MONTGOMERY, Ala.— The Montreat men's wrestling team competed at the Hawk Duals in Montgomery, Ala. Friday afternoon, squaring off against a combination of four NAIA and NCAA programs. In the event hosted by Huntingdon College, the Cavaliers dropped all four of their duals, ending fifth of five institutions and falling to 1-10 overall and 1-3 against Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) programs this season.
 
Going up against the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers to begin the day, the Cavs faced an early uphill battle. A pair of forfeits put Montreat behind out of the gate, and it secured just one triumph across the 10 weight classes. Bryson McCraw's 10-4 decision got the Cavaliers on the scoreboard, but UWSP claimed the dual, 49-3.
 
Montreat's most competitive matchup came against the Truett McConnell University Bears, a fellow AAC program that entered the day receiving votes in the latest national poll. Mikai Brinson and McCraw notched high-scoring tech falls at 141 and 157, respectively, and Dalton Towe claimed a forfeit victory at 174. Milosz Gargol tallied the most impressive win of the day, pinning the NAIA's 23^rd-ranked wrestler in the 184-lb weight class. Despite the noteworthy results, TMU scored 11 points across the final two bouts to win the dual, 35-22.
 
Brinson and Dylan Hogan proved responsible for all eight of the Cavs' points during their 42-8 defeat at the hands of the hosts. The former utilized a 19-3 tech fall to register five team points, while the latter scored an 18-13 decision; however, Huntingdon seized the other eight bouts to create the separation between the two sides.
 
The Cavaliers concluded the day by battling another NAIA team receiving votes in the national poll. Brinson and Hogan recorded decision victories at 141 and 165, respectively, but the Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders ultimately won the dual via a 44-6 scoreline.
 
Montreat stays in Montgomery, Ala. tomorrow for the Hawk Classic Open, another event hosted by Huntingdon College. Tournament bouts are slated to start at 10 a.m.
 
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 49, Montreat College 3
125: Austin Gray (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133: Aiden Fonder (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141: Riese Thornberry (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) over Mikai Brinson (Montreat) Fall 2:28
149: Maddox Rye (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) over Robert Branson (Montreat) Fall 2:04
157: Bryson McCraw (Montreat) over Connor Schenian (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) Dec 10-4
165: Josh Heuss (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) over Caleb Johnson-White (Montreat) Fall 4:22
174: Carson Trotzer (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) over Dalton Towe (Montreat) TF 16-0
184: Easton Hull (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) over Celton Littrell (Montreat) TF 15-0
197: Logan Neitzel (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) over Matthew Cranfill (Montreat) Fall 1:33
285: Blake Flach (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) over Elijah Amaya-Perez (Montreat) Dec 5-0
 
(RV) Truett McConnell University 35, Montreat College 22
125: Tyler Ramos (Truett McConnell) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133: Isaac Hall (Truett McConnell) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141: Mikai Brinson (Montreat) over Johnathan Pope (Truett McConnell) TF 26-10
149: Tyler Roth (Truett McConnell) over Robert Branson (Montreat) Fall 2:27
157: Bryson McCraw (Montreat) over Chase Bond (Truett McConnell) TF 18-0
165: Christian Anderson (Truett McConnell) over Caleb Johnson-White (Montreat) Fall 4:52
174: Dalton Towe (Montreat) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
184: Milosz Gargol (Montreat) over No. 23 William Parker (Truett McConnell) Fall 3:41
197: Spencer Fields (Truett McConnell) over Matthew Cranfill (Montreat) Fall 2:58
285: Phillip Terrell (Truett McConnell) over Elijah Amaya-Perez (Montreat) TF 17-0
 
Huntingdon College 42, Montreat College 8
125: Hinds Duncan (Huntingdon) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133: Nicholas Nguyen (Huntingdon) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141: Mikai Brinson (Montreat) over Thomas Gammill (Huntingdon) TF 19-3
149: Hudson Andrews (Huntingdon) over Robert Branson (Montreat) TF 19-3
157: Crisjaniel Martinez-Antonetty (Huntingdon) over Bryson McCraw (Montreat) Fall 1:17
165: Dylan Hogan (Montreat) over Damion Jones (Huntingdon) Dec 18-13
174: David Burgess (Huntingdon) over Dalton Towe (Montreat) Fall 3:52
184: Kevin Shaw (Huntingdon) over Milosz Gargol (Montreat) Dec 12-8
197: Nicholas Brashear (Huntingdon) over Matthew Cranfill (Montreat) Fall 0:52
285: Steven Flagg (Huntingdon) over Elijah Amaya-Perez (Montreat) Maj 11-2
 
(RV) Lindsey Wilson College 44, Montreat College 6
125: No. 20 Chase Ayers (Lindsey Wilson) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133: Alex Tabor (Lindsey Wilson) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141: Mikai Brinson (Montreat) over Arlo Laxton (Lindsey Wilson) Dec 8-6
149: No. 12 Adrian Ayala (Lindsey Wilson) over Robert Branson (Montreat) Fall 0:40
157: Brandon Irigoyen (Lindsey Wilson) over Bryson McCraw (Montreat) TF 16-1
165: Dylan Hogan (Montreat) over Baylor Brooker (Lindsey Wilson) Dec 11-8
174: Cale Johnson (Lindsey Wilson) over Dalton Towe (Montreat) Maj 13-4
184: Jostyn Zayas (Lindsey Wilson) over Celton Littrell (Montreat) Fall 1:58
197: Hunter Lehrke (Lindsey Wilson) over Matthew Cranfill (Montreat) TF 19-3
285: Jaylin Bien-Aime (Lindsey Wilson) over Elijah Amaya-Perez (Montreat) Fall 4:26
Extra: Caleb Johnson-White (Montreat) over Nicholas Hejke (Lindsey Wilson) Fall 3:42