Wrestling team competes at MCC Ben McMullen Open and MSU Open

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College wrestling team split its squad, with some wrestlers competing at the Muskegon Community College Ben McMullen Open and other wrestlers competing at the Michigan State University Open.

• Sophomore Stuart Donlan finished second in the 133-pound bracket. He earned an 11-4 win in his first match and pinned Thomas Miller from Trine (Ind.) University in the semifinals. Donlan fell 9-2 to Gabe Livingston from Southwestern Michigan Community College in the championship match.
• Sophomore Emmett Kettel placed third in the 125-pound bracket. He won his first two matches by decision (7-2 and 6-1) before dropping a 2-1 decision in the semifinals. Kettel bounced back to pin his opponent in his first consolation bracket match and then won 12-2 over Matt Perez from University of Chicago (Ill.) in the third-place match.
• After losing his first match, freshman Darren McLeod came back to win four straight matches to take third in the 149-pound bracket. His four wins were a 6-3 decision, 12-3 major decision, 1:25 pin and 4-1 decision over Ray Woodall from Southwestern Michigan Community College in the third-place match.
• Sophomore Thomas Lear had a 3-2 record to finish fourth in the 141-pound bracket. After getting pinned in his first match, he had two first-period pins (0:57 and 0:52) and a second-period pin (3:27). Lear was pinned by Caeleb Ishmael from Southwestern Michigan Community College in the third-place match.

• Many of the wrestlers competing at the Michigan State Open were from NCAA Division I schools. There were a couple NCAA Division II schools, and Olivet was the only NCAA Division III school.
• Sophomore Ramiro Guerrero finished sixth in the freshman/sophomore 157-pound bracket.

• Olivet participates in the Trine (Ind.) University Invitational next Saturday, November 12.