Fort Wayne, IN - In the first two rounds of the National Duals Tournament, the Norse wrestlers 19 of 20 matches, easily advancing to the second day semi-finals. The National Duals tournament, dubbed as the Multi-Divisional Dual/Mat Mayhem, features teams from five different divisions each vying for a Dual National title. 

In the opening round NEO would face fellow regional opponent #23 Colby Community College. Norse wrestlers would win all ten bouts highlighted by a win from Cooper Secker (Smithton, IL) over #6 ranked Otis Rollins. 
 

No. 2 NEO A&M 54, No. 23 Colby Community College 0

Fort Wayne, IN | Jan. 4th, 2018

125: #6 Boo Dryden tech fall over Joe Braun 16-0 | NEO 5, CCC 0

133: Cooper Secker dec over #6 Otis Rollins 3-1 | NEO 8, CCC 0

141: #7 Cody Karstetter major dec over Chris Deters 13-5 | NEO 12, CCC 0

149: Kendon Lee won by forfeit | NEO 18, CCC 0

157: Zeke Rubio fall over Johnathan Hernandez 3:51 | NEO 24, CCC 0

165: #1 Wyatt Jordan fall over Austin Many 1:00 | NEO 30, CCC 0

174: Devin Crawl fall over Jordan Wesley 2:03 | NEO 36, CCC 0

184: #5 Alex Kauffman won by forfeit | NEO 42, CCC 0

197: #7 Gus Boyd won by forfeit | NEO 48, CCC 0

285: Brian Andrews fall over Gabriel Ledesma 1:32 | NEO 54, CCC 0

In the second round (quarterfinals) NEO would face #11 Southwestern Oregon. The team started quickly as Boo Dryden (Haysville, KS) upended #4 ranked Fransisco Barrera. From there the team would go on to win eight of the remaining nine matches fro another decisive victory. 
 

No. 2 NEO A&M 42, No. 11 Southwestern Oregon CC 3

Fort Wayne, IN | Jan. 4th, 2018

125: #6 Boo Dryden dec over #4 Fransisco Barrera 8-4 | NEO 3, SWO 0

133: Cooper Secker dec over Christian Balagso 10-8 | NEO 6, SWO 0

141: #7 Cody Karstetter fall over Seth Lowen 5:23 | NEO 12, SWO 0

149: Kendon Lee fall over Jacob Attebery 1:08 | NEO 18, SWO 0

157: Zeke Rubio major dec over Cade Hite 13-5 | NEO 22, SWO 0

165: #1 Wyatt Jordan fall over Austin Howard 1:10 | NEO 28, SWO 0

174: Devin Crawl major dec over Zachary Hammerschmith 13-2 | NEO 32, SWO 0

184: #2 Tanner Harvery dec over #5 Alex Kauffman 9-5 | NEO 32, SWO 3

197: #7 Gus Boyd won by forfeit | NEO 38, SWO 3

285: Brian Andrews major dec over JJ Perez 8-0 | NEO 42, SWO 0

Up next: Semi-Finals

#1 Clackamas vs #7 Iowa Western 9:00 am (est.)
#2 NEO vs #5 Western Wyoming 11:00 am (est.) 

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