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Cole Hersch

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Cole Hersch
Cole Hersch
  • Hometown:
    Chesaning
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    New Lothrop
  • Wt. Class:
    157
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2019-20 Results

Weight Opponent Result
157 Joel Arney (Manchester, Ind.) L, MD 13-3
157 Muskegon CC/Ben McMullen Open: 1st-place
  Jalen Terry (Joliet Junior College, Ill.) W, MD 11-1
  Oscar Cordova (Toledo club, Ohio) W, TF 18-3 (3:19)
  Matt Tomsett (Alma) W, D 7-2
  Christian Robinson (Niagara County CC, N.Y.) W, D 6-0
  Brandon Turner (Grand Valley) W, MD 10-0
157 Trine (Ind.) Invitational
  Jalen Adams (Henry Ford) W, Pin 1:44
  Steve Bonsall (Chicago, Ill.) L, D 7-4
  Daniel Novak (John Carroll, Ohio) W, Pin 6:21
  Charles Owens (Wheaton, Ill.) W, Pin 1:24
  Clayton Schirmer (Wilmington, Ohio) W, TF 16-0
  Steve Bonsall (Chicago, Ill.) L, D 12-7
157 Charles Lipps (Mount St. Joseph, Ohio) W, TF 17-2
157 Peter McCusker (Millikin, Ill.) W, MD 17-7
157 Richard Bogetich (Heidelberg, Ohio) W, Pin 4:09
157 North Central (Ill.) Invitational: 1st-place
  Jose Sanchez (MacMurray, Ill.) W, Pin 2:11
  Danny Terronez (Augustana, Ill.) W, Pin 3:19
  Jacob Warren (Westminster, Mo.) W, TF 16-0
  Zach Wells (Olivet) W, MD 8-0
157 Muzi Siseltha (Wis.-Oshkosh) W, MD 9-1
157 Stanley Bleich (Baldwin Wallace, Ohio) L, D 9-6
157 Antwon Pugh (Mount Union, Ohio) L, Pin 2:29
157 Zach Altman (Adrian) W, MD 15-6
157 Taylor Shay (Roger Williams, R.I.) W, D 3-2
157 Muzi Siseltha (Wis.-Oshkosh) W, TF 18-1
157 Michael Egan (Luther, Iowa) W, TF 18-0
157 Cole Erickson (Coe, Iowa) W, D 16-14
157 Riley Raser (Trine, Ind.) W, Pin 4:02
157 Matt Tomsett (Alma) W, D 9-2
157 Wheaton (Ill.)/Pete Willson Invitational: 4th-place
  Jacob Horsch (Heidelberg, Ohio) W, Pin 2:43
  John Broughton (Wis.-Whitewater) W, D 7-5
  Charles Lipps (Mount St. Joseph, Ohio) W, MD 14-2
  Rafael Roman (North Central, Ill.) L, D 7-5
  Stephen Maloney (Messiah, Pa.) W, MD 11-1
  Steve Bonsall (Chicago, Ill.) L, SV-1 6-4
157 NCAA Division III Central Regional: 4th-place
  Nevan Freestone (Trine, Ind.) W, TF 16-0 (3:31)
  Bryce Wittman (Ohio Wesleyan) W, D 4-1
  Schuyler Caprella (Ohio Northern) W, D 6-2
  Ryan Whitten (Otterbein) L, SV-1 6-4
  Bryce Wittman (Ohio Wesleyan) W, D 3-1
  Sam Gross (John Carroll, Ohio) L, D 9-6

