Adam El Damir and Bryce Cockrell represented Keiser wrestling on the final day of the Missouri Valley Invitational with El Damir taking home an eighth place finish.

• Adam El Damir went 2-2 on the day for an overall 5-3 performance in the tournament.
• El Damir picked up the lone ranked win for Keiser on the first day in the fourth round of the consolation bracket over No. 20 Jayden Terronez of St. Ambrose.
• Bryce Cockrell wrapped up his tournament with a tight decision loss to No. 11 Joseph Lupton of Graceland University.
• Keiser finishes 16-19 across the board in the tournament.

After the tournament, Head Coach Nick Soto said, "We got what we wanted out of this trip. We came here to compete at a high level and see the best guys. Moving forward, we'll need to heal up and put together a great final 6 weeks."
 

Day 2 Results

Bryce Cockrell
Consolation Round 5: No. 11 Joseph Lupton (Graceland) dec. Bryce Cockrell, 5-1




Consolation Round 5: Adam El Damir dec. Cullen Bruner (Benedictine), 3-1
Consolation Round 6: Adam El Damir dec. Abe Hafez (Midway), 3-2
Consolation Round 6: Joey Hancock (Baker (Kan.)) SV-1 Adam El Damir, 3-1
7th Place Match: No. 10 Shadrick Slone (Campbellsville (Ky.)) TF Adam El Damir, 2:52, 16-0
 

Day 1 Results

Kaluv Peterson
Championship Round 1: Adrian Morales (Life) TF Kaluv Peterson, 5:27, 18-1
Consolation Round 2: Juan Lugo (Briar Cliff) dec. Kaluv Peterson, 4-3




Bryce Cockrell
Championship Round 1: Bryce Cockrell fall Obi Smith (Lindsey Wilson), 4:27
Championship Round 2: Andrew Voiles dec. Bryce Cockrell, 3-1
Consolation Round 2: Bryce Cockrell dec. Zach Pena (Wayland Baptist), 6-0
Consolation Round 3: Bryce Cockrell dec. Christopher Guizar (Simpson), 3-2
Consolation Round 4: Bryce Cockrell SV-1 Riley Harger (Graceland), 4-0





Joseph Gallo
Championship Round 2: Kael Brisker(SEU) MD Joseph Gallo, 15-4
Consolation Round 2: Joseph Gallo dec. Jonny Burnette (Northwestern (Iowa)), 7-5
Consolation Round 3: Joseph Gallo fall Jahn Williams (Jamestown), 1:17
Consolation Round 4: Jody McAlister (Life) dec. Joseph Gallo, 6-3




Bryce Gonzalez
Championship Round 1: No. 17 Corey Cavanaugh (IU Tech) dec. Bryce Gonzalez, 6-0
Consolation Round 2: Bryce Gonzalez dec. Noah Parmelee (Northwestern (Iowa)), 4-3
Consolation Round 3: Bryce Gonzalez fall Gavin Andreoni (Campbellsville), 2:18
Consolation Round 4: Daniel Terronez (St. Ambrose) dec. Bryce Gonzalez, 5-3


James Donovan Berline
Championship Round 1: Steven Aranda (Midland) dec. James Donovan Berline, 10-4
Consolation Round 2: James Donovan Berline dec. Parker Wright (Ottawa (Kan.)), 12-6
Consolation Round 2: Ian Heath (Marian) dec. James Donovan Berline, 12-5





Brady Ellison
Championship Round 1: No. 18 Drake Vannoy (Okla. City) MD Brady Ellison, 9-0
Consolation Round 2: Tommy Wentz (Concordia(Neb.)) MD Brady Ellison, 10-2




Adam El Damir
Championship Round 2: No. 7 Rysan Leong (Menlo) dec. Adam El Damir, 6-2
Consolation Round 2: Adam El Damir dec. Mark Leija (Graceland), 10-2
Consolation Round 3: Adam El Damir dec. Jonathan Vizcarrondo (William Baptist), 5-2
Consolation Round 4: Adam El Damir dec. No. 20 Jayden Terronez (St. Ambrose), 10-3


 


Brett Bosserman
Championship Round 2: Jensen McDermott dec. Brett Bosserman, 3-0
Consolation Round 2: Brett Bosserman MD Blake Daher (Benedictine), 12-4
Consolation Round 3: Joe Lashuay (Cornerstone) dec. Brett Bosserman, 12-7
 

Jared Tracey
Championship Round 2: No. 5 Marco Retano (Eastern Oregon) TF Jared Tracey, 16-0
Consolation Round 3: Kelvin Coker (Tex Wesleyan) dec. Jared Tracey, 13-7
 

 

Earnest Johnson
Championship Round 2: No. 11 Earnest Johnson MD Grant Baber (Okla. City), 11-2
Championship Round 3: Withdrew due to injury



Keiser will have a wekk before traveling to Mount Vernon, Ga. for a dual with Brewton-Parker on January 28 at 12:00 p.m.

 

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