Wichita, KS - Arizona Christian University's men's wrestling traveled to Wichita, Kansas and competed against Wayland Baptist and defeated them, 37-4 this past Friday. The next day on Saturday, Oct. 31, the Firestorm competed against Colby Community College in the Falcon Invite and defeated them, 54-0.
RESULTS
Colby Community College - 0, Arizona Christian - 54
- 125 lbs - Cesar Vasquez (ACU) won by decision over Ryder Dempewolf (CCC) 13-11. (ACU 3-0)
- 133 lbs - Jason Ramirez (ACU) won by pin over Hector Santana (CCC) 0:38. (ACU 9-0)
- 141 lbs - Anthony Lopez (ACU) won by pin over Jackson Grant (CCC) 2:35. (ACU 15-0)
- 149 lbs - Luca Munoz (ACU) won by tech fall over Jovanny Arellanes (CCC) 19-4 4:09. (ACU 20-0)
- 157 lbs - Jake Glade (ACU) won by tech fall over Aibar Aitkaliuly (CCC) 17-1 5:45. (ACU 25-0)
- 165 lbs - Nicholas Pina (ACU) won by pin over Ashton Keith (CCC) 6:04. (ACU 31-0)
- 174 lbs - Jacob Longcrier (ACU) won by pin over Gunner Owens (CCC) 1:40. (ACU 37-0)
- 184 lbs -Bronson Swan (ACU) won by tech fall over Unknown (CCC) 16-1 2:35. (ACU 42-0)
- 197 lbs - Brandon Townsell (ACU) won by pin over Karim Saifullin (CCC) 2:52 (ACU 48-0)
- 285 lbs - Maddux Botma (ACU) won by pin over Daylan Fairchild (CCC) 2:08. (ACU 54-0)
Wayland Baptist - 4, Arizona Christian - 37
- 125 lbs - Julio Gonzales (ACU) won by decision over Kyren Ramos (WBU) 10-4. (ACU 3-0)
- 133 lbs - Jason Ramirez (ACU) won by pin over Jacob Baltierra (CCC) 1:28. (ACU 9-0)
- 141 lbs - Michael Trujillo (ACU) won by major decision over Brady Jackson (CCC) 8-0. (ACU 13-0)
- 149 lbs - Jaden Two Lance (WBU) won by major decision over Channing Porter (ACU) 11-0. (ACU 13-4)
- 157 lbs - Pablo Macias (ACU) won by tech fall over Karsten Jensen (WBU) 20-3 6:29. (ACU 18-4)
- 165 lbs - Nicholas Pina (ACU) won by decision over Caleb Juarez (WBU) 7-6. (ACU 21-4)
- 174 lbs - Payton Wayman (ACU) won by decision over June An (WBU) 8-6. (ACU 24-4)
- 184 lbs - Bronson Swan (ACU) won by major decision over Cash Williams (WBU) 11-0. (ACU 28-4)
- 197 lbs - Justus Ghaster (ACU) won by sudden victory over Roman Nino (WBU) 4-1 (ACU 31-4)
- 285 lbs - Maddux Botma (ACU) won by pin over Ethan Salazar (WBU) 5:46. (ACU 37-4)
Thoughts from Coach Butterfield
"This weekend our team traveled out to Wichita, KS to compete in duals on Friday and the Falcon Open on Saturday. Our guys represented us extremely well on the mat between both days. Friday we went 2-0 in duals, winning 19 out of 20 total matches and dominating from start to finish against both Wayland Baptist University and Colby Community College.
Payton Wayman highlighted the dual against Wayland Baptist as he defeated the #24 wrestler in the country at 174 lbs. The following day, we entered about 20 wrestlers into the 2026 Falcon Open Elite division. This tournament is a great kickoff to the year as it is one of the toughest tournaments in the country, and it also takes place in the same arena where nationals is held.
Mikee Trujillo placed 3rd at 141 lbs, along with freshman
Maddux Botma placing 4th in his first ever collegiate wrestling tournament at heavyweight. Freshman
AJ Lopez also went 5-1 on the day, meeting his match limit which did not allow him to wrestle through to 3rd place.
Jake Glade (4-2) and
Channing Porter (5-1) also had great days in which they both wrestled 6 matches and were unable to continue wrestling in their brackets due to their match limits. JJ Ramirez and
Jacob Longcrier highlighted the day at the Falcon Open, with JJ Ramirez becoming ACU's all-time career wins leader with his 72nd career win in the 2nd round of the tournament.
Jacob Longcrier also defeated the #8 ranked wrestler in the country at 174 lbs as he defeated Jake Prudek of Doane in his first match of the day. We could not be more proud of our guys as they competed extremely well between two tough days of wrestling. God truly has great plans for this team."
Next Up
On Saturday, the Firestorm will travel to Fresno, CA to compete in the Bill Musick Open.
