Jamestown, N.D. – The University of Jamestown men's wrestling team had several strong performances at the 2026 Jimmie Open which included a plethora of high-level teams in the first official event of their 2026-27 season.

Leading the way for UJ was Hayden Ramaeker (184), Dane Hartmann (197), and Nehemiah Lendobeja (284) as all three of these Jimmie wrestlers finished in fourth place in their respective weight classes.

Ramaeker got a quarterfinal round win against Emery Noll of Bismarck State College via a second period tech fall (4:15), 15-0.

Hartmann picked up three wins on the day, including knocking off Braxton Rance of Minot State University with a tech fall (6:48), 25-10. His other two wins were against teammates, pinning Niko Sigrah in 2:02, and then 20-3 tech fall over Alik Sigrah (2:47).

Lemdobeja had two wins in the freshman's first official wrestling meet. In his first bout win, he pinned Raeger Sullivan (BSC) at 1:49. His second victory came against Carter Johnson (Minot St) were he won a low-scoring 5-3 decision.

All of the Jamestown wins can be found below:
 

Wt. Class	Name	Result	Opponent
125	Zairyn Ramos-Semana	TF (5:00), 17-1	Thomas Norris (MN North)
149	Isaac Chavarria	TF (4:28), 16-1	Preston Benz (BSC)
149	Isaac Chavarria	TF (3:11), 17-2	Braydnn Terry (BSC)
184	Hayden Ramaeker	TF (4:15), 15-0	Emery Noll (BSC)
197	Dane Hartmann	TF (2:47), 20-3	Alik Sigrah (UJ)
197	Dane Hartmann	F (2:02), 9-2	Niko Sigrah (UJ)
197	Dane Hartmann	TF (6:48), 25-10	Braxton Rance (Minot St)
197	Niko Sigrah	Dec., 11-5	Tanner Meyers (NSU)
285	Nehemiah Lendobeja	F (1:49), 12-3	Raeger Sullivan (BSC)
285	Nehemiah Lendobeja	Dec., 5-3	Carter Johnson (Minot St)

 
FINAL RESULTS

Drake Sparklin (125), Harley Hardison (133), William Cook (157), Owyn Schreder (157), Jonny Ramos (165), Pablo Garcia (174), Alik Sigrah (197), and Austin Celzo (285) also participated in the meet for UJ.

On the docket next for the Jimmies is the Dakota Wesleyan Open next Saturday, November 7 beginning at 9 a.m.