RENO, Nev. – Tanner Fischer was the first Southern Oregon wrestler to reach the quarterfinals in two years at the Reno Tournament of Champions, and he and Devin Poppen were one win short of placing Thursday for the Raiders.

SOU was 15th of 25 teams in the points standings.

Fischer, ranked fourth in the NAIA at 197 pounds, entered the tournament with an 11-2 record and won his first three matches. He started with pins of Cal Poly's Willem de Boer in 3:44 and Clackamas's Darry Aiello in 1:06, then advanced to the quarters with a 6-4 decision over JJ Dixon. 

The Citadel's Sawyer Root sent Fischer to the consolation bracket in a 12-4 major decision. Fischer forfeited his final match.

At 149, Poppen picked up five wins on the day, all by fall. His first lasted 4:14 against The Citadel's Selyn chon Porter before losing to Cameron Haddock, 6-3. He stayed alive with four consecutive pins – of Cal Poly's Wyatt Cornelison (0:21) and Tyler Schilling (4:45), unattached opponent Landon Knutzen (1:41), and The Citadel's Doug Gudenburr (2:00). His final consolation went down as a no-contest against Embry-Riddle's David Salazar.

Pancho Barrera (125) was the other Raider to pick up multiple wins on the day.

SOU will next be in action at the NWCA-NAIA National Duals on Jan. 4-5 in Louisville, Ky.

197 – Tanner Fischer
Round 1 – Fischer p. Willem de Boer, Cal Poly, 3:44.
Round 2 – Fischer p. Darryl Aiello, Clackamas, 1:06.
Round 3 – Fischer dec. JJ Dixon, unattached, 6-4.
Quarterfinals – Sawyer Root, The Citadel, major dec. Fischer, 12-4.
Consolation Quarterfinals – Mark Penyacsek, Cal State Bakersfield, def. Fischer by medical forfeit.

125 – Pancho Barrera
Round 1 – Barrera received a bye.
Round 2 – Barrera dec. Benjamin Martinez, Cal Poly, 3-2.
Round 3 – Justin Portillo, Grandview, dec. Barrera, 10-3.
Consolation R3 – Barrera dec. Nathan Kiddo, Umpqua CC, 11-5.
Consolation R4 – Logan Griffin, Michigan State, dec. Barrera, 7-2.

141 – Zack Wigzell
Round 1 – Wigzell received a bye.
Round 2 – Durbin Lloren, unattached, p. Wigzell, 1:59.
Consolation R2 – Wigzell received a bye.
Consolation R3 – Grayson Brenna, Grandview, p. Wigzell, 1:25.

149 – Devin Poppen​​​​​​​
Round 1 – Poppen p. Selyn chon Porter, The Citadel, 4:15.
Round 2 – Cameron Haddock, unattached, dec. Poppen, 6-3.
Consolation R2 – Poppen p. Wyatt Cornelison, Cal Poly, 0:21.
Consolation R3 – Poppen p. Tyler Schilling, Cal Poly, 4:45.
Consolation R4 – Poppen p. Landon Knutzen, unattached, 1:41.
Consolation R5 – Poppen p. Doug Gudenburr, The Citadel, 2:00.
Consolation R6 – David Salazar, Embry-Riddle, def. Poppen (no contest).

149 – Chandler Michael
Round 1 – Michael p. Tony Negron, unattached, 6:28.
Round 2 – Dustin Hone, Oklahoma State, major dec. Michael, 16-6.
Consolation R2 – Silas Lagroue, Simpson, def. Michael by medical forfeit.

149 – Justin Acuff
Round 1 – Acuff received a bye.
Round 2 – Peyton Omania, unattached, dec. Acuff, 6-1.
Consolation R2 – Selwyn chon Porter, The Citadel, dec. Acuff, 7-1.

157 – JJ Talavera​​​​​​​
Round 1 – Talavera received a bye.
Round 2 – Jared Hill, Stanford, dec. Talavera, 6-0.
Consolation R2 – Talavera dec. Esteban Molina, unattached, 7-0.
Consolation R3 – Ronaldo Rodriguez-Spencer, Grandview, p. Talavera, 6:59.

165 – Cody Stahl
Round 1 – Stahl received a bye.
Round 2 – Ryan Niven, Grandview, p. Stahl, 1:17.
Consolation R2 – Kyle Snelling, unattached, tech. fall Stahl, 22-6.

174 – Hunter Hodges
Round 1 – Hodges received a bye.
Round 2 – Hodges disqualified against Reed South, Cal State Bakersfield, 4:24.
Consolation R2 – Josh Hammers, Umpqua CC, def. Hodges by forfeit.

184 – C.J. McKinnis​​​​​​​
Round 1 – Martin Duane, The Citadel, dec. McKinnis, 10-8.
Consolation R1 – McKinnis p. John Halajian, Cal Baptist, 3:00.
Consolation R2 – Antonio Agee, Old Dominion, tech. fall McKinnis, 17-1.

197 – Tanner Fischer
Round 1 – Fischer p. Willem de Boer, Cal Poly, 3:44.
Round 2 – Fischer p. Darryl Aiello, Clackamas, 1:06.
Round 3 – Fischer dec. JJ Dixon, unattached, 6-4.
Quarterfinals – Sawyer Root, The Citadel, major dec. Fischer, 12-4.
Consolation Quarterfinals – Mark Penyacsek, Cal State Bakersfield, def. Fischer by medical forfeit.

285 – Max Hane​​​​​​​
Round 1 – Hane received a bye.
Round 2 – Hane tech. fall Hunter Hart, Southwestern Oregon CC, 15-0.
Round 3 – Brian Andrews, Wyoming, tech. fall Hane, 18-2.
Consolation R3 – Ali Wahab, Old Dominion, def. Hane by medical forfeit.

285 – Ryland Boyer
Round 1 – Dallas O'Bryan, Umpqua CC, dec. Boyer, 5-1.
Consolation R1 – Boyer received a bye.
Consolation R2 – Garrette Branson, Embry-Riddle, dec. Boyer, 10-8.