OLIVET, MICH.-- Trine earned one win and dropped two matches Saturday afternoon at the Olivet College Comet Duals, held at the Cutler Event Center.
The Thunder defeated Davenport 27-23, but lost to Wisconsin-Whitewater, 46-9, and Heidelberg, 42-9. Mack Green (Buchanan, Mich./Buchanan) and David Moore (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) each went undefeated on the day for Trine. Tylor Willms (Fremont, Ind./Fremont), Jaycee Jensen (Burns Harbor, Ind./Chesterton) and Michael Conner (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) each added wins for the Thunder. Trine fell to 1-3 on the season in dual matches.
Green earned a pin and two wins by decision to improve to 14-1 on the season. The senior heavyweight has now won 12-consecutive matches dating back to the Ben McMullen Open. He pinned Wisconsin-Whitewater's Jake Anderson in 5:20, added a 4-2 win by decision over Davenport's Glenn Geurink, and capped off the day with a 7-6 victory over Presley Kellogg of Heidelberg. Green is ranked third in the nation by the NWCA and d3wrestle.com.
Moore finished the day 2-0 to improve to 5-5 on the season. The freshman 125-lb wrestler picked up a win by 7-5 decision over Logan Hanselmann of UWW, and added a 5-1 victory over Heidelberg's Josh Beacorn. Moore also received a win by forfeit in the victory over Davenport.
Willms (149-lbs) returned to action with a 2-1 win by decision Blake Russo to help Trine earn the win over Davenport. Fellow freshman Jensen picked up his first-career victory, earning a 13-11 decision over Roman Palumbo during the Davenport match.
Conner added a victory at 197-lbs in the final match of the day against Heidelberg. Conner earned a 5-2 win by decision over Ricky Bruce to earn his eighth win of the season.
Trine returns to the mats Saturday, Dec. 6 when they travel to the Ohio Northern Invitational.
Box Score: Wisconsin-Whitewater 46, Trine 9
125- David Moore (TU) over Logan Hanselmann, Dec. 7-5
133- Ronny Hauser (UWW) over Fernando Bauzo, Fall 3:33
141- Jimmy Nehls (UWW) over Jeffrey Helm, TF 15-0
149- Corey Meyer (UWW) over Tylor Willms, TF 15-0
157- Tom Gerszewski (UWW) over Kevin Groves, Fall 0:37
165- Willie Anaya (UWW) over Jaycee Jensen, Fall 5:32
174- Jordan Newman (UWW) over Kerry Raab, Fall 1:02
184- Angel Boztoc (UWW) by forfeit
197- Shane Siefert (UWW) over Michael Conner, Fall 1:58
285- Mack Green (TU) over Jake Anderson, Fall 5:20
Box Score: Trine 27, Davenport 23
125- David Moore (TU) by forfeit
133- Zach Yates (DU) over Fernando Bauzo, Fall 0:25
141- Connor Hughes (DU) over Jeffrey Helm, TF 16-0
149- Tylor Willms (TU) over Blake Russo, Dec. 2-1
157- Kevin Groves (TU) by forfeit
165- Jaycee Jensen (TU) over Roman Palumbo, Dec. 13-11
174- Spencer Reterstoff (DU) over Kerry Raab, Fall 2:59
184- Joel Wenk (DU) by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (TU) by forfeit
285- Mack Green (TU) over Glenn Geurink Dec. 4-2
Box Score: Heidelberg 42, Trine 9
125- David Moore (TU) over Josh Beacorn, Dec. 5-1
133- Joe Brodman (HU) over Fernando Bauzo, Fall 0:37
141- Justin Kihn (HU) over Jeffrey Helm, Fall 2:34
149- Colin McDermitt (HU) over Cody Konieczki, Fall 2:09
157- Tyler Fahrer (HU) over Kevin Groves, Fall 2:19
165- Myles Wright (HU) over Jaycee Jensen, Fall 0:35
174- James Caniglia (HU) over Kerry Raab, Fall 2:31
184- Richard Dowdley (HU) by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (TU) over Ricky Bruce, Dec. 5-2
285- Mack Green (TU) over Presley Kellogg, Dec. 7-6