ADRIAN, Mich. – The Alma College men's wrestling program brought 18 wrestlers with them to the Adrian Invite and exactly half of those student-athletes earned placements as nine Scots ranked eighth or higher in their weight class including a pair of podium spots.
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Jushawn Ferrel Jr. made it all the way to the championship bout while wrestling at 133, beating Mount St. Joseph's Addison Breeding by tech fall (4:10) in the First Round, winning back-to-back matches by decision in the Quarters (10-6 over Wabash's Quentin Keen) and Semis (3-2 over Heidelberg's Colin Hering) before succumbing to Wabash's Rex Moore (9-2) in the title game.
Dominic Gumtow won third place in 149, dropping the opener by decision to Tiffin's Cameron Plotts (7-1) before steamrolling through the consolation bracket with five consecutive victories, four of which were won on pins (including the third-place match vs. Otterbein's Zach Orseno) with the other via major decision.
Paul Wilson (197) came in fourth thanks to taking down Heidelberg's Owen Price by decision (9-5),
Drew Challender (184, Freshman/Sophomore) wound up placing fifth by going 4-2 in his bouts, and then the trio of
Carter Melonio (165),
Logan O'Connors (149, Freshman/Sophomore), plus
Matthew Johnson (285) all carved out a spot in sixth.
The final two placements for Coach Groeneveld's group were both eighth place showings courtesy of
Blaise Armstead at 165 pounds and
Cameron Jones at 149 pounds, Freshman/Sophomore division.
Next:
The Scots will take next weekend off and return to the mats on Saturday, September 21 for the Comet Duals hosted by Olivet.
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