Five Olivet wrestlers finish in the top 6 at Albion Invitational

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Five Olivet wrestlers finish in the top 6 at Albion Invitational
November 17, 2024

ALBION, Mich. – Five members of The University of Olivet wrestling team placed in the top six at the Albion College Invitational. Among the 18 participating schools, the Comets totaled the most pins with 22 and combined most pins/technical falls with 31.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • At 133 pounds, senior Emmett Kettel had a 4-1 record to finish third. He won his first two matches, 20-3 and 17-9, before losing the semifinal match 19-5. He bounced back to pin his last two opponents, including a 4:28 fall over Cade Odrobina from Albion in the third-place match.
  • At 197 pounds, freshman Jack Ward lost his first match but rebounded to win his next five matches to place third. Of the five wins, three were pins (one in the first period and the other two in the second period).
  • At 285 pounds, sophomore Mason Knight also had a 5-1 record for a fifth-place performance. He began his day with three pins. Knight lost his semifinal match before winning 4-1 and 13-3 in the consolation bracket.
  • Finishing in fifth-place was sophomore Josh Graybeal at 149 pounds. He started his day with a pin and eked out a 9-8 decision victory. Graybeal lost his quarterfinal match before recording Olivet's fastest pin of the day at 20 seconds. He was pinned in the consolation bracket semifinal but won the fifth-place match, 15-11 over Xavier Carpenter from Albion.
  • At 141 pounds, senior Stuart Donlan placed sixth with a 3-3 record. His wins were a 21-6 technical fall, 16-2 major decision and first-period pin at 2:03.

FOR THE COMETS

  • 125: Sean Pettigrew (2-2) – won by forfeit over Jacob Stetz (Slippery Rock), lost 6-4 to Jeffrey Bailey (Cornerstone), won 18-2 tech fall over Mason Irwin (Ohio Wesleyan), lost 16-1 tech fall to Christian Rojas (Rochester Christian)
  • 133: Emmett Kettel (4-1): 3rd-place – won 20-3 tech fall over Amauri Wright (Rochester Christian), won 17-9 major decision over Khadyn Jacobs (Augustana), lost 19-5 major decision to Art Martinez (Case Western), pinned Gabe Livingston (Southwestern Michigan) in 3:58, pinned Cade Odrobina (Albion) in 4:28
  • 141: Stuart Donlan (3-3): 6th-place – won 21-6 tech fall over Jacob Batha (Grand Valley-club), won 16-2 major decision over Will Taylor (Augustana), lost 4-0 to Isaac Kuhn (Cornerstone), pinned Koen Eberhard (Albion) in 2:03, lost 12-5 to Ian Boden (Cornerstone), lost 8-0 major decision to Isaac Kuhn (Cornerstone)
  • 141: Ke'daiz Dean (1-2) – pinned Sam Deyro (Augustana) in 2:14, lost 14-1 major decision to Hunter Thomson (Rochester Christian), pinned by Jacob Batha (Grand Valley club) in 1:40
  • 149: Josh Graybeal (4-2): 5th-place – pinned Dillon O'Keefe (Case Western Reserve) in 2:48, won 9-8 over Anthony Santagata (John Carroll), lost 10-2 to Adam Polk (Rochester Christian), pinned Gavin Contreras (Michigan State-club) in 0:20, pinned by Arslan Bekirov (Southwestern Michigan) in 2:09, won 15-11 over Xavier Carpenter (Albion)
  • 149: Aden Baynes (1-2) – pinned Mikey Rodriguez (Augustana) in 2:37, lost 7-5 to Arslan Bekirov (Southwestern Michigan), lost 18-3 tech fall to Colby Klinger (Southwestern Michigan)
  • 149: Kamden Hood (4-1)– lost 9-3 to Gavin Contreas (Michigan State-club), won 15-0 tech fall over Will Berenbrock (Cornerstone), won 10-3 over Robert Minden (Case Western), won 15-0 tech fall over Julian Terranova (Olivet), won 8-2 over Mikey Rodriguez (Augustana)
  • 149: Desmond King (3-2) – won 18-2 tech fall over Daniel Gravette (Siena Heights), lost 16-0 tech fall to Bryce Brust (Southwestern Michigan), won 17-2 tech fall over Alex Agius (Western Michigan), pinned Daniel Busch (Cornerstone) in 0:58, lost 18-5 to Mikey Rodriguez (Augustana)
  • 149: Julian Terranova (2-2) – pinned by Arslan Bekirov (Southwestern Michigan) in 2:00, won 5-3 over Anthony Santagata (John Carroll), won 8-5 SV-1 over Jon Huggler (Cornerstone), lost 15-0 tech fall to Kamden Hood (Olivet)
  • 157: Rylinn Hale (1-2) – lost 14-6 major decision to Nolan Berglin (Southwestern Michigan), pinned Travis Dupont (Mott CC) in 4:49, pinned by Caleb Goodwin (Siena Heights) in 0:42
  • 165: Zephyr Fegley (2-2) – pinned by Jack Patting (Augustana) in 2:08, pinned Kadin Rednour (Augustana) in 4:07, won 21-5 tech fall over Jacob Orweller (Siena Heights), lost 18-3 tech fall to Sam Partain (John Carroll)
  • 165: Noah Nichols (1-2) – pinned by Frank Gallo (John Carroll) in 3:53, won 17-2 tech fall over Keegan Switzenberg (Rochester Christian), lost 22-15 to Jacob Drweller (Siena Heights)
  • 165: Landen Bartley (2-2) – pinned Dalen Adams (Michigan State-club) in 2:07, pinned Josh Hayden (John Carroll) in 0:57, lost 17-2 tech fall to Keith Brubach (Slippery Rock), pinned by Andrew Byerle (Southwestern Michigan) in 0:42
  • 174: Hayden Koehler (1-2) – lost 15-2 major decision to Jack Smith (Albion), pinned Steven Green (Slippery Rock) in 3:35, lost 13-2 major decision to Chase Crutchley (Case Western)
  • 174: Roderic Yelding (2-2) – pinned by Peter Pena (Michigan State-club) in 2:03, pinned Aidan House (Southwestern Michigan) in 1:16, pinned Andrew Mushkin (Ohio Wesleyan) in 2:03, pinned by Jack Miller (Augustana) in 1:08
  • 174: Richard Davis (0-2) – pinned by Iobe (Albion) in 1:51, pinned by Desmon Perry (Ohio Wesleyan) in 1:11
  • 184: Isaiah Brown (1-2) – pinned Jaxson Hicks (Augustana) in 0:45, lost 15-0 tech fall to Brady Heckathorn (Cornerstone), lost 20-5 tech fall to Drew Palochak (Slippery Rock)
  • 197: Jack Ward (5-1): 3rd-place – lost 6-0 to Clay DeBaillie (Augustana), pinned Robert Sholty (Michigan State-club) in 1:09, pinned Conor Phelan (Augustana) in 4:16, won 7-2 over Austin George (Southwestern Michigan), won 6-4 over Clay DeBaillie (Augustana), pinned Paul Claussen (Joliet Junior) in 4:01
  • 285: George Daniel (0-2) – pinned by Matthew Cepak (Siena Heights) in 1:09, lost 4-1 SV-1 to Colton Turk (Albion)
  • 285: Mason Knight (5-1): 3rd-place – pinned Colton Turk (Albion) in 6:44, pinned George Liangis (Michigan State) in 6:28, pinned Greg Crawford (Southwestern Michigan) in 4:22, pinned by Christopher Krum (Albion) in 4:12, won 4-1 over Jason Smith (Grand Valley-club), won 13-4 over Jacob Holtz (John Carroll).

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