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PARK CITY, Kan. – Fort Hays State men’s wrestling junior Tereus Henry represented the Tigers at the 2024 NCAA Division II Men’s Wrestling Championships Friday (March 15). Henry finished the day with one win and two defeats, wrapping up his season with an overall record of 28-9.
Competing at the national meet for a third time in his career, Henry opened the tournament against Ethan Lopez from King University. The duo wrestled to a scoreless stalemate at the end of the first period before Henry managed a quick escape to start the second period. Lopez then went up 3-1 after he was awarded a takedown on the edge of the mat following a coaches challenge with six seconds remaining in the period.
Down by two, Henry started the third period in the top position. He held on for the entire two minutes and forced Lopez into a pair of stalling calls that tied the score at three alongside the ride time point.
Henry finished things off with a takedown 40 seconds into the first sudden victory period, winning with a 6-3 decision.
Henry then faced off with third-seeded Dominic Murphy from St. Cloud State. The pair again wrestled to a scoreless first period before Henry secured a quick escape to start the second period. Murphy took control midway through the period with a takedown before trapping Henry on his back, finishing off a pin in 4:17.
He then faced off with Wyatt Miller of Grand Valley State in the consolation second round. Neither could score in the first period before Miller got on the board first with a reversal in the second period. Henry closed within 2-1 with an escape 25 seconds later before tying the score with a quick escape in the third period.
Things got interesting late in the third when Henry jumped in front 5-2 with his first takedown of the match. Miller was able to escape just seconds later before recording a takedown of his own to go back up, 6-5. Henry nearly had a reversal as time expired but was only awarded an escape, tying the score at six and sending things to a sudden victory period where Miller took a 9-6 decision with another takedown.
Full FHSU Results
197 | Tereus Henry – 1-2 – 1.0 team point
Champ. Round 1 – Tereus Henry won in sudden victory – 1 over Ethan Lopez (King) (SV-1 6-3)
Quarterfinal – Dominic Murphy (St. Cloud State) won by fall over Tereus Henry (Fall 4:17)
Cons. Round 2 – Wyatt Miller (Grand Valley State) won in sudden victory – 1 over Tereus Henry (SV-1 9-6)
