The Keiser University wrestling team closed out its weekend in Georgia on Sunday at the Georgia Open in Franklin Springs, hosted by Emmanuel University. The Seahawks put 11 wrestlers on the podium and finished with 40 wins, 27 of them by bonus points, including 12 falls, eight major decisions, and seven technical falls. Brian Wright (184) and Noah Catala (165) each placed third. Luis Acevedo (125), Joshua Brown (157), and Roderick Jones (285) all placed fourth.

Wright earned three technical falls in a 3-1 day, and Catala went 4-1 with three bonus-point wins. Brown went 5-2 and won three straight in the consolation bracket after a one-point quarterfinal loss. Derrique Mytial (133), Kalel Hernandez (174), and No. 17 Jett McCauley (197) each placed fifth, and Julian Razavi (165), Julian Gonzales (165), and David Benjamin (197) added sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-place finishes.

• Brian Wright (184 – Gold Division) placed third with a 3-1 record. Earned bonus-point wins in all three of his victories, each by technical fall. After a first-round bye, Wright opened with a 17-2 technical fall over Lindsey Wilson's Aidan Buck in the quarterfinals. He followed a 7-2 semifinal loss with a 19-1 technical fall in the consolation semifinals, then beat Buck again 18-2 in the third-place match.
• Noah Catala (165 – Silver Division) placed third with a 4-1 record. Earned bonus-point wins in three of his four victories, including two major decisions and a fall. Catala opened with a 15-7 major decision over Lander's Ryder Schlaterbrand and pinned Andrew's Louis Cobb III in 3:25 in the quarterfinals. After a semifinal loss, he beat teammate Julian Razavi 10-5 and closed the day with a 17-3 major decision over Montevallo's Talan McNutt in the third-place match.
• Joshua Brown (157 – Silver Division) placed fourth with a 5-2 record. Earned bonus-point wins in three of his five victories, including a fall and two major decisions. After opening with decisions over Emmanuel's Brady Simms and Brewton-Parker's Mason Obama, Brown fell 9-8 to Campbellsville's Randall Sliger in the quarterfinals. He battled back with a fall in 6:46 over Andrew's Tyler Johnson, a 14-1 major decision over Obama, and an 11-1 major decision over Jin Davis in the consolation semifinals. He then reached the six-match limit and had to forfeit the third-place match.
• Luis Acevedo (125 – Gold Division) placed fourth with a 4-2 record. Scored two falls among his four victories. Acevedo opened with a fall in 4:45 over Shorter's Max Meredith, then dropped a quarterfinal decision to Kaedyn Williams. He came back with a 0:44 pin of Lindsey Wilson's Alejandro Rodriguez, a 6-2 decision over Elijah Hattaway, and a 2-0 decision over Zion Wimberly in the consolation semifinals.

Luis Acevedo (125 – Gold Division) 4-2 – 4th Place
Champ. Round 1 – Won by fall over Max Meredith (Shorter), Fall 4:45
Quarterfinal – Loss by decision to Kaedyn Williams (Unattached), Dec 10-4
Cons. Round 2 – Won by fall over Alejandro Rodriguez (Lindsey Wilson), Fall 0:44
Cons. Round 3 – Won by decision over Elijah Hattaway (Lindsey Wilson), Dec 6-2
Cons. Semi – Won by decision over Zion Wimberly (Unattached), Dec 2-0
3rd Place Match – Loss by fall to Braydan Blevins (Lindsey Wilson), Fall 2:36

Joseph Keeler (125 – Gold Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by fall to Jorge Bravo (Lindsey Wilson), Fall 3:29
Cons. Round 1 – Won by major decision over Tate Thomas (Truett-McConnell), Maj 18-10
Cons. Round 2 – Loss by fall to Elijah Hattaway (Lindsey Wilson), Fall 1:10

Derrique Mytial (133 – Gold Division) 3-2 – 5th Place
Champ. Round 1 – Won by major decision over Erick Vargas (Lindsey Wilson), Maj 14-1
Quarterfinal – Won by decision over Nytravious Walker (Montevallo), Dec 16-9
Semifinal – Loss by major decision to George Maholtz (Lander), Maj 11-3
Cons. Semi – Loss by fall to Caleb Wright (Life U – NCWA), Fall 2:26
5th Place Match – Won by medical forfeit over Emilio Santana (Life University), MFF

