Trio of Cardinals post podium finishes to lead Men's Wrestling at John Summa Invitational

BEREA — Junior Caiden Hooks, freshman Eli Cassady and sophomore Gabe Thacker earned podium finishes to lead the Otterbein men's wrestling team to a 10th-place finish at the 38th annual John Summa Invitational at Baldwin Wallace on Saturday.

The Basics

Venue: Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse - Berea, Ohio
Otterbein placed 10th of 13 teams in the event, scoring 51.5 points. Baldwin Wallace won the team title with 203 points. Case Western Reserve was second with 126 points, and Brockport (N.Y.) was third with 115 points.
The 13 teams competing in the event included No. 6 Baldwin Wallace, Alfred State (N.Y.), Brockport (N.Y.), Case Western Reserve, Niagara Community College (N.Y.), No. 21 Ohio Northern, Ohio Wesleyan, St. John Fisher (N.Y.), Thiel (Pa.), Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), Waynesburg (Pa.) and West Liberty (W.Va.). Rankings are from this week's NCAA Division III Team Tournament Rankings from The Open Mat. Baldwin Wallace is No. 5, and Ohio Northern is No. 15 in the latest NWCA Tournament Top 25.
Full Results
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NWCA NCAA Division III Individual Rankings - Feb. 7
NWCA NCAA Division III Individual Regional Rankings - Feb. 7

Otterbein Individual Highlights

184: Hooks placed fourth and scored 15.5 team points. He opened with a 7-6 sudden victory decision win over Case Western's Mathew Gummere and proceeded to pin Thiel's Trenton Mead in 1:02. He fell via an 18-2 tech fall to Waynesburg's Jessie Orbin the semifinals but rebounded to pin Gummere in just 21 seconds in the consolation semifinals. In the third-place match, he fell to W&J's Bradyen Roscosky via 21-7 major decision.
174: Cassady placed sixth and scored 9 team points. After receiving a bye, he won by 13-7 decision over Alfred State's Chris Herriman and proceeded to get a 13-7 decision win over Brockport's EJ Bonet in the quarterfinals. He was pinned by West Liberty's Oliver Byerly in the semifinals and fell via injury default to Baldwin Wallace's Brandon Burkhart in the consolation semifinals. He took a medical forfeit in the fifth-place match.
133: Thacker placed eighth and scored 6 team points. After a 17-1 tech fall loss to Baldwin Wallace's Jaden Hinton in the opening round, he received a bye in the first round of the consolation bracket. He then pinned Brockport's Matt Reehil in 1:56 before falling via 20-5 tech fall to West Liberty's Timothy Decatur. He was pinned by W&J's Zane Garner in the seventh-place match.
285: Freshman Cooper McKean scored 6 team points. He posted a 2-2 record with both victories coming via pins.
149: Freshman Trent VandenEynden scored 4.5 team points. He posted a 2-2 record with one fall and one tech fall.
165: Junior Logan Cormell scored 4.5 team points. He posted a 2-2 record with one tech fall and one major decision.
141: Freshman Reid Todhunter scored 3 team points. He posted a 1-2 record with the victory coming via pin.
197: Freshman Karson Nail scored 3 team points. He posted a 1-2 record with the victory coming pin.

Notables

Ranked No. 20 at 174 pounds in the latest NCAA Division III rankings from The Open Mat, senior Cale Callahan is 13-2 on the season. He has two tech falls and three major decisions on the year.
In the latest NWCA NCAA Division III Individual Region 4 Rankings, Callahan is No. 1 at 174 pounds, junior Gary Steele is No. 7 at 184 pounds, freshman Luke Dolan is No. 8 at 157 pounds, and senior Billy Reed-Bodey is No. 8 at 285 pounds.
Dolan leads the team in victories on the season with a 15-8 overall record. He has six falls, two tech falls and two major decisions.
VandenEynden is 14-10 on the season with seven falls and three tech falls.
Ninth-year head coach Brent Rastetter has a 64-66 dual meet record in his Otterbein career.

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Players Mentioned

Cale Callahan: Senior

Logan Cormell: Junior

Caiden Hooks: Junior

Billy Reed-Bodey: Senior

Gary Steele: Junior

Gabe Thacker: Sophomore

Eli Cassady: Freshman

Luke Dolan: Freshman

Cooper McKean: Freshman

Karson Nail: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cale Callahan
: Senior

Logan Cormell
: Junior

Caiden Hooks
: Junior

Billy Reed-Bodey
: Senior

Gary Steele
: Junior

Gabe Thacker
: Sophomore

Eli Cassady
: Freshman

Luke Dolan
: Freshman

Cooper McKean
: Freshman

Karson Nail
: Freshman