DEARBORN, Mich. – A chunk of the Otterbein wrestling team venture dup north on Sunday for competition in the Whizzer Open at Henry Ford Community College, turning in nice results with a full six pack of Top-3 finishes.
Those Cardinals combined for a 20-4 record as a group, led by victories from
Zach Orseno (133) and
Michael Eckelberry (165) in their respective brackets. Both went a perfect 4-0.
A nice quartet of freshmen also represented nicely as
Gabe Thacker (125),
Trace Williams (141),
Jason Patterson (3-1) and
Josh Taylor (174) all finished 3-1 in their divisions.
Otterbein will have a pair of varsity duals on the docket over this next week-plus before turning full attention to NCAA Regionals. The Cards travel to Muskingum this Friday night for an OAC finale, and will then visit Thomas More on Valentine's Day.
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