Chadron State College Athletics

Karst posted three straight first-period falls, and breezed through the championship final with a 7-1 decision, at the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open on Sunday, competing unattached. The field contained several varsity wrestlers from Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, as well as a few from the Air Force Academy. Karst pinned an opponent from Colorado Mesa and two more from Air Force, before claiming the tourney title against another CMU opponent. He will finish his first season as an Eagle with a 17-6 record and seven pins.