Lights pinned by Argos in home debut

By Havre Daily Sports Staff

In the first of two duals between in-state rivals, the No. 8 University of Providence Argos downed the Montana State University-Northern Lights 27-10 Wednesday night in Armory Gymnasium.  

The next matchup between the two nationally ranked programs will take place February 8 in Billings at Lockwood High School. The final dual will take place just prior to the start of the 2023 All-Class Wrestling Tournament to be held at MetraPark in Billings.

The Lights got wins from Tanner Cook (125 pounds), Devin Crawford (165 pounds), and NaKoda Siegel (174 pounds). Cook opened the night with a win via major decision over Deandre Coles. Crawford defeated Bridger Hall by decision 4-1, and Siegel won by decision 7-3.

On the night, the Argos took a total of seven matches including Sawyer Hobbs, who won by fall over Carl Hansen at 197 pounds, and K.C. Buday, who won by technical fall over Shane Mattson in the 285-pound matchup.

The Lights came into the match ranked seventh in the NAIA while the Argos were just one spot behind in eighth. The night saw 10 different nationally ranked wrestlers take the mat between the two programs.

The Lights will take to the road for the Grand View Open this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. The event will feature some of the top NAIA teams in the nation.

Argos 27, Lights 10

125 Tanner Cook (MSUN) def. Deandre Coles (UP) by major decision

133 Kina'u McBrayer (UP) def. Kolten Powers (MSUN) by decision 11-5

141 Dante Reviglio (UP) def. Noah McDermott (MSUN) by major decision 11-3

149 Jalen Vladic (UP) def. Martin Wilkie (MSUN) by decision 3-1

157 Aden Graves (UP) def. Ryan Graves (MSUN) by decision 14-7

165 Devin Crawford (MSUN) def. Bridger Hall (UP) by decision 4-1

174 NaKoda Siegel (MSUN) def. Jordan Komac (UP) by decision 7-3

184 Alan Bradley (UP) def. Rylin Burns (MSUN) by decision 4-2

197 Sawyer Hobbs (UP) def. Carl Hansen (MSUN) by fall

285 K.C. Buday (UP) def. Shane Mattson (MSUN) by technical fall