FOUR JACKS REMAIN AT SOLDIER SALUTE

CORALVILLE, Iowa - Daniel Guanajuato, Jacob Herm, Jarrett Wadsen and Burk Blasius all secured their spot on the Soldier Salute podium with standout performances on Day One of the annual tournament.

Guanajuato started his day with a decision win over Isaiah Harrison of Wyoming in his opening round matchup before unleashing two tech falls over Waylon Rogers and Joe Calvin to advance to the semi-finals of the 125-pound bracket. He will face No. 13 and 1-seed Kysen Terukina tomorrow with a trip to the finals on the line. Terukina was a three-time National Qualifer during his time at Iowa State before transferring to UNC this summer.

Impressive true freshman Jacob Herm made his impact felt at 165 pounds. Herm scored a fall in his opening round match against Iowa's Joey Kennedy and followed it up by majoring Mizzou's Joel Mylin in the Championship Round of 16. He secured his spot in the semis by scoring a 7-3 decision over Iowa State's Manny Rojas in the quarterfinals. He will face the 1-seed, No. 17 Bryce Hepner, tomorrow in the semis. A redshirt junior transfer from Ohio State, Hepner sports a 5-1 record on the year, including a win over top-15 opponent Ryder Downey.

Jarrett Wadsen and Burk Blasius made the most of their opportunities in the wrestlebacks in a stacked 184-pound bracket as each secured their spot on the podium in the consolation bracket. Both wrestlers dropped their opening round matches, Blasius by fall and Wadsen by major decision. Blasius went through Anders Thompson and two of his own teammates, Keenan Sheridan and Jared Thiry, all by decision, on his way to securing his place on the podium. Wadsen received a bye in his first consolation round before scoring a major decision over Aidan Schlett in Consolation Round 3. A medical forfeit by 2-seed Eddie Neitenbach allowed Wadsen to take his place on the podium.

The pair faced off with each other in Consolation Round 5 for an opportunity to move up the podium. Wadsen scored in the first and was able to get two more takedowns and a 4-point near-fall in the second on his way to a 17-2 tech fall. Wadsen will wrestle the loser of the 184-pound semi-final between Aeodan Sinclair and Waylon Cressell, while Blasius will wrestle Tyrell Miller for seventh.

NOTES:

First action of the season for Jarrett Wadsen and Carson Dupill
184-pound debut for Keenan Sheridan
Jacob Herm improves his record to 7-1
Second podium placement at Soldier Salute for Burk Blasius

UP NEXT

The Jacks return to competition tomorrow for day two of the Soldier Salute at 11 a.m.

RESULTS:
125: Carson Dupill
Champ Rd. 1 - Decision loss to Keyan Hernandez (Iowa), 1-4
Cons. Rd 1- Bye
Cons. Rd. 2 - MD Kody Tanimoto (NDSU), 13-4
Cons. Rd. 3 - Decision loss to Nick Treaster (Navy), 1-4

Eliminated

125: Logan Graf
Champ Rd. 1 - Decision win over Blake Beissel (MINN), 8-2
Champ Rd. 2 - Decision loss to Bowen Downey (UNI), 6-11
Cons. Rd. 2 - Decision win over Isaiah Harrison (Wyoming), 4-3
Cons. Rd. 3 - TF loss to Joey Cruz (Iowa), 4-20

Eliminated

125: Daniel Guanajuato
Champ Rd. 1 - Decision win over Isaiah Harrison (Wyoming), 4-1
Champ Rd. 2 - TF over Waylon Rogers (VMI), 18-1
Quarters - TF over Joe Calvin (Bellarmine), 19-2
Semis: No. 13 Kysen Terukina (UNC)

133: Kenton Cooke
Champ Rd. 1 - Bye
Champ Rd. 2 - Pinned by No. 17 Ethan Oakley (UNC), 1:52
Cons. Rd. 2 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 3 - Decision over Aidan Medina (Tarleton State), 4-2
Cons. Rd. 4 - MD loss to No. 22 Luke Willochell (Wyoming), 4-15

Eliminated

141: Tyson Peach
Champ Rd. 1 - Decision loss to Kale Petersen (Iowa), 3-5
Cons. Rd 1 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 2 - Decision loss to Connor Thorpe (UNI), 3-5

