Wrestling Team Finishes in Second Place at the Mid-States Wrestling Tournament at Manchester

The Olivet College wrestling team finished in second place out of seven teams today at the Mid-States Wrestling Tournament hosted by Manchester College. Manchester won the team championship with 171 points and the Fighting Comets had 138.5 points.

February 15, 2003

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. -- The Olivet College wrestling team finished in second place out of seven teams today at the Mid-States Wrestling Tournament hosted by Manchester College. Manchester won the team championship with 171 points and the Fighting Comets had 138.5 points.

Leading the way for Olivet was freshman 197-pounder Justin Torres (Holly High School), who the championship at his weight class. Torres also received the Most Falls in Least Time Award. He had three pins in 8:02, edging Manchester’s Jamie Salazar by 17 seconds.

Freshman 125-pounder Joe Suchowolec (Sand Lake/Grant High School), freshman 157-pounder Ken Andrews (Swartz Creek High School), sophomore 165-pounder Chad Kaiser (Lachine/Alpena High School) and sophomore heavyweight Ryan Tiseo (Washington Romeo High School) finished in second place. Senior Chris Dunham (Nashville/Maple Valley High School) and senior 198-pounder Jason Creager (Grandville High School) were third and freshman 133-pounder Shawn Parker (Inkster/John Glenn High School) was fourth. Junior 141-pounder Mike Storer (Bloomfield Hills/Lasher High School) and freshman 174-pounder Jeff Wright (Rock/ Escanaba High School) finished in fifth place.

The Fighting Comet second-teamers were also successful. Sophomore 197-pounder Ahmad Zeaiter (Kalamazoo/Portage Northern High School) was fourth. Senior 165-pounder Les Schoonover (LaGrange, Ind./Lakeland High School), freshman 184-pounder Ryan Newberry (South Haven High School) and freshman heavyweight Mike Martinez (Lansing) were fifth and sophomore 157-pounder Jesse Grenillo (Holly High School) was sixth.

Olivet will next wrestle on Saturday, Feb. 22 when it travels to Ada, Ohio to participate in the Ohio Northern University Duals.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS:
 1. Manchester (Ind.), 171, 2. OLIVET, 138.50; 3. Wabash (Ind.), 111.5; 4. College of Mt. St. Joseph (Ohio), 59; 5. Waynesburg (Pa.), 56.5; 6. Rose-Hulman (Ind.), 31, 7. MacMurray (Ill.), 11.