The Keiser wrestling team went 1-1 at the Florida Duals on Saturday evening. The Seahawks defeated St. Thomas 27-20 in the first dual before falling to No. 3 Southeastern 40-6.
The highlights of the day came at 133 and 165 where
Bryce Cockrell and
Adam El Damir both picked up two wins on the day. Cockrell managed his first match well against Jerry Molina of St. Thomas, taking a 5-0 decision win with relative ease. He followed with a tight match against Isaac Lopez but did just enough to avoid a second stalling warning, winning the match by decision, 5-4. After being dropped from the rankings last week, El Damir made his case to be brought back in with his two wins. He is now 6-0 in duals this season, 5-0 in conference, and 12-4 overall.
Kaluv Peterson picked up his first dual win as a member of the Seahawks with an impressive win over DJ Perez. Down by three with less than 30 seconds left, Peterson escaped and got a takedown to tie the match and force overtime. He went on to win by sudden victory in the first overtime, 8-6.
Keiser 27, St. Thomas 20
125:
Kaluv Peterson SV-1 DJ Perez, 8-6
133:
Bryce Cockrell dec. Jerry Molina, 5-0
141: Thomas Williams fall
Joseph Gallo, 6:20
149: Christian Espinoza MD
James Donovan Berline, 10-1
157:
Brady Ellison fall Cade Klute, 4:06
165:
Adam El Damir dec. Daniel Garlin, 6-3
174: Christian Cobo MD
Brett Bosserman, 16-4
184:
Jared Tracey fall Shemar Barthelus, 6:00
197: Estaban Hoyos WF
285:
No. 11 Earnest Johnson fall Jairo Caceres, 3:25
Keiser 6, No. 3 Southeastern 40
125: No. 3 Isaac Crowell fall
Kaluv Peterson, 3:51
133:
Bryce Cockrell dec. Isaac Lopez, 5-4
141: Chris Kelly fall
Joseph Gallo, 1:29
149: Michael Shannon dec.
James Donovan Berline, 2-1
157: No. 3 Salvador Silva TF
Brady Ellison, 18-3 6:12
165:
Adam El Damir SV-1 Wyatt Kirkham, 5-3
174: Karter Johnson TF
Brett Bosserman, 16-0 6:25
184: Christian Just dec.
Jared Tracey, 7-2
197: Tristan Middlebrook WF
285: Gabe Jacobs WF
Keiser will regroup before traveling to the highly anticipated Missouri Valley Invitational on Friday, January 20.
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