Keiser wrestling continued their hot start to 2025 today with a standout showing at the Southeastern Open in Lakeland, Fla. The Seahawks logged 19 total match wins, and three wrestlers placed finished the day with three top-5 placements.
- Jett McCauley collected his second straight 5th place finish in the 197 bracket, tying with teammate Jackson Geslin
- Geslin picked up two wins in his first action of 2025
- Miguel Hernandez grabbed another top placement in the 165, finishing third overall
- Joaquin Tanabe picked up four wins in the 149 bracket
Trevon Hawkins-Robertson
Championship Round 1: Keegan Seaver (St. Thomas) won by tech fall over
Trevon Hawkins-Robertson (15-0-)
Consolation Round 2: Trevon Hawkins-Robertson won by fall over Mason Fleming (Brewton-Parker) (5:36)
Consolation Round 2: Brent Parivechio (Life) won by fall over
Trevon Hawkins-Robertson (0:52)
Blaze Garcia
Championship Round 1: Blaze Garcia won by major decision over Jonathan Martinez-Mercado (Florida Gulf Coast) (18-4)
Championship Round 2: Blaze Garcia won by tech fall over Caden Whittaker (Brewton-Parker) (16-1)
Quarterfinal: Bret Minor (Life) won by decision over Blaze Garcia (4-2)
Consolation Round 4: Austin Chung (Southeastern) won by injury default over Blaze Garcia
Joaquin Tanabe
Championship Round 1: Joaquin Tanabe won by major decision over Elijah Mullins (Truett McConnell) (11-3)
Championship Round 2: Joseph Kindred (Southeastern) won by decision over
Joaquin Tanabe (8-6)
Consolation Round 2: Joaquin Tanabe won by decision over Jonathan Martinez-Mercado (Florida Gulf Coast) (5-4)
Consolation Round 3: Joaquin Tanabe won by tech fall over Leon Morris (Brewton-Parker) (19-3)
Consolation Round 4: Joaquin Tanabe won by major decision over Tyler Roth (Truett McConnell) (8-0)
Consolation Round 5: Austin Chung (Southeastern) won by tech fall over
Joaquin Tanabe (19-4)
Bryce McLaren
Championship Round 1: Rocco Vargas (Southeastern) won by decision over
Bryce McLaren (11-5)
Consolation Round 1: Bryce McLaren won by decision over Franco Cuccurelo (St. Andrews) (8-4)
Consolation Round 2: Enrique Santana (Life) won by decision over
Bryce McLaren (7-6)
Joshua Grant
Championship Round 1: Joshua Grant won by tech fall over Rafael Rodriguez (Independent) (17-1)
Quarterfinal: Joshua Grant won by major decision over Peyton Brooks (Life) (11-1)
Semifinal: Steven Villalobos (Life) won by tech fall over Joshua Grant (21-4)
No. 24 Miguel Hernandez
Championship Round 1: Miguel Hernandez won by fall over Hamzah Mohamad (Southeastern) (2:10)
Quarterfinal: Miguel Hernandez won by tech fall over Rashon Hines (Florida A&M) (19-1)
Semifinal: Gavin Balmecada (Life) won by decision over
Miguel Hernandez (7-3
Consolation Semifinal: Miguel Hernandez won by decision over Peyton Brooks (Life) (6-1)
3rd Place Match: Miguel Hernandez won by decision over Ty Rodriguez (Southeastern) (9-4)
Shane Brakke
Championship Round 1: Jevian Ross (St. Thomas) won by fall over
Shane Brakke (1:27)
Consolation Round 1: Shane Brakke won by fall over Malankov Daceus (Brewton-Parker) (4:10)
Consolation Round 2: Zion Smith (Life) won by fall over
Shane Brakke (1:43)
No. 20 Jett McCauley
Quarterfinal: Jett McCauley won by fall over Liam Leckie (Unattached) (3:30)
Semifinal: Landon Williams (Life) won by decision over
Jett McCauley (10-3)
Consolation Semifinal: Ralph Sanchez (Southeastern) won by fall over
Jett McCauley (4:20)
Zachary Knowles
Quarterfinal: Spencer Dacus (Life) won by fall over
Zachary Knowles (0:59)
Consolation Round 2: Zachary Knowles won by medical forfeit over No. 6 Earnest Johnson (Life)
Consolation Round 3: Maximilano Taboada (St. Thomas) won by fall over
Zachary Knowles (2:04)
The Seahawks will be taking part in the Missouri Valley Invite in Marshall, Mo. starting January 24.
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