LEBANON, Tenn. — Nate Jackson led the way for Campbellsville at the Cumberland University Open this weekend, as he scored 14 team points finished in first place in the 285-pound weight class.
 
CU also had three other grapplers place second, third and fourth, at the Open.
 
Jackson, a redshirt sophomore from Dayton, Ohio, swept his competition with four decisions. He took down Adam Boyd from Life University (6-3), Jeremy Quarshie from Reinhardt (5-2) Jose Carillo-Garcia from Brewton Parker (2-1) and Tommie Turner from Cumberland (7-4).

Freshman Kolten Radaz was one win away from a first-place finish as well at 133 pounds. Radaz won three consecutive matches (3-1, 11-10 and 3-2) before falling to Stephen Ireland from Life University (13-11). He earned 11 team points.
 
In addition, the Tigers also had a third- and fourth-place finish. David Sparks was defeated in his opening match by University of the Cumberlands' Hunter Bell (No. 9) but then rallied off five-straight wins to earn a third-place finish and 12 points.
 
Donnie Beyer, Jr., a freshman from Cleveland, Tenn., competed at 157 and placed fourth with 9.5 points. Beyer won his first two matches with a pin over Lovaugh Samuels in 3:45 and 16-10 decision over Pierce Erhardt from Huntingdon College but then Tucker Russo from Reinhardt took down Beye with a 5-2 decision.
 
Now in the consolation semifinal match, Beyer earned another pin over Bobby Ehman from Cumberlands to set up the third-place match. Taking on Brady Emerson, Beyer lost via a 7-4 decision.
 
Michael Beets has been on a tear of late and had to rally out of the consolation bracket this weekend as well. Beets, a sophomore from Louisville's St. Xavier High School, lost his first match to Reinhardt's Jonathan Ragsdale (11-9) but then won four consecutive matches. Beets took down Kendall Byrd from Reinhardt (10-3), Jakree Garrison from Truett-McConnell (Fall 5:41), John Hernandez (6-3) and Wade Thomas from Huntingdown (Maj. 9-1). Setting up the consolation semifinal match with Life's Jacob Britt, Beets lost 7-2 and earned five team points.
 
Lastly, Brandon Pledger also wrestled for the Tigers this weekend but did not collect any team points. He lost his first match to Life's Tyler Button (Fall 0:56) and his consolation match to Bryce Hoffman (Fall 5:40).
 
No. 4 Campbellsville will now host seventh-ranked and rival Lindsey Wilson College in a Mid-South Conference dual on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The first match is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET in the Powell Athletic Center. Live video will be available on www.CampbellsvilleTigers.com/watch.