CORALVILLE, Iowa (12/30/23) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team completed competition at the Soldier Salute Tournament on Saturday. The Pokes boasted a few on the podium during the second day of action inside Xtreme Arena.

No. 7 Jore Volk (125) was the highest Cowboy placer. He took runner-up after logging a decision victory, 2-0, over Minnesota's Brandon Morvari before falling to Iowa's No. 7 Drake Ayala via decision, 4-2, in the championship bout.

Volk ended up 3-1 at the tournament. That moves him to 14-4 on the season and 4-4 against ranked competition.  

No. 15 Joey Novak (197) finished with a team-leading sixth ranked victory en route to a third-place finish. After falling to AJ Ferrari (Unattached) via decision, 7-2, in the semifinals, Novak closed with a pair of wins the last of which occurred against Minnesota's No. 17 Garrett Joles via decision, 4-1.

Novak is now 15-8 on the year. That includes his impressive 6-6 mark against ranked grapplers.  

Stockton O'Brien capped Wyoming's podium placers. He finished sixth after a tournament that saw him go 4-3 with a trio of consolation-round wins.

Wyoming returns to dual action next weekend. The Cowboys travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, on Jan. 6 for duals against Nebraska and Northern Iowa.

125 | No. 7 Jore Volk (3-1)
Eighth-Finals: No. 7 Volk tech. fall Damien Ryan (Bellarmine), 21-4
Quarterfinals: No. 7 Volk major dec. Brandon Paez (Northern Iowa), 12-0
Semifinals: No. 7 Volk dec. Brandon Morvari (Minnesota), 2-0
Finals: No. 7 Drake Ayala dec. No. 7 Volk, 4-2

133 | Garrett Ricks (2-2)
Eight-Finals: Jake Gliva (Minnesota) major dec. Ricks, 10-2
Repechage 3 of 7: Garrett Totten (Navy) major dec. Ricks, 15-7
Silver Bracket A Semifinals: Ricks fall Ostin Blanchard (Bellarmine), 6:24
Silver Bracket A Finals: Ricks dec. David Saenz (Wyoming), 9-7

133 | Cooper Birdwell (3-1)
16th-Finals: Birdwell decision Ostin Blanchard (Bellarmine), 7-3
Eighth-Finals: Cullen Schrieve (Iowa) decision Birdwell, 8-5
Repechage 3 of 7: Birdwell dec. Dyson Dunham (VMI), 8-5
Repechage 4 of 7: Birdwell dec. Jace Palmer (North Carolina), 8-7
Repechage 5 of 7: Jake Gliva (Minnesota) medical forfeit Birdwell

133 | David Saenz (2-3)
16th-Finals: Drew Stanfield (Missouri) dec. Saenz, 8-1
Repechage 2 of 7: Saenz major dec. Josh Kyle (Wyoming), 12-4
Repechage 3 of 7: Angelo Rini (Columbia) fall Saenz, 3:28
Silver Bracket A Semifinals: Saenz dec. Dyson Dunham (VMI), 3-1
Silver Bracket A Finals: Garrett Ricks (Wyoming) dec. Saenz, 9-7

133 | Josh Kyle (1-3)
16th-Finals: Tracye Eckman Bellarmine dec. Kyle, 20-17
Repechage 2 of 7: David Saenz (Wyoming) major dec. Kyle, 12-4
Silver Bracket B Semifinals: Kyle major dec. Shay Korhorn, 9-0
Silver Bracket B Finals: Jace Palmer (North Carolina) dec. Kyle, 13-7

141 | Stockton O'Brien (4-3)
16th-Finals: O'Brien fall Chase Hall (Bellarmine), 1:07
Eighth-Finals: No. 8 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec. O'Brien, 8-4
Repechage 3 of 7: O'Brien tech. fall Freddy Junko (VMI), 16-1
Repechage 4 of 7: O'Brien major dec. Parker Janssen (South Dakota State), 11-1
Repechage 5 of 7: O'Brien medical forfeit Blake Cushing (Nebraska)
Repechage 6 of 7: No. 29 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) dec. O'Brien, 5-2
Fifth Place: Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) dec. O'Brien, 10-3

