WARRENSBURG, MO - The UIndy wrestling team had five Greyhounds place at the Kaufman Brand Open at Central Missouri on Saturday.
Christian Chavez (184), Elijah Hinshaw (285), Gavin Garcia (149), Logan Farnell (165), and Shane Bates (174) were the five Greyhounds who garnered placement honors at today's event.
"We're leaving Central Missouri a little banged up," head coach Jason Warthan said. "Looking forward to a little break to recover and get healthy going into the two December tournaments."
INS & OUTS
Garcia (149) gathered his second top three finish of the season, after he claimed the 149 title at the Pioneer Open in the Hounds' first tournament of the season. Garcia went 3-1 on the day, including beating Central Missouri's Trey Dillow twice today in the first round, and the third place match. His third place match ended 5-4 with a takedown by Garcia in the second period which proved to be decisive.
Bates (174) was the other third place finisher for UIndy today after a 3-1 day that saw him beat two GLVC opponents in his final two matches, Quincy's Dalton Schell, and Drury's Jeremiah Halter in the third place match. Bates used an escape midway through the third period, and riding time to capture the 3-1 victory in his final match of the day.
In the 184 weight class, Chavez captured four wins on the day en route to a fourth place finish. Chavez dropped his first match of the day to No. 2 ranked Damon Ashworth from Central Missouri, before reeling off four straight victories, including a tech fall victory in his second match of the day against Maryville's Rickson Taylor.
Farnell (165) continued his hot start to the season with a fifth place finish today, after a major decision win just earlier this season against Ashland's No. 5 ranked Nate Barnett in the team's dual at Ohio University. Farnell gathered a team high six wins today, only competing in five of then, but captured three falls and tech fall in those five wins. All three of his pin victories today came in the first period.
The final Greyhound to place today was Hinshaw (285) who took his first two matches of the day via falls in the first and second period. His two wins on the day came against two GLVC foes, Drury's Hunter Tennison to begin the day, and Quincy's Roy Phelps immediately following.
"Gavin Garcia had another good tournament, Logan Farnell had a rough start but finished 5-1 on the day, and Christian Chavez has wrestled four straight weekends and continues to grind out quality wins," Warthan said.
"The guys continue to battle and get quality matches with good competition," Warthan said. "We are learning about ourselves and about the teams we will need to beat down the line."
UP NEXT
UIndy will now get a few weeks off before returning to the state of Indiana for the Indiana Little State event at Manchester University on Dec. 6.
