LEBANON, Ill. – The No. 3-seed UIndy wrestling team secured the 37-8 win over No 6-seed Quincy in their first dual of the GLVC Championships. This was a similar result to the team's first meeting this season when UIndy took down Quincy 41-3.

The Greyhounds started slow in this dual, but won its final seven matches in this one. Securing two tech falls and two pins in those seven matches.

INS & OUTS
Jadon Gyan began the day for the Hounds at 125, with a back-and-forth dual against Quincy's Brian Farley. The two traded blows in the first two periods, with Gyan picking up a take down in the first and Farley a three-point near fall in the second period. But, Farley's take down in the final seconds of the match secured the 6-2 victory over Gyan.

Toby Billerman responded for the Hounds at 133 with a commanding 16-0 tech fall victory over Damien Flores. Billerman had two four-point near falls, two take downs and a two-point near fall to lock up the five team points for UIndy.

Harrison May fell in the 141 weight class to two-time GLVC wrestler of the week Sabian Russell via tech fall, giving Quincy an 8-0 lead.

Trailing at this point in the dual, UIndy wasted no time getting back out in front. Gavin Garcia (149), Nathan Conley (157), and Shane Bates (165). Conley had the biggest victory of the three, using seven take downs in the first two periods to earn the 21-6 tech fall victory.

Trey Sizemore (174) and Aidan Petersen (184), both used pin victories in the first and second periods to push the Hounds out to an insurmountable 28-8 lead with two matches remaining.

No. 1-ranked Derek Blubaugh in 197 won via a tech fall easily over Quincy's Logan Colbert. While Cale Gray in 285 used two early first period take downs to solidify the Hounds 37-8 win over Quincy, and set up a semi final dual with No. 2-seeded McKendree.

#3 UINDY 37, #6 QUINCY 8
125: Brian Farley over Jadon Gyan (Dec 6-4)
133: Toby Billerman over Damien Flores (TF 16-0)
141: Sabian Russell over Harrison May (TF 20-4)
149: Gavin Garcia over Zachary Harrington (Dec 9-3)
157: Nathan Conley over Easton Norris (TF 21-6)
165: Shane Bates over Jackson Jones (Dec 5-1)
174: Trey Sizemore over Dalton Schell (Fall 1:02)
184: Aidan Petersen over Raymond Fernandez (Fall 4:18)
197: No. 1 Derek Blubaugh over Logan Colbert (TF 18-2)
285: Cale Gray over Caleb Groff (Maj 11-1)

UIndy's second dual of the day was a heavyweight clash between the two and three seeds in the GLVC Championships. McKendree came out on top 21-19, in a dual full of runs and in every weight class.

INS & OUTS
Jadon Gyan once again led off the dual for the Hounds in 125 against McKendree's Jason Strope. Two first period take downs were enough for Gyan over Strope, securing the 6-4 decision and three team points.

Toby Billerman (133) and Brayden Lowery (141) both picked up massive pins in their weight classes to lock up 12 team points between both matches, and give UIndy a 15-0 lead.

Billerman's second period take down caused a pin of Anthony Bernardo, while Lowery's momentum changing pin came in the second period over No. 3-ranked Ronan Schuelke, after a stalemate first period between the two.

But McKendree would go on a run of their own, winning the next six matches and taking the lead back 21-15 over UIndy with 21 unanswered team points.

Every match in those six weight classes were close, all being decided by three points or fewer, except one which was decided by a fall from No. 11 Zeke Waltz over Aidan Petersen in 184.

Jackson Hoover (149), Shane Bates (165), and Trey Sizemore (174) all faced top-seven ranked wrestlers in their respective weight classes. Hoover fell after a walk-off take down from McKendree's No. 7-ranked Joey Semerad, while McKendree's No. 7 Cory Peterson (165) and No. 7 Matt Ortiz (174), both won in low scoring defensive battle decisions.

With UIndy down 18-15 at this point, the dual would come down to the final two matches of the dual.

The first being a top-five showdown in 197 between No. 1-ranked Derek Blubaugh and No. 3-ranked Logan Kvien of McKendree. This one was decided in overtime when Kvien took down Blubaugh in the final minute of the period, after both guys had opportunities to take the other down in the first minute of overtime.

With the Hounds now down 21-15, Cale Gray would need to pin McKendree's Ridge Schutte to extend the match to a tiebreaker decision.

Gray did what he could, jumping out to a quick 6-1 lead in the first period, but the key moment came in the third period when Schutte's great defensive recovery prevented a pin from Gray, but earned Gray the 10-2 major decision win over Schutte.

Even with Gray's four team points, it was not enough for the Hounds, as they would fall 21-19. The Hounds now pair up in the third place match against the No. 4-seeded Maryville Saints.

#3 UINDY 19, #2 McKENDREE 21
125: Jadon Gyan over Jason Strope (Dec 6-4)
133: Toby Billerman over Anthony Bernardo (Fall 6:49)
141: Brayden Lowery over No. 3 Ronan Schuelke (Fall 3:44)
149: No. 7 Joey Semerad over Jackson Hoover (Dec 5-4)
157: James Hoskinson over Nathan Conley (Dec 4-1)
165: No. 7 Cory Peterson over Shane Bates (Dec 4-2)
174: No. 7 Matt Ortiz over Trey Sizemore (Dec 2-1)
184: No. 11 Zeke Waltz over Aidan Petersen (Fall 5:49)
197: No. 3 Logan Kvien over No. 1 Derek Blubaugh (SV-1 4-1)
285: Cale Gray over Ridge Schutte (Maj 10-2)

The Hounds final dual of the day was a mix of guys who had and had not wrestled for UIndy in its first two duals. UIndy squared off against No. 4-seed Maryville, and dropped the dual 32-13, giving the Hounds a fourth place finish at this year's GLVC Championships.

UIndy picked up two major decision wins and a tech fall victory in their dual against Maryville.

INS & OUTS
Jadon Gyan (125), Toby Billerman (133) and Harrison May (141) all fell in their matches, giving Maryville the early 12-0 lead in the dual.

But that lead didn't last long, as Jackson Hoover (149) and Nathan Conley (157) both won their second matches of the day over the Saints' Dylan Gvillo (149) and Logan Rubinstein's (157) via major decisions.

Shane Bates backed up Hoover and Conley's wins with a win of his own in 165 over Nehemiah Washington, and giving UIndy a 13-12 team point lead.

The Hounds dropped their remaining three matches, as Derek Blubaugh and Cale Gray both got rests in their respective weight classes for Armen Koltookian (197) and Elijah Hinshaw (285), while Aiden Petersen lost via a pin in the third period.

UIndy wraps up their 2025 GLVC season with a very strong fourth place finish in this year's conference tournament.

#3 UINDY 13, #4 MARYVILLE 32
125: Sam Shafer over Jadon Gyan (Fall 2:19)
133: Evan Binder over Toby Billerman (Dec 4-0)
141: JP Homfeld over Harrison May (Dec 2-0)
149: Jackson Hoover over Dylan Gvillo (Maj 15-4)
157: Nathan Conley over Logan Rubinstein (Maj 15-2)
165: Shane Bates over Nehemiah Washington (TF 16-1)
174: No. 11 Cole Ritter over Trey Sizemore (Maj 16-5)
184: Dalton Litzsinger over Aidan Petersen (Fall 6:23)
197: Jeremiah Larson over Armen Koltookian (Maj 11-1)
285: Orest Nazarchuk over Elijah Hinshaw (Fall 4:33)

UP NEXT
The Hounds will have a few weeks off to prepare for the NCAA Division II Super Regionals on March 1 in Warrensburg, MO.