CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The No. 5-ranked Southern Oregon men's wrestling team will fight for fifth place at the NWCA-NAIA National Duals after defeating No. 10 Providence (Mont.) 22-20 in the first round, falling 21-10 to No. 4 Indiana Tech in the quarterfinals, and beating No. 11 Doane (Neb.) 27-14 in a consolation dual Friday at the UNI-Dome.

Junior 157-pounder Avant Stepherson, ranked No. 13 in the NAIA, shined with a pair of top-five wins. His 9-3 upset of top-ranked Hunter Hobbs swung the team result against Providence, which No. 2 Asher Ruchti clinched on a win by fall with SOU leading 16-15 entering his 197-pound match. Tyler Rhue (141) added a pin earlier in the contest and another against Doane.

Sophomore 125-pounder Isaac Hampton had another standout day for the Raiders, whose overall record went to 7-1. The No. 8-ranked Newberg product opened with a shutout major decision over Providence's No. 11 Kobi Johnson and he started the Indiana Tech dual with an 8-4 win against Allen Calderon. In the Doane matchup, he took top-ranked Ray Ray Harris to overtime before losing in a 4-1 sudden victory.

Heavyweight Sebastian Echeverria banked upset victories in both of his appearances. He defeated No. 13 Johnny Cruz of Indiana Tech of 4-2 decision and No. 18 Eli Criblez of Doane by 8-3 decision.

Ruchti, Kolton Malone (149) and Adrian Chavez-Morales (184) joined Echeverria, Hampton, Rhue and Stepherson with two wins apiece.

The Raiders will meet No. 6-ranked Oklahoma City at 7 a.m. PT Saturday for a spot in the fifth-place dual against Providence or No. 13 Cumberlands (Ky.). The losers will face off for seventh place.

ROUND OF 16
No. 5 Southern Oregon 22, No. 10 Providence (Mont.) 20
125 – No. 8 Isaac Hampton, SOU, major dec. No. 11 Kobi Johnson, 8-0. (4-0)
133 – Blake Woolsey, UP, p. No. 5 Kyle Sieminski, 6:48. (4-6)
141 – Tyler Rhue, SOU, p. Koen Shigemoto, 2:23. (10-6)
149 – No. 11 Kolton Malone, SOU, dec. Tristan Bremer, 8-6. (13-6)
157 – No. 13 Avant Stepherson, SOU, dec. No. 1 Hunter Hobbs, 9-3. (16-6)
165 – No. 22 Jalen Vladic, UP, dec. No. 17 Cole Zoller, 4-1 (SV-1). (16-9)
174 – No. 21 Brady Ellison, UP, dec. No. 12 Braylin Ruchti, 7-1. (16-12)
184 – No. 3 Sawyer Hobbs, UP, dec. No. 8 Adrian Chavez-Morales, 1-0. (16-15)
197 – No. 2 Asher Ruchti, SOU, p. Brady Armstrong, 3:55. (22-15)
285 – Gabriel Finley, UP, tech. fall Justin Tripp, 15-0. (22-20)

QUARTERFINALS
No. 4 Indiana Tech 21, No. 5 Southern Oregon 10
125 – No. 8 Isaac Hampton, SOU, dec. Allen Calderon, 8-4. (0-3)
133 – No. 3 Luke Rioux, IT, major dec. No. 5 Kyle Sieminski, 17-4. (4-3)
141 – No. 10 Conner Kimbrough, IT, dec. Tyler Rhue, 6-5. (7-3)
149 – No. 6 Mike Loney, IT, dec. No. 11 Kolton Malone, 4-2. (10-3)
157 – No. 13 Avant Stepherson, SOU, dec. No. 5 Vinnie Abbey, 9-6. (10-6)
165 – No. 2 Jonathan Kervin, IT, tech. fall No. 17 Cole Zoller, 20-4. (15-6)
174 – No. 15 Landon Buchanan, IT, dec. No. 18 Jackson Potts, 6-1. (18-4)*
184 – No. 8 Adrian Chavez-Morales, SOU, dec. Michael Durham, 7-1. (18-7)
197 – No. 6 Nathan Critchfield, IT, dec. No. 2 Asher Ruchti, 10-3. (21-7)
285 – Sebastian Echeverria, SOU, dec. No. 13 Johnny Cruz, 4-2. (21-10)
*SOU penalized two points for unsportsmanlike conduct

CONSOLATION
No. 5 Southern Oregon 27, No. 11 Doane (Neb.) 14
125 – No. 1 Ray Ray Harris, DU, dec. No. 8 Isaac Hampton, 4-1 (SV-1). (0-3)
133 – No. 7 Matthew Terrence, DU, dec. Zach Keinonen, 2-0. (0-6)
141 – Tyler Rhue, SOU, p. Tristen Brown, 1:40. (6-6)
149 – No. 11 Kolton Malone, SOU, tech. fall No. 23 Quentyn Frank, 16-0. (11-6)
157 – No. 8 Benjamin Miller, DU, dec. No. 13 Avant Stepherson, 15-10. (11-9)
165 – No. 17 Cole Zoller, SOU, major dec. Edward Ramirez, 9-0. (15-9)
174 – No. 12 Braylin Ruchti, SOU, p. No. 20 Jake Prudek, 4:44. (21-9)
184 – No. 1 Tyson Beauperthuy, DU, tech. fall No. 8 Adrian Chavez-Morales, 22-5. (21-14)
197 – No. 2 Asher Ruchti, SOU, dec. No. 12 Jaren Jackson, 10-5. (24-14)
285 – Sebastian Echeverria, SOU, dec. No. 18 Eli Criblez, 10-3. (27-14)