The No. 22 Keiser University wrestling team competed Saturday at the Falcon Open at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Wichita, Kan., facing a deep field that included several of the NAIA's top-ranked programs. The Seahawks were led by No. 8 Sam Libby, who battled back through the consolation bracket to place third at 197 pounds, and No. 9 Patrick Jones, who placed fourth at 125. Keiser finished with 31 wins against opponents across the Elite and Amateur divisions, 21 of them by bonus points, including 11 falls and 10 technical falls. The Seahawks also picked up four wins over ranked opponents.

Libby recorded four falls and a technical fall in a 5-1 day, including wins over No. 16 Kj Fry and No. 20 Benedict Holthaus. Isaac Santos added two ranked wins at 141, and Jones went 4-2 with a sudden victory win in the consolation semifinals. Jonathan Richardson also had a standout day in the Amateur Division at 165, winning four straight consolation matches by bonus points after an opening-round loss.

• No. 8 Sam Libby (197 – Elite Division) placed third with a 5-1 record. Earned bonus-point wins in all five of his victories, including four falls and a 22-5 technical fall over No. 16 Kj Fry of Graceland. After opening with a fall in 0:39, Libby dropped a quarterfinal bout by fall to Oklahoma City's Luke Brooks, then won four straight through the consolation bracket, closing the day with a fall over No. 20 Benedict Holthaus of Friends in 2:35 in the third-place match.
• No. 9 Patrick Jones (125 – Elite Division) placed fourth with a 4-2 record. Opened with a 3-2 decision, then pinned Midland's Dylan Atherton in 3:12 in the consolation bracket. Followed with a 6-1 win over teammate Luis Acevedo and a 9-6 sudden victory win over Embry-Riddle's Jaren Kimura to reach the third-place match, where he fell by technical fall.
• Isaac Santos (141 – Elite Division) went 3-2 on the day. Earned wins over two ranked opponents, taking an 8-5 sudden victory over No. 17 Luke Jensen of Corban and a fall in 6:52 over No. 23 Kaden Wallace of Oklahoma City. Also opened the tournament with a fall in 2:45.
• Jonathan Richardson (165 – Amateur Division) went 4-2 on the day. Earned bonus-point wins in all four of his victories, including three technical falls and a fall in 6:31. After dropping his opening bout by a 12-9 decision, Richardson won four straight in the consolation bracket before falling in Cons. Round 5.

Patrick Jones (125 – Elite Division) 4-2 – 4th Place
Champ. Round 1 – Won by decision over Josiah Neri (Missouri Baptist), Dec 3-2
Quarterfinal – Loss by decision to Kaden Weber (Grand View), Dec 5-3
Cons. Round 2 – Won by fall over Dylan Atherton (Midland), Fall 3:12
Cons. Round 3 – Won by decision over Luis Acevedo (Keiser), Dec 6-1
Cons. Semi – Won in sudden victory over Jaren Kimura (Embry-Riddle), SV-1 9-6
3rd Place Match – Loss by technical fall to D'Andre Brown (Texas Wesleyan), TF 16-1 3:27

Luis Acevedo (125 – Elite Division) 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by decision to Bj Bicoy III (Grand View), Dec 6-2
Cons. Round 1 – Won by technical fall over Arian Alai (Doane), TF 15-0 5:34
Cons. Round 2 – Won by fall over Cesar Vasquez (Arizona Christian), Fall 5:27
Cons. Round 3 – Loss by decision to Patrick Jones (Keiser), Dec 6-1

Derrique Mytial (133 – Elite Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Won by technical fall over Hernand Pinto (Midland), TF 15-0 6:02
Champ. Round 2 – Loss by decision to Logan Lopez (Grand View), Dec 9-3
Cons. Round 2 – Loss by default to Bobby Andrade (Northern Oklahoma), Def. 3:00

Guillermo Jaramillo (133 – Elite Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by major decision to Nolan Brown (Grand View), Maj 9-0
Cons. Round 1 – Bye
Cons. Round 2 – Won by technical fall over Liam Knerr (Doane), TF 21-2 6:56
Cons. Round 3 – Loss by decision to Ben Walsh (Grand View), Dec 8-4

Isaac Santos (141 – Elite Division) 3-2
Champ. Round 1 – Won by fall over Carty Behmer (Grand View), Fall 2:45
Champ. Round 2 – Won in sudden victory over No. 17 Luke Jensen (Corban), SV-1 8-5
Quarterfinal – Loss by fall to Jackson Bassett (Missouri Baptist), Fall 4:05
Cons. Round 4 – Won by fall over No. 23 Kaden Wallace (Oklahoma City), Fall 6:52
Cons. Round 5 – Loss by decision to Carlos Gonzalez (Grand View), Dec 10-5

