ANGOLA, Ind. — Dustin Mallory took third at 165 pounds to lead five Davenport men's wrestlers to top-six finishes at the Trine Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Mallory opened with a 12-0 major decision over Huntingdon's Thomas Seglio and beat Olivet's Gauge Vincke 7-3 in the quarterfinals. After falling to Trine's Nayl Sbay in the semifinals, Mallory closed his day with an 18-1 technical fall over Indiana Tech's Zach Kenney in the third-place match.
Brody Orcutt rebounded from an opening loss to win four straight bouts and take fifth at 157 pounds. He pinned Olivet's Kamden Hood and Trine's Brycen Brosamer before earning a 12-4 major decision over Indiana Tech's Caden Harvey, who had beaten him earlier in the day. Orcutt secured fifth with a 5-3 decision over Huntingdon's Damion Jones.
Jacob Harris and Luke Paxton also finished fifth. Harris won his final two bouts in overtime at 141 pounds, defeating Indiana Tech's Hunter Douglas 4-1 in sudden victory before edging Cleary's Colt Perry 3-1 in a tiebreaker. Paxton recorded three pins and a technical fall at 174 pounds, capping his day with a 47-second pin of Olivet's Cody Ueberroth.
Andrew Fielder placed sixth at 149 pounds after winning three straight consolation bouts. He shut out Trine's Carson Jones 15-0, defeated Albion's Koen Eberhard 20-14 and pinned Cleary's Zachary Leventis to reach the fifth-place match.
Up Next
Davenport returns to action Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Albion Invitational at Kresge Gymnasium in Albion, Mich.