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Wrestling

Wabash Earns Five Top-Six Finishes at Concordia (Wis.) Invitational

Mequon, Wisc. --- Wabash College recorded five top-six performances Saturday at the non-scoring Concordia (Wisconsin) Invitational, highlighted by runner-up finishes from Andrew Punzalan, James Day, and Jaylen Young.

Punzalan placed second at 125 pounds after opening the tournament with a 15-0 tech-fall win over North Central's Cameron Phillips. He added wins over Wartburg's Kale DiMarco (8-1), Wisconsin–Stevens Point's Luca Paladino (6-4), and Wartburg's Brett Birchman (4-1) to reach the championship match, where he fell 18-2 to North Central's Christian Guzman.

Day also finished second at 133 pounds behind a dominant early run of four tech-fall victories. He defeated Chicago's Youti Wan, Carthage's Chris Kish, TCNJ's Luke Reitter, and Loras' Wiley Jessup by a combined score of 65-1. Day dropped a 4-2 decision to Garrett Totten of TCNJ in the title match.

Young added a second-place showing at 174 pounds. He opened with a 19-3 tech fall over Loras' Jonathon Lamprich, followed by wins against TCNJ's Jordan Ayyash (6-3), Zane Pannell (14-4), and Wartburg's Mike Slade (3-2). Young fell 8-1 to Hunter Mays in the championship bout.

At 184 pounds, Michael Taheny placed fourth. After advancing by forfeit in the opening round, he earned a 10-6 win over Wartburg's Zach Weidler. Following a loss in the semifinals, Taheny rebounded with a 17-3 major decision over Wisconsin–Whitewater's RJ Samuels before dropping his final bout.

Andrew Ross rounded out the Wabash scoring with a sixth-place finish at 157 pounds. He claimed wins over Loras' Alex Bumba (4-1) and Wartburg's Ian Crapp (3-1).

Wabash returns to action Dec. 5 with a home dual meet against Trine University. The Little Giants will honor their senior class prior to the start of the contest.

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Players Mentioned

James Day

James Day

133
Senior
Andrew Punzalan

Andrew Punzalan

125
Junior
Andrew Ross

Andrew Ross

149
Senior
Jaylen Young

Jaylen Young

184
Sophomore
Michael Taheny

Michael Taheny

184
Freshman

Players Mentioned

James Day

James Day

Senior
133
Andrew Punzalan

Andrew Punzalan

Junior
125
Andrew Ross

Andrew Ross

Senior
149
Jaylen Young

Jaylen Young

Sophomore
184
Michael Taheny

Michael Taheny

Freshman
184