2018-19 Results

Weight Opponent Result
165 Nicolas White (Triton, Ill.) W, Pin 2:57
165 Adam Burton (Grand Valley) W, TF 17-0
157 Trine (Ind.) Invitational: 2nd-place
  Jacob Smith (Alma) W, TF 17-2
  JaVon Phillips (Manchester, Ind.) W, Pin 1:59
  Caele Manley (Wheaton, Ill.) W, D 9-3
  Rafael Roman (North Central, Ill.) L, D 4-3
157 Zach Holub (Mount St. Joseph, Ohio) W, Pin 2:00
157 Casey Allen (Cornell, Iowa) W, D 10-5
157 Bradan Birt (Millikin, Ill.) L, D 8-2
157 North Central College Invitational: 2nd-place
  Michael Mutton (Dubuque, Iowa) W, MD 16-0
  Ben Williamson (North Central, Ill.) W, D 5-0
  Rafael Roman (North Central, Ill.) W, D 5-0
  Jason Crary (Chicago, Ill.) L, MD 11-2
157 Antwon Pugh (Mount Union, Ohio) L, D 4-3
157 Dellas Vandenberg (Wis.-Oshkosh) W, Pin 3:28
157 Jacob Horsch (Heidelberg, Ohio) W, Pin 2:52
157 Bradlee Lamontagne (Johns Hopkins, Md.) W, MD 13-2
157 Jawan Jones (Ithaca, N.Y.) L, D 14-12
157 Jacob Horsch (Heidelberg, Ohio) W, Pin 2:37
157 Scott Schieldt (Wis.-Whitewater) W, D 3-0
157 Efrain Amezquita (Trine, Ind.) W, Pin 2:25
157 Jayce Kuehlein (Alma) W, D 5-1
157 Wheaton (Ill.)/Pete Willson Invitational: 7th-place
  Jason Crary (Chicago, Ill.) L, D 5-4
  Kyle Bythell (Elizabethtown, Pa.) W, MD 9-0
  Caele Manley (Wheaton, Ill.) W, Pin 5:11
  Daniel Novak (John Carroll, Ohio) W, D 5-3
  Tony Bivens (Wis.-Platteville) W, D 6-5
  Jason Crary (Chicago, Ill.) W, TB-2 5-4
  Rafael Roman (North Central, Ill.) L, D 3-2
157 Ethan Garcia (Adrian) W, MD 11-0
157 NCAA Division III Central Regional: 4th-place
  Jack Chipps (Case Western Reserve, Ohio) W, Pin 0:48
  Shaun Wagner (Ohio Northern) W, Pin 1:27
  Antwon Pugh (Mount Union, Ohio) L, D 11-8
  Joel Arney (Manchester, Ind.) W, D 4-0
  Richard Burke (Baldwin Wallace, Ohio) L, TF 16-0

2017-18 Results

Weight Opponent Result
149 Taishi Okamoto (Mount St. Joseph, Ohio) W, Pin 0:56
149 Bradan Birt (Millikin, Ill.) W, SV-1 14-12
149 Mario Vasquez (Ozarks, Ark.) W, D 5-4
149 Ohio Northern Invitational: 4th-place
  Christian Shelby (Campbellsville, Ky.) W, MD 13-4
  Schuyler Caprella (Ohio Northern) W, MD 9-1
  Hayden Bates (Heidelberg, Ohio) L, MD 13-2
  Michael Dik (Washington & Lee, Va.) W, MD 14-3
  Drew Mandell (Olivet) L, Inj. Def.
149 North Central (Ill.) Invitational: 3rd-place
  Dale Charlier (Augustana, Ill.) W, D 6-5
  Ben Williamson (North Central, Ill.) W, D 4-0
  Kal Gerber (Wis.-La Crosse) L, D 10-6
  Matt McGowan (North Central, Ill.) W, MD 9-1
  Drew Mandell (Olivet) W, MD 13-4
149 Ryan Dominique (Greensboro, N.C.) W, Pin 1:14
149 Patrick Moynihan (Coast Guard, Conn.) W, D 7-3
149 Cross Cannone (Wartburg, Iowa) L, MD 11-3
149 Evan Drill (New York U) L, D 11-9
149 Michael Carpenter (Baldwin Wallace, Ohio) W, D 8-2
149 Noah Nieman (Adrian) W, MD 9-1
149 Nevan Freestone (Trine, Ind.) W, Pin 1:48
149 Mid-States Invitational: 8th-place
  Emmanuel Rakine (Adrian) W, TF 16-1
  Jeff Andrews (Ohio Northern) L, D 3-0
149 NCAA Division III Central Regional
  Riley Rasler (Trine, Ind.) W, D 6-0
  Stanley Bleich (Baldwin Wallace, Ohio) L, Pin 6:01
  Hayden Bates (Heidelberg, Ohio) L, Pin 2:30

News mentions
Wrestling team places sixth at NCAA DIII Central Regional
  • Article
  • February 29, 2020
Wrestling team places sixth at NCAA DIII Central Regional

ADRIAN, Mich. – The Olivet College wrestling team placed sixth of 18 schools at the 2020 NCAA Division III Central Regional, hosted by Adrian College at the Merillat Sport & Fitness Center.

  • February 29, 2020
Wrestling team in fifth-place after first day of NCAA DIII Central Regional
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  • February 28, 2020
Wrestling team in fifth-place after first day of NCAA DIII Central Regional

ADRIAN, Mich. – Nine of 10 Olivet College wrestlers have advanced to day two of competition, as the Comets are in fifth-place at the 2020 NCAA Division III Central Regional, hosted by Adrian College and taking place inside the Merillat Sport & Fitness Center. The nine wrestlers have secured a top eight finish, the most in school history at the NCAA Regional.

  • February 28, 2020
Wrestling team ties for ninth-place at Pete Willson Invitational
  • Article
  • February 01, 2020
Wrestling team ties for ninth-place at Pete Willson Invitational

WHEATON, Ill. – The Olivet College wrestling team finished in a tie for ninth-place at the 2020 Wheaton (Ill.) College/Pete Willson Invitational at King Arena in Wheaton, Illinois.

