Dolan, Cassady lead men's wrestling in season debut

ADRIAN, Mich. – Kicking off the 2026-27 season, the Otterbein University men's wrestling team placed sixth at the Adrian Invitational. The Cardinals racked up 121 points in the 17-team field, led by runner-up finishes from Luke Dolan and Nickolai Kaye, along with Eli Cassady's third place finish.

Bo Sweetman finished sixth in the 133-pound freshman/sophomore bracket with a 2-3 record. He started the day with a 16-1 tech fall win over Francisco Cuellar (JCC) before a sudden victory win, 4-1. He dropped his next three bouts to finish sixth. Also at 133, junior Reid Todhunter finished with a 1-2 record. His lone win came via fall to open the day over Alma's Colton Kennedy in 3:17.

Sophomore Ryan Hydorn went 0-2 at 141.

Zach Orseno wrestled to a fourth place finish at 149, turning in five victories on the day. The fifth year rebounded after a first round loss, firing off five consecutive wins. Orseno picked up a pair of tech falls and earned one major decision on the day.

In the 157-pound freshman/sophomore bracket, freshman Caleb Ryman took fifth, posting five wins on the day. Ryman started the event with an 18-2 tech fall, following with a 15-0 tech fall inhis next match. Dropping a tough 4-2 decision to Tanner Bolton (Adrian), he rebounded with two straight decisions. In the fifth place bout, he knocked off Bolton with a 10-3 decision.

Dolan was the runner-up at 165. Taking on Thomas More's Thomas Hicks, Dolan won his first bout 10-4. He followed with a 12-1 major decision over Brayden Kuhling (Mt. St. Joseph) before falling in the championship match.

Cassady turned in a 4-1 record at 174. He grinded out a 10-8 win in his opening matchup over Alma's Luke Martin. Dropping his next match, Cassady fired off consecutive victories – all over opponents from the town of Tiffin. He defeated Tiffin's Jonathan Roses in a high-scoring 20-14 affair and went on to pin Heidelberg's Carter Mock in 4:31. The junior claimed third with a gritty 7-3 decision over Berg's Ethan Lewis to cap off the day.

In the 174-pound freshman/sophomore bracket, Kaye went 2-1, becoming the runner-up. He pinned Hunter Barr in 1:33 before a 17-2 tech fall in his next bout. The freshman dropped a tough 11-8 decision in the championship bout to BW's Matthew Hamad.

At 184, Ethan Guevara was fifth. After a first round loss, Guevara pinned Alma's Noah Risner in 4:50 before defeating Thomas More's Evan Owen, 15-9. Guevara earned fifth due to a medical forfeit in the bout by a Dragon wrestler.

Freshman Caden Church was 0-2 in the 184-pound freshman/sophomore bracket. Also competing in the same bracket was Jack Olihan, who went 0-2.

In the freshman/sophomore bracket, Jacob Moore took fourth after a 4-2 performance. Three of his four wins came via falls in 5:36, 5:34 and 14 seconds. Freshman Drew Goldberg was seventh in the same bracket after going 2-2. He pinned Wabash's Byron Baltzell in 2:30 and earned another fall in the seventh place bout, with redemption over OWU's Tyler Lorenzen who defeated him earlier.

Junior Karson Nail claimed eighth at 285.

On Friday, the Cardinals will travel to Ada, Ohio to open OAC action with a dual against the Polar Bears. Match time is set for 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Eli Cassady: 174/184; Junior

Luke Dolan: 165; Junior

Ethan Guevara: 184; Junior

Ryan Hydorn: 141; Sophomore

Karson Nail: 285; Junior

Zach Orseno: 149; Senior

Bo Sweetman: 133; Sophomore

Reid Todhunter: 133; Junior

Caden Church: 184; Freshman

Drew Goldberg: 197; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Eli Cassady
: Junior
: 174/184

Luke Dolan
: Junior
: 165

Ethan Guevara
: Junior
: 184

Ryan Hydorn
: Sophomore
: 141

Karson Nail
: Junior
: 285

Zach Orseno
: Senior
: 149

Bo Sweetman
: Sophomore
: 133

Reid Todhunter
: Junior
: 133

Caden Church
: Freshman
: 184

Drew Goldberg
: Freshman
: 197