NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's wrestling team returned to action on Saturday, traveling to North Manchester, Indiana, to compete in the Indiana Little State Invitational. The Warriors would end the event with 16 wrestlers finishing in the top eight of their respective weight classes. Highlighting the event were
Vinnie Abbey,
Jonathan Kervin, and
Nathan Critchfield as they each took the top spot in their weight classes.
Open 125
D`Shaeon Wilson's place is 7th and has scored 9.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - D`Shaeon Wilson (Indiana Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - D`Shaeon Wilson (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Kolton Ploughe (Manchester ) (TF 15-0)
- Quarterfinal - Isaac Ash (Wabash) won by tech fall over D`Shaeon Wilson (Indiana Tech) (TF 16-0)
- Cons. Round 4 - D`Shaeon Wilson (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Brady Donovan (West Liberty) (Maj 20-11)
- Cons. Semi - Kaden Golder (Trine) won by decision over D`Shaeon Wilson (Indiana Tech) (Dec 12-6)
- 7th Place Match - D`Shaeon Wilson (Indiana Tech) won by no contest over Nick Lawrensen (Thomas More ) (NC)
Trevor Hisey's place is 2nd and has scored 19.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Hisey (Indiana Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Trevor Hisey (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Nick Lawrensen (Thomas More ) (TF 21-5)
- Quarterfinal - Trevor Hisey (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Jadon Gyan (Indianapolis) (TF 16-0)
- Semifinal - Trevor Hisey (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Caiden Harbert (West Liberty) (Dec 6-1)
- 1st Place Match - Keegan Schlabach (Manchester ) won by decision over Trevor Hisey (Indiana Tech) (Dec 7-4)
Open 133
Seth Aubin's place is 4th and has scored 14.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Seth Aubin (Indiana Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Seth Aubin (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Connor Bayliss (Marian ) (Dec 9-3)
- Quarterfinal - Seth Aubin (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Chris Bullock (Indianapolis) (Fall 1:36)
- Semifinal - James Armstrong Jr (West Liberty) won by tech fall over Seth Aubin (Indiana Tech) (TF 16-1)
- 3rd Place Match - Nasir Christion (Manchester ) won by decision over Seth Aubin (Indiana Tech) (Dec 8-2)
Open 141
Koen Huepenbecker's place is 8th and has scored 8.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Koen Huepenbecker (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Marcus Abdal (Rochester ) (Maj 10-2)
- Champ. Round 2 - Koen Huepenbecker (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Evan Smith (Manchester ) (Dec 12-6)
- Quarterfinal - Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) won by major decision over Koen Huepenbecker (Indiana Tech) (Maj 10-0)
- Cons. Round 4 - Koen Huepenbecker (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Caden Polson (Wabash) (Fall 2:57)
- Cons. Semi - Cole McKinley (Lourdes) won by fall over Koen Huepenbecker (Indiana Tech) (Fall 1:26)
- 7th Place Match - Cofy Walls (Georgetown (KY)) won by decision over Koen Huepenbecker (Indiana Tech) (Dec 15-10)
Open 149
Mike Loney's place is 2nd and has scored 18.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Mike Loney (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Ethan Kessinger (Georgetown (KY)) (Maj 20-12)
- Champ. Round 2 - Mike Loney (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Seth Syra (Marian ) (Dec 9-3)
- Quarterfinal - Mike Loney (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Brayden Deem (Indianapolis) (Dec 12-6)
- Semifinal - Mike Loney (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Carson Fettig (Wabash) (TF 24-8)
- 1st Place Match - Anthony Wood (West Liberty) won by major decision over Mike Loney (Indiana Tech) (Maj 15-5)
Marlone Kirksy's place is 3rd and has scored 16.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Marlone Kirksy (Indiana Tech) won by fall over James Cevizian (Lourdes) (Fall 1:13)
- Champ. Round 2 - Marlone Kirksy (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Benedek Szilagyi (Indianapolis) (Maj 10-0)
- Quarterfinal - Marlone Kirksy (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Marlin Williams (Marian ) (Dec 7-4)
- Semifinal - Anthony Wood (West Liberty) won by fall over Marlone Kirksy (Indiana Tech) (Fall 1:37)
- 3rd Place Match - Marlone Kirksy (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Carson Fettig (Wabash) (Dec 9-6)
Open 157
Vinnie Abbey's place is 1st and has scored 23.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Vinnie Abbey (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Jaedan Early (Indianapolis) (Fall 1:30)
- Champ. Round 2 - Vinnie Abbey (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Thomas Hicks (Thomas More ) (Maj 25-13)
- Quarterfinal - Vinnie Abbey (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Christian Arberry (Marian ) (Dec 3-1)
- Semifinal - Vinnie Abbey (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Nico Taddy (West Liberty) (Dec 10-8)
- 1st Place Match - Vinnie Abbey (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Luke Robards (Indianapolis) (Dec 7-5)
Kristian Blake's place is 5th and has scored 13.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Kristian Blake (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Colin Ross (Thomas More ) (Maj 13-2)
- Champ. Round 2 - Chasen Kazmierczak (Wabash) won by decision over Kristian Blake (Indiana Tech) (Dec 1-0)
- Cons. Round 2 - Kristian Blake (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Ethan Jones (Indiana Tech) (Maj 15-6)
