Pembroke, N.C. — The King University men's wrestling team went to the PJ Smith Pembroke Open, where they competed against multiple teams in the region. King had two athletes reach the championship round: Adan Estrada and Joe Bertrand. Bertrand was able to finish in first at 174 lbs.
Bertrand had a clean route to the finals, with the first bout won by forfeit to start his day. He then won the next two bouts to send him to the finals by major decision, 11-3 in the first match and 11-0 in the second one. He entered the final match looking to come away with the win. Bertrand won the final at 174 lbs. in a tech fall in 4:36.
Estrada competed in the 141 weight class, where he went undefeated to earn his place in the first-place bout. He started the day winning by tech fall 20-5, then coming back from that to win the next bout by pin in 1:56. The next bout, he had a better opponent, and he won by major decision, 17-6. He went into the championship match falling by pin, earning second place in the tournament.
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Nick Anderson battled his way through the day, winning his first two bouts by major decision 10-1 and decision 7-5. He fell in the semifinals and headed to the third-place match, where he won with a decision victory, 4-1.
Yamil Rashid won his first two matches of the day, the first by pin in 2:19 and the second by decision 5-2. He fell in the semifinals and then in the third-place bout, finishing fourth.
Orrin King finished the day in fourth place, winning his first two matches with a DEF at 1:03 and a pin at 4:11. King fell in the next two matches to hold onto the fourth-place spot.
Luke Justice lost his first bout of the day and then bounced back, winning the next two matches by pin in 1:18 and 2:13, respectively. He won his fourth bout of the day to send him into the fifth-place match in a tech fall, 17-2. He finished his day winning the fifth-place bout by pin in 2:49.
Drayk Bunn battled his way to seventh place overall on the day. Falling in two bouts and winning the two others he competed in, he won the first match by pin in 18 seconds and by decision in his third match, 8-4.
King results at PJ Smith Pembroke Open
174 — Joe Bertrand: 1st place (4-0)
141 — Adan Estrada: 2nd place (3-1)
125 — Nick Anderson: 3rd place (3-1)
184 — Yamil Rashid: 4th place (2-2)
285 — Orrin King: 4th place (2-2)
197 — Luke Justice: 5th place (4-1)
184 — Drayk Bunn: 8th place (2-2)
125 — Phoenix Ayers: (2-2)
125 — Phoenix Sandifer: (0-2)
133 — David Clark: (0-2)
133 — Will Holloway: (2-2)
141 — Wyatt Rogers: (2-2)
149 — Lewis Allen: (2-2)
157 — Race Scalici: (0-2)
157 — Dawson Trentham: (0-2)
165 — Ayden Hood: (1-2)
184 — Mason Butler: (1-2)
184 — Josef Pociask: (0-2)
197 — Josian Hernandez: (1-2)
Up next
The Tornado will be coming home for the first match this season against Allen on Saturday, November 14, and then hosting their own King Open on November 15.
