Wrestlers finish in seventh-place at RIT Invitational
The Olivet College wrestling team finished in seventh-place (out of 17 teams) today at the 39th Annual Rochester Institute of Technology Invitational.
The Olivet College wrestling team finished in seventh-place (out of 17 teams) today at the 39th Annual Rochester Institute of Technology Invitational.
The Fighting Comets recorded 66.50 team points to finish just 1/2 point behind sixth-place Plymouth State. Ithaca (N.Y.) College won the team title with 140 points.
Leading the way for Olivet were sophomore 125-pounder Shawn Parker (Inkster/John Glenn High School), sophomore 174-pounder Ryan Newberry (South Haven High School) and sophomore 184-pounder Jeff Wright (Rock Escanaba High School), who placed fifth in their respective weight class.
Parker ended the day with a 5-2 record. Newberry had a 3-2 record, including a 2-0 victory in his fifth-place match. Wright was 4-1 with a win by pin 4:15.
Sophomore Rob Dodson (Elsie/Ovid-Elsie High School) finished in sixth-place at 133 pounds. He had a 2-3 record. After losing 19-2 in the semifinals, he had to medically forfeit his last two matches.
In addition, twin brothers Ken and Mike Andrews (Swartz Creek High School) each had a 3-2 record at 149 and 165 pounds, respectively.
The Comets are next in action on Tuesday, Dec. 9, when they host Ohio Northern University at MacKay Gymnasium at 7 p.m.
Team Scores
1. Ithaca College - 140.00
2. John Carroll University - 134.00
3. Cortland State - 106.00
4. Oswego State - 99.00
5. Baldwin-Wallace - 83.50
6. Plymouth State - 67.00
7. Olivet - 66.50
8. Case Western Reserve University - 64.50
9. R.I.T. - 51.00
10. Rhode Island - 47.00
11. U.S. Coast Guard Academy - 44.00
12. Wilkes University - 39.50
13. Wesleyan University - 37.50
14. Waynesburg College - 30.00
15. Johnson & Wales - 29.50
16. University of New Hampshire - 17.50
17. M.I.T. - 0.00
OLIVET INDIVIDUALS
125: Shawn Parker, 5-2 record; Jerry Samson, 1-1 record
133: Rob Dodson, 2-3 record
141: Eric Bryan, 1-2 record; Enrique Garcia, 2-2 record
149: Ken Andrews, 3-2 record
157: Greg Hudie, 2-2 record
165: Mike Andrews, 3-2 record; Jesse Grenillo, 1-1 record
174: Ryan Newberry, 3-2 record; Todd Miller, 1-1 record
184: Jeff Wright, 4-1 record; Ahmad Zeaiter, 1-2 record
197: Charlie Walker, 2-2 record
HWT: Mike Mikalakis, 1-2 record