Defiance, Ohio - The Marian wrestling team competed in their first duals of the season on Saturday afternoon, wrestling four times in the WHAC Super Duals. Each of the eight WHAC teams competed in four duals, with Marian going 4-0 on the afternoon with wins over Rochester Christian, Defiance, Cleary, and Lourdes.

Marian 40-15 Defiance
Marian rolled through their first dual of the afternoon, picking up three wins by forfeit to score 18 points. Preston Haines (125), Logan Wagner (141), and Michael Yerian (285) were the recipients of the wins by forfeit, while the team saw another 12 points in Landon Bertsch's (133) and Aidan Abad's (197) wins by fall in their respective weight classes. Emmanuel Akpadija (165) won by major decision over Graiden Troth in his match and Jeivan Ross (174) won by fall in 14 seconds, capping the Knights' scoring in the match. 

Peter Sells lost by decision at 184, Zach Wilson lost by fall at 149, and the Knights forfeited the 157 weight class.

Marian 26-18 Rochester Christian
The matchup with the Warriors would be Marian's closest of the day, as Rochester Christian proved their spot in the national rankings against the fifteenth-ranked Knights. Marian fell behind 6-0 early as Haines (125) lost on an injury default, but the points quickly came back as Bertsch (133) earned a win by decision and Wagner (141) won by fall in 53 seconds. 

The swing of nine points went right back to Rochester Christian, as Wilson (149) was defeated 12-10, and the Knights again forfeited the 157 class. Trailing 15-9 at the halfway point of the dual, Marian roared back in the lead with wins at 165 and 174, as Akpadija and Ross won by respective tech-fall and fall. An 11-point surge fueled Marian as they won two of the final three matches by decision to take the win. Abad won at 197 6-2, and Yerian won by an 8-3 score at 285.

Marian 41-12 Lourdes
Mairan blitzed through their match against Lourdes, winning in seven of the 10 weight classes. Aiden Woods earned a first period win by fall in his first match at 125, and Wagner won by fall in 4:17 at 141. Zach Wilson picked up his first win of the season with a 17-2 tech fall victory over Luke Thornton at 149, and Noah Hollendonner won by fall at 174 in 80 seconds for his first win of the day.

Peter Sells (184), Landon Bertsch (133), and Aidan Abad all won by forfeit. Akpadija would go down 9-4 at 165, and Yerian lost 4-2 at 285, resulting in Lourdes' two earned wins. Marian again forfeited at 157.

Marian 46-6 Cleary
Marian earned a near-sweep against Cleary to end the day, winning each of the nine matches wrestled. Woods won by major decision with a 14-0 score at 125, and Bertsch won by a 15-0 tech fall at 133. Logan Wagner finished his season debut with a win by fall at 141, and Zach Wilson won by fall at 149 in 93 seconds.

Marian scored three more tech fall wins, with Akpadija winning 17-2 at 165, Hollendonner winning 20-5 at 174, and Sells winning 17-2 at 184. Abad won by fall at 197 in two minutes, and Yerian won by a 12-3 major decision at 285. 

Cleary's only win came from Marian's forfeit at 157.

Marian will compete next at the annual Little State Invite, traveling to Manchester University on December 6.

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