Three weight class champions for UOlivet wrestling at MCC Ben McMullen Open
November 1, 2025
MUSKEGON, Mich. – Three wrestlers won their respective weight class, as The University of Olivet wrestling team opened its season at the Muskegon Community College Ben McMullen Open. The open tournament was unscored.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- First-place finishers were sophomore Noah Hall at 157 pounds, junior Juwan Vines at 174 pounds and senior Gideon Loewen at 197 pounds.
- Senior Darren McLeod was the runner-up at 157 pounds and freshman Steven Andreone at 197 pounds.
- Placing third were freshman Trenden Bashore at 133 pounds, junior Kamden Hood at 157 pounds, sophomore Carter Bradburn at 165 pounds, sophomore Jack Ward at 184 pounds and junior Shane Edwards at 285 pounds.
- Finishing fourth was freshman Gabriel Gibbons at 149 pounds.
FOR THE COMETS
- 125: Jayden Barnes (0-2) – pinned by Ayden Downing (Niagara CC) in 3:26, pinned by Phillip Stone-Tyler (Muskegon CC) in 3:29.
- 133: Trenden Bashore (4-1): 3rd-place – won 20-3 tech fall over Cameron Perez (Muskegon CC) in 5:23, won 10-8 over Payton Paguada (Muskegon CC), won 3-1 over Collin Kuhn (Muskegon CC), won 19-2 tech fall over Cameron Perez (Muskegon CC) in 5:44, won 14-6 MD over Payton Paguada (Muskegon CC)
- 149: Gabriel Gibbons (4-2): 4th-place – pinned by Aiden Gillings (Niagara) in 1:32, won 19-0 tech fall over Aiden Tornberg (Adrian) in 5:23, pinned Avi Shah (Michigan State-club) in 2:52, won 11-2 MD over Carlos Sanchez (Olivet), won 5-1 over Aden Baynes (Olivet), lost 10-9 decision to Ian Cook (Muskegon CC)
- 149: Aden Baynes (2-2) – pinned Michael Curly (Bryant & Stratton, Wis.) in 1:02, won 10-7 SV over Gavin Contreras (Michigan State-club), pinned by Aiden Gillings (Niagara CC) in 4:57, lost 5-1 to Gabriel Gibbons (Olivet)
- 149: Carlos Sanchez (2-2) –won 19-8 MD over Even McVey (Michigan-club), lost 16-5 MD to Jacob Gillison (Muskegon CC), won 15-0 tech fall over Leon Nikollaj (unattached) in 7:00, lost 11-2 MD to Gabriel Gibbons (Olivet)
- 149: Connor Bergeon (1-2) – pinned by Kyron Zoet (Muskegon CC) in 1:43, pinned Cam Ingram (Niagara) in 2:25, lost 15-0 tech fall to Ian Cook (Muskegon CC) in 7:00
- 157: Noah Hall (4-0): 1st-place – won 17-1 tech fall over Benjamin Akselrod (Michigan-club) in 1:16, pinned Reiley Wentworth (Muskegon CC) in 0:57, won 18-3 tech fall over Caden Brown (Muskegon CC) in 3:45, pinned Darren McLeod (Olivet) in 6:53
- 157: Darren McLeod (3-1): 2nd-place – won 18-1 tech fall over Daniel Manier (Muskegon CC) in 3:19, pinned Ilan Berenfeld (Michigan State-club) in 0:41, won 15-0 tech fall over Kamden Hood (Olivet) in 3:46, pinned by Noah Hall (Olivet) in 6:53
- 157: Kamden Hood (3-1): 3rd-place – won 9-3 decision over Darnell Mack (Muskegon CC), lost 15-0 tech fall to Darren McLeod (Olivet) in 3:46, pinned Daniel Manier (Muskegon CC) in 1:57, won 8-3 over Darnell Mack (Muskegon CC)
- 165: Carter Bradburn (4-1): 3rd-place – pinned by Carter Melonio (Alma) in 1:39, pinned Amari Libertone-Robinson (Niagara) in 5:00, pinned Lameck Maulidi (Grand Valley) in 5:59, pinned Jair Hernandez (OVCC) in 4:29, pinned Jacob Crofut (Michigan State-club) in 1:52
- 165 Julian Terranova (2-2) – lost 8-7 to Zephyr Fegley (Muskegon CC), pinned Jetson Rodgers, Jr. (Southwest Michigan) in 2:29, won by forfeit over Ian O'Connor (Bryant & Stratton, Wis.), lost 4-1 to Jacob Crofut (Michigan State-club)
- 174: Juwan Vines (4-0): 1st-place – pinned Landon Long (Grand Valley) in 5:14, won 19-3 tech fall over Nolan Berglin (Southwestern Michigan) in 2:57, won 12-10 over Joe Cicco (Niagara), won 19-4 tech fall over Luke Martin (Alma) in 4:24
- 174: Othniel Honablue (1-2) – won 23-8 tech fall over Darice Mosley (unattached) in 6:55, pinned by Luke Martin (Alma) in 4:16, lost 13-10 to Landon Long (Grand Valley)
- 184: Jack Ward (4-1): 3rd-place – lost 16-4 MD to Jonathan Sims (Ohio Valley CC), pinned Giovanni Ramirez (Adrian-club) in 1:24, pinned Paul Bouhaha (Michigan State-club) in 4:02, pinned Waylon Lamkin (Alma) in 2:25, won 9-6 decision over Alex Hicks (Muskegon CC)
- 184: Richard Davis (0-2) – lost 15-0 tech fall to Aiden Poe (Niagara) in 1:41, pinned by Alex Hicks (Muskegon CC) in 1:27
- 197: Gideon Loewen (3-0): 1st-place – won 19-1 tech fall over Andrew Baldwin (Muskegon CC) in 3:47, pinned Paul Wilson (Alma) in 0:51, pinned Steven Andreone (Olivet) in 0:42
- 197: Steven Andreone (2-1): 2nd-place – pinned Konnor Lauria (Michigan-club) in 1:28, pinned Johnathan Shannon (ACC) in 3:34, pinned by Gideon Loewen (Olivet) in 0:42
- 285: Shane Edwards (3-1): 3rd-place – won 10-1 MD over Cristian Alcarez (Southwestern Michigan), pinned by Jayson Roy (unattached) in 4:06, won 18-5 tech fall over Jason Smith (Grand Valley) in 7:00, won 17-2 tech fall over Artero Wilson (Grand Valley) in 3:46
- 285: Malachi Loewen (1-2) – won 14-3 MD over Bryan Aguilera (Muskegon CC), pinned by Jayson Roy (unattached) in 1:40, lost 7-4 decision to George Daniel (Olivet)
- 285: George Daniel (2-2) – lost 8-1 to Anton Barynas (Muskegon CC), pinned Finnish Jones (Michigan State-club) in 5:15, won 7-4 decision over Malachi Loewen (Olivet), pinned by Artero Wilson (Grand Valley) in 0:54
UP NEXT
- Olivet competes at the Trine (Ind.) University Invitational next Saturday, November 8.
