FINDLAY, OH - Three Greyhounds placed for the UIndy wrestling team on Saturday at the Findlay Open.
2025 National Qualifiers, Nathan Smith (125) and Cale Gray (285) and standout freshman Ethan Farnell (197) were the three Greyhounds to place today. Smith earned a second place finish, Farnell claimed a third place nod, and Gray collected a sixth place finish.
INS & OUTS
Smith shined in his first event of the 2025-26 season, coming in second place after a 5-1 day. Smith took his first match of the day in decisive fashion with a 12-3 major decision, followed that win up with three grinded out performances that were all decided four points or less. He cruised in his semifinal match before dropping his championship bout to Ohio State's Vinny Kilkeary who touts a career 22-7 record for the Buckeyes.
"Nathan Smith lost in the finals but had some really gritty wins along the way," head coach Jason Warthan said.
Farnell continued to showcase why he is the real deal in today's open after collecting five wins today. He collected the trifecta in his first three matches, with a fall, tech fall and major decision victory. He grabbed two more decision wins in his final three matches, including his final match where he converted three take downs en route to a 12-6 victory.
"Ethan Farnell continues to be impressive in his freshman year taking third," Warthan said.
Gray was the final Greyhound to place, reeling off five straight wins after dropping his opening match to Tiffin's Jake Powell. Gray avenged his loss two weekends ago today against Ashland's Wyatt Bailey, in a back-and-forth bout that was clinched by a third period take down from Gray to win 7-6. He capped his day off with a 15-6 thumping of Parkside's Tanner Gormanson.
"Cale did it the hard way and lost his first match and rattled off 5 in a row," Warthan said. "He got some pay back over the Ashland heavyweight from last weekend."
MORE NOTES
Along with the three Greyhounds that placed, the team also had four other grab three wins on the day; Bryce Doss (157), Chayce Yant (141), Christian Chavez (184), Gavin Davis (165), and Phineas Merrill (157).
All five guys won via either a tech fall or major decision, with Yant coming up with the biggest win of the five, in a 21-1 tech fall rout of Indiana Tech's John Stivers.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will now head out to Central Missouri for the Kaufman Brand Open on Nov. 22, before heading back to the state of Indiana for two straight events in December.