Eliminated

141: Liam Neitzel
Champ Rd. 1 - MD loss to Nick O'Neill (UNC), 0-8
Cons. Rd 1 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 2 - TF win over Joshua Medina (Bellarmine), 16-0
Cons. Rd. 3 - Decision loss to Owen Uhls (Mizzou), 3-6

Eliminated

141: Logan Swensen
Champ Rd. 1 - Fall loss to Connor Thorpe (UNI), 3:31
Cons. Rd 1 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 2 - Decision loss to John Alden (Wyoming), 0-4

Eliminated

149: Colin Dupill
Champ Rd. 1 - Bye
Champ Rd. 2 - Decision win over Jager Eisch (MINN), 4-3
Quarters: TF loss to Seth Mendoza (Mizzou), 4-19
Cons. Rd. 4 - Decision loss to Cole Brooks (Wyoming), 6-7

Eliminated

157: Zach Ballante
Champ Rd. 1 - Bye
Champ Rd. 2 - Decision loss to David Gleason (Mizzou), 1-8
Cons. Rd. 2 - MFFW over Bas Diaz (SDSU)
Cons. Rd. 3 - Pinned by Steven Villalobos (Bellarmine), 4:07

Eliminated

157: Bas Diaz
Champ Rd. 1 - Decision loss to Cael Rahnavardi (UNI), 0-2
Cons. Rd 1 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 2 - MFFL to Zach Ballante (SDSU)

Eliminated

165: Jacob Herm
Champ Rd. 1 - Pinned Joey Kennedy (Iowa), 4:56
Champ Rd. 2 - MD win over Joel Mylin (Mizzou), 9-1
Quarters - Decision over Manny Rojas (Iowa St.), 7-3
Semis: No. 17 Bryce Hepner (UNC)

174: Jacob Fistler
Champ Rd. 1 - MD loss to Clayton Whiting (MINN), 2-13
Cons. Rd 1 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 2 - MFFL to Nadav Nashi (Unattached)

Eliminated

174: Ryan Dolezal
Champ Rd. 1 - Bye
Champ Rd. 2 - Pinned by Kolten Oborny (Mizzou), 2:01
Cons. Rd. 2 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 3 - SV-1 loss to Jacob Helgeson (Iowa St.), 4-7

Eliminated

184: Burk Blasius,
Champ Rd. 1 - Pinned by Logan Cole (Mizzou), 5:55
Cons. Rd 1 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 2 - Decision over Jared Thiry (SDSU), 8-3
Cons. Rd. 3 - Decision over Anders Thompson (OU), 8-6
Cons. Rd. 4 - Decision over Keenan Sheridan (SDSU), 4-1
Cons. Rd. 5 - TF loss to Jarrett Wadsen (SDSU), 2-17

7th Place Match

184: Connor Gaynor
Champ Rd. 1 - Bye
Champ Rd. 2 - TF loss No. 12 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming), 3-20
Cons. Rd. 2 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 3 - MFFL to Ty Miller (Iowa)

Eliminated

184: Shane McConville
Champ Rd. 1 - Bye
Champ Rd. 2 - SV-1 win over Aidan Schlett (UNC), 4-1
Quarters: Pinned by Waylon Cressell (Unattached), 3:30
Cons. Rd. 4 - TF loss to Ty Miller (Iowa), 1-18

Eliminated

184: Jared Thiry
Champ Rd. 1 - Bye
Champ Rd. 2 - Decision loss to Nash Banko (Army Prep), 2-7
Cons. Rd. 2 - Decision loss to Burk Blasius (SDSU), 3-8

Eliminated

184: Jarrett Wadsen
Champ Rd. 1 - Bye
Champ Rd. 2 - MD loss to Waylon Cressell (Unattached), 9-18
Cons. Rd. 2 - Bye
Cons. Rd. 3- MD win over Aidan Schlett (UNC), 18-5
Cons. Rd. 4 - MFFW over No. 12 Eddie Neitenbach
Cons. Rd. 5 - TF over Burk Blasius (SDSU), 17-2

Cons. Semis

184: Keenan Sheridan
Champ Rd. 1 - Bye
Champ Rd. 2 - Decision win over Jonathan Sanchez (Navy), 8-2
Quarters: MD loss to Jake Dailey (UNC), 1-11
Cons. Rd. 4 - Decision loss to Burk Blasius (SDSU), 1-4

Eliminated

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