Men's Wrestling splits with John Carroll, Muskingum on Senior Night

WESTERVILLE — The Otterbein men's wrestling team split an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader on Friday, defeating Muskingum 35-8 after falling 36-13 to John Carroll on Senior Night.

The Basics

Records: Otterbein (5-8 overall, 3-3 OAC), John Carroll (10-5 overall, 3-2 OAC), Muskingum (0-12 overall, 0-5 OAC)
Venue: Rike Center - Westerville, Ohio
Prior to competition, the team recognized seven seniors, including team manager Octavia Schnittker and team members Cale Callahan, Tamas Eder, Cade Holmes, Billy Reed-Bodey, Eric Saddler and Zac Stray.

John Carroll 36, Otterbein 13 - Full Results

125: John Carroll scored six points via an Otterbein forfeit.
133: Sophomore Gabe Thacker fell via a 10-4 decision to Alex Crane, putting JCU up 9-0.
141: JCU took a 12-0 lead after Ty Daugherty defeated junior Andrew Sas by a 10-8 decision.
149: JCU's Kyle Bizjak pinned freshman Trent VandenEynden in 2:21, extending the Blue Streaks' lead to 18-0.
157: Freshman Luke Dolan got the Cardinals on the scoreboard, scoring four points via a 13-1 major decision win over Sam Partain.
165: Junior Logan Cormell added six more points for Otterbein, pinning Frank Gallo in 0:51, making the score 18-10.
174: Callahan defeated Aiden Ashburn by a 3-1 decision, bringing Otterbein within five, 18-13.
184: Wills Bronson extended the JCU lead to 24-13, pinning junior Gary Steele in 1:39.
197: Jesse Kanatzar added six more points for JCU, pinning freshman Muhammad Jallaq in 1:27.
285: Jacob Holtz capped the scoring, as Stray fell by injury default early in the first period.

Otterbein 35, Muskingum 8 - Full Results

125: Double forfeit
133: Double forfeit
141: Thacker came away with a 16-0 technical fall win over Rushi Patel as time expired in the first period, putting the Cardinals up 5-0.
149: VandenEynden won by forfeit, making the score 11-0.
157: Muskingum's Zeke Poulos defeated junior Carter Mottley via a 15-4 major decision, making the score 11-4.
165: Cormell won by forfeit, putting Otterbein up 17-4.
174: Callahan won by forfeit, putting the Cardinals up 23-4.
184: Steele won by forfeit, extending the Otterbein lead to 29-4.
197: Jallaq won by forfeit, putting the score at 35-4.
285: Muskingum's Scotty Edwards defeated freshman Cooper McKean via a 17-5 major decision to cap the scoring.

Quotes

Head coach Brent Rastetter: "This senior class is the type of kids who did nothing but add to the program. They did things the right way and took care of business in the classroom. All of them are above 3.0 GPA, including some solidly above, and more importantly, have been good stewards of our program. Sometimes people just look at what their success was on the wrestling mat for whether they were a successful recruit or not, but I've never looked at it that way. I look and see if the program is better with them having been here for four years than before they got here, and in all seven cases here tonight, the program is definitely in a better place now because of their involvement in it."
Senior Cale Callahan: "Senior Night was really good. I tried to get the guys pumped up as much as I could. We were having a good time warming up. I just wanted to enjoy my last home match. I told myself before I went out there to give it my all and just have fun. I ended up beating a pretty good opponent, which made me feel pretty good. There is still a lot of the season to go and work to be done. My time at Otterbein has been a roller coaster. I came in and wrestled a lot as a freshman, and then we had some halts because of Covid. I dealt with a lot of injuries in my sophomore year and ended up not wrestling in the postseason. Last year, Coach Rastetter wasn't here for a while (due to health concerns), and this year, we lost Josh (Taylor, who died in a car accident). But every time we've faced adversity, we've always found the other side and kept on going and doing our best."

Notables

Ninth-year head coach Brent Rastetter is now 64-65 in his Otterbein career.
Dolan leads the team in victories on the season and is now 14-6, including 4-1 in the OAC, with six falls, two tech falls and one major decision.
Callahan is 8-0, including 5-0 in the OAC, with two tech falls and two major decisions.
VandenEynden is 10-5, including 4-2 in the OAC, with four falls and two tech falls.

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Players Mentioned

Cale Callahan: Senior

Logan Cormell: Junior

Tamas Eder: Senior

Cade Holmes: Graduate Student

Carter Mottley: Junior

Billy Reed-Bodey: Senior

Eric Saddler: Senior

Andrew Sas: Junior

Gary Steele: Junior

Zac Stray: Senior

Players Mentioned

Cale Callahan
: Senior

Logan Cormell
: Junior

Tamas Eder
: Senior

Cade Holmes
: Graduate Student

Carter Mottley
: Junior

Billy Reed-Bodey
: Senior

Eric Saddler
: Senior

Andrew Sas
: Junior

Gary Steele
: Junior

Zac Stray
: Senior