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Men's Wrestling By Eric R. Flores, Associate A.D. for Communications

WRES | Garcia, Rider set for finals; Hermosillo finishes third

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Adams State's Brendon Garcia and Josiah Rider will be vying for NCAA Division II gold on Saturday night t the Alliant Energy PowerHouse Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Championship round will begin at 7:00 pm Central (6:00 p.m. Mountain).

In addition, Senior Noah Hermosillo finished in third place after avenging yesterday's loss.

On Saturday morning, Garcia earned his spot into the finals with an 8-4 decision over Lander's James Joplin.

Rider clinched his spot in the final in quick fashion with a fall in 1:10 over Wiconsin-Parkside's Jalen Spuhler.

Hermosillo, who entered the weekend undefeated and dropped a heartbreaking 7-6 decision in Friday night's quarterfinals, rebounded with three wins to advance to the third-place match. 

He defeated West Liberty's Jamar Williams with a 7-5 decision before downing Central Oklahoma's Gabe Johnson with an 8-5 decision and Pitt-Johnstown's Nathan Smith with a 9-3 decision.

In the third place match, Hermosillo had to battle Dominic Means of Gannon, the culprit of his lone loss from Friday night. Hermosillo was victorious as he finished with a 6-2 decision.

Going into the finals' session, the Grizzlies are sitting in sixth place in the team standings with 48.5 points.
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Players Mentioned

Noah Hermosillo

Noah Hermosillo

141/149
Redshirt Freshman
Josiah Rider

Josiah Rider

157
Redshirt Junior
Brendon Garcia

Brendon Garcia

125
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Noah Hermosillo

Noah Hermosillo

Redshirt Freshman
141/149
Josiah Rider

Josiah Rider

Redshirt Junior
157
Brendon Garcia

Brendon Garcia

Redshirt Sophomore
125

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