THE MEET FACTS
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Event: Midwest Classic
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Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Gannon Total Competitions: 10
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Day One Team Results: T-11th/47 Teams
ALLIANCE, OH– Six of ten Golden Knights are through to the quarterfinal round in the prestigious Midwest Classic in Indanapolis, Indiana. Gannon has great success on day one, and seven of the ten competitors remain alive heading into the final day of competition.
GANNON SCORING INDIVIDUAL DAY ONE RESULTS
125- Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) - Through to QF (R1 W 22-5, R2 W 5-3)
133- Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) - Through to QF (R1 W Fall 5:15, R2 W 5-2)
141- Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) - Through to QF (R1 W Fall 5:29, R2 W Fall 2:04, R3 W 8-2)
149- Connor Saylor (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) - R1 L (10-2), Conso R1 L (7-2)
157-Caleb Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) - R1 L (17-5), Conso R1 W (11-6), Conso R2 W (Fall, 4:21), Conso R3 L (17-2)
165- Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) - Through to QF (R1 W 17-1, R2 W Fall, 0:45), R3 W 6-3)
174- Dillon Walker (Mason, Ohio/Mason) - Remains in Consolation (R1 Q 15-0, R2 W 9-0, R3 L 15-7, Conso R1 W 19-3)
184- Pat Jackson - Through to QF (R1 W 4-1, R2 W 12-0), R3 W 1-0)
197- Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) - Through to QF (R1 W 18-6, R2 W 3-1)
Hwt- Ben Lloyd (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) - R1 L (3-0), Conso R1 L (4-1)
THE KNIGHT CAP
- Jake Rolls to QF- Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) earned back to back falls in the first two rounds of competition and had a convincing 8-2 decision in the third round to get to the final eight.
- Early Pins - 133 pound standout Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) got the fall at 5:29 in the first round and secured a 5-2 win. He is through to the quarterfinal round and will look to pick up three more wins tomorrow.
- Other QF Placements - Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (125), Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) (165), Pat Jackson (184), and Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) (197) each went 2-0 or better on Saturday.
- Team Success: Gannon is tied for 11th after the first day of competition out of 47 teams. GU is just 18 points back, however, of first place UPJ, and the Golden Knights is tied for the second most wrestlers through to the quarterfinals, meaning they can earn points in quick fashion tomorrow.
THE NEXT MEET
The final day of the Midwest Classic wil begin Sunday morning.
This story was written using the support of AI.
