SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury University's
Will Kuster won the Black Division championship in the 165-pound weight class at the Lindenwood Open in St. Charles, Missouri, on Saturday.
Drury competed in their second event of the wrestling season and saw
Will Kuster win a title, while
Peter Kuster came in third at 141 pounds.
Will Kuster, a freshman from Jefferson City, won four straight matches by Technical Fall in the Black Division comprised of underclassmen, before reaching the championship round. He won the title with a 7-4 win over Hunter Jump from Central Oklahoma, completing a streak of five straight wins on Saturday.
His brother Peter, a junior for the Panthers, finished third in the Open Divison at 141 pounds.
Peter Kuster won in the opening round, then lost his quarterfinal match, but responded by winning three straight to get to the third-place match. He then won this fourth consecutive bout and took third with a 12-7 win over Danny Pucino from Illinois.
"We are proud of our guys and accomplished a lot today," said Drury head coach
James Reynolds. "We had some big wins and showed a lot of growth as the day went on."
Drury competes again Dec. 1 with a dual at the University of the Ozarks.
Drury Results
Champ. Round 1 - Jason Strope (McKendree University) won by decision over
Caden Howard (Drury University) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Riley Weir (Unattached) won by major decision over
Caden Howard (Drury University) (Maj 20-6)
Black Division (Fresh/Soph) 133
Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Laux (Maryville University) won by decision over
Jackson Caswell (Drury University) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Alex Prince (Northeast Oklahoma) won by fall over
Jackson Caswell (Drury University) (Fall 1:15)
Black Division (Fresh/Soph) 133
Champ. Round 1 -
Paul Pollard (Drury University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Matthew Bianchi (Arkansas-Little Rock) won by fall over
Paul Pollard (Drury University) (Fall 1:29)
Cons. Round 2 -
Paul Pollard (Drury University) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Kaleb Talkington (Cloud County Community College) won by fall over
Paul Pollard (Drury University) (Fall 0:53)
Champ. Round 1 - Phillip Sims (Triton) won by decision over
Sam Schultz (Drury University) (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 1 -
Sam Schultz (Drury University) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 -
Sam Schultz (Drury University) won by fall over Dylan Washburn (Central Methodist University) (Fall 3:32)
Cons. Round 3 -
Sam Schultz (Drury University) won by major decision over Joshua Parks (Northeast Oklahoma) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 4 -
Sam Schultz (Drury University) won by major decision over Ian Heath (Marian University (IN)) (Maj 11-0)
Consolation 1st - Zac Cowan (Bellarmine University ) won by decision over
Sam Schultz (Drury University) (Dec 9-7)
Champ. Round 1 -
Trevor Christian (Drury University) won by major decision over Christian Knighton (Avila University) (Maj 11-2)
Champ. Round 2 -
Trevor Christian (Drury University) won by decision over Ryan Haynes (McKendree University) (Dec 6-3)
Quarterfinal - Sebastian Robles (Iowa) won in sudden victory - 1 over
Trevor Christian (Drury University) (SV-1 7-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Gage Shetley (Northeast Oklahoma) won by decision over
Trevor Christian (Drury University) (Dec 5-4)
Champ. Round 1 -
Will Kuster (Drury University) won by tech fall over Micah Dennis (Fontbonne University) (TF 16-1)
Champ. Round 2 -
Will Kuster (Drury University) won by tech fall over Mckinley Kemper (Lindenwood (Mo.)) (TF 22-4)
Quarterfinal -
Will Kuster (Drury University) won by tech fall over Jesus Nunez (Cowley College) (TF 23-8)
Semifinal -
Will Kuster (Drury University) won by tech fall over Cooper Mosier (Cloud County Community College) (TF 19-4)
1st Place Match -
Will Kuster (Drury University) won by decision over Hunter Jump (Central Oklahoma) (Dec 7-4)
Champ. Round 1 -
Connor Zimmermann (Drury University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Tylynn Lukens (Arkansas-Little Rock) won by fall over
Connor Zimmermann (Drury University) (Fall 2:08)
Cons. Round 2 -
Connor Zimmermann (Drury University) won by decision over Alex Foster (Carl Albert State College) (Dec 12-7)
Cons. Round 3 - Blake Skidgel (Oklahoma State) won by fall over
Connor Zimmermann (Drury University) (Fall 1:59)
Champ. Round 1 - Donnie Hurd Iii (Labette Community College) won by fall over
Colby Allen (Drury University) (Fall 1:33)
Cons. Round 1 - Paul Garcia (Missouri Valley) won by fall over
Colby Allen (Drury University) (Fall 6:37)
Champ. Round 1 -
Peter Kuster (Drury University) won by major decision over Colt Newton (Oklahoma State) (Maj 8-0)
Quarterfinal - Dusty Hone (Oklahoma State) won by tech fall over
Peter Kuster (Drury University) (TF 17-2)
Cons. Round 2 -
Peter Kuster (Drury University) won by decision over Taylor Jokerst (Maryville University) (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Round 3 -
Peter Kuster (Drury University) won in sudden victory - 1 over Nate Keim (Central Oklahoma) (SV-1 4-2)
Cons. Semi -
Peter Kuster (Drury University) won by decision over Colby Smith (Lindenwood (Mo.)) (Dec 2-1)
3rd Place Match -
Peter Kuster (Drury University) won by decision over Danny Pucino (Illinois) (Dec 12-7)
Champ. Round 1 - Chase Diehl (SIU Edwardsville) won by decision over
Ethan Smith (Drury University) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 -
Ethan Smith (Drury University) won by forfeit over Bret Heil (Maryville University) (FF)
Cons. Round 2 -
Ethan Smith (Drury University) won by decision over Luke Rasmussent (Illinois) (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 3 -
Ethan Smith (Drury University) won by decision over Ellis Pfleger (Missouri) (Dec 11-9)
Cons. Semi -
Ethan Smith (Drury University) won by medical forfeit over Chase Diehl (SIU Edwardsville) (MFF)
3rd Place Match - Kalin Winkler (Central Oklahoma) won by fall over
Ethan Smith (Drury University) (Fall 3:00)
Champ. Round 1 - Kevin Gschwendtner (SIU Edwardsville) won by major decision over
Tucker Caswell (Drury University) (Maj 12-3)
Cons. Round 1 -
Tucker Caswell (Drury University) won by decision over William Edgar (Unattached) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 2 -
Tucker Caswell (Drury University) won by decision over Drayton Harris (Indiana) (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Kalin Winkler (Central Oklahoma) won by fall over
Tucker Caswell (Drury University) (Fall 2:05)
Gold Division (Open) 184
Kolby Estes's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Rozell Baker (McKendree University) won by major decision over
Kolby Estes (Drury University) (Maj 9-1)
Cons. Round 1 -
Kolby Estes (Drury University) received a bye () (Bye)
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