SYLVANIA, Ohio -- The Indiana Tech men's wrestling team claimed the inaugural regular-season WHAC Championship with a 38-9 win at Lourdes University Friday evening. Tech swept through its first season of conference dual competition with a perfect 6-0 record.

Lourdes won the opener via injury forfeit, as Brendon Mark was unable to continue beyond 3:33, staking the hosts to a 6-0 lead. The Warriors struck back with four-straight wins at 133, 141, 149, and 157 to enjoy a 17-6 advantage at the midway point of the dual. Elijah Anthony majored Cole McKinley 13-3  in the 133-pound bout. Kyle Kantola, Tech's veteran 141-pounder, shut out James Balazy in a 4-0 decision, before Nick Gates scored a four-win win with a 10-1 major decision over Cyle Wells at 149. Nate Wheeler's 1:43 pin of Marcus Cortez at 157 highlighted the 17-point burst.

Gray Wolf Andrew Torres scored three points for LU in the 3-2 decision over Sam York at 165, before Griffin Bekish (174), Eric Vermillion (184), and Jacob Brandt (197) closed out the match with a 13-6 decision, and two falls, respectively. Lourdes forfeited the heavyweight points to Tech, accounting for the final 38-9 result.
 

			Lourdes	Tech
	125	Tyler Hisey (Lourdes University) over Brendon Mark (Indiana Tech) (Inj. 3:33)	6	0
	133	Elijah Anthony (Indiana Tech) over Cole McKinley (Lourdes University) (MD 13-3)	0	4
	141	Kyle Kantola (Indiana Tech) over James Balazy (Lourdes University) (Dec 4-0)	0	3
	149	Nick Gates (Indiana Tech) over Cyle Wells (Lourdes University) (MD 10-1)	0	4
	157	Nate Wheeler (Indiana Tech) over Marcus Cortez (Lourdes University) (Fall 1:43)	0	6
	165	Andrew Torres (Lourdes University) over Sam York (Indiana Tech) (Dec 3-2)	3	0
	174	Griffin Bekish (Indiana Tech) over Dominico Migliori (Lourdes University) (Dec 13-6)	0	3
	184	Eric Vermillion (Indiana Tech) over Tommy Mabry (Lourdes University) (Fall 4:23)	0	6
	197	Jacob Brandt (Indiana Tech) over Nicholas Caruso (Lourdes University) (Fall 2:54)	0	6
	285	Cameron Mayes-Butler (Indiana Tech) over Unknown (For.)	0	6
Team Score:			9	38

Tech will send a contingent to the Greyhound Open at University of Indianapolis on Sunday, before defending its WHAC Championship in Rochester, Mich., at Rochester University Saturday, Feb. 11.