ALBION, Mich. – The Otterbein wrestling squad headed back to the state of Michigan for another chance at competition across Saturday, enjoying a much better showing after leaving the Albion College Duals a bit frustrated.
This time, the Cardinals worked their way to a runner-up finish in the Albion Invitational by taking second of 12 participating schools. The Britons, a new program, were hosting their first on-campus wrestling event in over 40 years.
Otterbein had a pair of champions on the day in freshman
Cale Callahan (165) and senior
Joey Bradberry (184), who led the charge by winning their respective weight classes.
Nathan Leko (149),
Ryan Whitten (157) and
Jacob Williams (174) all made their finals as well, before settling for second-place finishes.
Kyle De Moss (174) and
Jarrod Setliff (197) took third place in their divisions.
Plenty of other Cardinals hit the mat and continued finding their form…
4th Place:
Sam Shalvey (184) and heavyweight
Billy Reed-Bodey
5th Place:
Brady Au (149)
6th Place:
Jojo Simcoe (197) and
Bradley Minnard (285)
7th Place:
Chase Nelson (125) and
Levi Kibler (174)
8th Place:
Joey Buckland (141),
Cade Holmes (165),
Brandon Thomas (285)
Otterbein will have 10 days off from varsity competition, returning after Thanksgiving by hosting nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace on November 30 for an Ohio Athletic Conference dual. First match from the Rike Center is slated for 7 p.m.
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