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Evan Burge
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Wrestling

Little Giants Win Three Titles at Mid-States Invitational

Wabash picked up three individual championships and 17 top-eight finishes at Saturday's non-scoring Mid-States Wrestling Invitational at Trine University in Angola, Indiana.
 
Evan Burge won the 141-pound weight class title by recording four victories, including two tech falls and one pin. Blake McGee finished 4-1 in the 141-pound bracket to finish in second place. He scored two tech falls and a major decision before losing to Burge in the finals.
 
Chase Baczek won four matches at 184 pounds to claim the individual title in the weight class. He scored a tech fall and a pin before earning a pin in the finals to claim the championship. Sammy Saunders finished in fifth place at 184 pounds with three wins, including two pins and a major decision.
 
Neil Johnson won the 197-pound weight class championship with a pin as one of four wins on the day. Hadyn Ball finished in eighth place in the bracket, earning two wins with one pin.
 
James Day posted a 3-1 record with two pins and a tech fall to finish second at 125 pounds. His only loss came in the championship bout in an overtime 4-1 sudden victory decision.
 
Andrew Punzalan placed fourth at 125 pounds by recording three wins with two tech falls.
 
Arlie Benson finished second in the 133-pound weight class bracket, recording a pin and a tech fall to finish 2-1 for the tournament. Alejandro Velasco earned a fifth-place finish at 133 pounds with three victories, including a pin in the finals.
 
Daniel Uribe posted a 3-1 record for the day to place second at 149 pounds for the Little Giants. He scored a pin and tech fall in two of his four matches. Andrew Ross finished fifth in the same weight class with two victories, including a tech fall. Josyah Holland scored a sixth-place finish in the 149-pound weight class with three wins in the tournament, including a major decision.
 
Tim Smith earned a second-place finish at 157 pounds with four victories on the day. He recorded a pin and two tech falls in his four victories. Dominic Litchfield added a seventh-place finish at 157 pounds, scoring four wins with two pins and a tech fall.
 
Mawuli Nevis placed second at 165 pounds by winning four matches with two tech falls.
 
Eero Gross picked up an eighth-place finish in the 174-pound weight class, finishing with four victories with three tech falls.
 
Wabash will compete at the NCAA Division III Central Region Tournament at Ohio Northern University March 1-2.
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Chase Baczek

Chase Baczek

184
Junior
Arlie Benson

Arlie Benson

133
Sophomore
James Day

James Day

125
Sophomore
Eero Gross

Eero Gross

165
Senior
Dominic Litchfield

Dominic Litchfield

149
Sophomore
Blake McGee

Blake McGee

133
Junior
Mawuli Nevis

Mawuli Nevis

165
Junior
Andrew Ross

Andrew Ross

149
Sophomore
Sammy Saunders

Sammy Saunders

184
Sophomore
Daniel Uribe

Daniel Uribe

149
Senior

Players Mentioned

Chase Baczek

Chase Baczek

Junior
184
Arlie Benson

Arlie Benson

Sophomore
133
James Day

James Day

Sophomore
125
Eero Gross

Eero Gross

Senior
165
Dominic Litchfield

Dominic Litchfield

Sophomore
149
Blake McGee

Blake McGee

Junior
133
Mawuli Nevis

Mawuli Nevis

Junior
165
Andrew Ross

Andrew Ross

Sophomore
149
Sammy Saunders

Sammy Saunders

Sophomore
184
Daniel Uribe

Daniel Uribe

Senior
149