  • February 01, 2020
Three Olivet College wrestlers named to 2020 All-MIAA Team
  • Article
  • January 31, 2020
Three Olivet College wrestlers named to 2020 All-MIAA Team

FREELAND, Mich. – Three Olivet College wrestlers – junior Cameron Mahlich, sophomore Reese Wallis and senior Cole Hersch -- have been named to the 2020 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Team.

  • January 31, 2020
Wrestling team stands eighth through first day at Pete Willson Invitational
  • Article
  • January 31, 2020
Wrestling team stands eighth through first day at Pete Willson Invitational

WHEATON, Ill. – The Olivet College wrestling team sits in eighth-place after day one of the 2020 Wheaton (Ill.) College/Pete Willson Invitational, held inside King Arena in Wheaton, Illinois. The Comets have four wrestlers alive in the brackets.

  • January 31, 2020
Wrestling team captures 2020 MIAA championship with 24-13 win over Alma
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  • January 23, 2020
Wrestling team captures 2020 MIAA championship with 24-13 win over Alma

The Olivet College wrestling team captured the 2020 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship with a 24-13 win over Alma College tonight at the Upton Center Gymnasium. The Comets have now won three straight MIAA titles (1984, 2019, 2020) and 12 overall in school history.

  • January 23, 2020
Wrestling team defeats Trine, 38-6, to clinch share of MIAA title
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  • January 16, 2020
Wrestling team defeats Trine, 38-6, to clinch share of MIAA title

The Olivet College wrestling team continued its pursuit of the 2020 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship by defeating Trine (Ind.) University, 38-6, this evening at Hershey Hall in Angola, Indiana. With the win, the Comets secured at least a share of the MIAA title.

  • January 16, 2020
Olivet College’s Hersch named MIAA Wrestler of the Week
  • Article
  • January 13, 2020
Olivet College’s Hersch named MIAA Wrestler of the Week

Olivet College junior Cole Hersch has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Wrestler of the Week.

  • January 13, 2020
Wrestling team bows out of NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals with 25-12 loss to No. 6 Coe
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  • January 11, 2020
Wrestling team bows out of NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals with 25-12 loss to No. 6 Coe

The Olivet College wrestling team bowed out of the 2020 National Wrestling Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Multi-Divisional National Duals with a 25-12 loss to No. 6-ranked Coe (Iowa) College.

  • January 11, 2020
Photo by Amber Brissette
  • Article
  • January 10, 2020
Wrestling team has 3-1 record at NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals

The Olivet College wrestling team posted a 3-1 record today at day one of the 2020 National Wrestling Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Multi-Divisional National Duals, held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. After beating Roger Williams (R.I.) University, 27-16, the Comets fell to No. 1-ranked Augsburg (Minn.) University, 43-3. Olivet bounced back to beat University of Wis.-Oshkosh, 23-13 and Luther (Iowa) College, 26-18.

  • January 10, 2020
Wrestling team beats Adrian, 21-12, in MIAA-opener
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  • January 07, 2020
Wrestling team beats Adrian, 21-12, in MIAA-opener

The Olivet College wrestling team began defense of its Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) title with a 21-12 win over Adrian College tonight at the Upton Center Gymnasium in Olivet.

  • January 07, 2020
Photo by David Ocasio
  • Article
  • December 14, 2019
Wrestling team posts 1-2 record at Kalahari Duals

The No. 25-ranked Olivet College wrestling team posted a 1-2 record today at the 2019 Kalahari Duals, hosted by Heidelberg (Ohio) University and at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Sandusky, Ohio. The Comets slipped past University of Wis.-Oshkosh, 22-21, before falling to No. 7-ranked Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) University, 21-13, and No. 6-ranked University of Mount Union (Ohio), 28-18.

  • December 14, 2019
Three champions help wrestling team finish second at North Central Invitational
  • Article
  • December 07, 2019
Three champions help wrestling team finish second at North Central Invitational

Three Olivet College wrestlers won their respective weight class, as the Comets placed second at the 56th Annual North Central (Ill.) College Invitational held today at the Merner Fieldhouse in Naperville, Illinois. Winning individual titles were junior Cole Hersch at 157 pounds, junior Trevor Piggott at 197 pounds and sophomore Dominick Wilson at 285 pounds.

  • December 07, 2019
Wrestling team posts 3-1 record at Comet Duals
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  • November 23, 2019
Wrestling team posts 3-1 record at Comet Duals

The Olivet College wrestling team hosted the 2019 Comet Duals inside The Cutler Event Center in Olivet, and the Comets finished with a 3-1 record. Olivet defeated Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 27-16; Ohio Northern University, 28-13; and Heidelberg (Ohio) University, 31-14, but fell to Millikin (Ill.) University, 32-7.

  • November 23, 2019
Four individual champions lead wrestling team at Muskegon Open
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  • November 09, 2019
Four individual champions lead wrestling team at Muskegon Open

The Olivet College wrestling team crowned four individual champions today at the Ben McMullen Open, hosted by Muskegon Community College.

  • November 09, 2019