The senior had a rough start, losing his match of the day in the 14-person 125-pound weight class. Fortunately, he regrouped and dominated the consolation bracket with five straight wins, including one by fall in a time of 2:45.

Chustz eventually avenged his only loss of the day by defeating Cody Tyler of Nebraska-Omaha 8-4 in the third-place match.

Although no other Statesmen grappler collected multiple wins, four had one win each Saturday. 141-pounder Dustin Howa (Sr., Price, Utah, Carbon HS) and heavyweights Ryan Groom (So., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) and Bobby Proffitt (Fr., Marshalltown, East Marshall HS) all concluded the day with 1-2 records and one win via fall.

David Crow (Jr., Baumholder, Germany, Baumholder HS) also finished 1-2 at 133 pounds.

Next: Penn travels to Dubuque Saturday to compete in the Loras Open. Action begins at 9 a.m.