SPOKANE, Wash. --- Linfield men's wrestling had eight Wildcats compete in Sunday's Spokane Open, with Ethan Ensrud and Jacob Moore making the podium in their weight classes. Ensrud's title at 197-pounds marked Linfield's first time having two finalists in a tournament.
 
Duke Wentzel (2-5) won his first 125-pound match of the tournament, trailing early in the match, but quickly escaped and pinned his opponent 67-seconds into the first period. Wentzel fell short in a close battle in his next match, 7-6, in extra time. His day came to a close via a pin in the first period of his third match. 
 
Also competing at 125-pounds, Jacob Moore (5-3) scored 16+ in each of his first three matches, earning a technical fall, decision, and major decision, putting him in the 125-pound championship bout. Moore trailed early in the final match, 9-2 after the first period, but battled his way through to the third with a nine-point deficit. His opponent from Providence (Mont.) took down Moore twice in the final 90-seconds, ending the match via major decision, 19-5. Moore was one of two 'Cats to make the podium on Sunday. 
 
Dean Smith (0-4) and Carson Jackson (5-4) both competed at 133-pounds, where Smith dropped both of his matches. Jackson dominated his first two bouts by tech fall (18-2) and major decision (12-2), but was pinned in his next two matches to finish a level 2-2 for the tournament.
 
At 141-pounds, Max Vander Meide (6-4) pinned his opponent in the first match, but was pinned in the ensuing match. Vander Meide bounced back in match three, once trailing 5-3 early, to take a 12-8 decision. In his fourth and final bout of the day, Vander Meide was pinned by his opponent from the University of Washington. 
 
Damon Gasilos (5-4) kept his momentum rolling from a 2-0 record in duals last weekend, winning his first 157-pound match via tech fall (17-2) and his second match by injury default. Gasilos' day was cut short, falling in his final to matches that followed. Lucien Lefebvre dropped his first bout at 174-pounds, rebounding with two dominant victories by tech fall and major decision. His final opponent from Simon Fraser halted Lefebvre's momentum with a tech fall to cut the final match short in the third period. 
 
Ethan Ensrud (7-2) had the best outing for Linfield, allowing just one-point to his opponents over five matches. Ensrud pinned his opponent to begin the day with a win, followed by a tech fall and two more pins that sent him to the championship match. In the biggest bout of his career, Ensrud led 1-0 after the first period due to an escape, before a three point near fall led to a pin that gave the Wildcat the first win for the program since it was reinstated three seasons ago. Ensrud went 5-0 on the day, moving his season record to 7-2. 
 
MATCH BY MATCH RESULTS
 
125: 
Jacob Moore (Linfield) won by tech fall over Dashawn Jenkins (Treasure Valley), 18-3 
Jacob Moore (Linfield) won by decision over Tobey Forman (Montana State-Northern), 16-14 
Jacob Moore (Linfield) won by major decision over Garrett Head (Pacific), 20-12 
CHAMPIONSHIP: Diesel Thompson (Providence) won by major decision over Jacob Moore (Linfield), 19-5 

Duke Wentzel (Linfield) pinned Mack Pell (unattached), 1:07 
Diesel Thompson (Providence) won in sudden-death overtime over Duke Wentzel (Linfield), 7-6 
Haziel Soto (unattached) pinned Duke Wentzel (Linfield), 1:07 

133: 
Carson Jackson (Linfield) won by tech fall over Adian Palacios (Simpson), 18-2 
Carson Jackson (Linfield) won by major decision over Eli Abercrombie (Providence), 12-2 
Owen Marshall (unattached) pinned Carson Jackson (Linfield), 1:59 
Keven Martinez (University of Idaho) pinned Carson Jackson (Linfield), 4:33 

Jay Everhart (Simpson) won by tech fall over Dean Smith (Linfield), 19-2 
Kellen Downing (unattached) pinned Dean Smith (Linfield), 1:16 

141: 
Max Vander Meide (Linfield) pinned Dallas Joe (unattached), 4:17
Robby Vaughn (unattached) pinned Max Vander Meide (Linfield), 0:30 
Max Vander Meide (Linfield) won by decision over Micah Calapiz (Simon Fraser), 12-8 
Jonathan Tanguma (University of Washington) pinned Max Vander Meide (Linfield), 4:03 

157: 
Damon Gasilos (Linfield) won by tech fall over Ethan Knigge (Washington State), 17-2 
Damon Gasilos (Linfield) won by injury default over Daniel Swain (unattached) 
Hunter Hobbs (Providence) pinned Damon Gasilos (Linfield), 2:14 
Hassan Abdi (Evergreen State) won by tech fall over Damon Gasilos (Linfield), 22-5 

174: 
Caius Harbridge (Simon Fraser) won by major decision over Lucien Lefebvre (Linfield), 11-0 
Lucien Lefebvre (Linfield) won by tech fall over Michael Meagher (Central Washington), 15-0 
Lucien Lefebvre (Linfield) won by major decision over Jesse Easley (unattached), 16-7 
Arashk Rasti (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Lucien Lefebvre (Linfield), 19-3 

197: 
Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) pinned Asaiah Kamplain (Corban), 6:04 
Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) won by tech fall over David Lung (unattached), 18-1 
Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) pinned Gabe Vasa (Eastern Oregon), 3:35
Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) pinned Jonas Blackklend (Simon Fraser-unattached), 1:25 
CHAMPIONSHIP: Ethan Ensrud (Linfield) pinned Tejvir Dhinsa (Simon Fraser), 3:55
 
Men's wrestling enjoys the holiday weekend off, before returning to the mat on December 7, at the Clackamas Open in Oregon City, Oregon. 
 
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