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Little Giant Grapplers Earn First Victory

The Wabash wrestling team earned their first victory of the season and the first in the career of head coach Steve Kimpel with a decisive 40-9 win over Rose-Hulman on Thursday night in Chadwick Court.

Rose-Hulman opened the meet with a pin before freshman Nate Moore (Hagerstown, IN/Hagerstown) took an 8-3 decision at 157-pounds. Bobby Beyer (Brownsburg, IN/Cardinal Ritter) pinned his opponent at 165-pounds to put the Little Giants in front 9-6. Randy Widener (Danville, IN/Danville) won a 12-4 decision that was followed by a 17-6 victory by Mike Schroeder (Evansville, IN/Mater Dei) at 184-pounds. Sophomore Logan Kuhne (Ft. Wayne, IN/Northrup) won by pin at 197, as did Brian Siddons (Cloverdale, IN/Cloverdale) at 125-pounds. Sophomore Matt Endress (Evansville, IN/Evansville Memorial) completed the win for Wabash with a 7-3 win at 141-pounds.

Wabash fell to Millikin 32-18 in the third match of the triple dual meet after Millikin defeated Rose-Hulman 43-12. Winners for the Little Giants in the second meet included Kuhne at 197-pounds, Siddons with a 15-13 overtime win at 125-pounds, and Schroeder by forfeit at 184-pounds.

Wabash is 1-5 on the season. The Little Giants are off for the holiday break until January 12-13 when they will travel to participate in the North Central Invitational in Chicago.

Wabash 40, Rose-Hulman 9
125-pounds - Brian Siddons (W) over Andy Morin (RH), pin at 3:09
133-pounds - Reece Collins (W) win by forfeit
141-pounds - Matt Endress (W) over Kevin Householder (RH), 7-3
149-pounds - Nick Welte (RH) over Chris Robertson (W), pin at 3:00
157-pounds - Nate Moore (W) over Matt Spurgeon (RH), 8-3
165-pounds - Bobby Beyer (W) over Charlie Greenlee (RH), pin at 0:48
174-pounds - Randy Widener (W) win by forfeit
184-pounds - Mike Schroeder (W) over Wes Fassnacht (RH), 17-6
197-pounds - Logan Kuhne (W) over Ian Price (RH), pin at 3:23
285-pounds - Joe Boyle (RH) over Joe Chapman (W), 5-1

Millikin 32, Wabash 18
125-pounds - Brian Siddons (W) over Jacob Pender (M), 15-13 OT
133-pounds - Rob Roots (M) over Matt Endress (W), pin at 3:25
141-pounds - Andrew Kesler (M) over Chris Robertson (W), pin at 3:55
149-pounds - Jason Scheiderer (W) win by forfeit
157-pounds - Mark Stewart (M) over Nate Moore (W), pin at 1:55
165-pounds - Shawn Foreat (M) over Bobby Beyer (W), 13-3
174-pounds - Ricky Smith (M) over Randy Widener (W), pin at 1:27
184-pounds - Mike Schroeder (W) win by forfeit
197-pounds - Logan Kuhne (W) over Joe Barthelt (M), 6-4
285-pounds - Nate Carden (M) over Jason Chapman (W), 11-1

Millikin 43, Rose-Hulman 12
125-pounds - Jacob Pender (M) over Andy Morin (RH), pin at 1:54
133-pounds - Rob Roots (M) win by forfeit
141-pounds - Andrew Kesler (M) over Kevin Householder (RH), pin at 2:55
149-pounds - Nick Welte (RH) win forfeit
157-pounds - Mark Stewart (M) over Matt Spurgeon (RH), pin at 2:35
165-pounds - Shawn Foreat (M) win by forfeit
174-pounds - Ricky Smith (M) over Charlie Greenlee (RH), pin at 0:58
184-pounds - Wes Fassnacht (RH) win by forfeit
197-pounds - Joe Barthelt (M) over Kris Hunt (RH), 12-4
285-pounds - Nate Carden (M) over Joe Boyle (RH), 6-2

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