YPSITLANTI, Mich. - The UIndy wrestling team finished the Eastern Michigan Duals with a 2-1 record on Saturday (Jan. 23), collecting wins over Thiel and Olivet while falling to the host Eagles.  Alex Johns led the Greyhounds, finishing the day with two pins and a major decision in his three bouts.

Johns was the only winner for the Greyhounds in their opening match with Eastern Michigan, pinning EMU's Chris Egbert in 2:36 to give the Indianapolis an early 6-0 lead.  However, the Eagles would sweep the remaining bouts on their way to a 36-6 victory.

UIndy rebounded with dominating wins over Thiel and Olivet as Johns was impressive once again, earning a 12-0 decision over Adam Householder of Thiel and pinning Olivet's Evan Cusumano at the 1:47.

Ethan Harris finished his day with a 2-1 record, earning technical fall victories over Kyle Grueninger of Thiel and Adam Wilson of Olivet.

Other 2-1 finishers for the Greyhounds included David Lopez, Bryce Givens, Shelby Mappes, and Lynn Panko. 

After suffering a narrow 6-4 defeat in his opening match, Lopez rebounded by pinning Thiel's Matt Butler in 4:33 and earning a 7-2 decision over Greg Roberts of Olivet.  Givens picked up three points for the Hounds with his 11-7 decision over Greg Hogan of Thiel before collecting five more team points following a technical fall victory over Olivet's Ben Hitchcock.

Mappes, fresh off his individual title at the Roger Denker open, dropped his first bout of the day by a 3-2 margin to Eastern Michigan's Nick Hedrick, but responded win a pin of Thiel's Jeff Rockenstein at the 1:40 mark and a dominating 19-3 technical fall over Edward Manier of Olivet.

Panko, who entered the event as Division II's seventh-ranked wrestler at 285, suffered his first defeat of the season to EMU's David Wade.  Like Mappes, Panko responded with a pin and technical fall win.

The UIndy wrestling squad will return to action on Friday when they travel to Wheaton, Ill. for the Wheaton Invitational.  The two-day event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 PM on Friday afternoon.


EASTERN MICHIGAN DUALS

Eastern Michigan 36, Indianapolis 6
125- Alex Johns (UIndy) pinned Chris Egbert (EMU), 2:36
133- Sean Clair (EMU) pinned Ethan Harris (UIndy), 4:11
141- Chris Jenkins (EMU) maj. dec. Johnny Henry (UIndy), 10-0
149- David Pienaar (EMU) dec. David Lopez (UIndy), 6-4
157- Aaron Sulzer (EMU) maj. dec. Bryce Givens (UIndy), 14-6
165- Alex Ortman (EMU) pinned Nick Smith (UIndy), 1:56
174- Nick Hendrick (EMU) dec. Shelby Mappes (UIndy), 3-2
184- Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. J.T. Jenkins (UIndy), 8-2
197- Josh Lewis (EMU) maj. dec. Cody Wittkamp (UIndy), 11-1
285- David Wade (EMU) dec. Lynn Panko (UIndy), 5-2

Indianapolis 35, Thiel 7
125- Alex Johns (UIndy) maj. dec. Adam Householder (TC), 12-0
133- Ethan Harris (UIndy) tech. fall Kyle Grueninger (TC), 18-1
141- Corey Brown (TC) dec. Johnny Henry (UIndy), 8-6
149- David Lopez (UIndy) pinned Matt Butler (TC), 4:33
157- Bryce Givens (UIndy) dec. Greg Hogan (TC), 11-7
165- Alec Miller (TC) maj. dec. Nick Smith (UIndy), 13-4
174- Shelby Mappes (UIndy) pinned Jeff Rockenstein (TC), 1:40
184- J.T. Jenkins (UIndy) def. Patrick Morris (TC), 6-3
197- Cody Wittkamp (UIndy) dec. Isaac Moore (TC), 2-0
285- Lynn Panko (UIndy) tech. fall Mike Nulph (TC), 21-4

Indianapolis 34, Olivet 13
125- Alex Johns (UIndy) pinned Evan Cusumano (OC), 1:47
133- Ethan Harris (UIndy) tech. fall Adam Wilson (OC), 15-0 at 2:18
141- Vince Tucker (OC) maj. dec. Johnny Henry (UIndy), 20-8
149- David Lopez (UIndy) dec. Greg Roberts (OC), 7-2
157- Bryce Givens (UIndy) tech. fall Ben Hitchcock (OC), 23-7 at 6:45
165- Nick Smith (UIndy) maj. dec. Joe Covarrubius (OC), 14-2
174- Shelby Mappes (UIndy) tech. fall Edward Manier (OC), 19-3 at 6:45
184- Josh Crawford (OC) pinned J.T. Jenkins (UIndy), 2:36
197- Aaron Sullenger (OC) dec. Cody Wittkamp (UIndy), 2-0
285- Lynn Panko (UIndy) pinned Jake Ceslick (OC), 6:40