Embry-Riddle opened the season at the Falcon Invite in Park City, Kansas on Saturday as Alex Rodriguez placed second in the amateur bracket and Kyle Nielsen reached the semifinals at 133lbs.  

At 125lbs for ERAU, Jaren Kimura won his first two matches, including a win over Julio Gonzales who is ranked in the NAIA rankings.  

Four Eagles wrestled at 133lbs including Rodriguez and Nielsen.  Nielsen won three matches before falling in the next two and Rodriguez finished the tournament 5-1.  In the elite bracket, Benjamin Kohler won his first two matches by fall before dropping the next two.  Brett Bates also wrestled in the elite bracket, finishing the tournament 1-2.  

At 149lbs, Christian Lopez went 1-2 for ERAU in the elite bracket and in the amateur bracket Mason Espinoza finished 0-2.  

Jacob Briggs wrestled in the elite bracket at 157lbs.  Briggs won his first match before losing the next two.  

At 165lbs Gavin Regis went 0-2 and Thomas Stadel finished the tournament 1-2.  

Parker Buhr wrestled two matches for ERAU at 174lbs.  

Tauataina Tuikolongahau lost his first match and then lost to Wyatt Rewerts in his consolation match at 184lbs.  Rewerts lost his first match and then won his next three before he was eliminated from the event.  

At 285lbs, Sherman Sheldon finished 2-2 in the elite bracket and Jordan Durrett finished 1-2 in the amateur bracket.  

Next for ERAU will be the ACU/ASU Duals on November 14th.