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Feb. 17, 2022 | The Eagle | csceagle.com Sports
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File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Rowdy Pfeil, right, sophomore of Moorcroft, Wyoming, lifts the leg of his opponent, Anderson Salisbury, redshirt senior of Austin, Texas, in the 184-pound bout during the men’s wrestling match against Colorado School of Mines, Sunday, Feb. 6 in the Chicoine Center.
Men’s wrestling finishes its regular season
u By Mackenzie Dahlberg
Sports Editor
CSC men’s wrestling team had a full weekend to finish out its regular season with two rescheduled duals and a tournament.
“I was happy to see even when we may not have wrestled our best as a team, we still supported each other,” Mason Watt, redshirt junior of Broomfield Colorado, said. “Going into regionals, team support is huge. It definitely will help you win those closer matches.”
The two duals against Colorado Mesa University at 6 p.m., Thursday in Grand Junction and against Western Colorado University at 6 p.m., Friday, only had two wins from Eagle wrestlers each.
Against Colorado Mesa University, Ethan Leake, redshirt sophomore of Clovis, California, at 141 pounds, and Mason Watt, redshirt junior of Broomfield, Colorado, at 285 pounds, were the two wins for the Eagles Thursday, unable to compete and giving Mavericks a win, 38-6.
Please see, Men’s wrestling, page 14
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Madison Martinez
Martinez finished out the first regular season of CSC women’s wrestling team by placing first at the Midland Open Saturday. Even though she only faced one opponent, she pinned her both times they faced each other on the mat.
Carlie Collier
Hometown: Dunning Class: Junior Sport: Track & Field
Collier finished third in the 200 meters with a time of 25.21 seconds. With this run, she times herself for the second fastest all-time run in CSC’s history. She also ran a career-best in the 400 meters, timed at 58.71 seconds.
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Photo courtesy of CMU Sports Information Kinsey Smith, left, junior of Windsor, Colorado, shakes hands with one of her 101-pound opponents during the Maverick Open Saturday, Nov. 13, at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.
Eagles place two in Open
u By Mackenzie Dahlberg
Sports Editor
Chadron State women’s wrestling team finished out its first regular season with two placements at Midland Open, Saturday in Fremont.
Karstin Hollen, freshman of Mesa, Arizona, and Madison Martinez, freshman of Fremont, were the two to place for the Eagles.
Martinez faced only one opponent from Iowa Western Community College (IWCC), Iliana Yanez-Perez, freshman of Oakland, Iowa, and pinned her both times. She took first after pinning her opponent in under one minute the second time they faced one another.
Martinez said it felt good to finish with another first place since it was her last time competing.
“I’m glad that I got to end my season with wins in my hometown,” she said.
Hollen went 3-2 at 143 pounds to finish second, pinning the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 16th ranked wrestler for one of her wins.
In the 136-pound bracket, Ryleigh Dye, freshman of Queen Creek, Arizona, went 2-1 for the tournament to advance herself as the top half of her bracket but she had to default her consolation semifinals match due to an injury.
In the 101, both Kinsey Smith, junior of Windsor, Colorado, and Taylor Lindstrom, freshman of Rapid City, South Dakota, went 1-2, each winning in consolations but taking a loss in the consolation semis. Smith’s win was a decision battle against York College’s No. 13 Ella Whitaker, sophomore of Lyons, 20-19.
“Kevin (Kinsey Smith) had an incredible match,” Martinez said. “She scored 20 points on a girl, which is absolutely unheard of and goes to show that it was a tough match.”
Kamila Montenegro, sophomore of Las Vegas, faced three NAIA-ranked wrestlers. She pinned her first opponent, ranked 12th in 4:53, before taking falls to IWCC’s No. 4 Yarissa Gallo, freshman of Homestead, Florida, and Midland University’s No. 15 Jasmin Ballesteros, sophomore Tijuana, Mexico.
The Eagles move into their postseason with the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Coalition (NCWWC) Regional Championships on Sunday and Monday in Lebanon, Illinois.
Unfortunately, Martinez ended her season at the Open because regionals and nationals doesn’t have a heavyweight class. She said she wished they did because she feels like she would be able to compete well.
