COMPLETE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

ATHERTON, Calif. – Southern Oregon 174-pounder Alex Hernandez and 197-pounder Andrew Herrera won titles, and two other Raiders advanced to the finals in the Menlo Invitational on Saturday at Haynes-Prim Pavilion.

Hernandez, a redshirt-freshman ranked No. 11 in the NAIA at 174, needed just a 20-1 technical fall over Juan Ruiz before taking a win by medical forfeit in the final. Herrera, a junior, won three times – starting with pins over Menlo (Calif.)'s Cameron Bauman and teammate Brayden Clayburn, and finishing with an 8-5 decision against Wesley Wilson of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Evan Potter, the NAIA's No. 2-ranked 133-pounder, opened with a semifinal pin of unattached wrestler Kyle Jeong. He took his first loss of the season in the first-place match, dropping a 5-3 decision to Menlo's No. 17-ranked Jovan Garcia.

Andres Ramirez was the other Raider finalist at 157, earning back-to-back decisions against unattached Josiah Hurd (9-5) and teammate Hunter Harwood (5-2) before falling by 11-3 major decision to Menlo's No. 6 Abraham Del Toro in the championship.

Five Raiders checked in with third-place finishes: Aaron Gandara (149 pounds), Dylan Straley (157), Jordan Faifai (165), Kabb Christensen (184) and Antonio Garcia (285).

The Raiders return to dual action next week, visiting Arizona Christian on Friday and Vanguard (Calif.) on Jan. 14.

COMPLETE SOU PLACES
1^st place – Alex Hernandez (174), Andrew Herrera (197)
2^nd place – Evan Potter (133), Andres Ramirez (157)
3^rd place – Aaron Gandara (149), Dylan Straley (157), Jordan Faifai (165), Kabb Christensen (184), Antonio Garcia (285)
4^th place – Simon Graeber (133), Anthony Perez (141), Juan Ruiz (174), Fabian Miranda-Walls (184)
No place – Nolan Randles (149), Hunter Harwood (157), Travis Thorpe (157), Ayden Wolgamott (165), Brayden Clayburn (197), John White (197), Ben Hughes (197), Jaden Martin (285)