Missouri Wrestling
Lamoni, Iowa, (Dec. 5, 2019)- The No. 15 Missouri Valley College men’s wrestling team traveled to Lamoni, Iowa, Thursday evening for a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual with Graceland (Iowa) University. The two teams traded points throughout the dual, but the Vikings eventually fell, 20-15.
125 pounds: Freshman Blake Bills (Platte City, Mo.) earned a win as Graceland left the weight class open, Missouri Valley leads, 6-0.
133 pounds: No. 20 Junior DJ Millett (Granite City, Ill.) defeated Nick Short in an 8-6 decision. Missouri Valley leads, 9-0.
141 pounds: Freshman Joseph Rice (New Plymouth, Idaho) lost to Kahlyn Bressler in a 3-1 decision. Missouri Valley leads, 9-3.
149 pounds: No. 11 Senior Casper Sherow (Rialto, Calif.) defeated No. 15 Trey Heckadon in an 8-7 decision. Missouri Valley leads, 12-3
157 pounds: Sophomore Hunter Wagner (Titusville, Pa.) lost to No. 15 Israel Casarez in an 8-4 decision. Missouri Valley leads, 12-6.
165 pounds: Senior Seth Johnson (Kenner, La.) lost to #2 Brennan Swafford in a 16-0 technical fall. Missouri Valley leads, 12-11.
174 pounds: Junior William Seibert (Farmington, Mo.) lost to No. 11 Drew Sams in a 3-2 decision. Graceland leads, 14-12.
184 pounds: Senior Stetson Clary (Lone Rock, Wis.) lost to Justin Outerbridge in a 4-2 decision. Graceland leads, 17-12.
197 pounds: Junior Kenneth Kirk (Elisnor, Calif.) defeated Dalton Sell in an 8-5 decision. Graceland leads, 17-15.
285 pounds: Freshman Josh Isaac (Woodbridge, Va.) lost to #3 Shawn Beeson in overtime by a 3-1 decision.
Graceland defeated Missouri Valley, 20-15.
“This was a tough loss tonight, but GU wrestled hard and had a great environment,” said Men’s Wrestling Head Coach Mike Machholz. “It’s difficult to go anywhere in our conference, leave three starters at home, bump up guys one or two weight classes and expect to come away with a win. We really missed Elias Vaoifi at 165 pounds, Richard Pockock at 149 pounds and Dayton Brown at 197 pounds. I was really proud of our fight and effort. Millett started us off with a hard-fought win. Sherow had a great come-from-behind win. Kenneth Kirk made his debut up three weight classes and got a big win at 197 pounds. Josh Isaac really took some steps forward battling with the No. 3 ranked wrestler at 285 pounds, and eventually losing in overtime. We need to get over the flu bug, heal up and get prepared for the Valley Duals, December 17 at home. Lots of season left.”
The loss drops Missouri Valley to 1-2 on the season in duals, and Graceland improves to 4-1.
Up next, the men’s wrestling team hosts the Viking Duals, Dec. 17, inside the Burns Athletic Center, featuring Campbellsville (Ky.) University, Rochester (Ill.) College, Williams Baptist (Ark.) College and University of St. Mary (Kan.).