“Next year, I hope to compete at 191 because I don’t think that they will add a heavyweight bracket,” Martinez said. “I know that the other girls are excited to compete against other NCAA schools, rather than NAIA.”
Martinez said the postseason will still have the team lifting and wrestling, and possibly improve the team’s flexibility and mobility.
CSC softball starts season 0-5
u By Mackenzie Dahlberg
Sports Editor
During the Lubbock Sports College Invitational over the weekend, CSC’s softball team struggled to put things together in their first series of games for the season, taking a loss for all five games
The Eagles scored a total of 10 runs across the five games, playing 31 total innings. Three games were seven innings while two were five innings.
Tia Kohl, senior of Wichita, Kansas, made an appearance on the mound at each game, starting four of them and pitching in 13.4 of 31 innings.
Gabby Russell, senior of Oceanside, California, and Peyton Propp, senior of Lakewood, Colorado, both saw time on the mound with 8.4 innings and 4.1 innings pitched respectively.
In the first and fourth games, the Eagles remained scoreless, putting zero runs against West Texas A&M University (30), and Eastern New Mexico (9-0).
The first run of the season came from a sacrifice fly by Addison Spears, junior of Berthoud, Colorado, which batted in Chloe Brown, junior of Riverside, California. This run was the only one scored for the Eagles during their second game of the weekend against Lubbock Christian, 6-1.
CSC’s third game saw the most runs scored by the team against the University of Nebraska-Kearney, Saturday, but the team was out ran by the Lopers, 12-7.
Of her two at bats, Peyton Propp, senior of Lakewood, Colorado, hit and got on base both times with a triple down the right-field line and a double to left field. She also earned two RBIs and two runs for the game.
Jessie Henchenski, sophomore of Fort Collins, Colorado, earned three RBIs and two runs on her three at bats. She homered to left field in the fourth inning, adding two runs to the score and earning the first home run for the Eagles’ 2022 season.
Chadron State’s softball team will partake in the OC/UCO Tournament in Oklahoma on Friday, Saturday and Sunday against Southern Nazarene University, the University of Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State University, Southeastern Oklahoma and Missouri Southern.
Eagle file photo Peyton Propp (24), senior of Lakewood, Colorado, winds up for a pitch during a softball game against Black Hills State University Sunday, April 18, at the CSC Softball Field.
Men’s wrestling, from page 12
Photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Mason Watt, top, redshirt junior of Broomfield, Colorado, tries to weigh down Weston Hunt, redshirt senior of Pueblo West, Colorado, during the men’s wrestling dual against Colorado School of Mines in Chicoine Center.
“I wrestled well against Colorado Mesa,” Watt said. “I have put in extra work this season adapting my wrestling style and extra conditioning to be able to compete at a higher level. I am definitely seeing the hard work paying off so far this season.”
Leake decision win over Colorado Mesa’s Erik Contreras, redshirt sophomore of Berthoud, Colorado, 9-4
Watt decision win over Kash Anderson, redshirt freshman of Boise, Idaho, 5-0.
The 165-pound bout remained close between CSC’s Preston Renner, redshirt junior of Broomfield, Colorado, and Colorado Mesa’s Alex Holguin, freshman of Arenas Valley, New Mexico. Renner took the decision loss in the end, 5-3 in a Sudden Victory (SV-1).
Friday’s dual also saw two dual wins for the Eagles in 125-weight class and 197-weight class but were unable to keep the match close against Western Colorado University, 43-9. Quade Smith, freshman of Layton, Utah, pinned No. 13 Cody Fatzinger, redshirt junior of Arvada, Colorado, 6:43.
Eli Hinojosa, redshirt junior of Imperial, took the second win for the Eagles by with a decision against Porter Fox, junior of Kamas, Utah, 7-4.
CSC also sent wrestlers to the Rocky Mountain Open at 10 a.m., Sunday.
Colter Julian, sophomore of Kemmerer, Wyoming, led the Eagle with the most wins, going 2-2 in the 133-weight bracket. Julian finished his second match against Adams State’s Jimmizan Redhorse, redshirt junior of St. Michaels, Arizona, with a major decision win and pinned CSU-Pueblo’s Dimitri Villanueva, redshirt sophomore of El Paso, Texas, just shy of three and a half minutes.
