DANVILLE, Va. — Senior Cale Callahan posted a runner-up finish while freshman Luke Dolan earned the Manuel Gorriaran Most Falls Award to highlight a successful showing for the Otterbein men's wrestling team at the NCAA Division III Region 4 Championships hosted by Averett University on Friday and Saturday. The Cardinals had four placers and placed ninth of 20 teams overall, and Callahan's second-place finish qualified him for the NCAA Division III Championships scheduled for March 14-15 in Providence, R.I.

The Basics

• Venue: E. Stuart James Grant Center - Danville, Va.
• Otterbein scored 62.5 points and placed ninth of 20 teams in the event. Baldwin Wallace won the team title with 180 points. Roanoke (Va.) was second with 154.5 points, and Ohio Northern was third with 150.5 points.
• The top three placers in each weight class qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships.
• The meet included five top 25 teams from the latest NWCA Tournament Team Rankings - No. 5 Baldwin Wallace, No. 10 Ferrum (Va.), No. 16 Ohio Northern, No. 19 Roanoke (Va.) and No. 25 Greensboro (N.C.) - and four top 25 teams from the latest Tournament Team Rankings from The Open Mat - No. 6 Baldwin Wallace, No. 13 Ferrum (Va.), No. 14 Roanoke (Va.) and No. 19 Ohio Northern.
• Event Info
• Full Results
• Results PDF
• NWCA NCAA Division III Tournament Team Rankings - Feb. 21
• NWCA NCAA Division III Individual Rankings - Feb. 21
• NWCA NCAA Division III Individual Regional Rankings - Feb. 21

Otterbein Individual Highlights

• 174: Callahan posted a 3-1 record and scored 18 team points in his runner-up finish. He opened by pinning Washington & Jefferson's John Starusko in just 21 seconds and then defeated Shenandoah's Dylan Weaver by 8-0 major decision in the quarterfinals. He defeated Baldwin Wallace's Carter Lloyd by 9-6 sudden victory in the semifinals before falling to Ohio Northern's Adam Myers by a narrow 3-0 decision in the championship match.
• 157: Dolan posted a 4-3 record and scored 15.5 points in a sixth-place finish. He earned the Manuel Gorriaran Most Falls Award by recording three victories by fall in a total time of 5:27. He opened with a pin of Southern Virginia's Corbin Mecham in 1:02 in the preliminary round before falling via 14-1 major decision to Ferrum's Joseph Olalde. He then recorded three straight victories in the consolation portion of the bracket beginning with a pin of Randolph's Jordan Nutter in 1:40. He then pinned Heidelberg's Anthony Grecol in 2:45 and defeated Wilmington's Thane McCoy by 17-7 major decision. In the consolation semifinals, he fell by 10-4 decision to Roanoke's Andrew McDougal before ending his run with a defeat to Washington & Lee's Colin Bridges by pin in the fifth-place match.
• 165: Junior Logan Cormell posted a 3-2 record and scored 10.5 team points in a seventh-place finish. He was pinned by Baldwin Wallace's Andrew Supers in the opening round before pinning Randolph's Theodore Piluso in 1:25 to begin his run through the consolation portion of the bracket. He followed that with a 20-2 tech fall victory over Heidelberg's Travis Richardson. After being pinned by St. Vincent's Chase Brandebura, he pinned Greensboro's Ethan Kring in 2:19 in the seventh-place match.
• 184: Junior Gary Steele posted a 3-2 record and scored 8 team points in a seventh-place finish. He opened with a 17-1 tech fall loss to St. Vincent's Ryan Weinzen. He then got a 4-2 decision win over Greensboro's Luke Gregory to open his consolation rounds and followed that with a 10-2 major decision win over Southern Virginia's Ikia Garcia. After being pinned by Ohio Northern's Ajay Locke, he won the seventh-place match over Averett's Nolan Gerwitz by injury default.
• Seniors Billy Reed-Bodey (3 team points at 285 pounds) and Eric Saddler (2.5 team points at 133 pounds) and freshmen Trent VandenEynden (2.5 team points at 149 pounds) and Muhammad Jallaq (2.5 team points at 197 pounds) also contributed to the team's point total.

Quotes

• Head coach Brent Rastetter: "The team has had to overcome a lot of adversity this season, the worst of which was the loss of Josh Taylor in early January, but this team has continued to bond and work together and have one another's backs and saved their best wrestling for regional weekend. I am extremely proud of the entire Otterbein wrestling family."
• Senior Cale Callahan: "This is a huge accomplishment for me. I couldn't be more grateful for this opportunity. I've worked extremely hard in the past few years and have had to overcome a lot of adversity throughout my career to get to this point. All of those late nights, early mornings and extra practices have paid off. I couldn't be more thankful for my family, teammates, coaches and all of my supporters for pushing me to get to this point."

Notables

• Ranked No. 17 at 174 pounds in the latest NCAA Division III rankings from The Open Mat, Callahan is 16-3 on the season. He has one fall, two tech falls and four major decisions on the year. He fell just short of a bid to nationals as a junior last season, placing fourth at 165 pounds at the Central Regionals.
• In the latest NWCA NCAA Division III Individual Region 4 Rankings, Callahan is No. 1 at 174 pounds, Steele is No. 6 at 184 pounds and Dolan is No. 8 at 157 pounds.
• Dolan leads the team in wins and falls on the season. He has a 22-12 record with nine falls, three tech falls and three major decisions.
• Cormell is 11-11 overall with three falls, two tech falls and one major decision.
• Steele is 12-19 overall with two falls, one tech fall and one major decision.
• VandenEynden is 15-12 overall with eight falls and three tech falls.
• Reed-Bodey is 10-6 overall with three falls, one tech fall and two major decisions.
• Ninth-year head coach Brent Rastetter has a 64-66 dual meet record in his Otterbein career.