#6 ERAU Wrestling Bowls Over #21 Eastern OR

Two top 25 teams went at it on the mat Sunday. The number six-ranked Embry-Riddle wrestling team was in La Grande to battle number 21-ranked Eastern Oregon. The match started with the Eagles’ Trenton Blomquist – unranked at 197 pounds – facing number 15-ranked Eric Karas. It was a fight the entire six minutes to try and gain the upper hand, but Blomquist narrowly beat Karas 2-0.

Another close match followed at heavyweight, with Corbin Hayes picking up the 5-4 triumph. The wins kept coming for the Eagles as Allan Hendricks overpowered Kai Carson 12-2 at 133 pounds. Both sides had two more tight battles, with number six-ranked Jonah Chew posting a 3-0 victory at 149 pounds and number 12-ranked Logan Hancey getting the 8-6 win at 157 pounds.

Then came the lopsided wins for Riddle, with number two-ranked Keller Rock getting the 10-1 advantage at 165 pounds and number eight-ranked Daniil Gorshkov pulling off a 19-4 win at 174 pounds. The end result was the Eagles notching a 25-9 team win over the Mountaineers.