Kamali and Herrema lead UOlivet wrestling to runner-up finish at ONU Polar Bear Invitational

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Kamali and Herrema lead UOlivet wrestling to runner-up finish at ONU Polar Bear Invitational
December 7, 2024

ADA, Ohio – Seniors Benyamin Kamali and Tyler Herrema won their weight class to help The University of Olivet wrestling team finish second at the 43rd Annual Ohio Northern University Polar Bear Invitational today inside the ONU Sports Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Comets totaled 207 points. Ohio Northern was first with 231 points.
  • Kamali posted a 5-0 record to win the 125-pound title. His wins were two pins, one technical fall, one major decision and one minor decision. In the championship match, Kamali pinned Colin Mellott from Ohio Northern in the first period (1:27).
  • Senior Tyler Herrema had a 5-0 record to capture the 149-pound championship. His wins were one pin, two technical falls and two major decisions. In the championship match, Herrema defeated Casper Caizzo from Ohio Northern, 17-7.
  • Senior Dylan Phelps at 141 pounds and senior Kody Krupp both finished second in their weight class. Phelps' wins were two minor decisions and a technical fall. He fell to three-time NCAA All-American Jacob Reed from Ohio Northern, 7-0, in the championship. Krupp had a 4-1 record, with three pins and major decision. He lost the championship match, 9-0, to Gavin Layman from Ohio Northern.
  • Placing third were senior Robert Davids at 133 pounds, senior Ramiro Guerrero at 157 pounds, freshman Jack Ward at 184 pounds and senior Boe Eckman at 285 pounds.

