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Greyhounds ninth after first day at Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational

COMPLETE BRACKETS
TEAM STANDINGS

WHEATON, Ill. - After the opening day of competition at the Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational, the UIndy wrestling team stands in ninth place with a team score of 38.  Wisconsin-Parkside leads the team standings after Friday's action with 101.5 points.

A pair of Greyhounds, Alex Johns at 125 and Lynn Panko at 285, remain in the championship brackets.  Three other UIndy grapplers, Ethan Harris at 133, David Lopez at 149, and Bryce Givens at 157 will start Saturday morning looking for placements as they try to make their way through the wrestlebacks.

Johns, who is the third seed in the 125-pound class, will open his day of competition against second-seeded Joe Norton from North Central.  Panko, the third seed at 285, will face second-seeded Mark Corsello of Elmhurst and look to advance into the championship bout in an effort to win his second individual championship this season.

Wrestling resumes tomorrow at 9:00 AM with championship and consolation matches scheduled to begin around 1:00 PM at King Arena.


GREYHOUND RESULTS AFTER DAY 1

Alex Johns (2-0 at 125)
Johns (UIndy) dec. Will Bentley (Elizabeth), 3-0
Johns dec. Albie McKinney (UW-La Crosse), 8-4

Ethan Harris (2-1, 2 pins at 133)
Harris (UIndy) pinned Rob Frias (Lakeland), 6:35
Harris pinned Andrew Clark (Messiah), 3:42
Adam Wilson (Olivet) dec. Harris, 4-2

Trey Weliver (0-2 at 141)
Alex Dahl (UW-La Crosse) dec. Weliver (UIndy), 4-1
Andy Casper (UW-Platteville) maj. dec. Weliver, 9-1

David Lopez (2-1 at 149)
Lopez (UIndy) dec. Steve Taylor (Concordia), 13-7
Lopez dec. Drew Winegar (Elizabeth), 6-3
Craig Becker (UW-Parkside) tech fall. Lopez, 17-2 at 6:05

Bryce Givens (2-1 at 157)
Givens (UIndy) maj. dec. Jon Ames (UW-Eau Claire), 15-7
Givens dec. Corey Schmidt (UW-Whitewater), 8-6
Dillon Bera (UW-Parkside) dec. Givens, 10-6

Nick Smith (0-2 at 165)
Matt Gille (UW-Parkside) maj. dec. Smith (UIndy), 12-4
Sean Gill (John Carroll) maj. dec. Smith, 13-4

Shelby Mappes (2-2 at 174)
Mappes (UIndy) maj. dec. Keith Dawson (UW-Eau Claire), 12-4
Danial Jonhenry (Heidelberg) dec. Mappes, 8-3
Mappes medical forfeit Mike Manypenny (Mount Union)
Corey Zuberbier (UW-Platteville) dec. Mappes, 8-7

Cody Wittkamp (1-2 at 184)
Ed Bizorik (Heidelberg) dec. Wittkamp (UIndy), 9-3
Wittkamp medical forfeit Drew Swick (Ohio Northern)
Matt Scott (UW-Platteville) dec. Wittkamp, 4-1

J.T. Jenkins (0-2 at 197)
Alex Fleet (Trine) dec. Jenkins (UIndy), 6-1
Jim Nemunaitis (John Carroll) dec. Jenkins, 6-3

Lynn Panko (2-0 at 285)
Panko (UIndy) maj. dec. James Wagner (Knox), 11-1
Panko maj. dec. Ryan Hatten (Chicago), 11-2
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