CORALVILLE, Iowa — University of Iowa senior Jaydin Eierman split a pair of matches Sunday to place fifth at the 2020 U.S. Senior Nationals at Xtream Arena.
Eierman, seeded No. 2 at 65 kg, pinned No. 7 Matthew Kolodzik in one minute, nine seconds in the fifth-place match. He was bounced to the fifth-place match following a 10-0 loss to No. 1 Joey McKenna in the consolation semifinals.
Eierman finished the two-day tournament 5-2 overall with two technical falls and a pair of pins. He returns to action Nov. 1 when the Hawkeye Wrestling Club hosts the HWC Showdown Open live on TrackWrestling.
U.S. SENIOR NATIONALS (Xtream Arena)
EIERMAN RESULTS
Session I — 65 kg
Round of 64: #2 Jaydin Eierman (HWC) tech. fall Joey Jones (Unattached), 10-0
Round of 32: #2 Jaydin Eierman (HWC) tech. fall Jordin Humphrey (TMWC), 11-0
Round of 16: #2 Jaydin Eierman (HWC) pinned Ethan Lizak (NYAC), 3:35
Session II — 65 kg
Quarterfinals: #2 Jaydin Eierman (HWC) dec. #7 Matthew Kolodzik (NYAC), 6-5
Semifinals: #3 Evan Henderson (TMWC) dec. #2 Jaydin Eierman (HWC), 13-5
Session II — 65 kg
Consolation Semifinals: #1 Joey McKenna (TMWC) tech. fall Jaydin Eierman (HWC), 10-0
Fifth-place Match: #2 Jaydin Eierman (HWC) pinned #3 Matthew Kolodzik (NYAC), 1:09