King qualifies for NCAA Division III Championship, wrestling team finishes fifth at NCAA DIII Central Regional

ADRIAN, Mich. – Led by sophomore Donovan King, the Olivet College wrestling team finished fifth of 20 schools at the 2022 NCAA Division III Central Regional, hosted by Adrian College and at the Merillat Sport & Fitness Center. King was the runner-up finisher in the 285-pound bracket to punch his ticket to the 2022 NCAA Division III Championship.

• The Comets had six wrestlers finish in the top eight of their respective weight. In addition to King's second-place finish, senior Dylan Briggs and junior Owen Guilford were fourth, senior Reese Wallis placed fifth, freshman Ramiro Guerrero was sixth and sophomore Dylan Phelps finished eighth.
• King posted a 3-1 record over the two days of the regional tournament. His lone was a 2-1 decision to top-seed Max Bishop from Wabash in the championship bout. The difference in the match was a penalty point given to Bishop.
• Olivet had 89.5 points, which was just one point more than sixth-place University of Mount Union (Ohio). Wabash (Ind.) College captured the regional title with 168.5 points. Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) University was second with 145.5 points, followed by John Carroll (Ohio) University in third with 141.0 points and Ohio Northern University in fourth with 117.5 points.

• 133: Dylan Phelps – 8th-place – 2-2 record – 12-2 major decision over Caleb Cline (Alma), 5-0 loss to David Massey (Mount Union), 8-6 decision over Joshua Stephenson (Manchester), medical forfeit loss to Jett Boots (Trine), medical forfeit loss to Dylan Le (Ohio Northern)
• 141: Reese Wallis – 5th-place – 4-2 record – pinned Garrett Simmons (Wilmington) in 0:16, 2-1 loss to Jacob Reed (Ohio Northern), pinned Max Beard (Ohio Wesleyan) in 1:58, pinned Alexander Smith (Defiance) in 1:31, lost 3-1 to Jarrod Brezovec (John Carroll), 4-3 tie-breaker decision over Tanner McHugh (Baldwin Wallace).
• 149: Hunter Murphy – 2-2 record – pinned Kaelon Lawson-West (Hiram) in 0:52, pinned by Mitchell Arch (Case Western) in 3:47, pinned Tyler Bolenbaugh (Alma) in 2:25, 6-4 loss to Bryce Wittman (Ohio Wesleyan).
• 157: Ramiro Guerrero – 6th-place – 4-3 record – 14-9 decision over Carson Pottenger (Heidelberg), pinned Patrick Kelley (Wilmington) in 1:23, lost 11-5 decision to Luke Reicosky (John Carroll), pinned Caleb Blake (Ohio Wesleyan) in 3:49, pinned Tyson Nicely (Wabash) in 5:43, lost 16-4 to Stanley Bleich (Baldwin Wallace), pinned Jayce Kuehnlein (Alma) in 6:08.
• 165: Dylan Briggs – 4th-place – 3-2 record – 11-2 major decision over Alejandro Castro (Defiance), 6-1 decision over Cale Callahan (Otterbein), lost 3-2 to Patrick McGraw (John Carroll), 3-1 decision over Jordan Hardrick (Ohio) Northern, lost 3-2 to Kyle Hatch (Wabash).
• 174: Owen Guilford – 4th-place – 4-2 record – won by injury default over David Reinhart (Mount Union), pinned by Donovan Palmer (Baldwin Wallace) in 6:12, 16-1 technical fall over William Vernier (Alma), pinned Alex Hobbs (Wilmington) in 6:04, 8-3 decision over Raymond Arebalo (Wabash), lost 8-6 decision to Donovan Palmer (Baldwin Wallace).
• 184: Justin Carnahan – 0-2 record – 11-9 loss to Aidan Gassell (Case Western), pinned by Owen McDaniel (Albion) in 4:20.
• 197: Kody Krupp – 0-2 record – 14-6 loss to Nathaniel Armstrong (Mount St. Joseph), 10-0 loss to Warren Gentile (Mount Union).
• 285: Donovan King – 2nd-place – 3-1 record – pinned Brody Miskimon (Alma) in 0:49, pinned Brandon Thomas (Otterbein) in 1:55, 6-4 sudden victory over Jace Grossman (Heidelberg), lost 2-1 to Max Bishop (Wabash).

1. Wabash (Ind.), 168.5, 2. Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 145.5; 3. John Carroll (Ohio), 141.0; 4. Ohio Northern, 117.5; 5. OLIVET, 89.5, 6. Mount Union (Ohio), 88.5; 7. Adrian, 82.5; 8. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 71.0; 9. Heidelberg (Ohio), 64.0; 10. Albion, 60.0; 11. Otterbein (Ohio), 54.0; 12. Trine (Ind.), 32.5; 13. Wilmington (Ohio), 31.0; 14. Case Western (Ohio), 25.5; 15. Ohio Wesleyan, 22.5; 16. Defiance (Ohio), 19.0; 17. Alma, 18.0; 18. Muskingum (Ohio), 16.0; 19. Hiram (Ohio), 4.5; 20. Manchester (Ind.), 2.5.

• The 2022 NCAA Division III Championships are place March 11-12 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.