EDMOND, Okla. – The NCAA Super Regional 4 in complete and the No. 8-ranked UIndy wrestling squad is walking away with seven of their ten wrestlers advancing to the national tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jack Eiteljorge is the highlight of the Hounds trip to Edmond, Okla., with Eiteljorge becoming just the second Greyhound in program history to win three regional titles.*
 
Alongside Eiteljorge, Breyden Bailey (133), Ray Rioux (141), Logan Bailey (157), Owen Butler (174), Derek Blubaugh (197) and Cale Gray (285) will all be heading to Cedar Rapids. The seven qualifiers, matches the mark set last season and the program record set in 2007. The Hounds finished second at the regional as a team, scoring 131 points, finishing as runner-up to the champions Central Oklahoma.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Eiteljorge started his day out receiving a bye in the first round. Well rested, he entered his quarterfinal bout with the aggression he has come to be known for, pinning William Jewell's Jaxson McIntryre in 4:09, sending him to the semis.
 
The semis posted no sweat to the No. 5-ranked Eiteljorge, with him winning via injury forfeit in just over a minute and a half. That set Eiteljorge up for a showdown with a familiar foe in the finals, No. 8 Ty Lucas of Central Oklahoma. A massive period three takedown by Eiteljorge with only 22 seconds on the clock was the decider for the Indianapolis-native.
 

?? | Congrats to @UIndyWrestling's, Jack Eiteljorge the 2?0?2?3? #NCAAwrestle 165lbs regional champion! pic.twitter.com/r84jDpszCd

— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) February 26, 2023

No. 1-ranked Blubaugh found himself also with a bye, taking on the quarterfinal with fresh legs. He used those fresh legs well, winning via fall at 4:56 in quarterfinals. He followed that up well with a major decision over Chase Stegall of Maryville, leading to a rematch of last year's NCAA tournament regional and national final, against Dalton Abney of UCO. Unlike the last time these two met at NWCA Nationals, Abney found victory via a 2-0 decision, landing Blubaugh in second at this years Super Regional. 
 
The Bailey Brothers, Rioux, Butler and Gray all finished third in their weight classes, marking the third time in program history the Hounds are sending seven to nationals. Breyden Bailey picked up a win in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals. He battled back however, winning three matches in a row via decision to send him to his second nationals as a Hound.
 
The young Bailey, Logan, fell in the first round 3-1, and just like his elder brother, battled and battled, picking up two more falls, both nearly under thirty seconds. The two falls moves him to 14 on the year, putting him in prime position for the most dominant wrestler award. He went onto avenge his loss in the first round, beating GLVC-foe Jaylon Otero in the consolation semis to send him to the third-place match, where he faced Donovan Whitted, who handed Bailey one of his four losses on the season. Bailey once again found revenge in this years regionals, winning via a 13-7 decision to make his third trip to NCAA Nationals. Bailey became the 22nd Greyhound to be a three-time NCAA National Qualifier with the win, Eiteljorge being the 21st earlier in the day.
 
Rioux makes his first trip to nationals after going 3-1 in this year's regional. On his way to the third place match, Rioux ousted two Quincy Hawks, the second coming in the finals, where he won via tech fall, his second fall of the contest, the first coming in the consolation semis.
 
Butler, entering as one of the lower seeded Greyhounds, proved the seeding committee wrong, taking third for his first NCAA Nationals qualification. After a first round bye, Butler grabbed a 7-0 decision win before falling via pin in the semi's to No. 5-ranked Anthony Des Vinge of Central Oklahoma. Butler bounced back with a 8-6 in the consolation semis before ousting Drury's Ethan Smith in the 3rd-place match.
 
Gray was the final qualifier for the Hounds, winning via major decision in the quarterfinals after getting a first round bye. He then went up against UCO's monster in No. 1 Shawn Streck who sent Gray packing to the consolation bracket. He, much like his fellow Hounds, found major success the consolations, picking up a 8-1 decision and a fall in the finals match against Drury's Thomas Massaengale to punch his ticket to Cedar Rapids.
 
UP NEXT
The NCAA DII Championships, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is on deck next for the seven Greyhounds, with wrestling starting on March 10 and ending on March 11.

^{*Nick Crume ('18) was the first three-time regional champion.}