Bidlingmaier named d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week

OLIVET, Mich. – Olivet College sophomore Robbie Bidlingmaier (Chesterfield Twp./Anchor Bay) has been named the d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week.

The No. 3 seed, Bidlingmaier posted a perfect 4-0 record to win the 125-pound weight class at the 48th Annual North Central College Invitational Dec. 10 in Naperville, Ill. He started his day with an 11-6 win over Jacoby Bergeron from Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) and then won three straight matches by pin. Bidlingmaier pinned No. 6 seed Josh Boyer from Wabash (Ind.) in 1:35 and No. 2 seed Sean Tomac from North Central (Ill.) in 2:24. With 39 seconds left in the championship match, he pinned No. 1 seed Ben Presler from Concordia-Moorhead in the championship match. The win over Tomac avenged a defeat from earlier this season.

Bidlingmaier is 15-3 this season, and is No. 7 in the d3wrestle.com rankings. The Comets are back in action Sunday at the Desert Duals in Las Vegas.