California Baptist University
Utah Valley
Leake, Morton Secure a Historic Road Dual for CBU in Orem
2/24/2024 12:31:00 PM | Wrestling
OREM--- The California Baptist University wrestling team finished the regular season off with a bang, defeating the Utah Valley Wolverines 20-17 in Orem.
The dual came down to the wire as the two programs exchanged blows through the ten matches. Clutch bonus points from Hunter Leake for and a gritty final bout from Dayne Morton secured the road dual for the Lancers.
The win gave CBU its second BIG 12 dual win of the season, marking the first time the program has recorded multiple BIG 12 victories since joining the prestigious conference. The win over the Wolverines was the first ever for CBU in the four-match history between the two programs and was the seventh dual win of the season for CBU, marking the most the program has recorded since the 2017-18 season.
The dual began at 157lbs with Chaz Hallmark facing off against Alex Emmer of the Wolverines. Hallmark recorded an early takedown on Emmer, but Emmer responded with one of his own to send the match to overtime. In the overtime period, Hallmark wrapped up Emmer for the takedown to earn the sudden victory and put three points on the board early for CBU.
The Wolverines claimed victories in the next two matches by decision to take their first lead at 6-3. Nathan Hass reclaimed the lead for the Lancers with his first ranked dual of the season. Hass defeated #28 Jacob Armstrong via a major decision and showcased dominance throughout the entirety of the match. Hass earned six takedowns during the bout while only surrendering escape points and built up over two minutes of riding time to secure four points for the Lancers.
Utah Valley resumed control of the match once again with a technical fall and decision win in the 197 and 285lb bouts, doubling up the Lancers at 14-7. #24 Elijah Griffin quickly got CBU back on the board with a major decision to close the gap to just three points. #33 Hunter Leake came up with the most important victory of the match for the Lancers against Kase Mauger of UVU. After falling behind early in the first period, 3-0, Leake dropped Mauger onto his back and pinned him in the waning second of the first period to give CBU six critical points. The win for Leake was his 10th dual win of the season, giving him the most on the team this season.
The Wolverines turned to #28 Haiden Drury to tie the match in the 141lb bout, which he did with a 3-1 decision over Darren Green. The dual would come down the final bout as Dayne Morton faced off against Isaiah Delgado with the score tied at 17 apiece. Morton started his offense quickly with an early takedown of Delgado, but Delgado escaped quickly to put the score at 3-1 after one period. Delgado would earn another escape point and a penalty point to even the score at three. In the final period, Morton fended off a fury of moves from Delgado and secured another takedown to record the 7-6 decision and give the win to the Lancers.
Utah Valley 17 CBU 20
Location: Orem, UT- Lockhart Arena
157: Chaz Hallmark (CBU) over Alex Emmer (UVU) by sudden victory (SV-1 6-3)
165: Jaxon Garoutte (UVU) over Mateo De La Pena (CBU) by decision 9-5
174: Caleb Uhlenhopp (UVU) over Peter Acciardi (CBU) by decision 3-1
184: Nathan Haas (CBU) over Jacob Armstrong (UVU) by major decision 20-6
197: Evan Bockman (UVU) over Eli Sheeren (CBU) by technical fall 17-2 (TF 17-2 7:00)
285: Chase Trussell (UVU) over Christopher Island (CBU) by sudden victory (SV-1 4-1)
125: Elijah Griffin (CBU) over Yusief Little (UVU) by major decision 10-1
133:Hunter Leake (CBU) pins Kase Mauger (UVU) (2:58)
141: Haiden Drury (UVU) over Darren Green (CBU) by decision 3-1
149: Dayne Morton (CBU) over Isaiah Delgado (UVU) by decision 7-6
NEXT: The Lancers will compete in the BIG 12 Championships in Tulsa, OK, for the second time in program history, beginning on Saturday, March 9.
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