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Five wrestlers from No. 15 Fort Hays State earned a berth to the NCAA National Championships, as the team finished fourth at the NCAA Central Super Regional on Saturday, March 1.  The tournament, held in Edmond, Okla., was a two-day event that sent the top five place-winners of each weight class to nationals.
 
FHSU's C.J. Napier (141) and Jon Inman (184) claimed the regional championships in their respective weight classes, while Josh Rodriguez took second at 174 pounds.  On the consolation side of the bracket, Tanner Kriss (197) grabbed fourth place and Mitchell Means (157) was fifth.  Just missing a trip to Nationals was Adam Ludwin (125) and Trey Page (285).  Both wrestlers finished sixth in their respective classes.
 
In team scoring, FHSU held tough to the second position for much of the tournament, but eventually finished fourth with 89.0 points.  Ahead of the Tigers was champion Nebraska-Kearney (106.5 points), Lindenwood (99.5 points) and St. Cloud State (99.0 points).  Ouachita Baptist (85.0 points) was fifth.
 
Napier, ranked fourth nationally at 141 pounds, finished 2-0 on the second day of action, picking up the first of two regional titles for the Tigers.  Napier defeated Matt Nelson of St. Cloud State, 5-2 to reach the finals, and then knocked off Kyle Webb (Lindenwood) by decision, 5-2, to grab the championship.  Napier is a two-time national qualifier in a Tiger uniform.
 
Inman, a freshman, earned his first trip to nationals after going 2-0 on Day 2 of competition.  Inman won by decision, 7-2, over Sean Derry (Augustana) in the semifinals to reach the title bout.  Inman claimed the Tigers second regional championship of the day with a 7-3 decision over Mark Fiala of Nebraska-Kearney.
 
Rodriguez clinched a berth to the NCAA Championships with a second-place finish at 174 pounds, going 1-1 in the final day of the tournament.  In the semifinals, Rodriguez took a 7-1 decision over Connor Monk (Minnesota State-Moorhead) before falling to UNK's Patrick Martinez, 4-2.
 
Kriss, ranked seventh nationally at 197 pounds, finished fourth to qualify for the NCAA Championships.  Kriss started his day with a narrow 4-3 loss to eventual champion Romero Cotton of Nebraska-Kearney before knocking off Kenny Breaux (Lindenwood) in the consolation semifinals by a 5-0 decision.  In the third-place match, Kriss dropped a 3-2 decision to Jayd Docken of Augustana
 
The Tigers' final qualifier, Means, finished the tournament at 4-2 overall in fifth place.  In the third round of consolation matches, Means defeated Chase White of UNK, 4-0, before falling Bobby Williams (Ouachita Baptist) by pin in 1:37.  With a trip to nationals on the line, Means defeated Bradyn Neises of Augustana by major decision, 10-2.
 
The NCAA Championships will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 14-15. 
 
Final Results – Fort Hays State University
125 – Adam Ludwin (2-3), 6th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Anthony Bruno ( Northern State)…Dec 6-1
Quarterfinal – Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Malacai Collins (Central Missouri)…Dec 5-2
Semifinal - Garrett Evans (Ouachita Baptist) won by decision over Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State)…Dec 3-1
Cons. Semi - Tanner Johnshoy (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State)…Dec 7-5
5th Place Match - Blake Bosch (Minnesota State-Moorhead) won by decision over Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State)…Dec 5-3

133 – Symon Seaton (1-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) won by decision over Symon Seaton (Fort Hays State)…Dec 5-2
Cons. Round 1 - Symon Seaton (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Rafael Lopez (Truman State)…TF-1.5 0:00, 16-0
Cons. Round 2 - Justin Reinsma (Southwest Minnesota) won by fall over Symon Seaton (Fort Hays State)…Fall 4:07

