Mavericks Place 3 in UNI Open
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Cody Garcia finished second, while teammates Jacob Marrs and Russ Taplin were fourth Sunday for the Mavericks in the 25-team Northern Iowa Open wrestling tournament.
Garcia, a redshirt freshman from Hutchingson, Kan., was 4-1 at 125 pounds. Taplin, a freshman from Abilene, Kan., went 6-2 at 165 and Marrs, a freshman from Clay Center, Kan., was 4-1 at 197.
The Mavericks sent 17 wrestlers to the 350-person meet and compiled a 43-29 overall record. No team scoring was kept. The individual finishes and records:
Patrick Allibone, 157, 3-2, did not place
Christian Alt, 141, 4-2, dnp
Jimmy Ball, 125, 2-2, dnp
Nick Edmonds, 184, 0-2, dnp
Cody Garcia, 125, 4-1, 2nd
Dan Hilario, 133, 3-1, dnp
Marcus Hilario, 149, 1-2, dnp
Jacob Marrs, 197, 4-2, 4th
Nate Oviatt, 184, 3-2, dnp
Brandon Stanley, 157, 0-2, dnp
Ben Strandberg, 197, 2-2, dnp
Ross Taplin, 165, 6-2, 4th
Kris Thayer, 141, 2-2, dnp
Henry Wahle, 157, 1-2, dnp
Dylan Wheaton, 157, 1-1, dnp
Jay Wood, 174, 2-2, dnp
Three-time heavyweight national champion Les Sigman, who was wrestling unattached, won the 285-pound title with a 5-0 mark.
The Mavericks will compete again Saturday in the Nebraska-Kearney Open before taking a four-week break from tournament competition over the holidays.
