UNO Kauffman-Brand Open
Several of the Cardinals had a gutsy day at the biggest college wrestling tournament in the country. The following individuals had notable performances and finished as place winners:
Walker Clarke – So. 197 Lost his first match in the Elite Division then came through the back door the hard way with six straight wins to finish 3rd. Walker finished 6-1 with two pins on the day…Impressive performance in the Elite Division!
Jordan Basks- Fr. 133 with 8-1 and 11-1 wins on the front side before falling to the back side and winning a 6-2 decision. Basks then ripped off three straight pins and a medical forfeit to advance to the 3rd/4th place match before winning 3rd place with an 11-5 decision. He finished the day 7-1 in contested matches!
Michael Perez –Fr. 149 Advanced to the semi-finals with four decisions before dropping a 4-2 decision to Jake Ballweg of Iowa. Perez won the next match to advance to the 3rd/4th place match where he dropped a 7-4 decision to a University of Wyoming wrestler. Perez finished 4th with a 5-2 record on the day.
Reno Redleaf- RS Fr. HWT Lost his first contested match of the day to one of the eventual finalists and then went on a terror through the back door winning 6 straight (8-2; 6-3; 7-0; 11-1; 10-3; 8-6) before losing in the 3rd/4th place match 6-3. Reno finished 4th with a record of 6-2 on the day.
