan Gomez (CUTE) by technical fall and earned a 10-0 major decision over Zane Willobee (INTE). He then defeated teammate Kutter Christensen (SOEA) 6-0 in the semifinals.
Christensen also reached the 165-pound semifinals after defeating Merrick Miller (NCOF) 3-1, Aiden Hutchins (NCOF) 5-3 and No. 22 Emmanuel Akpadija (MARI) by fall. Following his semifinal loss to Krebs, Christensen continued into the consolation bracket. Xavier Barnhart rounded out Southeastern's representation at the weight, entering consolation competition after falling to Erik Lessears (BCI) 7-1.
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No. 11 Husam Mustafa advanced to the 174-pound semifinals with a 5-2 decision over Kriecg Roe (LWK), a technical fall over Cole Walton (UNAT) and a victory over Wisdom Iheanacho (AND). Mustafa fell to No. 22 MacLaine Percival (CMKY) 6-5 before continuing into consolations. Gabriel Brisker also recorded two championship-bracket victories, defeating Bobby Ehman (UNAT) 11-6 and No. 16 Julius Polk (Cle) by a 13-2 major decision before falling to No. 12 Logan Heckert (CUTE) in the quarterfinals and moving into consolation competition.
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Tyson Barnhart completed Southeastern's championship quartet at 184 pounds, defeating Connor Twigg (INTE) 14-11 in sudden victory. Barnhart reached the final with four consecutive falls against Jimmy Lacey (MARI), Jaxson Truax (MID), Jessey Colas (UNAT) and Aaron Riner (Rein). Derek Washington also competed at 184 pounds, falling to Twigg in his opening match before advancing through the consolation bracket, including a 13-8 victory over Riner (Rein).
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Rounding out Southeastern's open-division finalists, No. 22 Ralph Sanchez advanced to the 197-pound championship match after recording an 11-1 major decision over Efe Can Atak (CMKY), a 7-1 decision over Kaleb Johns (CUTE) and a 4-1 semifinal victory over Tyler Kiessling (DC). Sanchez finished runner-up following a 9-2 loss to No. 12 Ashton Boswell (CAKY).
Freshman/Sophomore Division
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Brock Arrowood and Kase Hopper highlighted Southeastern's freshman/sophomore performances at 157 pounds, with both advancing to the consolation semifinals and fifth-place match.
Arrowood opened with a first-round pin over Elian Arias (INTE) before falling to Ian Hutchinson (DC) 9-7 in the second championship round. He rebounded with consolation victories over Canon Prince (MID), Mason Obama (BPG), Caden Harvey (INTE) and Joseph Lugabihl (INTE).
Hopper began his tournament with a pin over Justin Gjinaj (Roc) before falling to Aidan McKinney (MVU) by a 16-4 major decision. He responded with consolation victories over Elija Halbert (Roc), Lamar Bradford (Cor), Ian Hutchinson (DC) and Trenton Mansfield (SWMU). Tyson Brantley also represented the Fire at 157 pounds, falling to Erick Grady (INTE) 12-6 in the championship bracket before entering consolation competition.
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Hunter Prosen opened the 174-pound bracket with an 8-0 major decision over Kavan Wilson (Rein) before falling to Wiley Suskawicz (CAKY) by a 17-5 major decision. Prosen then recorded consolation victories over Abram Ross (MID), King Love (UNAT), T'Andre Alford (AND) and Israel Sinnott (Cor), advancing to the consolation semifinals and fifth-place match.
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Southeastern had three competitors at 184 pounds, led by Ciaran Braton, Timothy Brown and Shaw Garrett.
Braton opened with a technical fall over Carter Peterson (NOIO) before falling to Edwin Garcia (UNAT) 4-3 in the second championship round. He advanced through consolations with victories over Kenneth Kinyon (Cor), Thorin Johnson (MID), Amari Richardson (SWMU) and Jackson Burger (GC), reaching the consolation semifinals and fifth-place match.
Brown earned an opening-round pin over Gavin Prater (BPG) before falling to Luke Sarich (MVU) by a 15-2 major decision. He rebounded with consolation victories over Jakore Brown (BPG), Carter Peterson (NOIO), Keenan Shively (GC) and teammate Garrett (SOEA), advancing to the consolation semifinals and fifth-place match.
Garrett began with a pin over Jackson Burger (GC) before falling to Chris Quarles (INTE) 6-4 in the second championship round. He continued through consolations with victories over David Garnett (BPG), Fabio Perezleguizamo (St.Tom) and Edwin Garcia (UNAT), reaching the fifth consolation round.
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Steele Brown represented the Fire at 197 pounds, falling to Theodore Mitchell (SWMU) 4-1 in sudden victory before recording consolation wins over Silas Metayer (St.Tom), Aidan Buck (LWK) and Graison Kelley (BCI). Brown advanced to the consolation semifinals and fifth-place match.
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Luis Jimenez rounded out Southeastern's freshman/sophomore competitors at 285 pounds. Jimenez opened with a 4-1 decision over Troy Ceja (CMKY) before defeating Elijah Stokes (INTE) 4-1 in sudden victory to reach the championship semifinals. Following a loss by fall to Riley Hicks (MVU), Jimenez advanced to the consolation semifinals and fifth-place match.
Up Next: No. 3 Southeastern will open its inaugural Southern States Athletic Conference season against RV St. Thomas on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m.
