Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Marian wrestling team split their final Saturday duals of the regular season in Fort Wayne, as the Knights were able to breeze through Cleary University, while falling to No. 5 Indiana Tech. Marian's loss to Indiana Tech drops their record in WHAC meets to 4-1, slotting them in second place in the WHAC final standings.
Marian 51-6 Cleary
The Knights steamrolled through Cleary, winning two of three matches while receiving a victory by forfeit in seven weight classes. Dylan McKelvey suffered the Knights lone defeat as he lost on a second period fall, but the Knights gained wins at 149 from Ian Heath on a first period fall and Austin Lane's 2-0 win by decision at 285.
Jacob Simone, Asa Garcia, Zach Wilson, Jordan Fulks, Noah Hollendonner, Sam Osho, and Jack Servies all won by forfeit against Cleary.
#7 Marian 9-28 #5 Indiana Tech
The highlight matchup of the day came as the Knights wrestled No. 5 Indiana Tech for the WHAC regular season championship, with both undefeated teams going head to head to close the action in Fort Wayne. The Warriors scored the first points of the dual at 125 with Simone going down in a 5-0 decision. The lead shot to 9-0 after McKelvey was pinned in 18 seconds, but Garcia was able to provide a win as he scored an 8-1 win over No. 7 Kyle Kantola.
Marian's luck would end after 141, as the Warriors claimed wins in the next three matches to clinch the dual. Heath fell at 149 in a 9-1 major decision, with Wilson losing after getting pinned in the first period. Fulks lost an 11-8 decision, but Noah Hollendonner was able to snap the slide as he won 5-2 over Griffin Bekish.
Sam Osho suffered a rare defeat as No. 1 Eric Vermillion took down the Knights all-time wins leader by way of an 8-1 decision. Marian was able to score one final win with Jack Servies defeating Jacob Brandt 6-2. A loss suffered by Austin Lane at 285 on a 9-3 decision would end the match in favor of Indiana Tech.
Marian will finish their regular season on Tuesday night as they host Rochester at 6:00 p.m. to close their WHAC schedule.
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