Wrestling Team Finishes in Second Place at the Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) College Tournament
The Olivet College wrestling team finished in second place out of seven teams today at the 17th Annual John Summa Tournament hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College. Brockport State of New York won the team championship with 176.50 points and the Fighting Comets were second with 90 points.
BEREA, OHIO -- The Olivet College wrestling team finished in second place out of seven teams today at the 17th Annual John Summa Tournament hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College. Brockport State of New York won the team championship with 176.50 points and the Fighting Comets were second with 90 points.
Leading the way for Olivet was senior Chris Dunham (Nashville/Maple Valley High School), who won the championship at 149-pounds. Sophomore heavyweight Ryan Tiseo (Washington Romeo High School) was second.
Freshman 157-pounder Ken Andrews (Swartz Creek High School), freshman 174-pounder Jeff Wright (Rock/Escanaba High School) and sophomore 197-pounder Ahmand Zeaiter (Kalamazoo/Portage Northern High School) were fourth. Freshman 125-pounder Joe Suchowolec (Sand Lake/Grant High School) was fifth.
In addition, freshman 133-pounder Shawn Parker (Inkster/ John Glenn High School), freshman 165-pounder Mike Andrews (Swartz Creek High School) and sophomore 184-pounder Todd Miller (Casnovia/Kent City High School) were sixth.
The Olivet second-teamers were also successful with fifth place finishes by sophomore 157-pounder Jesse Grenillo (Holly High School) and sophomore heavyweight Mike Mikalakis (Jeddo/Port Huron Northern High School).
Olivet will next wrestle on Saturday, Feb. 15 when it travels to compete at Mid-States Wrestling Tournamet at Manchester (Ind.) College.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS:
1: SUNY-Brockport (N.Y.), 176.5; 2: OLIVET, 90.0; 3: Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 86.0; 4. Wilmington (Ohio), 70.5; 5: Thiel (Pa.), 64.5; 6: Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 50.5; 7. Waynesburg (Pa.), 35.5.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND MATCHES:
125 POUNDS: First place: Jared Selover (B-W), 7-1; Third Place: Mike Olem (Wayne.) pinned Mike Ham (B-W), 5:21; Fifth Place: Joe Suchowolec (O) def. Shawn Julock (T), 10-2; 133 POUNDS: First Place: Dan Roberts (B) def. Jeff Varney (B-W), 4-1; Third Place: Kevin DeJulilis (WJ) def. Mark Farrell (T), 6-1; Fifth Place: Dan Garcia (W) pinned Shawn Parker (O), 2:30; 141 POUNDS: First Place: Kris Harrington (B) won by medical default; Third Place: Byron Johnson (WJ) def. Chris Vicente (Wayne), 7-5; Fifth Place: Eric Jaynes (B-W) won by med. def.; 149 POUNDS: First Place: Chris Dunham (O) won by med. def.; Third Place: Jonas Hatajik (T) def. Greg McCoy (B), 6-4; Fifth Place: Ken Laird (Wayne) won by med. def.; 157 POUNDS: First Place: Rob Power (B) won by med def.; Third Place: Jack Rice (T) def. Ken Andrews (O), 15-3; Fifth Place: Jesse Grenillo (O) def. Doug Stehlin (W), 3-2; 165 POUNDS: First Place: Artie Weidler (B) def. Joe Heiland (B-W), 6-4 in O.T.; Third Place: Adam Ezel (B) def. Mario Schiano (B2), 8-2; Fifth Place: Brad Statzer (W), pinned Mike Andrews (O), 1:54; 174 POUNDS: First Place: Don Favro (B) def. Matt Smith (WJ), 11-5; Third Place: Derek Beamer (W) def. Jeff Wright (O), 4-3; Fifth Place: Rich D’Amico (B) won by med. def.; 184 POUNDS: First Place: Nick Vienni (B) won by med. def.; Third Place: Tevon Fordyce (B) won by med. def.; Fifth Place: Dan White (W) def. Todd Miller (O), 9-8; 197 POUNDS: First Place: Brian Tatar (B), def. Rob Cuffie (B2), 4-3 in O.T.; Third Place: Devin Carman (B-W) pinned Ahmad Zeaiter (O), 1:17; Fifth Place: Dan Heckendorn (W) def. T.J. Albright (T), 4-1; 285 POUNDS: First Place: Jim Pennise (B) def. Ryan Tiseo (O), 6-5; Third Place: Brian Kennedy (W) won by med. def.
