2018-19 Olivet College Wrestling News
117 Olivet College student-athletes named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll
One hundred seventeen (117) Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2018-19 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll. Olivet succeeded the 100 plateau for the sixth time in school history.
July 15, 2019
Seven wrestlers garner NWCA Scholar All-American status
Seven Olivet College wrestlers have earned National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American status. They are sophomore Dylan Briggs, senior Tyler Grimsley, freshman Liam Kinjorski, sophomore Cameron Mahlich, and freshmen Owen Miller, Hunter Murphy and Reese Wallis.
March 18, 2019
Kinjorski and Piggott bow out of NCAA DIII Wrestling Championships
Olivet College junior Haydn Kinjorski and sophomore Trevor Piggott have been eliminated after day one of the 2019 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia. Each wrestler had a 1-2 record.
March 08, 2019
Kinjorski and Piggott punch tickets, Comets finish fourth at NCAA DIII Central Regional
Two Olivet College wrestlers qualified for the 2019 NCAA Division III Championships, leading the Comets to a fourth-place finish (out of 19 schools) at the 2019 NCAA Division III Central Regional inside Wabash (Ind.) College’s Knowling Fieldhouse in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
February 23, 2019
Wrestling team sits fourth after day one of NCAA DIII Central Regional
The Olivet College wrestling team sits fourth after the first day of competition at the 2019 NCAA Division III Central Regional, hosted by Wabash College and at the Knowling Fieldhouse in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
February 22, 2019
Brissette named NWCA Central Region Coach of the Year
Olivet College head wrestling coach Brandon Brissette has been named the 2019 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Central Region Coach of the Year. This award was selected by his peers in the region and presented tonight prior to the start of the 2019 NCAA Division III Central Regional at Wabash (Ind.) College in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
February 21, 2019
Five wrestlers earn All-MIAA honors, Grimsley named Most Valuable Wrestler
Five Olivet College wrestlers have earned 2019 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) honors. Highlighting this group is senior Tyler Grimsley who was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Wrestler. The other honorees are freshman Reese Wallis, juniors Cole Hersch and Haydn Kinjorski, and senior Jacob Harvey.
February 11, 2019
Wrestling team places third at Mid-States Invitational
Led by first-place finish by junior Nicholas Worden at 174 pounds, the Olivet College wrestling team finished in third-place at the 2019 Mid-States Invitational, hosted by Alma College and inside the Art Smith Arena in Alma.
February 09, 2019
Wrestling team beats Adrian, 23-12, to secure 2019 MIAA title
The Olivet College wrestling team, ranked No. 15 in this week’s National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, secured the 2019 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) title with a 23-12 win over Adrian College tonight at the Merillat Center in Adrian.
February 01, 2019
Wrestling team finishes in sixth-place at Pete Willson Invitational
The Olivet College wrestling team placed sixth at the 2019 Wheaton (Ill.) College/Pete Willson Invitational, held inside the King Arena in Wheaton, Illinois.
January 26, 2019
Wrestling team sits 11th after day one at Pete Willson Invitational
The Olivet College wrestling team is in 11th-place after the first day of the 2019 Wheaton (Ill.) College/Pete Willson Invitational at King Arena in Wheaton, Illinois.
January 25, 2019
Grimsley’s pin pushes wrestling team over Alma, 19-18
Senior Tyler Grimsley’s pin at 165 pounds was the difference in the match, as the Olivet College wrestling team edged Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Alma College, 19-18, tonight at Art Smith Arena in Alma. With the win, the Comets clinch a share of the 2019 MIAA title and can win the outright title with a win at Adrian College on Jan. 31.
January 17, 2019
Piggott tabbed MIAA Wrestler of the Week
Olivet College sophomore Trevor Piggott has been tabbed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Wrestler of the Week. He is earning the honor for the second times this season.
January 15, 2019
Olivet College wrestling team helps raise $1,410 for Out of the Darkness
At its benefit dual match last Thursday, the Olivet College wrestling program helped raise $1,410 for the Out of the Darkness organization. Olivet College assistant head coach Adam Wilson worked with the Inter-Society Council to help bring the Greek students to the match as well assist in the fundraising effort.
January 14, 2019
Piggott wins 285-pound title, wrestlers finish in sixth-place at Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invitational
Trevor Piggott captured the 285-pound title to help the Olivet College wrestling team place sixth of 16 schools at the 2019 Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invitational, hosted by Cornell College inside the Small Multi-Purpose Center in Mount Vernon.
January 12, 2019
Wrestling program vs. Trine
January 10, 2019