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McMINNVILLE – Redshirt-freshmen Zach Keinonen and Carson Gooley notched Linfield Mat 'Cat Open championships and four more individuals were top-four placers for the No. 5-ranked Southern Oregon men's wrestling team on Sunday.

Keinonen's second career tournament title run included four bonus-point victories in as many matches at 133 pounds. The Newberg product opened with a pin and a major decision and closed with back-to-back technical falls, defeating unattached opponent Jayce Miller 19-4 in the final.

The 197-pound Gooley took three decisions and registered a pin en route to his first collegiate title. He won 4-1 against David Rapp of Simpson (Calif.) in his championship match.

Dylan Straley was the runner-up at 157, going 3-1 with two technical falls. The Raiders produced third-place finishers in Shaiden Carr (165), Ethan Miller (184) and Justin Tripp (285). Timothy Lopez (141) finished fourth.

The outing was SOU's first in two weeks following the holiday break. The teams starters will be back in action Friday and Saturday at the NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

COMPLETE SOU PLACERS
1st place – Zach Keinonen (133), Carson Gooley (197)
2nd place – Dylan Straley (157)
3rd place – Shaiden Carr (165), Ethan Miller (184), Justin Tripp (285)
4th place – Timothy Lopez (141)
No place – Jeremiah Gonzalez (125), Dylan Clark (141), Trevor Wolf (149)