LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Indiana Tech men's wrestling team finished sixth at the NWCA National Duals, held at the Kentucky Expo Center that took place Friday and Saturday. Tech defeated Baker (Kan.) 43-5, the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 25-14, and Reinhardt (Ga.) 30-12. While falling to Doane University 19-13 and Marian University 21-18.
 
The Warriors started the duals strong with a 43-5 win over Baker University (Kan.). Braxton Vest, Elijah Anthony, Kyle Kantola, Nate Wheeler, Griffin Bekish, Eric Vermillion, Jacob Brandt, and Cameron Mayes-Butler all won their match for the Warriors to lift the team to a 43-5 victory to start the event.
 
Tech would drop their next Dual to Doane 13-19 but Matt Gimson, Nate Wheeler, Eric Vermillion, and Nathan Critchfield highlighted Tech winning their matches via a 3-2 decision for Gimson, a 2-0 decision for Wheeler, 11-0 major decision for Vermillion, and 10-4 decision for Critchfield.
 
In their dual with the Cumberlands (Ky.) Nate Wheeler and Jacob Brandt won via Fall while Eric Vermillion earned 4 points for an 8-0 major decision and Anthony, Kanotla, and Mayes-Butler earned 3 points apiece for a win via decision.
 
In their win over Reinhardt Vermillion and Brandt won via fall while Gimson, Kantola, Gates, Wheeler, Landon Buchanan, and Mayes-Butler won via decision to earn the 30-12 victory.
 
In their final match of the event, Tech faced Marian University who were able to get past the Warriors in a 21-18 final. Braydon Erb won his match via fall, Corey Cavanaugh won via forfeit, and Wheeler and Vermillion won their matches via decision.
 
Tech is back in action on January 14^th in North Manchester, Indiana, for the Spartan Mat Classic hosted by Manchester University.