FOR THE COMETS

  • 125: Sean Pettigrew (2-2) – pinned Dakota Philips (Mount St. Joseph) in 3:46, lost 8-5 to Caden Crawford (Tiffin), pinned Brandon Dami (Washington & Jefferson) in 4:11, lost 2-0 to Colin Hering (Heidelberg)
  • 125: Benyamin Kamali (5-0): 1st-place – pinned Daniel Verscharen (Washington & Jefferson) in 0:24, won 19-3 tech fall over Candio Deluna (Tiffin), won 10-8 over Cael Woods (Tiffin), pinned Colin Mellott (Ohio Northern) in 1:27
  • 133: Emmett Kettel (2-3): 6th-place – won 16-0 tech fall over Eric Saddler (Otterbein), won 4-3 over Jorden Zigo (Mount St. Joseph), pinned by Maximus Shore (Tiffin) in 1:15, pinned by Robert Davids (Olivet) in 4:47, lost 11-10 to David Gelman (Heidelberg)
  • 133: Robert Davids (5-1): 3rd-place – won 15-0 tech fall over Chase Dickerson (Tiffin), lost 18-2 tech fall to Chase Vanderhorst (Ohio Northern), pinned Lewis Deloach (Hiram) in 1:56, lost 18-0 tech fall to Chase Dickerson (Tiffin), pinned Emmett Kettel (Olivet) in 4:47, won 13-0 over Jorden Zigo (Mount St. Joseph)
  • 141: Stuart Donlan (4-2): 5th-place – won 18-3 tech fall over Josh Gibson (Heidelberg), won 13-2 over Evan Boulton (Ohio Northern), won 10-0 over Tamas Eder (Otterbein), pinned by Jacob Reed (Ohio Northern) in 1:46, pinned by Hunter Swedish (Washington & Jefferson) in 2:02, pinned Will Brodbeck (Hiram) in 1:33
  • 141: Dylan Phelps (3-1): 2nd-place – won 15-0 tech fall over Sawyer Cooper (Heidelberg), won 11-8 over Gabe Hansen (Ohio Northern), won 1-0 over Desmond Diggs (Mount St. Joseph), lost 7-0 to Jacob Reed (Ohio Northern)
  • 149: Josh Graybeal (3-2) – won 7-6 over Jackson Bowers (Hiram), lost 15-8 to Aaron Turner (Ohio Northern), pinned Nicholas Devol (Mount St. Joseph) in 2:43, pinned Carter Mottley (Otterbein) in 1:07, lost 16-11 to Leon Harrison (Heidelberg)
  • 149: Tyler Herrema (5-0): 1st-place – won 17-1 tech fall over Michael Hatgas (Heidelberg), pinned Carter Mottley (Otterbein) in 3:23, won 10-1 over Aaron Turner (Ohio Northern), won 15-0 tech fall over Trent Vandeneyden (Otterbein), won 17-7 over Casper Caizzo (Ohio Northern)
  • 149: Aden Baynes (1-2) – lost 7-2 to Andrew Sas (Otterbein), pinned Cahiel Linton (Mount St. Joseph) in 1:11, lost 13-0 to Ryan Foster (Ohio Northern)
  • 149: Kamden Hood (1-2) – pinned by Gavin Owens (Tiffin) in 1:15, won 21-3 tech fall over Gunnar Hickman (Washington & Jefferson), lost 14-3 to Carter Mottley (Otterbein)
  • 157: Noah Hall (2-2) – lost 16-8 to Max Kaye (Ohio Northern), won 9-7 over Kaelon Lawson-West (Hiram), won 15-10 over Jackson Hawker (Ohio Northern), lost 21-5 tech fall to Ethan Bartlett (Ohio Northern)
  • 157: David Schulte (1-2) – lost 17-1 tech fall to Luke Donlan (Otterbein), won by medical forfeit over Skyler Cornell (Ohio Wesleyan), pinned by Max Kaye (Ohio Northern) in 0:58
  • 157: Rylinn Hale (1-2) – won by forfeit over Skyler Cornell (Ohio Wesleyan), lost 18-2 tech fall to Nick Campbell (Ohio Northern), lost 7-5 to Jackson Hawker (Ohio Northern)
  • 157: Ramiro Guerrero (5-1): 3rd-place – pinned Ryan Tucker (Tiffin) in 2:34, won 17-1 tech fall over Ethan Bartlett (Ohio Northern), lost 12-4 to Nick Campbell Ohio Northern), won 6-0 over Seth Evans (Waynesburg), won 17-4 over Anthony Grecol (Heidelberg)
  • 157: Zephyr Fegley (0-2) – lost 9-2 to Ethan Bartlett (Ohio Northern), pinned by Julian Terranova (Olivet) in 4:11
  • 157: Julian Terranova (2-2) – lost 12-0 to Luke Milankovich (Ohio Wesleyan), pinned Zephyr Fegley (Olivet) in 4:11, pinned Rylee Naeleigh (Mount St. Joseph) in 1:56, lost 22-6 tech fall to Anthony Grecol (Heidelberg)
  • 165: Noah Nichols (2-2) – pinned by Teagan Hendricks (Ohio Northern) in 0:27, won 14-3 over Landen Bartley (Olivet) pinned Griffin Sams (Washington & Jefferson) in 1:31, lost 17-2 tech fall to Juwan Vines (Olivet)
  • 165: Juwan Vines (5-1): 4th-place – pinned Sam Wegesin (Otterbein) in 0:33, won 25-8 tech fall over Caylan LeMaster (Heidelberg), lost 10-7 to Roger Deck (Mount St. Joseph), won 17-2 tech fall over Noah Nichols (Olivet), won 20-4 tech fall over Manny Aller (Heidelberg), pinned Kyan Larson (Olivet) in 5:25
  • 165: Kyan Larson (4-2): 5th-place – won 15-0 tech fall over Hayden Newell (Mount St. Joseph), won 14-8 over Roderick Love (Alma), lost 12-5 to Travis Richardson (Heidelberg), pinned by Juwan Vines (Olivet) in 5:25, won 5-1 over Roderick Love (Alma)
  • 165: Landen Bartley (0-2) – lost 15-0 tech fall to Travis Richardson (Heidelberg), lost 14-3 to Noah Nichols (Olivet)
  • 174: Hayden Koehler (3-1): 5th-place – won 16-3 over Brayden Kuhling (Mount St. Joseph), pinned by Jakob Hurley (Tiffin) in 5:37, pinned Dylan Fritz (Mount St. Joseph) in 2:38, pinned Eli Cassady (Otterbein) in 1:20
  • 174: Jay Shaull (5-1): 6th-place – pinned Elijah Biggs (Mount St. Joseph) in 0:52, lost 18-16 to Landon Cook (Heidelberg), won 15-0 tech fall over Andrew Mushkin (Ohio Wesleyan), pinned Tanner Alsept (Tiffin) in 1:56, won 17-1 tech fall over Anthony Lahoski (Ohio Northern), pinned John Starusko (Washington & Jefferson) in 1:41.
  • 184: Richard Davis (0-2) – lost 16-0 tech fall to Carson Steinmetz (Tiffin) pinned by Caiden Hooks (Otterbein) in 2:31
  • 184: Jack Ward (5-1): 3rd-place – won 10-0 over McCaden Skeens (Mount St. Joseph), won 8-3 over Gary Steele (Otterbein), lost 18-4 to Ajay Locke (Ohio Northern), pinned Carson Steinmetz (Trine) in 2:26, pinned Evan Straub (Tiffin) in 2:13
  • 197: Isaiah Brown (0-2) – lost 15-0 tech fall to Jermaine Poytner (Mount St. Joseph) lost 9-3 to Ayden Bishoff (Waynesburg)
  • 197: Kody Krupp (4-1): 2nd-place – pinned Jaden Bell (Hiram) in 3:38, pinned Logan Smith (Washington & Jefferson) in 0:51, pinned by Logan Smith (Washington & Jefferson) in 0:51, won 23-11 over Dean Hetrick (Tiffin), lost 9-0 to Gavin Layman (Ohio Northern)
  • 285: George Daniel (0-2) – lost by medical forfeit to Myles Johnson (Ohio Northern), lost by medical forfeit to Austin Fleming (Waynesburg)
  • 285: Boe Eckman (5-1): 3rd-place – pinned Sergio Pancheco Ortiz (Mount St. Joseph) in 1:47, lost 10-3 to Kyle Magyar (Tiffin), pinned Jason Rominger (Mount St. Joseph) in 1:51, won 17-0 tech fall over Matt Johnson (Alma), won 4-0 over Mason Knight (Olivet)
  • 285: Justin Kephart (0-2) – pinned by Jadon Brownlee (Ohio Northern) in 3:08, pinned by Jason Rominger (Mount St. Joseph) in 3:18
  • 285: Mason Knight (3-3): 6th-place – pinned Jason Rominger (Mount St. Joseph) in 6:42, won 11-6 over Caleb Snype (Waynesburg), pinned Scotty Edwards (Muskingum) in 6:29, lost 19-3 tech fall to Myles Johnson (Ohio Northern), lost 4-0 to Boe Eckman (Olivet), lost SV-1 5-2 to Kyle Magyar (Tiffin)

UP NEXT

  • The Comets participate in the Heidelberg Universiyy Holiday Duals next Saturday, December 14, at the Cedar Point Sports Center in Sandusky, Ohio. Olivet faces Heidelberg at 10 a.m., followed by matches against Otterbein (Ohio) University, University of Penn State-Behrend (Pa.) and Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) University.