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Findlay bests Greyhounds, UIndy 10th at Carson-Newman

The UIndy wrestling team split for the weekend, with a portion of the team traveling to the Carson-Newman Invitational, and another group matching up with Findlay in a dual meet competition.

ED SOUTH CARSON-NEWMAN INVITATIONAL
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Another group of Greyhounds traveled to the Ed South Carson-Newman Invitational Saturday. As a team, UIndy finished 10th, while Campbellsville took the overall team title.

Bryce Givens led the Greyhounds at C-N, taking third place in the 165 bracket. Givens defeated Limestone's Casey Bradley 5-3 in the third place bout, his fourth win on the day.

FINDLAY DUAL MEET
FINDLAY, Ohio- Most of the Greyhounds' regular lineup competed against Findlay Saturday, dropping a 31-15 dual meet decision. With the loss, UIndy falls to 7-8 on the year.

Ethan Harris, Matt Irwin and David Lopez earned wins on the day for the Greyhounds. Irwin (pictured), the No.6-ranked 141-pounder in Division II, highlighted the match for UIndy, pinning the Roughnecks' Alex Shumaker in 1:41.

Harris earned a 6-3 decision against Findlay's Michael Peraino at 133, while Lopez was awarded a forfeit at 149.

The Greyhounds have the next two weeks off to gear up for the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional, Mar. 1 at Truman State.

Findlay 31, UIndy 15
125: Nick Weisjahn (UF) dec. Jimmy Nichols (UI), 4-0
133: Ethan Harris (UI) dec. Michael Peraino (UF), 6-3
141: Matt Irwin (U) win by fall over Alex Shumaker (UF), 1:41
149: David Lopez (UI) win by forfeit
157: Michael Lybarger (UF) maj. dec. Cory Fornal (UI), 10-1
165: Justin Shannon (UF) dec. Jacob Blackwell (UI), 4-2
174: Jeff Havelka (UF) win by forfeit
184: Hiram Smith (UF) win by forfeit
197: Dan Stevenson (UF) dec. Sam Johnson (UI), 11-4
HWT: Travis Clark (UF) win by forfeit
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