Tigers' Kaleb Bigelow wins individual wrestling title at DWU Open
Nov. 12—MITCHELL — A title victory from Dakota Wesleyan's Kaleb Bigelow led the way at the annual DWU Open wrestling tournament on Saturday at the Corrigan Fieldhouse.
Bigelow, a junior from Pinedale, Wyoming, won the 165-pound weight class with four victories on Saturday. In the semifinals, he had an 11-6 win over Garrett Willuweit of Nebraska-Kearney, and Bigelow defeated another UNK Loper in the finals, taking down Cael Robb by a score of 7-3. Other Tiger highlights included third-place finishes for Zach Zitek (141) and Lane Miller (174).
DWU, which opened its dual season with an exhibition 32-15 win over Ridgewater College (Minn.) on Friday, will start the conference dual season at 7 p.m. Thursday against Northwestern College.
DWU Open
Saturday, Nov. 11 at Corrigan Fieldhouse, Mitchell
Individual top-six finishers (no team points kept)
125: 1. Jaxson Rohman, Augustana; 2. Dante Rigal, Briar Cliff; 3. Logen Fischer, Minot State; 4. Carlo Arreola, Southwest Minnesota State; 5. Christian Olsen, Augustana; 6. Kipp Cordes, Dakota Wesleyan
133: 1. Wayne Joint, Minot State; 2. Jack Huffman, Augustana; 3. Teagan Block, Northern State; 4. Jarrod Gilliam, Briar Cliff; 5. Andrew Ramirez Jr., Minot State; 6. Owen Hansen, Augustana
141: 1. Kaden DeCoteau, Mary; 2. Connor Whiteley, Augustana; 3. Zach Zitek, Dakota Wesleyan; 4. Drew Bell, Fort Hays State; 5. Taylor Vasquez, Morningside; 6. Ethan Krey, Briar Cliff
149: 1. Brady Collins, Nebraska-Kearney; 2. Carter Ban, Northern State; 3. Kage Lenger, Augustana; 4. Kyle Boeke, Augustana; 5. Davin Rose, Augustana; 6. Torry Early, Chadron State
157: 1. Connor Simmonds, Augustana; 2. Lane Ewing, Mary; 3. Kelby Armstrong, Minot State; 4. Cael Larson, Northern State; 5. Ben Peters, Briar Cliff; 6. Cody Wienen, Minnesota State Moorhead
165: 1. Kaleb Bigelow, Dakota Wesleyan; 2. Cael Robb, Nebraska-Kearney; 3. Brendan Barnes, Minot State; 4. Zander Ernst, Morningside; 5. Caden Young, Southwest Minnesota State; 6. Garrett Willuweit, Nebraska-Kearney
174: 1. Coy Gunderson, Augustana; 2. Mason Fey, Northern State; 3. Lane Miller, Dakota Wesleyan; 4. Jackson Chapin, Morningside; 5. Ethan Gregg, Briar Cliff; 6. Jonah Gruenes, Augustana
184: 1. Alex Munoz, Nebraska-Kearney; 2. Lucas Hodges, Southwest Minnesota State; 3. Adam Sylvester, Southwest Minnesota State; 4. Tyson Lien, Northern State; 5. Aidan Johnson, Fort Hays State; 6. Cayden White, Minot State (N.D.)
197: 1. Caden Steffen, Southwest Minnesota State; 2. Tereus Henry, Fort Hays State; 3. Max Ramberg, Augustana; 4. Ryan Hirschkorn, Northern State; T5. Shane Hansen and Cannon Potts, both of Minot State
285: 1. Anthony Caldwell, Fort Hays State; 2. Edward Hajas, Augustana; 3. Max Balow, Augustana; 4. Tucker Hugg, Ridgewater College; 5. Alton Allen, Briar Cliff; 6. Jack Allen, Nebraska-Kearney