Joaquin Tanabe (141 – Elite Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by major decision to Davion Wilson (Graceland), Maj 21-8
Cons. Round 1 – Won by technical fall over Brian Dryer (Midland), TF 17-2 6:43
Cons. Round 2 – Loss by decision to Lee Lopez (Graceland), Dec 8-5

Gunner Musilunas (141 – Elite Division) 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by decision to Noah Keen (Missouri Baptist), Dec 11-4
Cons. Round 1 – Loss by decision to Timmy Plamondon (Grand View), Dec 7-1




Anthony Santos (149 – Elite Division) 3-2
Champ. Round 1 – Won by fall over Thomas Vasquez (Friends), Fall 1:46
Champ. Round 2 – Won by decision over Daishun Powe (Pratt CC), Dec 15-12
Quarterfinal – Loss by decision to No. 11 Caden Eggleston (Morningside), Dec 9-5
Cons. Round 4 – Won by fall over Ross Bratetic (Bellevue), Fall 2:57
Cons. Round 5 – Loss by fall to No. 12 Wyatt Gardner (Friends), Fall 3:43



Joshua Brown (157 – Elite Division) 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by fall to Ben Smith (Saint Mary), Fall 3:39
Cons. Round 1 – Won by decision over Khalil Hampton (Graceland), Dec 2-1
Cons. Round 2 – Won by decision over Jaiden Johnson (Northern Oklahoma), Dec 4-1
Cons. Round 3 – Loss by technical fall to Jake Glade (Arizona Christian), TF 18-3 5:46
 

Julian Gonzales (165 – Elite Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by decision to No. 11Carson Turnis (Morningside), Dec 3-1
Cons. Round 1 – Won by technical fall over Dylan Washburn (Unattached), TF 15-0 2:22
Cons. Round 2 – Loss by decision to Hayden Helgeson (Grand View), Dec 6-2

Jonathan Richardson (165 – Amateur Division) 4-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by decision to Malachi Jefferson (Murray State), Dec 12-9
Cons. Round 1 – Won by technical fall over Dayton Kremer (Doane), TF 20-1 3:16
Cons. Round 2 – Won by technical fall over Jason Hemsath (Doane), TF 16-0 6:13
Cons. Round 3 – Won by technical fall over Roger Mendoza (Labette CC), TF 21-5 6:33
Cons. Round 4 – Won by fall over Ashton Keith (Colby CC), Fall 6:31
Cons. Round 5 – Loss by decision to Jai Christian Washington (Murray State), Dec 7-3
 

Caleb Causey (174 – Amateur Division) 3-2
Champ. Round 1 – Won by decision over Ethan Nicholas (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M), Dec 2-1
Champ. Round 2 – Won by technical fall over Braden Carothers (Carl Albert State), TF 19-3 7:00
Champ. Round 3 – Won by decision over Micah Galvan (Barton), Dec 15-9
Quarterfinal – Loss by decision to Giulio Traglia (Friends), Dec 8-5
Cons. Round 6 – Loss by fall to Jory Garrett (Pratt CC), Fall 3:49



Brian Wright (184 – Elite Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Champ. Round 2 – Loss by fall to No. 6 Nate McDonald (Grand View), Fall 6:04
Cons. Round 2 – Bye
Cons. Round 3 – Won by decision over Ramon Arredondo (Concordia, Neb.), Dec 8-2
Cons. Round 4 – Loss by technical fall to Jackson Perkins (Benedictine), TF 22-7 5:57



Sam Libby (197 – Elite Division) 5-1 – 3rd Place
Champ. Round 1 – Won by fall over Nate Wade (Grand View), Fall 0:39
Quarterfinal – Loss by fall to Luke Brooks (Oklahoma City), Fall 0:56
Cons. Round 2 – Won by fall over Roman Nino (Wayland Baptist), Fall 2:26
Cons. Round 3 – Won by fall over Jeremy LeBlanc (Grand View), Fall 2:41
Cons. Semi – Won by technical fall over No. 16 Kj Fry (Graceland), TF 22-5 5:57
3rd Place Match – Won by fall over No. 20 Benedict Holthaus (Friends), Fall 2:35



Daguy Massillon (285 – Elite Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinal – Loss in sudden victory to Devon Lolar (Saint Mary), SV-1 2-1
Cons. Round 2 – Won by decision over Megaeska Kalskett (Morningside), Dec 8-4
Cons. Round 3 – Loss by decision to Mason Harris (Benedictine), Dec 2-1

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

We came here to wrestle the at the best first open in country and found a lot of areas we need to improve in. We brought a young group but they fought hard and it was a good starting point in the season for our team.

The Seahawks return to action Saturday, Nov. 7, traveling to Cuthbert, Ga., for a 1:00 p.m. dual against Andrew College.

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