141 – C.J. Napier (4-0), 1st Place
Champ. Round 1 – C.J. Napier (Fort Hays State) won by forfeit over Wyatt Wade (Newman)…Forfeit
Quarterfinal – C.J. Napier (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Ian Muirhead ( Northern State)…Dec 5-3
Semifinal - Charles Napier (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Matt Nelson (St. Cloud State)…Dec 5-2
1st Place Match - Charles Napier (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Kyle Webb (Lindenwood)…Dec 5-2

149 – Noah Killip (2-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Frank Cagnina (Central Missouri) won by major decision over Noah Killip (Fort Hays State)…MD 15-4
Cons. Round 1 - Noah Killip (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Beau Voegeli ( Northern State)…Fall 2:06
Cons. Round 2 - Noah Killip (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Shawn Hatlestad (Augustana)…Fall 2:31
Cons. Round 3 - Jay Hildreth (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Noah Killip (Fort Hays State)…MD 14-2

157 – Mitchell Means (4-2), 5th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Colton Schmitz (Truman State) won by decision over Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State)…Dec 6-2
Cons. Round 1 - Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Sean Havlovic ( Northern State)…MD 14-1
Cons. Round 2 - Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Adam Cooling (Minnesota State-Mankato)…Dec 4-2
Cons. Round 3 - Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Chase White (Nebraska-Kearney)…Dec 4-0
Cons. Semi - Bobby Williams (Ouachita Baptist) won by fall over Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State)…Fall 1:37
5th Place Match - Mitchell Means (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Bradyn Neises (Augustana)…MD 10-2

165 – Bradley Little (2-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Brock Smith (Nebraska-Kearney) won by major decision over Bradley Little (Fort Hays State)…MD 12-3
Cons. Round 1 - Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Noel Torres (Newman)…Fall 5:27
Cons. Round 2 - Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Luke Roth (Lindenwood)…Dec 4-3
Cons. Round 3 - Gabe Fogarty (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Bradley Little (Fort Hays State)...Dec 8-4

174 – Josh Rodriguez (3-1), 2nd Place
Champ. Round 1 - Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Tiger Paasch (Minot State)…Dec 5-2
Quarterfinal - Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jacob Begin (Southwest Minnesota)…SV-1 3-1
Semifinal - Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Conner Monk (Minnesota State-Moorhead)…Dec 7-1
1st Place Match - Patrick Martinez (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State)…Dec 4-2

184 – Jon Inman (4-0), 1st Place
Champ. Round 1 - Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Scott VanDeLoo (Minnesota State-Mankato)…MD 10-2
Quarterfinal - Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Znick Ferrell (Central Oklahoma)…Dec 9-6
Semifinal - Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Sean Derry (Augustana)…Dec 7-2
1st Place Match - Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Mark Fiala (Nebraska-Kearney)…Dec 7-3

197 – Tanner Kriss (3-2), 4th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Tanner Kriss (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Mitchell Eull (Minot State)…Fall 1:24
Quarterfinal - Tanner Kriss (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Joe Gomez ( Northern State)…Dec 3-2
Semifinal - Romero Cotton (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Tanner Kriss (Fort Hays State)…Dec 4-3
Cons. Semi - Tanner Kriss (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Kenny Breaux (Lindenwood)…Dec 5-0
3rd Place Match - Jayd Docken (Augustana) won by decision over Tanner Kriss (Fort Hays State)…Dec 3-2

285 – Trey Page (2-3), 6th Place
Champ. Round 1 - Trey Page (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Corby Running (Minnesota State-Mankato)…Dec 4-1
Quarterfinal - Trey Page (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Cody Dauphin (Central Oklahoma)…Dec 3-1
Semifinal - Lorenzo Serna (Newman) won in tie breaker - 1 over Trey Page (Fort Hays State)…TB-1 7-4
Cons. Semi - Austin Goergen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Trey Page (Fort Hays State)…Dec 6-2
5th Place Match - Logan Hopp (Upper Iowa) won by decision over Trey Page (Fort Hays State)…Dec 6-5