LAKELAND, Fla. – The Indiana Tech men's wrestling team flew south for a trio of highly competitive matches at the Fire Duals hosted by Southeastern University.

The #3 ranked Warriors would face off with the #13 ranked University of Providence (Mont.) Argos in the first match of the day, as Tech prevailed 26-13. The Orange & Black would follow that up with a match against the hosts #4 ranked Southeastern University Fire. The Warriors would extinguish the Fire with a 22-16 win. In the last match of the day, Tech would take on (RV) Keiser University, where the Warriors would defeat the Seahawks 40-6 to go 3-0 at the Fire Duals.
 
Match 1: #3 Indiana Tech vs #13 Providence
Indiana Tech wins 26-13
125: Kobi Johnson (UP) over Trevor Hisey (INTECH) (MD 13-3)
133: Luke Rioux (INTECH) over Kina'u McBrayer (UP) (MD 11-1)
141: Conner Kimbrough (INTECH) over Hunter Dyer (UP) (TF 15-0 2:41)
149: Mike Loney (INTECH) over Cade White (UP) (Dec 8-3)
157: Vinnie Abbey (INTECH) over Irish Furthmyre (UP) (Dec 9-8)
165: Jonathan Kervin (INTECH) over Aden Graves (UP) (TF 19-3 7:00)
174: Brady Ellison (UP) over Michael Durham (INTECH) (Dec 7-5)
184: Sawyer Hobbs (UP) over Landon Buchanan (INTECH) (Dec 4-0)
197: Nathan Critchfield (INTECH) over Brendan Lockart (UP) (Fall 0:34)
285: Anthony Nava (UP) over Ian Clifford (INTECH) (Dec 4-3)
 
Match 2: #3 Indiana Tech vs #4 Southeastern
Indiana Tech wins 22-16
125: Allen Calderon (INTECH) over Brodie Christmas (SOEA) (MD 8-0)
133: Aaron Lucio (SOEA) over Luke Rioux (INTECH) (MD 15-2)
141: Drew Jones (SOEA) over Conner Kimbrough (INTECH) (Dec 8-5)
149: Mike Loney (INTECH) over Raymond Cavey (SOEA) (Dec 7-5)
157: Vinnie Abbey (INTECH) over Austin Scott (SOEA) (Dec 12-11)
165: Jonathan Kervin (INTECH) over Jovon Mitchell (SOEA) (Dec 12-5)
174: Husam Mustafa (SOEA) over Michael Durham (INTECH) (Dec 4-1)
184: Landon Buchanan (INTECH) over Tyler Hanna (SOEA) (Dec 4-1)
197: Gentry Smith (SOEA) over Nathan Critchfield (INTECH) (Fall 7:00)
285: Johnny Cruz (INTECH) over Bryce Wheatley (SOEA) (Fall 4:38)
 
Match 3: #3 Indiana Tech vs (RV) Keiser
Indiana Tech wins 40-6
125: Trevor Hisey (INTECH) over Patrick Jones (Kei) (Dec 10-8)
133: Luke Rioux (INTECH) over Josiah Fernandez (Kei) (TF 18-0 3:32)
141: Conner Kimbrough (INTECH) over Jake Wyatt (Kei) (TF 22-5 4:07)
149: Mike Loney (INTECH) over Joaquin Tanabe (Kei) (TF 20-3 6:13)
157: Vinnie Abbey (INTECH) over Phillip Antico (Kei) (TF 21-4 5:15)
165: Jonathan Kervin (INTECH) over Julian Gonzales (Kei) (TF 17-2 3:08)
174: Michael Durham (INTECH) over Ronald Butler (Kei) (SV-1 4-1)
184: Sam Libby (Kei) over Landon Buchanan (INTECH) (Fall 5:31)
197: Nathan Critchfield (INTECH) over Jett MCcauley (Kei) (Fall 1:44)
285: Ian Clifford (INTECH) over Daguy Massillon (Kei) (Dec 4-0)
125: Extra: Allen Calderon (INTECH) over Gunner Musilunas (Kei) (TF 17-1 3:41)
285: Extra: Johnny Cruz (INTECH) over Zach Knowles (Kei) (Fall 0:58)
 
Tech wraps up the year on a high note with a dominant showing at the Fire Duals. The Warriors will be back in action after the break when they compete at the NWCA National Duals on Friday and Saturday, January 9^th and 10^th in Cedar Falls, Iowa.