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Four Gophers Place at Last Chance Open
2/24/2020 12:27:00 PM | Wrestling
All four Gophers who competed at the Last Chance Open on February 22 in Ames, Iowa, placed in the top-four at their weights including Brent Jones who advanced to the finals.
Hosted by Iowa State, the quartet of grapplers combined for ten victories with five bonus point wins.
Jones (141) made his run to the finals with a 16-0 technical fall followed by a pin.
Next up were Cael Carlson (157) and Caden Steffen (184) who both placed third. Both men shutout their opponents in the bronze medal match with Carlson defeating Carter Schmidt by 7-0 decision while Steffen took care of busness against Jacob Schoon with an 8-0 major decision.
True freshman Sebas Swiggum (149) rounded out the group with a fourth-place finish while outscoring his competition 39-25 in four bouts.
Swiggum leads the Gophers freshman with 21 victories while Carlson is right behind with 17 of his own.
Hosted by Iowa State, the quartet of grapplers combined for ten victories with five bonus point wins.
Jones (141) made his run to the finals with a 16-0 technical fall followed by a pin.
Next up were Cael Carlson (157) and Caden Steffen (184) who both placed third. Both men shutout their opponents in the bronze medal match with Carlson defeating Carter Schmidt by 7-0 decision while Steffen took care of busness against Jacob Schoon with an 8-0 major decision.
True freshman Sebas Swiggum (149) rounded out the group with a fourth-place finish while outscoring his competition 39-25 in four bouts.
Swiggum leads the Gophers freshman with 21 victories while Carlson is right behind with 17 of his own.
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