Marshall, Mo. - The Marian wrestling team completed one of the team's best performances of the season on Saturday afternoon, capping a sixth-place finish at the annual Missouri Valley Invite. The Knights had four undefeated wrestlers on the first day of competition on Friday, with Anthony Rinehart recording the program's best individual performance, finishing as the runner-up at 174.

Marian had a strong outing overall for the tournament, having five wrestlers finish sixth or better in the event. Grand View won the tournament with 132.5 points, with Missouri Valley, Concordia, and Southeastern making up the top-four spots in the finishing order. Indiana Tech edged out the Knights by one point overall in the final standings, with the team's WHAC rivals finishing in fifth with a final of 109 points, while Marian had 108 as its team total. 

Anthony Rinehart was the lone Knight to reach the championship, finishing as the runner-up in his weight class of 174. Anthony Hughes, Jeff Dunasky Jr., and Logan Wagner each reached the semifinals with perfect records on Friday, with Wagner and Hughes each finishing as the third-place finisher in their respective weight classes. Dunasky finished sixth in his bracket, and Landon Bertsch clawed his way back in the consolation rounds to a sixth place finish at 133. 

Below are the full results from the two-day tournament. 

125
#6 Anthony Hughes - Finished with a final record of 5-1, placing third overall in the tournament in the 125 bracket.
Round 2: Hughes def. Amari Harden (Campbellsville) 4-0 decision
Round 3: Hughes def. #9 Trevor Hisey (Indiana Tech) 7-3 decision
Quarterfinals: Hughes def. #13 Braydon Pacheco (Friends) 8-6 decision
Semifinals: #4 Brody Gee (Saint Mary) def. Hughes 4-1 decision
Consolation Semifinals: Hughes def. #11 Kobi Johnson (Providence) 10-2 Major decision
Third Place Match: Hughes def. Jacob Bucci (Southeastern) 4-2 decision

Preston Haines - final record on the weekend of 0-2.
Round 1: #11 Kobi Johnson (Providence) def. Haines 15-1 Major decision
Consolation Round 2: Gunner Musllunas (Keiser) def. Haines 10-7 decision

133
Landon Bertsch - Finished with a final record of 5-3 and sixth place finish in the 133 bracket.
Round 2: Bertsch def. Charlie Irwin (Dickinson State) 11-3 Major decision
Round 3: #3 Luke Rioux (Indiana Tech) def. Bertsch 10-0 Major decision
Consolation Round 4: Bertsch def. Tyler Clarke (Saint Ambrose) Fall - 0:42
Consolation Round 5: Bertsch def. #21 Lane Scorpil (William Penn) Fall - 0:53
Consolation Round 6: Bertsch def. #23 Aurello Mendez (Cornerstone) 9-8 decision
Consolation Round 7: Bertsch def. #17 Dante Rigal (Briar Cliff) 9-6 decision
Consolation Semifinals: #15 Tuvshinjargal Zuunbayan (Missouri Valley) def. Bertsch - 19-3 Tech Fall 6:36
Fifth place Match: Braden Carson (Eastern Oregon) def. Bertsch 10-7 decision

141
#5 Logan Wagner - Finished with a final record of 5-1, placing third in the tournament in the 141 bracket.
Round 2: Wagner def. Jake Wyatt (Keiser) Fall - 0:51
Round 3: Wagner def. Daniel Vines (Avila) Fall - 1:30
Quarterfinals: Wagner def. Daniel Guerrero (Eastern Oregon) 4-1 decision
Semifinals: Reese Courtney (Grand View) def. Wagner - 6-5 decision
Consolation Semifinals: Wagner def. #12 Guiseppe Guerra (Saint Ambrose) Fall - 5:41
Third Place Match: Wagner def. #23 Channing Porter (Arizona Christian) 4-1 Sudden Victory

149
Tiernen Boots - Boots finished with a final record of 0-2
Round 2: #25Alex Walker (Central Methodist) def. Boots 9-3 decision
Consolation Round 2: Cal Beadling (Campbellsville) def. Boots 8-1 decision

