Cody Beck picked up a pin in his match at 285

The 17th-ranked Mules wrestling team fell to 18th-ranked Augustana (S.D.) by a score of 23-15 in the Mules’ first home dual meet on Saturday (Jan. 10) night at the UCM Multipurpose Building. The loss drops the Mules to 2-3 in dual meet competition.

Sophomore heavyweight Cody Beck got the first victory of the night for UCM, a fall in 1:08 over Lance Peters. Beck is currently ranked sixth in the country. The Mules also got decisions from Byron Clark at 125, seventh-ranked Grant Baker at 133 and Denis Ryzhov at 157 pounds.

Augustana 23, Central Missouri 15

165 – Gavin Nelson (AC)  inj. def. Andrew Hicklin (UCM), 6-0 AC

174 – Marcus Edgington (AC) dec. Conor Fitzgerald (UCM) 6-3, 9-0 AC

184 – Nick Henning (AC) maj. dec. Matt Bailes (UCM) 12-4, AC 13-0

197 – Ty Copsey (AC) maj. dec. Kaylor Walker (UCM) 13-0, AC 17-0

285 – Cody Beck (UCM) wbf Lance Peters (AC) 1:08, AC 17-6

125 – Byron Clark (UCM) dec. Al Meger (AC) 12-6, AC 17-9

133 – Grant Baker (UCM) dec. Jason Jeremiason (AC) 10-3, AC 17-12

141 – Jay Sherer (AC) dec. Cory Bloodgood (UCM) 5-4, AC 20-12

149 – Mike Long (AC) dec. William Forrest (UCM) 7-2, AC 23-12

157 – Denis Ryzhov (UCM) dec. Carl Serck (AC) 7-5, AC 23-15