Wrestling team defeats Trine, 30-18, for 11th dual match win of season
The Olivet College wrestling team split the 10 bouts with Trine (Ind.) University but scored the maximum six team points in all five wins to defeat the Thunder, 30-18, tonight at Hershey Hall in Angola.
ANGOLA, Ind. – The Olivet College wrestling team split the 10 bouts with Trine (Ind.) University but scored the maximum six team points in all five wins to defeat the Thunder, 30-18, tonight at Hershey Hall in Angola. The Comets, ranked No. 9 in this week's National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, earned two wins by forfeit and three by fall.
Senior Henry McKeown (Bellevue/Olivet) got the match started by pinning his opponent only 37 seconds into the bout. Freshman Damian Johnson (Birch Run) lost a high-scoring bout, 16-14, at 133 pounds. Junior Matt Darling (Elsie/Ovid-Elsie) picked-up a forfeit win at 141 pounds.
At 149 pounds, freshman Ross Pennock (Battle Creek/Lakeview) was a little quicker than McKeown, pinning his opponent in 28 seconds. Junior Jacob Gould (Kent City/Lowell) won by forfeit at 157 pounds. At 165 pounds, senior Rocky Cantu (Rives Junction/Grand Junction) was pinned at the 5:28 mark.
Senior Connor Sharp (Schoolcraft) capped Olivet's win with a pin in 3 minutes and 50 seconds in the 174-pound weight class. The Thunder ended the match with three close minor decision wins, as junior Justin Johnson (Williamston) lost 7-4 at 184 pounds, senior Andrew Simpson (Tecumseh) lost 2-1 at 197 pounds and junior Ryan Steverson (Lake Odessa/Lakewood) lost 4-1 at 285 pounds.
Olivet hosts No. 25 Alma College tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m.