FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Despite a scary moment in a semifinal match Sunday, the Linfield men's wrestling team had a lot of positives to point to following the Mike Clock Open. 
 
Wildcats junior Ethan Ensrud won four of his six matches to reach the podium, finishing fourth at the 13-team tournament to lead the Wildcats. One of his wins was by medical forfeit over teammate Jonathan Fagen, who was injured earlier in the day in his semifinal match at 197 pounds. 
 
Facing Tejvir Dhinsa, who placed 12th at the U20 World Championships this year for Team Canada, Fagen attempted a mat return known as a "salto," and the two wrestlers ended up hitting heads violently. That knocked Fagen out of the tournament. Dhinsa went on to place first.   
 
"He's going to be okay, but that was definitely scary," coach Frank Johnson said of Fagen. 
 
Wildcats freshmen Nestor Diaz and Roan Zigenis won their first collegiate matches on Sunday as well. Diaz beat Shasta College's Garrison Palmer by a 9-3 decision and Zigenis pinned Shasta's Sequoyah Benally then won by medical forfeit over Southern Oregon's John White.

Graduate student Divenson Willis, who is a member of the Linfield football team this fall and was on the field for Saturday's win over Pacific Lutheran, turned around and wrestled Sunday at the Mike Clock tournament. He's normally a 197-pound wrestler, but bumped up a weight class to heavyweight this week. Giving up more than 60 pounds to each of his competitors, he nonetheless split his four matches with two wins and two losses. 
 
"We had a lot of ups and downs today in terms of performance, but our guys can be really proud of their effort," Johnson said. "We had some guys get their first college wins, which was exciting. And this tournament gave us clear indication of specific things we need to work on with different guys. It's early in the season, and we need to get better in some of our positions. Now we just have to get back into the practice room and get back at it." 
 
NEXT
The Linfield men open the home portion of their season against Pacific on Thursday, November 21, at 7 p.m. in Ted Wilson Gymnasium. 
  Jacob Moore, 133: 

•  Simon Graeber (Southern Oregon) pinned Jacob Moore (Linfield), 1:10 
• Jacob Moore (Linfield) pinned Micah Calapiz (unattached), 2:40 
• TJ Turner (Pacific) won by decision over Jacob Moore (Linfield), 13-7 

Carlos Kisokwa, 149: 

• Cesar Avelar (Clackamas Community College) pinned Carlos Kisokwa (Linfield), 2:11 
• Giovanni Silva (unattached) won by decision over Carlos Kisokwa (Linfield), 14-7 

Max Vander Meide, 149: 

• Hunter Eveland (Oregon State) pinned Max Vander Meide (Linfield), 1:35 
• Troy Hockett (Umpqua Community College) pinned Max Vander Meide (Linfield), 1:18 

Fermin Carrillo, 165: 

• Sawyer Casarez (Shasta College) pinned Fermin Carrillo (Linfield), 1:12 
• Luke Bayne (Big Bend Community College) pinned Fermin Carrillo (Linfield), 0:51 

Lucien Lefebvre, 174: 

• Mario Deanda-Lopez (SWOCC) pinned Lucien Lefebvre (Linfield), 4:45 
• Beau Mares (North Idaho College-unattached) won by major decision over Lucien Lefebvre (Linfield), 11-1 

Brian Walker (wrestling unattached), 174: 

• Andrew Zinn (Pacific) won by decision over Brian Walker (Linfield-unattached), 4-1 
• Hung Le (Umpqua Community College) pinned Brian Walker (Linfield-unattached), 6:14 

Darius Walker (wrestling unattached), 184: 

• Adrian Chavez-Morales (Southern Oregon) won by major decision over Darrius Walker (Linfield-unattached), 13-3 
• Drake Wood (Big Bend Community College) pinned Darrius Walker (Linfield-unattached), 1:57 

Nestor Diaz, 197: 

• Armand Brinlee (Clackamas Community College-unattached) won by tech fall over Nestor Diaz Salazar (Linfield), 19-3 
• Nestor Diaz Salazar (Linfield) won by decision over Garrison Palmer (Shasta College), 9-3 
• Ricky Feroce (Simon Fraser) pinned Nestor Diaz Salazar (Linfield), 1:00 

Ethan Ensrud, 197: 

• John White (Southern Oregon) won by decision over Ethan Ensrud (Linfield), 16-11 
• Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) won by decision over Matthew Ager (SWOCC), 8-1 
• Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) pinned Jonas Baekkelund (Simon Fraser), 3:40 
• Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) won by tech fall over Roan Zigenis (Linfield), 15-0 
• Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) won by medical forfeit over Jonathon Fagen (Linfield)
• 3rd Place Match - Jackson Lougen (North Idaho-unattached) won by major decision over Ethan Ensrud (Linfield), 17-8 

Jonathon Fagen, 197: 

• Jonathon Fagen (Linfield) won by decision over Elias Corona (Southern Oregon), 12-8 
• Jonathon Fagen (Linfield) won by decision over Ricky Feroce (Simon Fraser), 10-4 
• Tejvir Dhinsa (unattached) pinned Jonathon Fagen (Linfield), 0:22 
• Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) won by medical forfeit over Jonathon Fagen (Linfield)

Roan Zigenis, 197: 

• Hunter Hammer (Umpqua Community College) pinned Roan Zigenis (Linfield), 0:43 
• Roan Zigenis (Linfield) pinned Sequoyah Benally (Shasta College-unattached), 2:02 
• Roan Zigenis (Linfield) won by medical forfeit over John White (Southern Oregon)
• Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) won by tech fall over Roan Zigenis (Linfield), 15-0 

Julian Ortiz, HWT: 

• Logan Clayburn (SWOCC) won by major decision over Julian Ortiz (Linfield), 10-2  
• AJ Wedge (Umpqua Community College) won by major decision over Julian Ortiz (Linfield), 12-0 

Divenson Willis, HWT: 

• Hunter Tibodeou (Big Bend Community College) pinned Divenson Willis (Linfield), 1:25 
• Divenson Willis (Linfield) pinned Noah Miner (unattached), 1:53 
• Divenson Willis (Linfield) won by injury default over Ethan Birch (Clackamas Community College), 0:12 
• Brayden Clayburn (Southern Oregon) pinned Divenson Willis (Linfield), 3:51