GENEVA, Ohio – Haiden Drury and Hudson Rogers earned podium finishes Sunday at the U23 Nationals at the SPIRE Institute. Drury placed third, improving on his fourth-place finish from a year ago, while Rogers took sixth.

"Our goal was to win the U23 Nationals to put ourselves in position to make the U23 World Team," said Utah Valley head coach Adam Hall. "Although that didn't happen for any individuals, Haiden Drury and Hudson Rogers came away as U23 place winners with third- and sixth-place finishes."

Drury began his day advancing on a disqualification, then secured third place with a win over Nash Singleton (Beaver Dam Wrestling). Drury led 4-2 after the first period and extended the lead with a four-point takedown to go up 8-2. He held off Singleton to close out his tournament.

Rogers reached the semifinals with an 11-6 decision over JWC's Connor Gaynor but dropped his final three matches to finish sixth. His final bout came against James Conway, who wrestled collegiately at Missouri.

"This is an improvement from last year's performance, when we had only one place winner," Hall said. "This tournament gives us good data points to focus on for further development in our offseason training. I'm grateful for the hard work our staff put in, both in preparing the team and coaching in their corner this weekend."

Caleb Uhlenhopp and Kael Bennie both lost Sunday and did not place. Uhlenhopp fell to Tiger Style's James Conway to finish 4-2 on the weekend, while Bennie lost to Jack Wehmeyer and wrapped up with a 3-2 record.
 
Full Results
Haiden Drury              65kg                (5-1)                3^rd Place
Haiden Drury (Brunson UVRTC) over Sean Solis (MWC), DEC 9-2
Haiden Drury (Brunson UVRTC) over Ryan Hartung (BWC), TF 13-0 (5:48)
Haiden Drury (Brunson UVRTC) over Noah Tolentino (BDWR), DEC 3-2
Vince Cornella (SCRT) over Haiden Drury (UVRTC), TF 10-0 (4:17)
Haiden Drury (Brunson UVRTC) over Tahir Perkins (SKWC), DEC 13-8
Haiden Drury (Brunson UVRTC) over Nash Singleton (BDWC), DEC 8-6
 
Hudson Rogers           79kg                (4-3)                6^th Place
Hudson Rogers (Brunson UVRTC) over Nathan Barrett (EWC), TF 11-0 (3:54)
Hudson Rogers (Brunson UVRTC) over Thomas West (YWC), TF 11-0 (5:03)
Hudson Rogers (Brunson UVRTC) over Dustin Bohren (DWC), DEC 3-1
Hudson Rogers (Brunson UVRTC) over Connor Gaynor (JWC), DEC 11-6
Nicco Ruiz (AWC), over Hudson Rogers (Brunson UVRTC), TF 11-0 (2:50)
Myles Takats (BVRT) over Hudson Rogers (Brunson UVRTC), DEC 7-2
Moses Espinoza-Owens (JWC) over Hudson Rogers (Brunson UVRTC), DEC 7-3
 
 
Caleb Uhlenhopp        86kg                (4-2)                            DNP
Caleb Uhlenhopp (Brunson UVRTC) over Miles Curtis (LWC), TF 11-1 (5:03)
Caleb Uhlenhopp (Brunson UVRTC) over Cole Han-Lindmyer (STWR), TF 10-0 (3:41)
Caleb Uhlenhopp (Brunson UVRTC) over Adrian Gacek (CLRT), TF 13-2 (5:29)
Ian Bush (MWC) over Caleb Uhlenhopp (Brunson UVRTC), TF 10-0 (3:24)
Caleb Uhlenhopp (Brunson UVRTC) over Daniel Sheen (XCAW), TF 16-6 (5:43)
James Conway (DWC) over Caleb Uhlenhopp (Brunson UVRTC), TF 12-2 (3:39)
 
Kael Bennie                92kg                (3-2)                            DNP
Kael Bennie (Brunson UVRTC) over Hunter Adams (BORT), TF 10-0 (0:34)
Kael Bennie (Brunson UVRTC) over Jack Darrah (DMRT), TF 10-0 (4:43)
Kael Bennie (Brunson UVRTC) over Evan Wingrove (OHWR), TF 10-0 (2:07)
Gavin Nelson (MIRT) over Kael Bennie (Brunson UVRTC), DEC 6-1
Jack Wehmeyer (NYCR) over Kael Bennie (Brunson UVRTC), DEC 8-4