- Cons. Round 3 - Kristian Blake (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Mason Cantu (Indianapolis) (Maj 14-1)
- Cons. Round 4 - Kristian Blake (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Brian Barrett Jr. (Manchester ) (Dec 10-6)
- Cons. Semi - Kristian Blake (Indiana Tech) won by no contest over Mason Ducat (Lourdes) (NC)
- 5th Place Match - Kristian Blake (Indiana Tech) won by no contest over Bryce Doss (Unattached-Indianapolis) (NC)
Open 165
Kévon Russell's place is 8th and has scored 5.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Kévon Russell (Indiana Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Kévon Russell (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Garrett VonGunten (Manchester ) (Dec 17-13)
- Quarterfinal - Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Kévon Russell (Indiana Tech) (Fall 4:20)
- Cons. Round 4 - Kévon Russell (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Sam Daniels (Georgetown (KY)) (Dec 4-2)
- Cons. Semi - James Dozier (Marian ) won by major decision over Kévon Russell (Indiana Tech) (Maj 11-1)
- 7th Place Match - James Haas (Thomas More ) won by forfeit over Kévon Russell (Indiana Tech) (FF)
Jonathan Kervin's place is 1st and has scored 29.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Lakin Webb (Trine) (TF 21-5)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Xaviour Akpan (Marian ) (Fall 4:17)
- Quarterfinal - Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Kévon Russell (Indiana Tech) (Fall 4:20)
- Semifinal - Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Ayden Wilson (Lourdes) (Fall 3:23)
- 1st Place Match - Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Bodie Morgan (West Liberty) (TF 19-4)
Open 174
Landon Buchanan's place is 3rd and has scored 18.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Landon Buchanan (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Nasir Levy (Lourdes) (TF 17-1)
- Champ. Round 2 - Landon Buchanan (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Levi Abbott (West Liberty) (Maj 11-1)
- Quarterfinal - Landon Buchanan (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Ben Shaffer (Trine) (Maj 15-1)
- Semifinal - Gabe Blissenbach (West Liberty) won in sudden victory - 1 over Landon Buchanan (Indiana Tech) (SV-1 4-1)
- 3rd Place Match - Landon Buchanan (Indiana Tech) and Michael Durham (Indiana Tech) (DFF)
Michael Durham's place is 4th and has scored 13.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Michael Durham (Indiana Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Michael Durham (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Jayden Gordon (Lourdes) (TF 19-3)
- Quarterfinal - Michael Durham (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Mason Day (Indianapolis) (Dec 4-1)
- Semifinal - Carter Winegardner (West Liberty) won by decision over Michael Durham (Indiana Tech) (Dec 10-3)
- 3rd Place Match - Landon Buchanan (Indiana Tech) and Michael Durham (Indiana Tech) (DFF)
Open 184
Chris Quarles's place is 6th and has scored 13.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Doug Dittmer (Georgetown (KY)) won by fall over Chris Quarles (Indiana Tech) (Fall 1:33)
- Cons. Round 1 - Chris Quarles (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Dallas Godby (Manchester ) (TF 22-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Chris Quarles (Indiana Tech) won by forfeit over Brayden Emerine (Indiana Tech) (FF)
- Cons. Semi - Chris Quarles (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Matthew Cael Green (Georgetown (KY)) (Fall 2:45)
- 5th Place Match - Gavin Malone (Trine) won by fall over Chris Quarles (Indiana Tech) (Fall 1:15)
Open 197
Nathan Critchfield's place is 1st and has scored 28.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Critchfield (Indiana Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Nathan Critchfield (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Bryce Taberski (Indianapolis) (Fall 0:41)
- Quarterfinal - Nathan Critchfield (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Joshua McKelvin (Marian ) (Fall 1:26)
- Semifinal - Nathan Critchfield (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Ethan Farnell (Unattached-Indianapolis) (Fall 2:59)
- 1st Place Match - Nathan Critchfield (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Noah Clouser (Indianapolis) (Fall 0:33)
Open 285
Ian Clifford's place is 4th and has scored 14.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Ian Clifford (Indiana Tech) won in sudden victory - 1 over John Petersen (Indianapolis) (SV-1 8-5)
- Champ. Round 2 - Ian Clifford (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Camron Kirtz (Lourdes) (Fall 6:41)
- Quarterfinal - Ian Clifford (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Michael Yerian (Marian ) (Dec 4-2)
- Semifinal - Parker Bentley (West Liberty) won by major decision over Ian Clifford (Indiana Tech) (Maj 16-2)
- 3rd Place Match - Johnny Cruz (Indiana Tech) and Ian Clifford (Indiana Tech) (DFF)
Johnny Cruz's place is 4th and has scored 15.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Johnny Cruz (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Enoch Shodeinde (Marian ) (Dec 5-3)
- Champ. Round 2 - Johnny Cruz (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Davin George (Trine) (Maj 11-1)
- Quarterfinal - Johnny Cruz (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Kenneth Henson (Midway University ) (Fall 1:33)
- Semifinal - Collin Sullivan (Lourdes) won by major decision over Johnny Cruz (Indiana Tech) (Maj 13-3)
- 3rd Place Match - Johnny Cruz (Indiana Tech) and Ian Clifford (Indiana Tech) (DFF)
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