Wrestling routes NIU, moves to 3-0
Central Michigan wrestling won just one out of its first five meets in 2014.
The 2015 Chippewa squad, however, has started the season with a perfect 3-0 record, most recently steamrolling the Northern Illinois Huskies Thursday night in DeKalb, Illinois.
CMU entered the night ranked 22nd in the country and ended the night on top of NIU 39-3.
“(Team moral) is really good. Attitudes are really good. We’re are doing the things we emphasize in practice,” said Head Coach Tom Borelli. “We were real young last year so I think we’ve gained pretty good experience. We’re definitely more experienced this year.”
Full Results
125: Brent Fleetwood (CMU) dec. Alijah Jeffery (NIU) 6-1
133: Corey Keener (CMU) maj. dec. Austin Eicher (NIU) 11-3
141: No. 14 Zach Horan (CMU) pins No. 15 Steve Bleise (NIU) 2:04
149: No. 9 Colin Heffernan (CMU) tech. fall Chris Garcia (NIU) 21-4, 6:38
157: No. 10 Lucas Smith (CMU) pins Austin Culton (NIU) 5:34
165: Jordan Wohlfert (CMU) maj. dec. Andrew Scott (NIU) 13-4
174: No. 10 Michael Ottinger (CMU) maj. dec.Trace Engelkes (NIU) 12-3
184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) maj. dec.Quinton Rosser (NIU) 10-2
197: No. 16Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Jackson Lewis (CMU) 5-3
285: Newton Smerchek (CMU) dec.Arthur Bunce (NIU) 2-1
The 14th-ranked 141-pounder, Zach Horan, pinned 15th-ranked Steve Bleise of NIU at 2:04.
In addition, 10th-ranked 157-pounder, Lucas Smith, pinned Austin Culton at the 5:34 mark.
Central Michigan will host its first home match of the regular season against Michigan State Sunday at 2 p.m. in McGuirk Arena.
The Chippewas beat the Spartans a year ago, 21-12, in East Lansing.
