The Wabash College wrestling team recorded 26 top-seven finishes with three individual champions at Saturday's annual non-scoring Wabash College Open Tournament.
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James Day,
Arlie Benson, and
Jesse Herrera won individual titles for the Little Giants. Day finished 3-0 for the tournament with a tech fall and two pins to capture the 125-pound weight class title. Benson won a pair of matches at 133 pounds to claim the bracket title with a major decision in the title bout. Herrera scored two early pins before winning 2-0 in the finals at 165 pounds to take the individual title.
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Andrew Punzalan won two 125-pound matches, including a tech fall in his opener, on the way to a second-place finish in the bracket.
Evan Burge scored a pin in his first match of the tournament to finish in second place at 141 pounds.
Tyson Nisley picked up a tech fall victory and a second-round pin on his way to a second-place finish at 157 pounds.
Mawuli Nevis earned a tech fall and a major decision to claim second place in the 165-pound bracket.
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Daniel Uribe went 4-1 for the tournament with a pin and a tech fall in the 149-pound weight class to earn third place overall.
Ayden Lutes won two matches in the same bracket to capture fourth place.
Ethan Cooper scored a tech fall in the consolation semifinal round prior to a 9-8 decision in the finals to earn third place at 157 pounds.
Sammy Saunders captured three victories at 184 pounds with a pin and a major decision to finish third in the bracket.
Neil Johnson scored two wins --- one by pin with a tech fall in the finals --- to take third place at 197 pounds.
Titus Waters scored two wins and a fall to take third place at heavyweight.
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Elorm Nevis scored a tech fall and a major decision to finish in fourth place at 174 pounds.
Trescott Duffy earned fourth place at 197 pounds with a 7-4 win in the consolation semifinal round of the bracket.
Titus Waters picked up three wins with two pins to take third place at 285 pounds.
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Alejandro Velasco earned a fifth-place finish at 133 pounds with a win by no contest in the finals.
Andrew Ross scored a pin in the consolation second round on his way to a fifth-place finish at 149 pounds.
Ike O'Neill won in the consolation second round before scoring a tech fall in the finals to place fifth overall in the 157-pound bracket.
Lucas Murphy's consolation round victory and finals pin produced a fifth-place finish at 165 pounds. Zach Wagner earned a fifth-place finish at 184 pounds with a first-round major decision and pin in the finals.
Hadyn Ball scored an 8-4 decision in the finals of the 197-pound bracket to finish fifth overall.
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Caleb Drousis finished in sixth place at 133 pounds, while
Blake McGee took sixth in the 141-pound bracket after a first-round win by decision.
Jake Lentz finished in seventh place at 125 pounds, and
Rylan Hendricks placed seventh at 165 pounds with a tech fall in the finals.
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Wabash competes against the University of Indianapolis in a dual meet at UIndy on Friday, January 26, at 4:30 p.m.
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