River Grove, IL – Sophomore Matthew Lewis (Centerville, IA/Centerville) dominated the 141lb bracket at the 31st Annual Art Kraft Memorial Tournament to take home first-place honors for the No. 9 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men's Wrestling team. In total, six Warriors placed at the tournament on Saturday.
Competing in his second open meet of the year, Lewis scored four first round falls to run through the bracket undefeated for the Warriors. Ranked No. 4 in the nation in the 141lb weight class, Lewis moves to 12-1 overall on the year and now ranks fifth in school history with 29 career wins.
"Matthew has looked great all year and continued that today," stated head coach Cole Spree. "I feel like he may have been one of the most dominant individuals in the tournament today."
Lewis took an opening round fall over Ancilla College's (MI) Bryan Chevaro in 2:41. Lewis scored a fall in 1:24 in the quarterfinal round before picking up a pin in 1:25 in the semifinals. Lewis closed out his impressive performance with a fall in the title bout, needing just 2:18 to claim the title.
Sophomore Manuel Limon (Rock Island, IL/Rock Island) brought home third place in the 133lb bracket. Limon earned a quarterfinal win by way of a fall before suffering a semifinal loss to move to the consolation bracket. Limon wrestled through the backend and earned two victories, including a 6-1 decision in the third-place match.
Sophomore Rudy Acedo (Tucson, AZ/Mountain View Marana) placed fourth overall in the 197lb bracket after earning two consecutive victories – a fall and a sudden victory to advance to the semis. Acdeo fell via decision in the semifinals and finished the day with a narrow 3-2 loss in the third-place match.
Freshman Treyshawn White (Portage, IN/Portage), coming off a first-place finish at the Doane Open, placed fourth overall in the heavyweight bracket. White scored a fall in just 37 seconds to open the day and earned an 8-0 major in the quarterfinals. After falling in the semis, White dropped his third-place match by a 2-0 decision.
Justin Bradford (Murfreesboro, TN / Blackman) dropped his opening round bout in the 125lb class, but wrestled out of the consolation bracket with four consecutive victories, including three pins to advanced to the fifth-place match. Bradford scored a 12-3 major to close out the day.
Sophomore Morgan Hartz (Atalissa, IA/West Branch) earned three victories in the 184lb bracket to place sixth overall on the day for the Warriors.
The Warriors head into the holiday break and will return to action on January 15 at the Central Missouri Open in Warrensburg, MO.
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