INDIANAPOLIS – A day removed from the Greyhound Duals which saw the No. 24-ranked Maryville Wrestling team go 2-1, Hudson Hackbarth, a redshirt-freshman at 141, placed third among a stacked field at the Greyhound Open.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The tournament, hosted by the University of Indianapolis, featured wrestlers from numerous NCAA Division I programs such as Purdue, Indiana and Illinois. Hackbarth went 5-1 on the day for his third-place finish. After receiving a bye, he earned a first-period fall against Mount St. Josephs' Reece Chagman.
 
That win fired Hackbarth up as he went on to major Illinois' Jackson Herman 12-3. Another big win over a division I foe came in the quarters as he defeated Michigan State's Sean Larkin 14-1. Hackbarth finally fell in the semis, winning the remainder of his matches by no contest.
 
JP Homfeld, also in the 141 bracket with Hackbarth, earned three-straight wins to start his day before falling in the quarterfinals and consolation bracket to end his day.
 
Other notable performances include heavyweight Orest Nazarchuk grabbing a fall and a win by sudden victory, and Caden Gousetis going 3-2 out of the 184 class.
 
UP NEXT
The Saints will make their final adjustments head of the GLVC tournament which begins on Sunday, Feb. 16.