CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.- The Greyhound grapplers came back with three dual wins at the 28th annual Wabash Monon Bell Duals. UIndy lost just one dual on the day, a 26-21 loss to Muskegon, and collected wins against Ohio Northern, Lincoln and Manchester.

The Hounds opened the day on a good note with a 21-18 defeat of Ohio Northern. UIndy collected five wins in the match, with Matt Irwin taking the 141 bout via a 1:55 pin.

UIndy surrendered its lone loss of the day in its second matchup, with a 26-21 loss to Muskegon. The Hounds took four wins against Muskegon, with senior Jimmy Nichols(pictured) taking his 125 bout with a pin of Nouric Reese in 4:33.

Nichols earned another fall in the Greyhounds' third dual of the tournament, taking Jurance Culbreath of Lincoln down in 1:45 in the 125 bout. Keith Smith also won with a fall in the 184 bout, pinning Tom Fritz in 1:18. UIndy won 26-16 against Lincoln, with six wins in the matchup, to run its tournament record to 2-1.

The Greyhounds closed out the Monon Bell Duals with a landslide 45-6 victory against Manchester. UIndy took a loss in just one bout, having to forfeit the heavyweight class. Ethan Harris earned his fourth win of the day at 133, pinning Benjamin Scalise in 2:35, while #J.T. Jenkins# also won with a fall, taking down Roderick Gallegos in 1:23.

Overall, a trio Greyhounds came home from Wabash with a 4-0 record for the tournament, with Nichols, Harris and Irwin all staying perfect on the day.

UIndy heads to the annual Wheaton College Invitational next weekend, with the two-day event scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Friday.


Indianapolis 21, Ohio Northern 18
125 – Jimmy Nichols (I) won by forfeit
133 – Ethan Harris (I) defeated Jeffrey Penny (ON) 12-9
141 – Matt Irwin (I) pinned Joe Spooner (ON) at 1:55
149 – David Lopez (I) defeated Michael Letcher (ON) 12-9
157 – Luke Miller (ON)defeated Cory Fornal (I) 5-2
165 – William Painter (ON) defeated Jacob Blackwell (I) 6-4
174 – JT Jenkins (I) defeated Collin Swick (ON) 6-4
184 – Matthew Alexander (ON) defeated Keith Smith (I) 9-3
197 – Andrew Michel (ON) defeated Sam Johnson (I) 3-1
HWT – Bryan Dobransky (ON) won by forfeit

Indianapolis 21, Muskegon 26
125 – Jimmy Nichols (I) pinned Nouric Reese (M) at 4:33
133 – Ethan Harris (I) won by forfeit
141 – Matt Irwin (I) won by forfeit
149 – Zach Shaw (M) defeated David Lopez (M) 13-9
157 – Cory Fornal (I) defeated Korey Keehbauch
165 – Jake Blackmer (M) pinned Jacob Blackwell (I) at 2:01
174 – Matt Fetterley (M) defeated JT Jenkins (I) 7-3
184 – Seth Holt (M) defeated Keith Smith (I) 7-2
197 – Justin Leonard (M) won by forfeit
HWT – Chad Friend (M) defeated Sam Johnson (I) 21-6

Indianapolis 26 , Lincoln 16
125 – Jimmy Nichols (I) pinned Jurance Culbreath (L) at 1:45
133 – Ethan Harris (I) defeated George Malone (L) 16-7
141 – Matt Irwin (I) defeated Eric Celetti (L) 14-5
149 – David Lopez (I) defeated Alec Brown (L) 9-4
157 – Cory Fornal (I) defeated Bryce Lumzy (L) 10-7
165 – David Dwyer (L) defeated Jacob Blackwell (I) 11-6
174 – James Nakashima (L) defeated JT Jenkins (I) 20-9
184 – Keith Smith (I) pinned Tom Fritz (L) at 1:18
197 – Ryan Donahue (L) defeated Sam Johnson (I) 8-5
HWT – Corey Anderson (L) won by forfeit

Indianapolis 45, Manchester 6
125 – Jimmy Nichols (I) won by forfeit
133 – Ethan Harris (I) pinned Benjamin Scalise (M) at 2:35
141 – Matt Irwin (I) defeated Sam Carsey (M) 16-6
149 – David Lopez (I) defeated Torryn Heffelfinger (M) 6-2
157 – Cory Fornal (I) defeated Ryan Monce (M) 12-2
165 – Jacob Blackwell (I) defeated Chris Becker (M) 13-1
174 – JT Jenkins (I) pinned Roderick Gallegos (M) at 1:23
184 – Keith Smith (I) won by forfeit
197 – Sam Johnson (I) won by forfeit
HWT – Ben Long (M) won by forfeit