Jeson Carbajal (133 – Gold Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Won by major decision over Tyree Henry (Lindsey Wilson), Maj 17-3
Quarterfinal – Loss by decision to Emilio Santana (Life University), Dec 6-3
Cons. Round 2 – Loss by technical fall to Caleb Wright (Life U – NCWA), TF 15-0 5:53

Trevon Hawkins-Robertson (133 – Gold Division) 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by technical fall to Alex Tabor (Lindsey Wilson), TF 17-2 3:41
Cons. Round 1 – Loss by technical fall to Zac Bosken (Reinhardt), TF 17-0 3:00
 

Jake Wyatt (141 – Gold Division) 2-2
Champ. Round 1 – Won by fall over Ben Guilliam (Newberry), Fall 3:53
Champ. Round 2 – Loss by technical fall to Jasper Croom (Sons of Thunder), TF 18-1 3:30
Cons. Round 2 – Bye
Cons. Round 3 – Won by decision over Eaiden Neal (Reinhardt), Dec 12-7
Cons. Round 4 – Loss by fall to Nicolas Owens (Life U – NCWA), Fall 3:47



Mason Gonzalez (149 – Silver Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by technical fall to Nathan Cates (Truett-McConnell), TF 20-4 5:49
Cons. Round 1 – Bye
Cons. Round 2 – Won by technical fall over Joshua Johnson (Reinhardt), TF 16-1 3:36
Cons. Round 3 – Loss by fall to Caleb Campbell (Brewton-Parker), Fall 1:07



Joshua Brown (157 – Silver Division) 5-2 – 4th Place
Champ. Round 1 – Won by decision over Brady Simms (Emmanuel), Dec 6-3
Champ. Round 2 – Won by decision over Mason Obama (Brewton-Parker), Dec 8-2
Quarterfinal – Loss by decision to Randall Sliger (Campbellsville), Dec 9-8
Cons. Round 4 – Won by fall over Tyler Johnson (Andrew College), Fall 6:46
Cons. Round 5 – Won by major decision over Mason Obama (Brewton-Parker), Maj 14-1
Cons. Semi – Won by major decision over Jin Davis (Teknique Wrestling), Maj 11-1
3rd Place Match – Loss by forfeit to Daniel Gonzalez (Lander), For.

Lucas Boecker (157 – Silver Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Won by technical fall over Logan Williamson (Emmanuel), TF 16-0 3:00
Champ. Round 2 – Loss by fall to Daniel Gonzalez (Lander), Fall 1:47
Cons. Round 2 – Loss by decision to Talon Haynes (USF), Dec 13-11

Noah Duncan (157 – Silver Division) 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Champ. Round 2 – Loss by fall to Johan Lund (Lander), Fall 2:03
Cons. Round 2 – Loss by fall to James Howard (Newberry), Fall 2:35
 

Julian Gonzales (165 – Gold Division) 3-2 – 7th Place
Champ. Round 1 – Won by fall over Zahmier Baldwin (Allen), Fall 4:42
Quarterfinal – Loss by fall to Jasitin Kubwimana (Campbellsville), Fall 1:35
Cons. Round 2 – Won by major decision over Phillip Antico (Keiser), Maj 9-0
Cons. Round 3 – Loss by decision to Walker Woodard (Circle Training Center), Dec 6-3
7th Place Match – Won by major decision over Nate Stratton (Emmanuel), Maj 13-0

Phillip Antico (165 – Gold Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by major decision to Jayden Frey (Unattached), Maj 15-3
Cons. Round 1 – Won by fall over David Washington (Brewton-Parker), Fall 6:53
Cons. Round 2 – Loss by major decision to Julian Gonzales (Keiser), Maj 9-0

Noah Catala (165 – Silver Division) 4-1 – 3rd Place
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Champ. Round 2 – Won by major decision over Ryder Schlaterbrand (Lander), Maj 15-7
Quarterfinal – Won by fall over Louis Cobb III (Andrew College), Fall 3:25
Semifinal – Loss by fall to James Thaxton (Lincoln Memorial), Fall 6:34
Cons. Semi – Won by decision over Julian Razavi (Keiser), Dec 10-5
3rd Place Match – Won by major decision over Talan McNutt (Montevallo), Maj 17-3