Yusef Nelson, redshirt sophomore of Auburn, Washington; Hunter Gilmore, freshman of Arlington; Javen Palmer, redshirt junior of Casper Wyoming; and Terry Winstead, redshirt junior of Harrah, Oklahoma, all went 1-2 on Sunday. Gilmore and Palmer took their wins over a Division I opponent.
Watt said he plans to stick to his routine, and trusting the process that the coaching staff has developed.
“I have enjoyed thinking outside the box in my training,” he said. “Developing a different relationship with the coaching staff has helped me become a better wrestler.”
CSC men’s wrestling team nears the end of its season with the NCAA Super Region 6 Championships Saturday, Feb. 26, in Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Hector Ortega, redshirt freshman of Northglenn, Colorado, arches over the high jump bar during the men’s indoor track competition of the Don Holst Open Saturday, Jan. 29 in the Nelson Physical Activity Center.
CSC marks 19 season bests
u By Mackenzie Dahlberg
Sports Editor
Among a number of career bests, two Eagles excelled in one of their events to place themselves second best all-time in Chadron State history during the South Dakota State Indoor Classic, Saturday in Brookings.
Carlie Collier, junior of Dunning, put herself second best for CSC in the 200 meters with a time of 25.21 seconds, placing her third in the race. She also ran a career-best in the 400 meters at 58.71 seconds.
“I know going into the week we were all excited, coming off a good week of training and just to be on that track,” Collier said. “It’s a super-fast track, it’s cool just to go there and run. I think we had a lot of adrenaline going in.”
Logan Moravec, junior of Gering, was the other athlete to put himself second best all-time for Chadron State in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.91, finishing seventh at the meet.
Through out the day, there were 19 marks that set season bests, 12 in the men’s events and seven in the women’s.
The jumping events saw two first places from Derrick Nwagwu, junior of Aurora, Colorado, in the triple jump and Jourdaine Cerenil, sophomore of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, in the high jump. Nwagwu leaped 49 feet, 1 inch (14.96 meters) and Cerenil cleared the bar at 5 feet, 7 inches (1.7 meters).
Miranda Gilkey, senior of Lusk, Wyoming, finished second in the high jump at 5 feet, 5 inches (1.65 meters).
In the men’s triple jump, Brock Voth, senior of Berthoud, Colorado, finished fourth at 45 feet, 6.5 inches (13.88 meters), and Joss Linse, senior of Plattsmouth, finished fifth at 45 feet, 3 inches (13.79 meters).
In the men’s high jump, Hector Ortega, redshirt freshman of Northglenn, Colorado, tied for third place by clearing 6 feet, 6.75 inches (two meters).
Dan Reynolds, sophomore of Granby, Colorado, finished fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 58 feet, 1 inch (17.70 meters).
Other running events saw a sixth place from Creighton Trembly, sophomore of Longmont, Colorado, in the 60-meter high hurdles, timed for 8.37 in the finals. Trembly ran the race at 8.25 seconds in his preliminary run.
Chadron State’s 4x400 meter relay-consisting of Logan Peila, sophomore of Miles City, Montana; Greg Logsdon, sophomore of Torrington, Wyoming; Harley Rhoades, senior of Douglas, Wyoming; and Osvaldo Cano, junior of Oshkosh-finished fifth at 3:22.67.
A small group of Eagles will be sent to the next indoor meet, the last regular season meet, is the Stinger Open on Saturday hosted by Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota.
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Eagles lose two; postpone one
u By Mackenzie Dahlberg
Sports Editor
After taking two losses on the road over the weekend, Chadron State men’s basketball team were scheduled to return to Chicoine to face Black Hills State University Tuesday, but due to a depleted roster Tuesday’s game was postponed.
The roster has seen issues with consistency week to week, the same players not always available each game due to injuries or illnesses.
The reschedule date is to be determined and will be available at a later date.
Over the weekend, a number of players saw good numbers despite the result of the two games.
Teddy Parham, Jr., junior of Los Angeles, earned the most points with 17, Friday against New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas. He was six of 11 from the field goals and five of eight for three pointers.
