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Tough weekend for the Saints. Excellent performance by Avery Jones taking third at 184. FINDLAY, Ohio) – The Thomas More College wrestling team competed at the unscored University of Findlay Open today (Saturday, November 19, 2016) in Findlay, Ohio. First-year Avery Jones (Amelia, Ohio/Glen Este) earned third place at 184. He won his first match with a pin in 1:59, second round with a pin in 2:39, quarterfinals with a pin of 3:46, then fell in a 9-3 decision and won the third place match with a 12-11 decision. At 125, first-year Cody Shultz (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) fell 16-0 by a technical fall and fell by an 18-3 technical fall in the consolation round. Sophomore Aaron Cox (Ross, Ohio/Ross) won his first 133 match by a 9-0 major decision, then fell by a 17-1 technical fall, had a pin in 4:08 before falling 6-4 in a sudden victory. Also at 133, first-year Dale Hensley, Jr. (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) was pinned in 2:12 and fell by a n 8-7 decision, first-year John Shirkey (Erlanger, Ky./LaSalle (Ohio)) was pinned in 1:15 in the first round at 133 and 1:55 in the consolation round, first-year Parker Buschelman (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) fell by an 8-1 decision and 13-11 decision and first-year Alex Holt (Mount Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County) was pinned in 1:04 and 2:31. Three Saints competed at 141 as first-year Brandon Powers (Owensboro, Ky./Apollo) fell 15-0 in a technical fall and 13-5 by a major decision, first-year Damian Walton (Cincinnati, Ohio/Taylor) was pinned in 2:48 and 2:45, first-year Daniel Branch (Cold Springs, Ky./Covington Catholic) was pinned in 0:30 and fell 18-2 by a technical fall and first-year Derrick Soper (Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station) fell by a 9-6 decision and was pinned in 1:54. At 149, first-year Ryley Regan (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) won by a 5-4 decision and then was pinned in 2:14 and fell in an 11-5 decision, first-year Colin McAlpine (Chesaning, Mich./Chesaning) was pinned in 4:14, then won an 8-2 decision and fell in a 7-3 decision, first-year Kegan McAlpine (Chesaning, Mich./Chesaning) was pinned in 4:15 and had a pin in 6:21 before being pinned in 0:25 and first-year Eric Knittle (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) was pinned in 2:05 and fell 19-0 by a technical fall. First-year Malachi Marlow (Mount Orab, Ohio/Western Brown) fell by a 10-5 decision and then won by a medial forfeit and a 14-3 sudden victory before being pinned in 0:44. Five Saints competed at 165 as first-year Jacob Bria (Glenn Ferris, W.Va./Fairfield (Ohio)) fell by a 7-3 decision and then had a 6-2, 5-0 and 8-4 decision before being pinned in 0:47, first-year Matthew Munoz (Erlanger, Ky./Dixie Heights) had pin in 2:07, then was pinned in 1:05 and fell in a 5-0 decision, first-year Latear Dukes (Barryton, Mich./Chippewa Hills) fell by an 8-0 major decision and was pinned in 1:56, first-year Tre'Von Ward (Avendale, Ohio/Norwood) fell by a 17-0 technical fall and was pinned in 3:25 and first-year Austin Sutphin (Mount Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County) fell in a 6-4 decision and a 1-0 decision. First-year Kevin Flaherty (Cincinnati, Ohio/St.Henry (Ky.)) was pinned in 1:42 and fell 15-2 by a major decision at 174. First-year John Butler (Lake Havasu, Ariz./Lake Havasu) competed at 197 and fell 16-0 by technical fall, was pinned in 1:46. At 285, first-year Ahmad Hameidan (Florence, Ky./Boone County) fell in an 8-6 decision, won by forfeit and fell 16-0 in a technical fall, while first-year Quantavious Kelley (Albany, Ga./Monroe) was pinned in 1:12 and 6:18.

Check out the article by the student paper on Austin - decent read http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/11/15/austin-myers-working-reach-his-full-potential-miss

Otterbein had it going on for their first match of the year. There were a lot of fans there sporting their Otterbein gear. As visiting fans we were way outnumbered. From the announcers to the live feed they put on a class show even tossing t shirts into the crowd. If they keep this up they'll be drawing a lot of kids there to wrestle.

Tonight Otterbein will be broadcasting live on YouTube the dual match against Thomas More. Check it out to see the latest addition to College wrestling in Kentucky and see some familiar faces. Supposed to start at 7 p.m. https://t.co/PLUAWnlOul