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Abe Hafez took down multiple ranked opponents during a 4-3 finish at the Missouri Valley Invite

Men's Wrestling

Hafez places 8th at MoVal Invite

MARSHALL, Mo. - Midway had five wrestlers make it to day two of the Missouri Valley Invitational. The Eagles came in 22nd in the 50-team field with multiple wrestlers earning ranked wins.

Abe Hafez (165) was Midway's sole placer as he finished in seventh. He took out two ranked opponents: No. 23 Tommy Wentz of Concordia (Neb.), No. 24 Angel Hernandez of Keiser (Fla.).

Two of his losses where to ranked opponents in No. 4 Dylan Whitt of Grand View (Iowa) and No. 25 William Schwertscharf of Simpson (Calif.). He finished the weekend 4-3. 

Jabril Williams (165) was one match away from placing in the 165-pound bracket. He was 4-2 on the weekend earning a ranked win over No. 22 Jayden Terronez of St. Ambrose (Iowa). 

Anthony Caruso (141) and Christopher Sperin (149) made it to day two before losing out of the tournament. Caruso's first loss was in his opening bout against No. 6 Thomas Williams of St. Thomas (Fla.). Sperin's loss came to No. 22 CJ Shadinger of  Reinhardt (Ga.).

Kyler Adams (149) was 2-2 on the weekend with one of his losses coming from Jalen Vladic of Providence (Mont.). 

Chris Begley (157), Kaleb Clark (157), Michael Colligan (174), Sebastian Hutchinson (174), and Aaron Garcia (HWT) also earned a victory on the weekend. 

"We had some guys come to this tournament for the first time and a few guys made some deep runs with five making it to day two," said head coach Kenny Mason, "This is a mini-national tournament essentially so our guys now know where they are and what needs to be done if they want to be at that next level." 

The Eagles will be back on the mat against Lindsey Wilson in their final MSC dual of the season on Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. ET. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kyler Adams

Kyler Adams

Senior
Chris Begley

Chris Begley

Sophomore
Anthony Caruso

Anthony Caruso

Graduate Student
Kaleb Clark

Kaleb Clark

Senior
Michael Colligan

Michael Colligan

Sophomore
Aaron Garcia

Aaron Garcia

Sophomore
Abe Hafez

Abe Hafez

Senior
Sebastian Hutchinson

Sebastian Hutchinson

Sophomore
Christopher Sperin

Christopher Sperin

Junior
Jabril Williams

Jabril Williams

Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Kyler Adams

Kyler Adams

Senior
Chris Begley

Chris Begley

Sophomore
Anthony Caruso

Anthony Caruso

Graduate Student
Kaleb Clark

Kaleb Clark

Senior
Michael Colligan

Michael Colligan

Sophomore
Aaron Garcia

Aaron Garcia

Sophomore
Abe Hafez

Abe Hafez

Senior
Sebastian Hutchinson

Sebastian Hutchinson

Sophomore
Christopher Sperin

Christopher Sperin

Junior
Jabril Williams

Jabril Williams

Graduate Student