Sophomore Easton Biladeau (photo by Frank Novak)

Posted: Jan 03, 2026

Jackson leads Simpson at Central Under Armour Invitational

PELLA, Iowa – The Simpson College men's wrestling team turned in multiple strong individual performances at the Central Under Armour Invitational on Saturday, led by Connor Jackson's runner-up finish in the silver division at 157 pounds.

Jackson delivered Simpson's top result of the day, advancing to the finals with a pair of wins. He opened with a pin of Northwestern's Landon Price in 4:05, then followed with an 11-6 decision over Dickinson State's Tucker Fiene before falling 16-6 in the championship bout.

Simpson also had two third-place finishers in Easton Biladeau (149) and Carson Slorah (285). Biladeau earned three wins on the day, posting decisions of 11-3 and 8-3 along with a 15-0 technical fall. Slorah secured third with 13-3 and 4-1 victories, with his lone setback coming in a tightly contested overtime semifinal against Augsburg's Jacob Schimek.

Trey Kellow rebounded from an early overtime loss in the quarterfinals, dropping an 8-5 decision to Grand View's Kaleb Cordova, before responding with 16-6 and 5-0 wins to finish sixth at 165 pounds.

Troy Galloway (197) and Zaydin Sanchez (133) each placed fourth after opening-match wins, while Mazin Arafa (174) claimed fifth by winning his final three matches of the day, including a 9-6 sudden victory over Central's Garrett Kingery and a pin of Nebraska Wesleyan's Logan Hede in 3:21.

MEET RESULTS
Gold Division
133 - Nicholas Silva: 0-2
157 - Noel Torres: 1-2
165 - Trey Kellow: 3-2, 6th place
197 - Troy Galloway: 1-2, 4th place

Silver Division
125 - Brody Hufford: 1-2
133 - Zaydin Sanchez: 1-2, 4th place
149 - Easton Biladeau: 3-1, 3rd place
149 - Tristyn Steil: 0-2
157 - Connor Jackson: 2-1, 2nd place
165 - Davey Garcia: 0-2
174 - Mazin Arafa: 3-1, 5th place
285 - Carson Slorah: 2-1, 3rd place
285 - Owen Willers: 1-2
285 - Clayton Clark: 0-2