MARSHALL, Minn. - The Southwest Minnesota State University wrestling team finished a highly competitive five-team dual tournament at home with an 0-4 record on Saturday.  

The Mustangs hosted (RV) Minot State, (RV) Fort Hays State (Kan.), No. 24 Upper Iowa, and No. 5 (NCAA DIII) Wisconsin-Eau Claire. 

SMSU, which is now 3-7 overall and 0-4 in NSIC duals, fell in the first round to Minot State 25-18, dropped its dual to Fort Hays State 28-14 in the second round, fell 36-2 to the No. 24 Peacocks in the fourth round, before suffering a 34-9 loss to the No. 5 Blugolds in the fifth round. 

Sean Howk, who is ranked No. 20 in this week's Open Mat rankings, led the Mustangs with his 4-0 effort on the day, winning three matches via decision and one by major decision. Against Minot State, Howk defeated Ryan Hrcka 8-0 via major decision. 

In the dual versus Fort Hays State, Howk defeated Marcell Dely by 8-3 decision, before defeating Dalton Schams of Upper Iowa in a 6-5 nail-biting decision win.  

Howk would close the day picking up a 7-6 decision win over UWEC's Colton Sund. 

Adam Sylvester also picked up a pair of wins on Saturday, defeating Dom Howlett of Minot State via 13-5 major decision before claiming a 10-5 decision victory over FHSU's Matthew Rodriguez. 

Dylan Louwagie was the third Mustangs to pick up at least two wins on Saturday. Louwagie began the day with a loss in the dual against Minot State before bouncing back to pick up a 16-0 tech fall over Kevin Honas of Fort Hays. 

Louwagie's second win would come against UW-Eau Claire, earning a 4-2 decision victory over Bo Niewiadomski. 

SMSU is back on the mat on Thursday, Jan. 23, with an away dual at MSU Moorhead, beginning at 7 p.m. 

SMSU 18, MSU 25 
125 (Mustang Wrestling Club) - Carlo Arreola (SMSU) over Dylan McDonald (MSU) Maj 11-0 
133 (Fort Pierre Livestock Auction) - Wayne Joint (MSU) over Chase Hanson (SMSU) Maj 11-0 
141 (Tahnee Mara Concrete & Petroleum) - Adrian Chavez (MSU) over Dylan Louwagie (SMSU) Maj 11-0 
149 (Lierman Excavating Co.) - Ethan Wonser (MSU) over Jacob Messner (SMSU) Dec 8-3 
157 (Wendinger Travel) - Sean Howk (SMSU) over Ryan Hrcka (MSU) Maj 8-0 
165 (Kibble Equipment) - Brendan Barnes (MSU) over Caden Young (SMSU) Maj 12-2 
174 (Cottonwood Oil Co-Op) - Gavin Turk (MSU) over Mason Buss (SMSU) Maj 14-2 
184 (Marshall Army National Guard) - Adam Sylvester (SMSU) over Dom Howlett (MSU) Maj 13-5 
197 (Borch's Sporting Goods) - Cannon Potts (MSU) over Kody Marschner (SMSU) Fall 2:25 
285 (Countryside Golf Course) - Evan Thompson (SMSU) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 

SMSU 18, FHSU 24 
125 (Mustang Wrestling Club) - Allen Stokes (FHSU) over Carlo Arreola (SMSU) Inj 6:45 
133 (Fort Pierre Livestock Auction) - Andrew Honas (FHSU) over Adam Polansky (SMSU) Fall 1:43 
141 (Tahnee Mara Concrete & Petroleum) - Dylan Louwagie (SMSU) over Kevin Honas (FHSU) TF 16-0 
149 (Lierman Excavating Co.) - Jacob Messner (SMSU) over Drew Bell (FHSU) Dec 9-6 
157 (Wendinger Travel) - Sean Howk (SMSU) over Marcell Dely (FHSU) Dec 8-3 
165 (Kibble Equipment) - Jacob Judd (FHSU) over Caden Young (SMSU) Maj 10-1 
174 (Cottonwood Oil Co-Op) - Connor Padgett (FHSU) over Mason Buss (SMSU) Maj 11-1 
184 (Marshall Army National Guard) - Adam Sylvester (SMSU) over Matthew Rodriguez (FHSU) Dec 10-5 
197 (Borch's Sporting Goods) - Tereus Henry (FHSU) over Kody Marschner (SMSU) TF 15-0 
285 (Countryside Golf Course) - Riah Ostrander (FHSU) over Evan Thompson (SMSU) Dec 4-0 

SMSU 2, UIU 36 
125 (Mustang Wrestling Club) - Treyton Ackman (UIU) over Preston Xayachak (SMSU) Maj 11-2 
133 (Fort Pierre Livestock Auction) - Dawson Schmit (UIU) over Chase Hanson (SMSU) Maj 11-2 
141 (Tahnee Mara Concrete & Petroleum) - Ryan Wehner (UIU) over Dylan Louwagie (SMSU) Dec 7-6 
149 (Lierman Excavating Co.) - Ethen Doty (UIU) over Jacob Messner (SMSU) TF 15-0 
157 (Wendinger Travel) - Sean Howk (SMSU) over Dalton Schams (UIU) Dec 6-5 
165 (Kibble Equipment) - Collin Altensey (UIU) over Caden Young (SMSU) Maj 14-3 
174 (Cottonwood Oil Co-Op) - Lawson Losee (UIU) over Noah Jensen (SMSU) TF 20-5 
184 (Marshall Army National Guard) - Colter Bye (UIU) over Adam Sylvester (SMSU) Dec 9-2 
197 (Borch's Sporting Goods) - Geoffrey Freeman (UIU) over Kody Marschner (SMSU) Maj 22-10 
285 (Countryside Golf Course) - Clayton Ours (UIU) over Evan Thompson (SMSU) Maj 11-0 
Southwest Minnesota State's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for coach unsportsmanlike 

SMSU 9, UWEC 34 
125 (Mustang Wrestling Club) - Izzy Balsiger (UWEC) over Preston Xayachak (SMSU) Fall 5:00 
133 (Fort Pierre Livestock Auction) - Travis Moelter (UWEC) over Adam Polansky (SMSU) Maj 20-8 
141 (Tahnee Mara Concrete & Petroleum) - Dylan Louwagie (SMSU) over Bo Niewiadomski (UWEC) Dec 4-2 
149 (Lierman Excavating Co.) - Luke Krier (UWEC) over Chase Murphy (SMSU) Dec 15-9 
157 (Wendinger Travel) - Sean Howk (SMSU) over Colton Sund (UWEC) Dec 7-6 
165 (Kibble Equipment) - Caden Young (SMSU) over Carter Friend (UWEC) TB-1 2-1 
174 (Cottonwood Oil Co-Op) - Jared Stricker (UWEC) over Mason Buss (SMSU) Fall 1:28 
184 (Marshall Army National Guard) - Zak McPhee (UWEC) over Adam Sylvester (SMSU) Fall 1:52 
197 (Borch's Sporting Goods) - Cole Matulenko (UWEC) over Kody Marschner (SMSU) Fall 1:31 
285 (Countryside Golf Course) - Brody Perry (UWEC) over Evan Thompson (SMSU) Dec 1-0