Ohio Wrestling Team Defeats SIUE on Senior Night
ATHENS, Ohio— The Ohio wrestling team was dominant on senior night, defeating Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 34-6. The Bobcats are now 9-3 overall and 5-2 against MAC teams.
“I can talk about every single guy; just an all-around goof performance for us,” said head coach Joel Greenlee. “Everybody rushed off to wrestle hard for seven minutes.”
Redshirt sophomore Jordan Slivka (Indianapolis, Ind.) started the match at 157 pounds, winning with a fall at 5:14. At 174 pounds, freshman Sal Perrine (Northfield, Ohio) won with a 9-5 decision. Freshman Zayne Lehman (Akron, Ohio) was dominant, winning by an 11-1 major decision at 185.
At 197 pounds, redshirt sophomore Carson Brewer (Avon, Ind.) picked up three additional points for the Bobcats with a 6-0 decision. Sophomore Oscar Sanchez continued the Bobcats’ momentum with an 8-1 decision at 125 pounds.
Redshirt junior Giovanni DiSabato (Hilliard, Ohio) and redshirt senior Kyran Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) both won by forfeit at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. At 149, redshirt senior Alec Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) secured 3-1 victory with a takedown in the last 10 seconds of the dual. Redshirt junior Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio) closed the night with an extra match at 285 pounds, pinning his opponent at 1:55.
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Ohio 34, SIUE 6
125: Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) def. Austin Macias (SIUE), dec. 8-1
133: Giovanni DiSabato (Ohio) wins by forfeit
141: Kyran Hagan (Ohio) wins by forfeit
149: No. 32 Alec Hagan (Ohio) def. Caleb Tyus (SIUE), dec. 3-1
157: No. 28 Jordan Slivka (Ohio) def. Max Kristoff (SIUE), fall 5:14
165: Cardeionete Wilson (SIUE) def. Sean O’Dwyer (Ohio), dec. 6-3
174: No. 21 Sal Perrine (Ohio) def. Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE), dec. 9-5
185: Zayne Lehman (Ohio) def. Sergio Villalobos (SIIUE), MD 11-1
197: Carson Brewer (Ohio) def. Ryan Yarnell (SIUE), dec. 6-0
285: Colton McKiernan (SIUE) def. Jordan Greer (Ohio), dec. 3-2
Extra Matches:
285: Jordan Earnest (Ohio) def. Aric Bohn, fall 1:55
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