Day 1 Results

Lourdes had a solid opening day at the Missouri Valley Invitational on Friday, and the Gray Wolves are in 28^th place after tallying 20 points inside of the Burns Athletics Complex in Marshall, Mo.
 
In a field of 48 schools, the Gray Wolves brought just seven wrestlers, with six winning at least one match on day one of competition and five advancing to Saturday's action.
 
"Unfortunately, we got off to a very slow start today," head coach Dock Kelly III said afterwards.  "With a tournament of this magnitude, it makes it tough to move up in the team standings.  I am very proud of the way that we kept battling all day long to stay alive.  I'm especially pleased with the way that Chris Jedding wrestled today.  Tomorrow's matches will have huge implications for the remainder of our season so we must come prepared to wrestle."
 
Chris Jedding (Mason, Ohio/Mason H.S.) led the way for Lourdes, winning both of his 149-pound bouts after an opening round bye to advance to Saturday's quarterfinals.  He opened with a pin at the 2:56 mark of the opening period against Zachary Silver of Bluefield.  Jedding added his second fall of the day in the third round, pinning John Bidner of Williams Baptist, who is ranked 15^th nationally, at the 3:10 mark, early in the second stanza.  Jedding faces 14^th-ranked Connor Holman of Oklahoma City in the quarterfinals.
 
Garrett Carter (Garfield Heights, Ohio/Saint Vincent-Saint Mary H.S.) won three matches and is still alive in the consolation draw, also at 149 pounds.  Carter downed an opponent from Texas Wesleyan with a 10-6 decision in the first round.  After falling in round two, he added a pair of decisions in the consolation round.  He was a 7-0 winner over Concordia (Neb.) and a 6-0 victor against Central Christian to move onto day two.
 
Garret Anderson (Oregon, Ohio/Clay H.S.) and Greg Briggs (Seville, Ohio/Cloverleaf H.S.) both wrestled at 157 pounds, with Anderson eventually eliminating Briggs.  Briggs won his opening match against Lindsey Wilson 7-5 before falling in round two.  Anderson dropped his opening match and faced Briggs in the consolation bracket, downing his teammate 4-2 in overtime.  Anderson advanced to Saturday after winning by medical forfeit in his next contest.
 
Grant Pittroff (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg H.S.) had a bye in the opening round at 174 pounds before registering a pin in his first match of the day.  He downed Quentin Lawrence of Missouri Baptist as time expired in the first period.  Pittroff fell in his round of 16 contest and will wrestle in the consolation draw on Saturday.
 
Alec Moore-Nash (Price Hills, Ohio/Elder H.S.) dropped his first bout at 285 pounds to a ranked foe from Morningside before earning a pair of consolation wins.  He scored a 10-1 major decision against Montana State-Northern before defeating AJ Fowler of Indiana Tech in a 4-3 decision to advance to day two.
 
Jimmy Balazy (Parma, Ohio/Padua Franciscan H.S.) was the only Gray Wolf winless on Friday.  He suffered a pair of decision setbacks at 133 pounds.
 
Lourdes will return to the mats on Saturday morning for the final day of competition.  Action begins at 10 a.m. EST inside of the Burns Athletic Complex.