Wabash finished second out of eight teams at the Eastern Ohio Wrestling Duals, held Sunday at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio.
The Little Giants opened with a 26-17 win over Muskingum in the first round, then moved on to round three after a 21-17 victory over Grand Valley State. Olivet handed Wabash its only loss on the way to winning the team title of the dual-format tournament with a 30-9 result over the Little Giants.
Garrett Pino went 3-0 for the weekend at 133 pounds, dominating the competition. Pino started with a 12-4 major decision in the first round, then pinned his next opponent at the 2:59 mark of the match. He added one more pin 1:03 into the final match.
Eric Slabaugh was also undefeated, posting a 3-0 record at 125 pounds. After earning a forfeit in the first round against Muskingum Slabaugh picked up a 5-2 win in round two, then scored a 6-2 victory in the match of the day.
Keith Garrard and Joe Seger finished 2-1 in their respective weight classes. Garrard recorded a major decision with a 9-0 victory in the first match at 197 pounds, followed by a tough 5-4 win in the second round. His only loss of the day came in a 8-4 decision in round three. Seger picked up a 9-4 win in the 184-pound opener, then recorded a 5-4 win in round two before falling 8-5 in the final round.
Steve Kasten was a 3-0 winner in his only bout of the weekend at 285 pounds.
Wabash returns to the mats January 6-7 for the Midwest Invitational at the University of Indianapolis.
TEAM RESULTS
First place - Olivet
Second place - Wabash
Third place - Grand Valley State
Fourth place - Mount Union
Fifth place - Tri-State
Sixth place - Mercyhurst Northeast
Seventh place - All-Stars*
Eighth place - Muskingum
* - All-star team made up of extra wrestlers from the seven participating teams
Round 1
WABASH 26, MUSKINGUM 17
125 - Slabaugh (W) won by forfeit
133 - Pino (W) major decision over Kulich (M) 12-4
141 - Minner (M) maj. dec. Henninger (W), 15-5
149 - Kallai (M) pin Tribbett (W), 2:25
157 - Mosier (W) dec. Brown (W), 12-8
165 - Gramann (M) maj. dec. Bridge (W), 12-1
174 -Brinkman (M) dec. Pritchard (W), 12-5
184 - Seger (W) dec. Drew (M), 9-4
197 - Garrard (W) maj. dec. Engledinger (M), 9-0
285 - Thiel (W) pin Daniels (M), 5:56
Round 2
Wabash 21 Grand Valley State 17
125 - Slabaugh (W) dec. Schaaf (GVSU), 5-2
133 - Pino (W) pin Emery (GVSU), 2:59
141 - Erny (GVSU) dec. Henninger (W), 6-3
149 - Mroz (GVSU) dec. Tribbett (W), 7-6
157 - Mosier (W) dec. Correll (GVSU), 11-6
165 - Ferguson (GVSU) pin Bridge (W), 2:19
174 - Paul (GVSU) TF Pritchard (W), 25-10
184 - Seger (W) dec. Thomas (GVSU), 6-4
197 - Garrard (W) dec. Aikens (GVSU), 5-4
285 - Kasten (W) dec. Stolle (GVSU), 3-0
Round 3
Olivet 30 Wabash 9
125 - Slabaugh (W) dec. Labrecque (O), 6-2
133 - Pino (W) pin Manisa (O), 1:03
141 - Goodrich (O) dec. Henninger (W), 10-4
149 - Brew (O) maj. dec. Tribbett (W), 12-4
157 - K Andrews (O) dec. Mosier (W), 2-0
165 - Vanderhyde (O) pin Bridge (W), 1:45
174 - M Andrews (O) maj. dec. Pritchard (W), 19-7
184 - Newberry (O) dec. Seger (W), 8-5
197 - Stewart (O) dec. Garrard (W), 8-4
285 - Sterly (O) maj. dec. Theil (W), 10-1
