NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Coe College wrestling team was in action on Saturday for the final time in 2024, competing at the North Central College Invitational. Senior LJ Richardson made headlines during the tournament, going 4-0 with four bonus-point victories and a pair of ranked wins while picking up the individual title at 174 pounds. Richardson entered the day ranked fifth in the weight class and began his tournament with a 15-0 tech fall in the first round and a first-period pin in the second. He toppled his first ranked opponent in the semifinal with a 20-5 tech fall win over North Central's seventh-ranked Javen Estrada. Richardson pulled off an upset victory in the championship match, defeating fourth-ranked Seth Goetzinger of Augsburg with a 13-3 major decision. Coe had five other place-winners in the event with Bryce Parke (4th - 133), Dresden Grimm (3rd - 149), Ty Koedam (5th - 157), Jared Voss (2nd - 184) and Damari Dancy (5th - 285) helping the Kohawks finish fourth on the team leaderboard. Voss, ranked 14th before the tournament, defeated 15th-ranked Payton Geigner of North Central in the semifinals before falling to top-ranked Sampson Wilkins in the championship match. 
 
RESULTS
 
#KohawkNation #TalonsOut
Visit https://kohawkathletics.com/ for complete coverage of Coe College Athletics
Like Coe College Athletics on Facebook
Follow @CoeAthletics on Twitter
Follow @CoeAthletics on Instagram
Coe Athletics Mobile App - Android | iPhone