149 | Aidan Noonan (2-3)
16th-Finals: Ethan Basile (Northern Iowa) major dec. Noonan, 14-4
Repechage 2 of 7: Noonan dec. Scott Robertson (Nebraska), 5-2
Repechage 3 of 7: Jayden Scott (North Carolina) major dec. Noonan, 11-2
Silver Bracket B Semifinals: Noonan dec. Luke Lucerne (Navy), 6-5
Silver Bracket B Finals: Easton Hilton (Missouri) dec. Noonan, 6-3

149 | Warren Carr (2-3)
16th-Finals: Carr dec. Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa), 7-3
Eight-Finals: Cade Siebrecht (Iowa) dec. Carr, 10-7
Repechage 2 of 7: Colin Dupill (South Dakota State) dec. Carr, 7-2
Silver Bracket C Round 2: Carr dec. Jayden Scott (North Carolina), 7-1
Silver Bracket C Round 3: Scott Robertson (Nebraska) dec. Carr, 4-1

157 | Sloan Swan (3-2)
Eighth-Finals: Swan major dec. Jaden Le (Columbia), 23-8
Quarterfinals: Paniro Johnson (Unattached) major dec. Swan, 19-6 
Repechage 4 of 7: James Conway (Missouri) dec. Swan, 6-3
Silver Bracket B Semifinals: Sloan dec. Sebas Swiggum (Minnesota), 5-0
Silver Bracket B Finals: Swan tech. fall Andy Garr (Columbia), 19-4

157 | Cooper Voorhees (2-3)
16th-Finals: Voorhees major dec. Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine), 19-5
Eighth-Finals: Jason Kraisser (Iowa) major dec. Voorhees, 9-0
Repechage 2 of 7: Sebas Swiggum (Minnesota) dec. Voorhees, 9-5
Silver Bracket C Semifinals: Voorhees dec. Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine), 7-1
Silver Bracket C Finals: Jaden Le (Columbia) fall Voorhees, 2:58

165 | Brett McIntosh (1-3)
16th-Finals: McIntosh major dec. Luke Hart (VMI), 12-2
Eighth-Finals: Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) dec. McIntosh, 7-0
Repechage 3 of 7: Drake Rhodes (Iowa) tech. fall McIntosh, 20-3
Silver Bracket B Semifinals: Andrew Cergnilia (Navy) major dec. McIntosh, 14-0

184 | Quayin Short (2-3)
Eighth-Finals: John Gunderson (Unattached) dec. Short, 9-2
Repechage 3 of 7: Short tech. fall Aidan McCain (Iowa), 18-2
Repechage 4 of 7: Colton Hawks (Missouri) dec. Short, 5-4
Silver Bracket A Round 1: Short tech. fall Jared Thiry (South Dakota State), 16-1
Silver Bracket A Round 2: Jack McGill (Columbia) dec. Short, 4-1

184 | Tyce Raddon (2-3)
Eighth-Finals: Raddon major dec. Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine), 15-6
Quarterfinals: No. 8 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) tech. fall Raddon, 16-1
Repechage 4 of 7: Aiden Riggins (Iowa) dec. Raddon, 7-3
Silver Bracket C Round 1: Ethan Deleon (Nebraska) dec. Raddon, 7-6
Silver Bracket C Round 3: Raddon major dec. Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine), 17-6

197 | No. 15 Joey Novak (4-1)
Eighth-Finals: No. 15 Novak dec. Gavin Nelson (Minnesota), 6-1
Quarterfinals: No. 15 Novak dec. No. 28 Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia), 13-7
Semifinals: Ferrari dec. No. 15 Novak, 7-2
Repechage 6 of 7: No. 15 Novak dec. Gavin Nelson (Minnesota), 10-3
Third Place: No. 15 Novak dec. No. 17 Garrett Joles (Minnesota), 4-1

197 | Colby Huynh (1-3)
16th-Finals: Jesse Cassatt (Missouri) dec. Huynh, 6-1
Repechage 2 of 7: Payton Thomas (Navy) major dec. Huynh, 11-2
Silver Bracket B Semifinals: Huynh dec. Josh Evans (VMI), 4-3
Silver Bracket B Finals: McCrae Hagarty (Iowa State) fall Huynh, 4:20

HWT | Kevin Zimmer (0-1)
Eighth-Finals: Nathan Schon (Unattached) dec. Zimmer, 9-5
Repechage 2 of 7: William Muckle (Bellarmine) medical forfeit Zimmer