PARK CITY, Kan. – The Spartan Men's Wrestling team competed in the Falcon Invite hosted by Friends University on Saturday. In all, nine wrestlers took the mat for MBU. The tournament saw entries from 24 schools at the tournament held at Hartmann Arena in Park City, Kan.
 
While the tournament did not determine team scores, the were a few young Spartans who stood out individually for their performance.
 
One of the most successful Spartans on the day was freshman Joel Campbell in the 149-pound weight class.  Campbell won his first match by fall over Devin Padilla of Northwestern (Iowa) at the 6:04 mark.  He lost by technical fall in his next match to Nathan Lendt of Doane University, who is the 13th-ranked wrestler in the NAIA at 149 pounds. Lendt would go on to win first place in this tournament. Following that loss, Campbell went on to win two more matches by fall, before losing by decision in the third round of the consolation bracket.
 
At 174 pounds, freshman Camden Meeks followed a similar path to Campbell. He made short work of his opening match, getting the fall over Max Demann of the University of St. Mary after only 1:01. He lost his next match by decision before winning back-to-back matches in the consolation bracket. His day ended with a 9-5 decision loss to Cayden Felts of Carl Albert State (Okla.).
 
Campbell and Meeks were the only two MBU wrestlers to finish the day with more wins that losses.
 
At 133 Pounds, Dillon Witt held his own the championship bracket before falling in his third match. He won his first match by fall as the buzzer sounded on the first period. He then moved on with a technical fall (17-0) over Cedric Abney of Jarvis Christian University (Texas). In his next two matches he lost by pin in the final minute of the match. On the day he had two wins and two defeats.
 
Other wrestlers of note for the Spartans were Trentin Helton at 165 pounds and 141 pounder ET Rodgers. Both finished with two wins and two losses.
 
Also competing for the Spartans were Dominic Calvin, Hunter Atwell, Jacob Bader, and Ryder Hayes.
 
The Spartans will host a tri-dual with Fontbonne University and Quincy University on Wednesday, November 9.  Those matches will get underway at 6:30 p.m.