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ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç Wrestling Club Hosting Tournament
The ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç wrestling club will host the Doc Belshaw Last Chance Invite wrestling tournament on Saturday, January 20, 2018 in the ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç HPER. The tournament is named after Doc Belshaw who coached at ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç in the 90s.
The tournament is open to all post high school wrestlers. Contestants must be eligible for collegiate competition or present proof of insurance.
ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç is currently ranked No. 3 in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Northwest Conference rankings. Five ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç students are ranked in the top 4 in their weight classes. Chris Moodry, a sophomore, civil engineering student from Gillette, WY, wresting at 149 is ranked No. 2. Riley McDowell, a junior majoring in petroleum engineering from Dewitt, IA, at the 235 weight class is ranked No. 1. At 285, ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç student Kaelan Yanak, a freshman majoring in welding technology from Eureka, MT is ranked No. 1. At 197, a recent wrestling team addition is Doug Womack, a junior majoring in Petroleum Engineering from Frenchtown, MT, is ranked 3rd.
NCAA weights will be used. Outstanding individuals will be seeded. The event will begin at 11:00am. For more information, please contact Dan Payne, ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç head wrestling coach, at 406-496-4114 (office), 406-865-0903 (cell) or email dpayne@mtech.edu.
The tournament is open to all post high school wrestlers. Contestants must be eligible for collegiate competition or present proof of insurance.
ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç is currently ranked No. 3 in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Northwest Conference rankings. Five ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç students are ranked in the top 4 in their weight classes. Chris Moodry, a sophomore, civil engineering student from Gillette, WY, wresting at 149 is ranked No. 2. Riley McDowell, a junior majoring in petroleum engineering from Dewitt, IA, at the 235 weight class is ranked No. 1. At 285, ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç student Kaelan Yanak, a freshman majoring in welding technology from Eureka, MT is ranked No. 1. At 197, a recent wrestling team addition is Doug Womack, a junior majoring in Petroleum Engineering from Frenchtown, MT, is ranked 3rd.
NCAA weights will be used. Outstanding individuals will be seeded. The event will begin at 11:00am. For more information, please contact Dan Payne, ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç head wrestling coach, at 406-496-4114 (office), 406-865-0903 (cell) or email dpayne@mtech.edu.
