OREGON CITY, Ore. --- Linfield men's wrestling had two Wildcats place at the Clackamas Open hosted by Clackamas Community College, while numerous also saw their first action of the season on Sunday. 
 
Freshman Dean Smith was one of two to make the podium at the tournament. At 133-pounds, Smith earned a bye into the second round, where he won his first match-up, pinning his opponent just 64-seconds into the match. The win advanced Smith to the semifinals, where he was pinned late. Smith's day ended after coming up short in two consolation matches, earning him a sixth-place finish.
 
At 141-pounds, Max Vander Meide was pinned in the first round of his two matches, while freshman Damon Gasilos went 2-2 in the 157-pound bracket. Gasilos was pinned late in his first match but bounced back with two pins of his own in the consolation bracket. The first-year Widlcat's day ended via pin in the first period of his final match against his opponent from Southwestern Oregon. 
 
Senior Lucien Lefebvre was the lone 'Cat to compete at 165-pounds, going 1-2 on the day with a quick pin in his second match. Dual-sport athlete Trey Dieringer competed at 184-pounds, where he wrestled in six total matches in the tournament; the most of any Linfield athlete. Dieringer narrowly dropped his first match via decision, but he battled back from there. The junior won three-straight matches via tech fall and fall, lifting him to the fifth-place match, where he won in a high-scoring 16-13 decision. Dieringer was one of two Wildcats to make the podium on Sunday.
 
Ethan Ensrud also competed at 184-pounds, down a class from his win at the Spokane Open a few weeks ago. Ensrud went 1-2 on Sunday, earning a pin at the end of the first period of his second match. Trevor Jackson fell in his two matches in the 197-pound class, one via tech fall and the final via a pin.
 
Two 'Cats were in the heavyweight class, senior Julian Ortiz and freshman dual-sport athlete Camden Roofener. Ortiz battled back to win a close 4-3 decision in his first match before being pinned in the following bout. He quickly pinned his opponent just 23-seconds into his third match, before falling midway through the first in his fourth and final match of the day, going 2-2. Roofener saw his first action of the season, although falling by major decision in his debut, he quickly got to work with a late pin to get his first win of the season. The freshman's tournament closed in a 13-7 decision, falling to his opponent from Southern Oregon.
 
For Dieringer, Jackson, Ortiz, and Roofener, it marked their first action of the early season, looking to carry the momentum into the Desert Duals in Nevada. 
 
The Wildcats continue their series of tournaments on the road in ten days, travelling to Las Vegas, Nevada, to compete in the annual Desert Duals, beginning at 9 a.m. on December 17. 
 
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