2007-08 Olivet College Wrestling News
Ninety-two Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2007-08 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic (MIAA) Honor Roll.
The Olivet College wrestling team has finished as the runner-up in the annual academic championship in collegiate wrestling, which is sponsored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). Olivet’s team grade point average (GPA) of 3.497 ranked second-best among 93 Division III schools.
Bolstered by junior Jason Brew’s (Sparta) runner-up finish at 157 pounds, the Olivet College wrestling team scored 29.5 points to finish in 11th-place at the 2008 NCAA Division III National Championships at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Olivet College juniors Jason Brew (Sparta) and Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta) have advanced to Saturday morning's semifinals at the 2008 NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Two of three Olivet College wrestlers competing at the 2008 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, have been seeded. Junior Jason Brew (Sparta) has received the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds, while junior Kyle Vanderhyde (Sparta) is the No. 3 seed at 174 pounds.
The Olivet College wrestling team crowned three championships en route to a second-place finish (out of 12 schools) today at the 2008 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional, which was hosted by Wabash (Ind.) College. All 10 Comets placed in the top six, and they totaled 140 points, which was 51 points behind Delaware Valley (Pa.) College.
Tri-State (Ind.) University is forfeiting its wrestling match against Olivet College, thus causing cancelling of the match that was scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 16.
Five individuals took first-place, as the Olivet College wrestling team captured the team title at the 2008 Mid-States Conference Tournament, which was hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terra Haute, Ind. In addition, junior Jason Brew (Sparta) was named the Wrestler of the Year, while freshman Vince Lahar (Clio) was selected as the Freshman of the Year.
Junior Jason Brew (Sparta) captured the 157-pound championship to lead the Olivet College wrestling team to a sixth-place finish (out of 27 schools) at the two-day Pete Willson-Wheaton College Invitational at King Arena in Wheaton, Ill.
The Olivet College wrestling team stands in seventh-place after the first day of competition at the 2008 Pete Willson-Wheaton College Invitational at King Arena in Wheaton, Ill. Four wrestlers will compete in tomorrow’s second day of action, which gets under way at 10 a.m. CT.
The Olivet College wrestling team defeated Grand Valley State University, 26-18, this afternoon at the Upton Center in Olivet. GVSU entered the match ranked No. 1 in the latest National Collegiate Wrestling Association Coaches' Poll, while the Comets are No. 17 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Poll.
The Olivet College wrestling team fell to University of Chicago, 21-19, tonight at the Ratner Athletics Center in Chicago. Each team won five matches, but two Comet losses by major decision proved to be the difference in the match.
The Olivet College wrestling team captured the team title today at the 26th Annual Al Hanke Invitational, which was hosted by Elmhurst (IIl.) College. The Comets tallied 121 points and were the only school to have nine wrestlers place in the top six.
The Olivet College wrestling team bowed out of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals today with a 1-2 record. In their first match, the Comets defeated Buena Vista (Iowa) University, 24-12. In the second round, they were shutout by No. 1 seed Wartburg (Iowa) College, 47-0. Olivet suffered a 19-16 loss to Johnson & Wales (R.I.) University in the second round of the consolation bracket.
The Olivet College wrestling team will face Buena Vista (Iowa) University in the first round of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Saturday, Jan. 12, at 9 a.m. The University of Northern Iowa is hosting the duals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.