Reeves, Kaleb

Reeves Locks Up Third Place on Closing Day of DIII National Championships

3/12/2022 9:38:00 PM

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College wrestling team ended its season on Saturday afternoon at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse on the final day of the NCAA Division III National Championships. Kaleb Reeves and Will Esmoil, who both locked up All-American status yesterday, earned top-four finishes for the Kohawks on Saturday. Reeves, whose only loss came to heavyweight runner-up Dononvan King from Olivet, dominated all three of his matches en route to a third-place finish. He recorded two more falls on Saturday and picked up a major decision in the consolation semis to claim more bonus points for Coe. Esmoil suffered a defeat in his opening match of the day, going for a late takedown in the final period as he trailed 6-4 but his opponent Kyle Hatch from Wabash found the position and secured a fall with five seconds left in the bout. He bounced right back in the consolation bracket, picking up a 7-6 decision over Cooper Pontelandolfo from New York University to earn a spot in the consolation finals. Esmoil saw his excellent tournament come to an end in the third-place match, falling 9-6 to seventh-seeded Chase Schmidt from UW-Eau Claire. As a team, Coe finished with 37.5 total points, taking sixth place in the standings while Wartburg took home the team title with 79 points, one ahead of second-place Wabash. 
 
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