Clarksville, Ark. – In front of an electric crowd, the Eagles put on a show in their season-opener against Oklahoma Northern College crushing the Mavericks 51-0 on Saturday.

The Eagles displayed dominance throughout the day winning all ten matches behind a large and vocal home crowd. Regionally ranked Shelton Chastain started the match with a fall in the 125-pound bout. Freshman Javin Douglas followed with a tech fall at 133. Another freshman, Luke Adams, kept the momentum of the match in favor of the Eagles with a fall at 141. At 149, veteran Hayden Rofkahr won in a decision, 11-4. Newcomer Demetri Teddlie quickly put his opponent on the mat with a fall at 157. Airamis Mendoza, who is regionally ranked at 165, posted a major decision. At 174, senior Gabriel Sheikh had a fall, and RC Morris followed with fall at 184. Iyanuoluwa Akingbolagun kept the Eagles crowd vocal with another fall in the 197 fight. In the heavyweight clash, Phillip Saenz Jr. grinded out a decision (5-3).

"We had a great day today", said head coach Vinny Barber. "It was a great environment with all the fans and the tailgating. Winning all ten matches was a culmination of all the hard work by the guys. Overall, I was really proud of the team and thought they did an awesome job today."

In addition to the dominant win, the Eagles also received their 2024 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship rings in a celebration ceremony at the match.
 
125 - Shelton Chastain over Brennan Cantrell (Fall 2:01)
133 - Javin Douglas over Jack Swenson (TF 20-2 5:48)
141 -  Luke Adams over Absalon Valencia (Fall 0:48)
149 -  Hayden Rofkahr over Max Rinehart (Dec 11-4)
157 - Demetri Teddlie over Logan Ashford (Fall 0:28)
165 - Airamis Mendoza over Conner Nunez (MD 15-5)
174 - Gabriel Sheikh over Asa Pierce (Fall 1:17)
184 - RC Morris over Xavier Hurtt (Fall 2:02)
197 - Iyanuoluwa Akingbolagun over Christian Clark (Fall 2:28)
285 - Philip Saenz Jr over Avry Nailon (Dec 5-3)

The Eagles will travel to Poteau, Oklahoma, on November 9 to take on Carl Albert State College.