PARK CITY — Texas Wesleyan University men's wrestling recorded 12 victories Saturday at the Falcon Open, highlighted by three-win performances from Wilbert Martin and Daniel Acosta.
Martin led the Rams at 285 pounds, finishing with a 3-1 record. He opened the tournament with a fall over Maddux Botma of Arizona Christian in 1 minute, 3 seconds. Martin followed with a 19-4 technical fall against Mason Harris of Benedictine before earning a quick pin over Sherman Sheldon of Embry-Riddle in 24 seconds. His only loss came against Gabe Kant of Bellevue, who recorded a fall in 6:38.
Acosta also turned in a strong performance at 165 pounds, going 3-2. He opened with a 6-15 loss to Christopher Bauer of Missouri Baptist before bouncing back with a fall over Bauer in 6:15. Acosta followed with a 3-0 decision against Tanner Faulkner of Missouri Baptist and a 6-4 decision over Caleb Juarez of Wayland Baptist. He finished the tournament with a 9-3 loss to Zander Ernst of Morningside.
D'Andre Brown posted a 2-1 record at 125 pounds. After dropping his opening match to Kaden Weber of Grand View by fall in 3:39, Brown responded with a 9-7 decision over Cesar Vasquez of Arizona Christian. He closed his tournament with a dominant 16-1 technical fall against Patrick Jones of Keiser.
At 165 pounds, Brody Gomez also collected two victories. He earned a 16-6 major decision against Waleed Khairi of Midland before defeating Lleyton Hoover of Saint Mary, 10-2. Gomez dropped a 16-6 major decision to Coen Quintana of Doane and later suffered a medical loss to Hayden Helgeson of Grand View.
Mahmoud Bakr finished 1-2 at 165 pounds, opening with a 13-4 major decision over Simon Arredondo of Concordia. Bakr then dropped a pair of matches, falling to Christopher Bauer of Missouri Baptist by fall in 6:37 and losing a close 10-9 decision to Jeremiah Drake of Missouri Baptist.
At 133 pounds, Ezequiel Valadez recorded one victory in three matches. He opened with a narrow 4-3 loss to Ben Walsh of Grand View before falling to Christian Ahren of Morningside by an 18-10 major decision. Valadez responded with a 7-3 decision over John Davis of Missouri Baptist.
Christopher Tei competed at 141 pounds, dropping both matches. He fell to Hunter Steffans of Morningside by fall in 1:17 before losing a 16-5 major decision to Brady Jackson of Wayland Baptist.
At 149 pounds, Sebestian Santibanez fell to Thomas Vasquez of Friends, 8-5.
Tristen Mayer competed at 157 pounds, dropping decisions to Jacob Briggs of Embry-Riddle, 4-1, and Dominic Tigner of Grand View, 4-2.
Landry Wilkinson went 0-2 at 174 pounds, falling to Armando Nicacio of Corban, 10-9, before dropping an 8-5 decision to June An of Wayland Baptist.
At 285 pounds, Oscar Jones suffered two losses, falling to Sherman Sheldon of Embry-Riddle by a 19-3 technical fall before losing to Devon Lolar of Saint Mary by fall in 3:25.
Texas Wesleyan's performances at the Falcon Open featured 12 victories across four weight classes, with Martin and Acosta leading the Rams with three wins apiece.
