Men's Wrestling Rolls Past St. Thomas

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — No. 11 Doane put together a dominant performance from start to finish Friday afternoon, rolling past receiving-votes St. Thomas 50-3 at the NWCA/NAIA National Duals.

The Tigers won nine of the 10 bouts by bonus points, including five falls and two technical falls, as they raced out to a 50-0 lead before St. Thomas picked up its lone victory in the heavyweight match.

Doane set the tone immediately at 125 pounds, where Isaac Gibbs earned a 10-2 major decision over No. 22 Connor Hueck. From there, the Tigers reeled off five consecutive pins. Seventh-ranked Matthew Terrence needed just 2 minutes, 40 seconds to secure a fall at 133, followed by Tristen Brown's pin in exactly one minute at 141.

At 149, No. 23 Quentyn Frank recorded a fall at 3:55, and eighth-ranked Ben Miller capped the stretch with a pin at 1:52 in the 157-pound bout, pushing Doane's advantage to 28-0 midway through the dual.

Edward Ramirez extended the margin at 165 pounds with a 21-5 technical fall over Noah Catala, before No. 20 Jake Prudek delivered another fall at 174 in 2:16. Top-ranked Tyson Beauperthuy followed at 184 with a 20-5 technical fall in just three minutes, and No. 12 Jaren Jackson closed Doane's scoring with an injury-default victory at 197.

St. Thomas avoided the shutout in the final bout, as Ralph Riche edged Colton McCutcheon 5-2 at 285 pounds.

The lopsided result underscored Doane's depth and firepower across the lineup, as the Tigers advanced at the National Duals with nine bonus-point wins and seven bouts ending before the final whistle. The Tigers will face No. 5 Southern Oregon later in the afternoon.

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