The (rv) Keiser wrestling team currently stands in fifth place after the opening day of the AAC wrestling Championships. The Seahawks concluded the day with 12 wins and 29.5 total team points.
Trevon Hawkins-Robertson
Quarterfinal: No. 17 Andrew Voiles (Southeastern) won by tech fall over
Trevon Hawkins-Robertson (20-4)
Consolation Round 2: Ethan Croom (Pikeville) won by tech fall over
Trevon Hawkins-Robertson (17-2)
Josiah Fernandez
Quarterfinal: No. 4 Kael Brisker (Southeastern) won by tech fall over
Josiah Fernandez (20-4)
Consolation Round 2: Josiah Fernandez won by fall over Corbyn Cunningham (WVU Tech) (3:00)
Blaze Garcia
Championship Round 2: No. 24 Mario De La Torre (Southeastern) won by fall over Blaze Garcia (3:26)
Consolation Round 1: Blaze Garcia won by tech fall over Hayden Canady (Pikeville) (18-3)
Consolation Round 2: David Pierson (St. Thomas) won by fall over Blaze Garcia (1:53)
Joaquin Tanabe
Championship Round 1: No. 11 Chris Kelly (Southeastern) won by decision over
Joaquin Tanabe (7-4)
Consolation Round 1: Conner Wright (Brewton-Parker) won by fall over
Joaquin Tanabe (5:32)
Bryce McLaren
Quarterfinal: No. 14 AuShaud Evans (Reinhardt) won by tech fall over
Bryce McLaren (15-0)
Consolation Round 2: Bryce McLaren won by fall over Bryson McCraw (Montreat) (2:15)
Josiah Fernandez
Championship Round 1: Joshua Grant won by major decision over Caleb Johnson-White (Montreat) (11-0)
Quarterfinal: No. 9 Reese Jones (Life) won by decision over
Joshua Grant (7-2)
Consolation Round 2: Joshua Grant won by tech fall over Dylan Hogan (Montreat) (15-0)
No. 23 Miguel Hernandez
Championship Round 1: Miguel Hernandez won by tech fall over Gailan Wilds (Brewton-Parker) (17-0)
Quarterfinal: Miguel Hernandez won by decision over No.17 Nathan Napolitano (Reinhardt) (6-1)
Shane Brakke
Championship Round 2: Wyatt Higgins (Reinhardt) won by fall over
Shane Brakke (1:47)
Consolation Round 2: Shane Brakke won by major decision over Randall West (Pikeville) (10-2)
Consolation Round 3: Ryan Turney (WVU Tech) won by tech fall over
Shane Brakke (18-1)
Viliam Piekh
Championship Round 2: No. 3 Graham Calhoun (Southeastern) won by fall over
Viliam Piekh (3:33)
Consolation Round 3: Viliam Piekh won by major decision over Nicholas DeSilva (WVU Tech) (24-14)
Consolation Round 4: No. 14 Jevian Ross (St. Thomas) won by fall over
Viliam Piekh (0:13)
Rocco D'Ascoli
Quarterfinal: No. 20 Zahquel Davis (Brewton-Parker) won by decision over
Rocco D'Ascoli (10-3)
Consolation Round 2: Rocco D'Ascoli won by fall over John Parks (WVU Tech) (3:00)
Jackson Geslin
Championship Round 1: No. 12 Gentry Smith (Southeastern) won by fall over Jackson Geslin (2:01)
Consolation Round 2: Spencer Fields (Truett-McConnell) won by tech fall over Jackson Geslin (26-8)
No. 20 Jett McCauley
Championship Round 1: Jett McCauley won by tech fall over Elijah Amya-Perez (Montreat) (16-0)
Quarterfinal: No. 23 John Lovett (Reinhardt) won by fall over Jett McCauley (4:11)
Consolation Round 2: Jett McCauley won by fall over Keondre Bonner (Montreat) (1:30)
"I'm very proud of the effort of our team today," said head coach
Cole Manion. "A lot of guys left everything they had on the mat and are fighting for the man next to them. To be here at the conference tournament battling for a top-5 finish in arguably the toughest wrestling conference in the country is huge. But the job isn't finished yet, we have five in the blood round that need big wins to place and have a champ in the hunt still. Gotta keep doing what we've been doing all year long and fight."
1. Southeastern (108.5)
2. Life (Ga.) (94.5)
3. Reinhardt (83)
4. St. Thomas (62)
5. Keiser (29.5)
6. Brewton- Parker (29)
7. Truett McConnell (26)
8. St. Andrews (16.5)
9. WVU Tech (16)
10. Montreat (8.5)
11. Pikeville (3.5)
The Seahawks will be competing in day two of the championship meet tomorrow.
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