157
#22 Christian Arberry - Finished with a record of 3-2 over the two days. 
Round 1: Arberry def. Josh Broyles (Baker) 20-5 Tech Fall - 2:52
Round 2: Arberry def. Jace Duemmel (William Woods) 19-4 Tech Fall 6:22
Round 3: Arberry def. Gavin Andreoni (Campbellsville) 5-2 decision
Quarterfinals: #12 Josey Jernegan (Saint Mary) def. Arberry 12-6 decision
Consolation Quarterfinals: Carlos Valdez (Eastern Oregon) def. Arberry - forfeit

165
Jeff Dunasky Jr. - Finished with a final record of 4-3, placing sixth in the tournament in the 165 bracket.
Round 1: Dunasky def. John Rudebaugh (Eastern Oregon) 10-0 Major decision
Round 2: Dunasky def. Travis Coleman (William Penn) Fall - 2:48
Round 3: Dunasky def. Jackson Balmer (Briar Cliff) 11-10 decision
Quarterfinals: Dunasky def. Nate Napolitano (Truett-McConnell) 11-6 decision
Semifinals: #12 Justin Windauer (Montana State-Northern) def. Dunasky - Fall - 1:17
Consolation Semifinals: Benjamin Mitchell (Simpson) def. Dunasky - Fall, 1:57
Fifth Place Match: Jackson Remmers (Dakota Wesleyan) def. Dunasky - 13-3 Major decision

#24 Braden Getz - Finished with a final record of 4-2, reaching the consolation quarterfinals
Round 2: Cannon Carey (Concordia) def. Getz 8-6 decision
Consolation Round 2: Getz def. Lane Miller (Dakota Wesleyan) 12-6 decision
Consolation Round 3: Getz def. Jean-Luc Guerra (Saint Ambrose) 16-1 Tech Fall 6:20
Consolation Round 4: Getz def. Colton King (Bismarck State) Fall - 2:07
Consolation Round 5: Getz def. Luke Schlosser (Campbellsville) 4-2 decision
Consolation Round 6: Cole Price (Concordia) def. Getz - Fall - 1:35

174
#24 Anthony Rinehart - Finished with a final record of 5-1, finishing as the runner-up in the 174 bracket.
Round 1: Rinehart def. Sean Houston (Brewton-Parker) Fall - 1:49
Round 2: Rinehart def. John McGill (Morningside) Fall - 2:43
Round 3: Rinehart def. #25 Jagger Tyler (Dakota Wesleyan) Fall - 4:29
Quarterfinals: Rinehart def. #10 Husam Mustafa (Southeastern) Fall - 4:19
Semifinals: Rinehart def. #14 Landon Buchanan (Indiana Tech) Fall - 4:16
Championship: Ty Rodriguez (Southeastern) def. Rinehart - 5-4 decision

#22 Jevian Ross - finished with a 1-2 record in the 174 bracket.
Round 1: Ross def. Jeremiah Drake (Missouri Baptist) 15-8 decision
Round 2: Teagan Foreman (Dakota Wesleyan) def. Ross - Fall - 6:15
Consolation Round 2: Sean Houston (Brewton-Parker) def. Ross 4-3 decision

184
Noah Hollendonner - Finished with a final record of 2-2 in the 184 bracket.
Round 2: Hollendonner def. Griffin Ray (Central Methodist) 6-4 decision
Round 3: #15 Jackson King (Dickinson State) def. Hollendonner - 4-1 Sudden Defeat)
Consolation Round 4: Hollendonner def. Nathan Andrina (Montana State-Northern) 11-4 decision
Consolation Round 5: Austen Wetzel def. Hollendonner - 9-4 decision

Peter Sells - Finished with a final record of 1-2 in the 184 bracket.
Round 1: #21 Cade Gubler (Montana State-Northern) def. Sells - Fall - 0:57
Consolation Round 2: Sells def. William Roundy (Bismarck State) Fall - 5:58
Consolation Round 3: Tyler Hanna (Southeastern) def. Sells - Fall - 5:58

Marian will now aim to finish off their regular season duals on a high note, coming home for two consecutive duals. The first will be held on Friday, January 30, with Marian welcoming Cornerstone for a 6:00 p.m. bout on senior night.

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