Fourth-ranked Wabash claimed seven victories out of ten matches in its Monday evening dual wrestling meet versus 16
th-ranked Millikin University. The Little Giants honored the six senior members of the team prior to the matchup between the nationally-ranked programs.
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Wabash honored
Will Amberger,
Alex Dague,
Chris Diaz,
Griffin Schermer,
Jacob Stephenson, and
Chris Wilson before the start of the match and forfeit victory at 125 pounds by
Kory Cavanaugh.
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Owen Doster, ranked 10
th in the nation at 141 pounds, competed against Ren Dazey and scored a 12-0 major decision to give the Little Giants a 10-0 lead. Fourth-ranked Chris Williams earned a pin for the Big Blue to cut into the Wabash lead. Schermer, ranked eighth at 149 pounds, followed with a 12-7 decision to expand the Little Giants' lead to 13-6. A technical fall victory by ninth-ranked Bradan Birt pulled Millikin to within two points at 13-11.
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Wabash responded with three consecutive victories starting with a pin by
Jared Timberman at 1:23 into the 165-pound bout.
Kyle Hatch scored a late takedown in the third period to claim an 8-7 victory at 174-pounds.
Ethan Herrin added a 2-1 win at 184 pounds to push the Little Giants' lead to 25-11. Third-ranked Keajion Jennings added five points to Millikin's score with a 16-0 technical fall victory at 197 pounds.
Wade Ripple closed out the match for Wabash with a 5-0 win at heavyweight. Millikin was assessed a one-point team penalty for control of the mat to make the final team score 28-15.
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Wabash improves to 6-3 in dual meets with the win. The Little Giants will host the annual Max Servies Duals Tournament this Saturday. Wrestling begins in the Knowling Fieldhouse at 9 a.m. Â
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Wabash 28, Millikin 15
125 -
Kory Cavanaugh (Wabash) over Unknown (For.)
133 -
Owen Doster (Wabash) over Ren Dazey (Millikin) (MD 12-0)
141 - Chris Williams (Millikin) over
Riley Lomenick (Wabash) (Fall 1:53)
149 -
Griffin Schermer (Wabash) over Wilyonde Bell (Millikin) (Dec 12-7)
157 - Bradan Birt (Millikin) over
Austin Bethel (Wabash) (TF 16-0 3:04)
165 -
Jared Timberman (Wabash) over Jake Morgan (Millikin) (Fall 1:23)
174 -
Kyle Hatch (Wabash) over Austin Hedrick (Millikin) (Dec 8-7)
184 -
Ethan Herrin (Wabash) over Griffin Meeker (Millikin) (Dec 2-1)
197 - Keajion Jennings (Millikin) over
Levi Miller (Wabash) (TF 16-0 3:10)
285 -
Wade Ripple (Wabash) over Frank Tomaskovic (Millikin) (Dec 5-0)Â Â
Millikin - Minus 1 team point for control of mat
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