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PARK CITY, Kan. – Evan Potter advanced to the 141-pound quarterfinals and Southern Oregon pushed four more wrestlers through to the second of three days at the NAIA Championships on Thursday at Hartman Arena.

Potter, the top seed in his bracket, survived a first-round scare against Domenico DiGena of Reinhardt (Ga.), prevailing by 3-2 decision with a third-period escape. Vying for his third All-America honor, the junior cruised through the second round with a 6-0 win over No. 16 seed Thomas Williams of St. Thomas (Fla.) to bring his season record to 25-1. He'll meet the No. 9 seed, Life (Ga.)'s Bret Minor, in Friday's quarterfinal round.

The Raiders finished the day tied for 14^th place in the team standings. They still have Aaron Gandara (157 pounds), Dylan Straley (157), Alex Hernandez (174) and Andrew Herrera alive in their respective consolation brackets.

Gandara, a No. 11 seed, and Hernandez, a No. 9 seed, both won their first-round matches and picked up consolation victories after stumbling in the second round. Straley and Herrera, both unseeded, had to upset No. 10 seeds to keep their seasons alive. Straley took his first consolation match by major decision and then outlasted Providence (Mont.)'s Bridger Hall, 14-11. Herrera took a 4-2 decision from Ryker Blackburn of Saint Mary (Kan.).

Friday's first session begins at 9 a.m. PST, and the second will go through the championship bracket semifinals and the consolation All-America rounds. The finals and consolation placement matches are set for Saturday.

COMPLETE SOU RESULTS
125 – Vonn Fenn
R1 – No. 7 Conner Diamond, Lindsey Wilson, dec. Fenn, 4-0
Consolation R1 – Fenn dec. No. 10 Adonis Boyd, Cumberlands, 13-7
Consolation R2 – No. 8 Angel Banda, Reinhardt, p. Fenn, 3:22

133 – No. 9 Simon Graeber
R1 – Graeber p. Devin Avedissian, Doane, 6:45
R2 – No. 8 Andrew Voiles, Southeastern, major dec. Graeber, 10-2
Consolation R2 – Randy Frailey, Siena Heights, major dec. Graeber, 13-5

141 – No. 1 Evan Potter
R1 – Potter dec. Domenico DiGena, Reinhardt, 3-2
R2 – Potter dec. No. 16 Thomas Williams, St. Thomas, 6-0

141 – Anthony Perez
R1 – No. 3 Tyree Johnson, Life, dec. Perez, 11-8 (SV)
Consolation R1 – No. 14 Taylor Vasquez, Morningside, dec. Perez, 12-5

149 – Travis Thorpe
R1 – No. 1 Blake Gonzalez, Grand View, tech. fall Thorpe, 19-4
Consolation R1 – Bye
Consolation R2 – No. 15 Chris Kelly, Southeastern, dec. Thorpe, 8-4

157 – No. 11 Aaron Gandara
R1 – Gandara tech. fall Johnathon Vincent, York, 16-0
R2 – No. 6 Dylan Whitt, Grand View, dec. Gandara 7-2
Consolation R2 – Gandara dec. Josey Jernegan, Saint Mary, 4-2

157 – Dylan Straley
R1 – No. 9 Francis Morrissey, Ottawa, dec. Straley, 10-3
Consolation R1 – Straley major dec. Kael Bunce, William Penn, 15-6
Consolation R2 – Straley dec. No. 10 Bridger Hall, Providence, 14-11

174 – No. 9 Alex Hernandez
R1 – Hernandez dec. Brenden Parks, Missouri Valley, 13-6
R2 – No. 8 Cory Cannan, Lindsey Wilson, dec. Hernandez, 5-3
Consolation R2 – Hernandez major dec. Sam York, Indiana Tech, 14-4

197 – Andrew Herrera
R1 – No. 8 Garavous Kouekabakilaho, Grand View, dec. Herrera, 10-3
Consolation R1 – Bye
Consolation R2 – Herrera dec. No. 10 Ryker Blackburn, Saint Mary, 4-2