CHADRON, Neb. – After two shutout dual wins and a solid first open, Chadron State will compete in one of the largest tournaments in the country this Saturday at the UNK Open. 

A total of 13 CSC wrestlers will be among the 750-plus entrants at the massive event, hosted by the No. 1-ranked team in Division II – Nebraska Kearney.

Chadron State's top guns will not be making the trip, as several are battling injuries or looking to rest up for important competition dates ahead, like a December 5 dual against the defending national champion Lopers and the all-important Midwest Classic on December 14-15.

Live streams of each mat are available on the MIAA Network (pay-per-view) and live results are available on TrackWrestling.

Looking Back
Chadron State opened its dual schedule up with matchups against Otero Junior College and Fort Hays State and cruised, winning both duals in shutout fashion. 

RECAP: Otero/Fort Hays

The Eagles defeated Otero 54-0, then beat FHSU 40-0. Across the two duals, Chadron State won all 20 matches with six falls, five tech falls, three major decisions and three decisions. Hunter Jacobsen scored the most team points on the day with a pin plus a technical fall while Quade Smith, Tayten Gillette and Logan Berger also had two bonus point wins. 

2-for-2
Chadron State men's wrestling has won the RMAC Men's Wrestler of the Week award both times it has been eligible to do so. 

Quade Smith earned the season-opening RMAC Wrestler of the Week award on November 11 after winning the 125-pound bracket at the Dakota Wesleyan Open, where he went 5-0 with a win over a nationally ranked wrestler. 

STORY: Quade Smith Wins RMAC Wrestler of the Week

The following week (November 18), the honor went to sophomore 133-pounder Hunter Jacobsen, who earned a pin in just 1:37 against Otero plus a 19-2 tech fall win over Fort Hays State. 

STORY: Hunter Jacobsen Named RMAC Men's Wrestler of the Week

CSC's two weekly honor wins are already close to the three that the team won last season – one apiece by Keegan Gehlhausen, Mason Villwok and Cody Pinkerton.

Big Moment
True freshman Brooks Loosvelt recorded a significant win last Saturday when he upended then No. 12-ranked Matthew Rodriguez of Fort Hays State. 

Loosvelt, who is handling CSC's 184-pound duties until No. 1-ranked Keegan Gehlhausen returns from injury, beat Rodriguez via a 9-4 decision, earning two takedowns, two escapes and a riding time point. 

Loosvelt, a York, Nebraska native, went 2-0 on the day Saturday, also Otero's Jordan Harris 19-3 for a tech fall. 

National Rankings
The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) released a new set of national rankings on November 20, the first regular season update to the preseason rankings list. 

The same three Chadron State wrestlers are ranked, with two having changed positions slightly. There is no change to defending national runner-up Keegan Gehlhausen, who remains the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the nation at 184 pounds. 

Quade Smith is up a spot to No. 13 in the NWCA rankings, moving ahead of Northern State's Sloan Johansen, who Smith beat head-to-head at the DWU Open. Caleb Chavez, a grad transfer from Gannon who entered the season ranked No. 14 at 141 pounds, is now No. 15 in the latest update. 

The Open Mat's November 19 rankings list Smith at No. 17 for 125 pounds, Gehlhausen at No. 1 for 184 and sophomore Mason Villwok at No. 18 in the 197-pound rankings. 
Gehlhausen is No. 7 in The Open Mat's pound-for-pound rankings.

Entry List
Below are the wrestlers scheduled to compete at Saturday's UNK Open: Aidan Callahan (149), Zane Cullers (165), Skyler Geier-Dodson (141), Drew Janke (133), Kyle Lewis (133), Brooks Loosvelt (184), Wyatt McDermott (149), Iverson Mejia (157), Caleb Nadig (149), Cody Netherton (285), Payne Reilly (149), Logan Soileau (165) and Cyrus Wells (141).