The Keiser wrestling team made the short trip to Lakeland, Fla., on Saturday to compete in the Southeastern Open, earning several strong individual performances across a competitive field featuring NAIA powers, NCAA programs, and multiple ranked opponents. Highlighting the day was Duly Brutus, who secured a third-place finish at 133 pounds, giving Keiser their lone podium result of the event.

The Seahawks also saw deep consolation runs from Gunner Musilunas (125), as well as match victories from Trevon Hawkins-Robertson, Anthony Piaia, Phillip Antico, and Viliam Piekh.

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• Duly Brutus (133), placed 3rd with a 4-1 record while scoring 11.5 team points. He opened the day with back-to-back wins, including a 17-2 technical fall in the quarterfinals, before bouncing back in the consolation bracket with another dominant tech fall and a fall to secure a top-three finish.

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Trevon Hawkins-Robertson | 1–2

Champ. Round 1 – Win by fall over Tiago Neves (Unattached), Fall 3:54
Quarterfinal – Tyler Ramos (Truett-McConnell) won by decision, Dec 8–2
Cons. Round 2 – Tate Thomas (Truett-McConnell) won by fall, Fall 4:37

Gunner Musilunas | 2–2

Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinal – No. 12 Hayden Wright (Oklahoma City) won by decision, Dec 11–10
Cons. Round 2 – Win by tech fall over Mohammad Sadra Davtalabsabet (UCF), TF 16–0
Cons. Round 3 – Win by major decision over David Maxson (WVU Tech), Maj 17–4
Cons. Semi – Tyler Ramos (Truett-McConnell) won by tech fall, TF 20–5

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Duly Brutus | 4-1  3rd Place

Champ. Round 1 – Win by decision over Gaetano Tedesco (FAMU), Dec 11–7
Quarterfinal – Win by tech fall over Landon Morris (WVU Tech), TF 17–2
Semifinal – Anthony O'Dell (Southeastern) won by major decision, Maj 11–0
Cons. Semi – Win by tech fall over Charlie Smiarowski (UCF), TF 18–2
3rd Place Match - Win by fall over Landon Morris (WVU Tech (W.Va.)), (1:49)

Anthony Piaia | 2–2

Champ. Round 1 – Win by major decision over Kadin McDonald (Truett-McConnell), Maj 10–1
Quarterfinal – Joshua Martinez-Mercado (FGCU) won by tech fall, TF 16–0
Cons. Round 2 – Win by medical forfeit over Gaetano Tedesco (FAMU), MFF
Cons. Round 3 – Charlie Smiarowski (UCF) won by fall, Fall 2:14

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Guy Hoke | 0–2

Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Champ. Round 2 – Jaxon Mackey (Southeastern) won by fall, Fall 2:10
Cons. Round 2 – Bye
Cons. Round 3 – Elijah Mullins (Truett-McConnell) won by fall, Fall 1:29

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Phillip Antico | 1–2

Champ. Round 1 – Win by fall over Victor Correa (Unattached), Fall 2:52
Quarterfinal – Austin Scott (Southeastern) won by major decision, Maj 21–8
Cons. Round 2 – Luke Williams (Duke) won by fall, Fall 2:27

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David Benjamin (0-2)

Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Champ. Round 2 – Noah Graham (Southeastern) won by tech fall, TF 16–1
Cons. Round 2 – Bye
Cons. Round 3 – Diogo Ramos-Padilha (St. Thomas) won by fall, Fall 0:59

Viliam Piekh (1-2)

Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Champ. Round 2 – Win by fall over Rashon Hines Jr (FAMU), Fall 0:44
Quarterfinal – Ty Rodriguez (Southeastern) won by fall, Fall 3:38
Cons. Round 4 – Shemar Barthelus (St. Thomas) won by tech fall, TF 17–1

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Head Coach Cole Manion praised the team's growth and early-season performance:

"It was a great day of wrestling for the younger guys on the team. Just about everyone picked up some wins, with outstanding individual performances from Mako and Duly. The technique we're developing is showing up in key situations, and we just have to keep advancing. That will come with more time and experience. Duly was able to overcome a tough loss and had the mental fortitude to bounce back on the consolation side to earn the next best thing, finishing third in the bracket. Mako had a great match with the No. 12 wrestler in the country, but an escape at the buzzer caused us to come up short, 11–10. The fact that both of those guys are true freshmen shows the young talent and depth we're developing in West Palm Beach. We are going to have some really tough guys for years to come."

 

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The Seahawks returns to action on Saturday, December 13th, when the Seahawks travel to Gatlinburg, Tenn. to compete in the Rocky Top Duals. There they will compete in three duals against, Cornerstone University (Mich.), University of Rio Grande (Ohio), and Avila University (Mo.).

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