Kovaleski finishes runner-up at Luther Hill Invite
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Riley Kovaleski led the Simpson College men's wrestling team at the Luther Hill Invitational with a second place finish in the 157-pound bracket.
Kovaleski went 3-1 overall, earning three decisions before falling short in the title match. The sophomore defeated Christian Keller from Nebraska Wesleyan 10-4 before edging Noah Aken (Southeast CC) and Juan Lopez (Graceland) by one point, 8-7 and 9-8. He suffered a first-period pin by Nebraska Wesleyan's Travis Guzman in the finals.
Along with Kovaleski, Shane Mathias and Kanin Hable were also placewinners for the Storm. Mathias took fourth place in 197 pounds, while Hable finished fifth in the 125-pound bracket behind a pair of first-period falls.
MEET RESULTS - OPEN DIVISION
125 - Kanin Hable: 2-1, 5th place
157 - Riley Kovaleski: 3-1, 2nd place
197 - Shane Mathias: 2-2, 4th place
MEET RESULTS - FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE DIVISION
133 - Zach Westerfield: 1-2
133 - Nicholas Silva: 0-2
141 - Ethan Riesselman: 2-2
141 - Isaiah Burney: 1-2
149 - Noel Torres: 1-2
165 - Trey Kellow: 1-2
174 - Jonathan Casaus: 0-2
174 - Caden Elliott: 0-2
UP NEXT
Simpson opens American Rivers Conference dual action on Wednesday night at home. The match will take place inside Cowles Fieldhouse beginning at 7 p.m.