Julian Razavi (165 – Silver Division) 3-3 – 6th Place
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Champ. Round 2 – Loss by fall to Cumberland Kines (Shorter), Fall 1:45
Cons. Round 2 – Bye
Cons. Round 3 – Won by decision over Jaiveon Fleming (Allen), Dec 8-6
Cons. Round 4 – Won by fall over Cannon Long (Newberry), Fall 4:35
Cons. Round 5 – Won by decision over Cumberland Kines (Shorter), Dec 13-8
Cons. Semi – Loss by decision to Noah Catala (Keiser), Dec 10-5
5th Place Match – Loss by major decision to Ryder Schlaterbrand (Lander), Maj 22-8

Alexander LaSalle (165 – Silver Division) 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Champ. Round 2 – Loss by fall to Cannon Long (Newberry), Fall 0:54
Cons. Round 2 – Bye
Cons. Round 3 – Loss by decision to Kamari Chislom (Allen), Dec 7-3

Kalel Hernandez (174 – Silver Division) 3-2 – 5th Place
Champ. Round 1 – Won by fall over Alex Buiukli (Southeastern), Fall 2:08
Quarterfinal – Won by fall over Quinton O'Driscoll (Lincoln Memorial), Fall 4:37
Semifinal – Loss by decision to Jowell Jones (Lander), Dec 10-9
Cons. Semi – Loss by technical fall to Zachary Wallace (Life U – NCWA), TF 16-0 5:21
5th Place Match – Won by technical fall over Donovan Hawthorne (Newberry), TF 16-0 1:55

Nik Riiser (174 – Silver Division) 0-2
Champ. Round 1 – Loss by technical fall to Donovan Hawthorne (Newberry), TF 15-0 5:23
Cons. Round 1 – Loss by fall to David Coon (Reinhardt), Fall 1:33

Brian Wright (184 – Gold Division) 3-1 – 3rd Place
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinal – Won by technical fall over Aidan Buck (Lindsey Wilson), TF 17-2 6:44
Semifinal – Loss by decision to Josue Mendoza (Unattached), Dec 7-2
Cons. Semi – Won by technical fall over Barrett Whaley (Emmanuel), TF 19-1 4:33
3rd Place Match – Won by technical fall over Aidan Buck (Lindsey Wilson), TF 18-2 4:25

Viliam Piekh (184 – Gold Division) 1-2
Champ. Round 1 – Won by fall over Axel Andrews (Brewton-Parker), Fall 0:14
Quarterfinal – Loss by fall to Carmichael Gonzalez (Andrew College), Fall 5:59
Cons. Round 2 – Loss by fall to Derek Washington (Southeastern), Fall 3:44

David Benjamin (197 – Silver Division) 0-3 – 8th Place
Quarterfinal – Loss by fall to Ron Gal (Florida State), Fall 1:25
Cons. Round 1 – Loss by fall to Jacob Hudgins (Lander), Fall 3:54
7th Place Match – Loss by fall to Jace Felipe (North Georgia), Fall 1:39

#17 Jett McCauley (197 – Gold Division) 3-2 – 5th Place
Champ. Round 1 – Won by technical fall over Steele Brown (Southeastern), TF 20-5 5:18
Quarterfinal – Won by fall over Chase Bisel (Emmanuel), Fall 1:47
Semifinal – Loss by fall to Demetrius Heywood (Reinhardt), Fall 4:07
Cons. Semi – Loss by decision to Ralph Sanchez (Southeastern), Dec 7-6
5th Place Match – Won by forfeit over Malcom Burris (Andrew College), For.

Roderick Jones (285 – Silver Division) 3-2 – 4th Place
Champ. Round 1 – Won by decision over William Turner (Emmanuel), Dec 13-7
Quarterfinal – Won by decision over Anthony Herron (Allen), Dec 10-6
Semifinal – Loss by fall to Holden Corbin (Lincoln Memorial), Fall 1:38
Cons. Semi – Won by decision over William Turner (Emmanuel), Dec 4-1
3rd Place Match – Loss by decision to Samuel Euceda-Torres (Montevallo), Dec 3-0

The Seahawks return to dual action Friday, Nov. 13, traveling to Lakeland, Fla., to face Southeastern University at 7:00 p.m.

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