LOUISVILLE, KY. - The #6 Coe College wrestling team took down three nationally ranked teams en route to a fifth-place finish this weekend at the NWCA Duals, defeating #7 Baldwin Wallace, #8 Johnson & Wales, #13 Ithaca and Olivet in the team tournament. The Kohawks suffered just one dual loss on the weekend, falling 20-16 to #3 Wabash, which finished fourth place after a loss to A-R-C member #4 Loras in the third-place match. Fellow A-R-C member #2 Wartburg took home the title, knocking off #1 Augsburg in the championship match on Saturday.
Taylor Mehmen stood out for the Kohawks, as he was the lone wrestler to finish 5-0 on the weekend, including two pins in the matches against #13 Ithaca and #8 Johnson & Wales.
Riley Wright also made a splash, picking up a 10-3 victory over Ben Brisman of Itacha, a former national champion while falling in just one match during the tournament.
RESULTS
Match 2 (First Round Bye): Championship Bracket
#6 Coe defeated #13 Ithaca 35-3
- 125 - Amier Khamis (Coe) over Logan Ninos (Ithaca) Dec 4-3
- 133 - Brock Henderson (Coe) over Travis Jones (Ithaca) Dec 6-5
- 141 - Riley Wright (Coe) over Ben Brisman (Ithaca) Dec 10-3
- 149 - Josh Gerke (Coe) over Albert Ciccitto (Ithaca) Dec 7-4
- 157 - Cole Erickson (Coe) over Sam Schneider (Ithaca) Dec 8-5
- 165 - Luke Silva (Coe) over Austin Whitney (Ithaca) Inj 2:04
- 174 - Jordan Wallace (Ithaca) over Ryan Schott (Coe) Dec 7-3
- 184 - Josh Edel (Coe) over Chibueze Chukwuezi (Ithaca) Dec 3-2
- 197 - Taylor Mehmen (Coe) over Dymir Davis-Carruth (Ithaca) Fall 2:37
- 285 - Kaleb Reeves (Coe) over Dalton Elias (Ithaca) TF 18-0
Match #3 Quarterfinal
#3 Wabash defeated #6 Coe 20-16
Match #4 Cons. Round 4
#6 Coe defeated Olivet 25-12
- 125 - Cameron Mahlich (Olivet) over Amier Khamis (Coe) SV-1 8-2
- 133 - Reese Wallis (Olivet) over Brock Henderson (Coe) SV-1 3-1
- 141 - Riley Wright (Coe) over Andrew Castaneda (Olivet) Dec 7-1
- 149 - Zachary Wells (Olivet) over AJ Patterson (Coe) Dec 8-4
- 157 - Cole Hersch (Olivet) over Cole Erickson (Coe) Dec 16-14
- 165 - Luke Silva (Coe) over Owen Guilford (Olivet) Fall 5:00
- 174 - Ryan Schott (Coe) over Haydn Kinjorski (Olivet) Dec 4-3
- 184 - Josh Edel (Coe) over Kamyab Kamali (Olivet) Maj 12-0
- 197 - Taylor Mehmen (Coe) over Trevor Piggott (Olivet) Dec 6-1
- 285 - Kaleb Reeves (Coe) over Owen Miller (Olivet) Fall 0:25
Match #5 Cons. Semi
#6 Coe defeated #7 Baldwin Wallace 21-13
- 125 - Amier Khamis (Coe) over Jack Stanley (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 8-4
- 133 - Charles Nash (Baldwin Wallace) over Brock Henderson (Coe) Dec 7-6
- 141 - Riley Wright (Coe) over Aaron Kelly (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 8-2
- 149 - Stanley Bleich (Baldwin Wallace) over AJ Patterson (Coe) Maj 12-4
- 157 - Dalton Leightner (Baldwin Wallace) over Cole Erickson (Coe) Dec 5-0
- 165 - Benjamin Hooff (Baldwin Wallace) over Luke Silva (Coe) Dec 3-2
- 174 - Tristin Westphal (Coe) over Lucas Salmon (Baldwin Wallace) Maj 14-5
- 184 - Josh Edel (Coe) over Griffin Rathburn (Baldwin Wallace) Maj 8-0
- 197 - Taylor Mehmen (Coe) over Zeckary Lehman (Baldwin Wallace) Maj 15-5
- 285 - Kaleb Reeves (Coe) over Parker Meaney (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 9-2
Match #6 5th Place Match
#6 Coe defeated #8 Johnson & Wales 22-18
- 125 - Alex Friddle (Coe) over Christopher Caban (Johnson & Wales) Fall 2:30
- 133 - Hayden Brown (Johnson & Wales) over Brock Henderson (Coe) Dec 8-2
- 141 - Jordan Robinson (Johnson & Wales) over Riley Wright (Coe) Dec 7-5
- 149 - Da`mani Burns (Johnson & Wales) over AJ Patterson (Coe) Fall 3:21
- 157 - Darius Joyce (Johnson & Wales) over Gabe Fiser (Coe) SV-1 3-1
- 165 - Christian Murphy (Johnson & Wales) over Ryker Kurimski (Coe) SV-1 7-5
- 174 - Ryan Schott (Coe) over Seon Bowker (Johnson & Wales) Dec 9-3
- 184 - Josh Edel (Coe) over Nicholas Munsch (Johnson & Wales) Dec 13-7
- 197 - Taylor Mehmen (Coe) over Giovanni Santiago (Johnson & Wales) Fall 6:59
- 285 - Kaleb Reeves (Coe) over Michael DiNardo (Johnson & Wales) Maj 18-4
Up next: Coe returns to regular-season action next with a dual against Augustana on January 16 at 7 p.m. inside the A-R-C.
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