Joe Beck Finishes Second, Seven Griffins Place at Spartan Invite

January 13, 2024

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Fontbonne University men's wrestling team did not travel very far in this cold snowy Saturday as they competed at the Spartan Invite hosted by Missouri Baptist University.

"We're definitely making steps in the right direction," said head coach Chad Cook. "We were able to wrestle with great pace at times and break our opponents, now the goal is to do that for an entire day and bring home some championships!

Open 125

Daniel Bauer's place is 4th and has scored 11.0 team points.

Round 1 - Daniel Bauer (Fontbonne) won by fall over Gavin Patterson (Fontbonne) (Fall 1:29)
Round 2 - John Davis (Missouri Baptist University) won by decision over Daniel Bauer (Fontbonne) (Dec 8-3)
Round 3 - Daniel Bauer (Fontbonne) won by fall over Zach Lewis (Midway University) (Fall 6:46)
Round 4 - John Raymundo (University of the Ozarks) won by decision over Daniel Bauer (Fontbonne) (Dec 15-10)
Round 5 - Shelton Chastain (University of the Ozarks) won by fall over Daniel Bauer (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:43)

Open 125

Gavin Patterson's place is 6th and has scored 4.0 team points.

Round 1 - Daniel Bauer (Fontbonne) won by fall over Gavin Patterson (Fontbonne) (Fall 1:29)
Round 2 - Zach Lewis (Midway University) won by fall over Gavin Patterson (Fontbonne) (Fall 1:50)
Round 3 - John Raymundo (University of the Ozarks) won by fall over Gavin Patterson (Fontbonne) (Fall 3:42)
Round 4 - Shelton Chastain (University of the Ozarks) won by tech fall over Gavin Patterson (Fontbonne) (TF 20-3)
Round 5 - John Davis (Missouri Baptist University) won by fall over Gavin Patterson (Fontbonne) (Fall 1:15)

Open 133

Eric Harmon's place is 5th and has scored 8.0 team points.

Round 1 - Daryl Mills (Missouri Baptist University) won by fall over Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:04)
Round 2 - Carter Taylor (University of the Ozarks) won by fall over Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:34)
Round 3 - Gatlin Taylor (Williams Baptist) won by fall over Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:40)
Round 4 - Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) won by fall over Tyrique Simms (Midway University) (Fall 0:23)
Round 5 - Dillon Witt (Missouri Baptist University) won by fall over Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) (Fall 3:00)

Open 157

Joe Beck's place is 2nd and has scored 17.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Joe Beck (Fontbonne) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Joe Beck (Fontbonne) won by decision over James Johnson (University of the Ozarks) (Dec 9-5)
Semifinal - Joe Beck (Fontbonne) won by fall over Ethan Norton (University of the Ozarks) (Fall 3:39)
1st Place Match - Joel Campbell (Missouri Baptist University) won by major decision over Joe Beck (Fontbonne) (Maj 10-1)

Open 165

Stephen Bell's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Stephen Bell (Fontbonne) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jonathan Vizcarrondo (Williams Baptist) won by tech fall over Stephen Bell (Fontbonne) (TF 19-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Leonides Ruvalcaba (Missouri Baptist University) won by tech fall over Stephen Bell (Fontbonne) (TF 23-7)

Open 165

Micah Dennis's place is 6th and has scored 8.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) won by decision over Michael Colligan (Midway University) (Dec 14-10)
Semifinal - Tony Connor (Missouri Baptist University) won by decision over Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Semi - Cooper Dunn (Missouri Baptist University) won by medical forfeit over Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) (MFF)
5th Place Match - Daylon Stafford (Midway University) won by medical forfeit over Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) (MFF)

Open 174

Harry Rodriguez's place is 8th and has scored 3.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Jakob Wilcox (Williams Baptist) won by decision over Harry Rodriguez (Fontbonne) (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Nick Keim (Missouri Baptist University) won by major decision over Harry Rodriguez (Fontbonne) (Maj 14-2)
7th Place Match - Joel Alvarado (University of the Ozarks) won by medical forfeit over Harry Rodriguez (Fontbonne) (MFF)

Open 174

Connor Morin's place is 5th and has scored 8.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Connor Morin (Fontbonne) won by decision over Dominic Calvin (Missouri Baptist University) (Dec 8-4)
Semifinal - Sebastian Hutchinson (Midway University) won by major decision over Connor Morin (Fontbonne) (Maj 14-5)
Cons. Semi - Nick Keim (Missouri Baptist University) won by fall over Connor Morin (Fontbonne) (Fall 1:12)
5th Place Match - Connor Morin (Fontbonne) won by decision over Jakob Wilcox (Williams Baptist) (Dec 10-4)

Up Next

The Griffins return to action at Senior Day on Sunday, Jan. 21 as they host Eureka at 3 p.m.