#8 Roughnecks Place 8th at National Duals
The University of Findlay wrestling team concluded the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Cliff Keen National Duals on Sunday, Jan. 13 in Springfield, Ill. The #8 Roughnecks lost both of their matches on the second day of competition as they concluded the event with a record of 2-3, finishing eighth out of 16 teams.
On Sunday, the Roughnecks were defeated 19-15 by fifth-ranked Upper Iowa and also dropped a 19-12 decision to #20 Kutztown.
Adam Walters, the top-ranked wrestler in the nation in the 184-pound weight class, went 2-0 on Sunday to finish the meet with a 5-0 record. He claimed a 7-3 win over Brock Gobin of Upper Iowa and then concluded the event with a 4-3 victory against Kutztown's Giovanni Ortiz.
The Roughnecks will be back out on the mat again on Jan. 19 at the Ranger Duals in Kenosha, Wisc.
#5 Upper Iowa 19, #8 Findlay 15
125 - Chris Paulus (Upper Iowa) over Ben Sergent (Findlay) SV-1 3-1
133 - Trevor Franklin (Upper Iowa) over Nick Goebel (Findlay) Dec 5-0
141 - Joey White (Findlay) over Matt Paulus (Upper Iowa) Dec 3-2
149 - Jan Ulinski (Findlay) over Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) Dec 9-2
157 - Jordan Cowell (Findlay) over Bryce Lumzy (Upper Iowa) Dec 7-3
165 - Wade Gobin (Upper Iowa) over Alex Betts (Findlay) Maj 13-5
174 - Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) over Mason True (Findlay) Dec 7-4
184 - Adam Walters (Findlay) over Brock Gobin (Upper Iowa) Dec 7-3
197 - Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa) over Ashton Brown (Findlay) Pin 2:32
285 - Andrew Tumlin (Findlay) over Jeremy Brazil (Upper Iowa) Dec 8-2
#20 Kutztown 19, #8 Findlay 12
125 - Ben Sergent (Findlay) over Tony Farace (Kutztown) Dec 7-3
133 - Nick Goebel (Findlay) over Brandon Davis (Kutztown) Dec 1-0
141 - Evan Yenolevich (Kutztown) over Joey White (Findlay) Dec 7-0
149 - Mitch Voelker (Kutztown) over Jan Ulinski (Findlay) Dec 5-1
157 - Matt Martoccio (Kutztown) over Jordan Cowell (Findlay) Dec 7-3
165 - Ricky Pena (Kutztown) over Alex Betts (Findlay) Dec 3-0
174 - Mason True (Findlay) over Wade Rivera (Kutztown) Dec 1-0
184 - Adam Walters (Findlay) over Giovanni Ortiz (Kutztown) Dec 4-3
197 - Vinny Campanile (Kutztown) over Ashton Brown (Findlay) Dec 1-0
285 - Ziad Haddad (Kutztown) over Andrew Tumlin (Findlay) Maj 10-2