Right behind him was CJ Jennings, senior of Colorado Springs, with 16 points with six field goals, three three-pointers and a free throw.
Marcus Jefferson, junior of Lewisville, Texas, scored 11 points and Mason Hiemstra, junior of Alliance, scored 10 points, but the double-digit game from four Eagles still saw the Eagles fall to the Cowboys, 85-74.
Despite finishing the first half two points behind the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, CSC couldn’t keep up with the Mountain Lions in the second half.
The Eagles were mauled by the Mountain Lions, 87-68, once UCCS went on a run and scored 52 points to CSC’s 31 points in the second half.
Jennings led Saturday night’s game with 14 points. He was five of 14 from the field goal, three of six for three pointers and one of two from the free-throw line.
Hiemstra was the only other Eagle to reach pass 10 points with 11, earning seven of his points from free throws.
Currently, Chadron State men’s basketball team will venture to Rapid City, South Dakota, to play South Dakota School of Mines at 7:30 p.m., Thursday (tonight).
File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Mason Hiemstra (15), junior of Alliance, rubs his hands on his face after a ref made a call during the men’s basketball game against Colorado State University-Pueblo, Sunday, Feb. 6 in the Chicoine Center.
Photos by Mackenzie Dahlberg ABOVE: Samiyah Worrell (2), left, sophomore of Fountain, Colorado, drives against Ashley Davis (12), senior of Belcourt, North Dakota, during the women’s basketball game against Black Hills State University Tuesday in the Chicoine Center.
RIGHT: Olyvia Pacheco (1), middle, sophomore of Rawlins, Wyoming, considers her next action while being defended by Yellow Jackets during the women’s basketball game against Black Hills State University Tuesday in the Chicoine Center.
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Photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Ashayla Powers (20), left, freshman of Longmont, Colorado, and Brittni McCully (13), right, senior of Mullen, fight to take the ball from Morgan Hammerbeck (14), sophomore of Hamill, South Dakota, during the women’s basketball game against Black Hills State University Tuesday in the Chicoine Center.
Women’s basketball hits bumps while on the road
u By Mackenzie Dahlberg
Sports Editor
Chadron State women’s basketball team continued to hit bumps while on the road, taking two weekend losses in Las Vegas and Colorado and returning home for a clash with Black Hills State University, Tuesday.
The Eagles was crushed in a close game against New Mexico Highlands University Friday, 76-71, and faced University of Colorado-Colorado Springs the next night, 78-61.
Tuesday’s game saw two Eagles scored in the double digits, Ashayla Powers, freshman of Longmont, Colorado, and Riley Aiono, sophomore of Bountiful, Utah, against the Yellow Jackets. Powers gained 13 points while Aiono was behind by one at 12.
Despite the points from the two and six more from Jori Peters, senior of Mitchell, Chadron State were unable to stay up with Black Hills State University, 58-46.
CSC had 24 turnovers, nearly doubling BHSU’s 13 turnovers.
The Eagles were excelled over the Yellow Jackets in the third quarter, 13-11, the point deficit being brought down to four points following a three-pointer from Samiyah Worrell, sophomore of Fountain, Colorado, a minute and nine seconds into the quarter.
That was the closest CSC came to BHSU, feeling the sting after the Yellow Jackets finished the final quarter above the Eagles, 12-8.
Over the weekend, the Eagles fell just short of New Mexico Highlands. CSC had the lead by the end of the first half, 34-31, and held onto it as both teams scored 14 points in the third quarter.
The Eagles lost the lead when the Cowgirls scored 31 points in the fourth quarter to their 23 points.
Worrell sunk eight field goals and six three pointers to tally up 25 points for the night. Peters finished Friday with 12 points and Bailey Brooks, senior of Douglas, Wyoming.
Despite tying the score twice Saturday, CSC couldn’t gain the lead and took its 13th loss on the road to University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.
Powers and Olivia Waufle, freshman of Thornton, Colorado, put up 14 and 10 points for the Eagles, respectively.
The next game for Chadron State women’s basketball team is at 5:30 p.m., Thursday (tonight) against South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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