The Wabash wrestling team could not use its win Friday morning over Norwich as a springboard against number two seeded Ithaca in the afternoon rounds. The Little Giants lost 32-6 to Ithaca at the 2005 Budd Whitehill Division III Duals, held at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Sophomore Eric Slabaugh (Tucson, AZ/Flowing Wells) and senior Chris Healy (Jasper, IN/Jasper) were the only winners for the Little Giants. Slabaugh battled to a 5-3 victory at 141 pounds, while Healy moved to 2-0 for the day with a 10-8 win at 174 pounds.
Wabash returns to the mats Saturday at 9 a.m. to wrestle either Wisconsin-Whitewater or the Rochester Institute of Technology. A victory by the Little Giants puts them in the final eight for the two-day national competition.
#2 Ithaca 32, #10 Wabash 6
125 pounds - Kyle Kemmerer (I) defeated Phu Hong (W) 3-1
133 pounds - Lance Dolson (I) won by technical fall over Garrett Pino (W) 16-0
141 pounds - Eric Slabaugh (W) defeated Mac Alvarez (I) 5-3
149 pounds - Jad Duca (I) defeated Drew McCoy (W) 5-3
157 pounds - KC Beach (I) defeated Adam Miller (W) 3-2
165 pounds - Marc Israel (I) pinned Kevin Meyer (W) at 2:31
174 pounds - Chris Healy (W) defeated Matthias Keib (I) 10-8
184 pounds - Rob Stubbs (I) defeated Will Clarke (W) 3-2
197 pounds - Nick Calandrino (I) pinned Garrett Thiel (W) at 1:02
285 pounds - Bryan Petti (I) defeated Steve Kasten (W) 3-2