INDIANAPOLIS- The #13 UIndy wrestling team opened its 2021-22 season in the win column Tuesday evening, taking a 57-0 victory over visiting Defiance in dual action in the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center.
The win marked #100 for Head Coach Jason Warthan, who is in his 13th year at the helm of the UIndy program. Warthan, a UIndy alum, was an All-American himself in a Greyhound singlet.
Following forfeits at both 125 and 133 from the Yellow Jackets,
Breyden Bailey pushed the score to 17-0 with a tech fall, 16-0 in 3:27, at 141. His brother, #10
Logan Bailey, followed with a pin in just 43 seconds at 149 to push the Greyhound lead to 23-0.
Nathan Conley also pinned at 157, in 1:51, to put the score at 29-0 in favor of the Hounds.
#12
Jack Eiteljorge kept the pins coming with a fall in 5:48 at 165, with #5
Andrew Sams following with the Hounds' fourth consecutive fall at 174 in 2:02.
Gleason Mappes made the score 46-0 with a tech fall, 20-1 in 4:12, at 184, with
Derek Blubaugh also putting up five team points with a tech, 16-1, in 2:21 at 197.
Cale Gray closed out the 57-0 victory with a fall in 2:21 at heavyweight.Â
The Greyhounds head to St. Louis Saturday for Maryville's Kaufman/Brand Open. Wrestling kicks off from Westminster Christian High School at 9 AM CST.
#13 UIndy 57 - Defiance 0
125:
Noah Cantu (UINDY) over (DEF) (For.)
133:
Chase Wilkerson (UINDY) over (DEF) (For.)
141:
Breyden Bailey (UINDY) over Seth Majewski (DEF) (TF 16-0 3:27)
149:
Logan Bailey (UINDY) over Brent Eicher (DEF) (Fall 0:43)
157:
Nathan Conley (UINDY) over Cortez Bradley (DEF) (Fall 1:51)
165:
Jack Eiteljorge (UINDY) over Alejandro Castro (DEF) (Fall 5:48)
174:
Andrew Sams (UINDY) over Sean Rankin (DEF) (Fall 2:02)
184:
Gleason Mappes (UINDY) over Joey Perez (DEF) (TF 20-1 4:12)
197:
Derek Blubaugh (UINDY) over Mason Morris (DEF) (TF 16-1 2:21)
285:
Cale Gray (UINDY) over Jonah Schlegel (DEF) (Fall 2:21)