MITCHELL, S.D. – Logan Berger (174 pounds) and Brooks Loosvelt (184 pounds) each went 4-2 and placed fourth in their respective brackets to highlight the Chadron State performances at the DWU Open, hosted by Dakota Wesleyan, on Saturday in CSC's first competition of the season.

Berger, who is nationally-ranked at 165 pounds and plans to eventually compete there this season, still suited up at the 174-pound weight that he has wrestled at for the past three seasons and excelled. After a major decision in round one, Berger bounced back from a quarterfinal loss to Augustana's No. 4-ranked Coy Gunderson (the eventual bracket champion) to win three consecutive matches in the consolation bracket, highlighted by a 17-2 tech fall win over a wrestler from Doane. Berger suffered another setback in the third-place match to another Augustana wrestler, Gunner Mullen.

Sophomore Brooks Loosvelt, set to take over full-time as CSC's 184-pounder for All-American and former national runner-up Keegan Gehlhausen, got off to a strong start with a fourth-place finish in Mitchell. Loosvelt needed overtime to win his first-round match, then fell to Northern State's Kane Larson in the quarterfinal. Loosvelt recovered with a 21-5 tech over Nebraska-Kearney's Jaeston Delano, then added a forfeit and a hard-fought 4-1 decision over Fort Hays's Ernesto Duenez where Loosvelt secured a three-point takedown at the buzzer to break a 1-1 tie. That put the York, Nebraska native into the third-place match against Larson, but the NSU wrestler beat Loosvelt for the second time on the day.

Chadron State had 26 wrestlers compete on Saturday, and two others in addition to Berger and Loosvelt finished with a winning record. Skyler Geier-Dodson went 3-2 at 141 pounds, beating wrestlers from Sioux Falls, Bismarck and Augustana. 

Beyond Berger's placing at 174, Layne Davidson also had a strong day at 3-2. After an opening round loss, Davidson earned a pin of Minot's Rocker Aguilar, a major over Doane's James Porpora and a decision win over Fort Hays's Griffin Mitchell before a consolation fourth-round loss.

Wrestlers who went 2-2 include Grand Island, Nebraska's Rudy Rodriguez at 125 pounds, fifth-year Kyle Lewis at 133 pounds, 149-pounder Aidan Callahan and 165-pounder Zane Cullers. 

Riley Bishop (125), Drew Janke (141), Kirk Wilson (141), Caleb Nadig (149), Lincoln Young (149), Wyatt McDermott (157), Iverson Mejia (157), RIley Scott (157), Logan Soileau (165) and Payton Pacheco (197) all won one match. In a bracketing quirk, Nadig's one win was against his teammate, Young, while Nadig also lost to teammate Aidan Callahan.

Also competing for the Eagles were Jack Glendy (133), Logan Zimmerman (149), Maddux Hintz (157), Dominic Joyce (174), Zane Thompsen (174), Aiden Russell (174), Cody Netherton (285) and Caleb Schwedtfeger (285).

The Eagles will get their dual schedule underway next Thursday, when CSC hosts No. 2-ranked Nebraska-Kearney  at home in the Chicoine Center.