Baker junior named Heart wrestler of week

Baker junior Saoul Prado was named Heart Men’s Wrestler of the Week on Monday after winning two of his three matches at the Kaufman Brand Bayly UCM Open on Sunday in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Weighing in at 125 pounds, he defeated UCM’s Peyton Shepard by an 8-2 decision and College of the Ozarks’ Shelton Chastain 4-2 before falling to UCM’s Jackson Burks in the title match.

The Baker men next will host a conference triangular with Grand View and Benedictine at 5 p.m. on Dec. 4.