THE MEET FACTS

• Event: Midwest Classic

• Location: Indianapolis, IN

• Gannon Total Competitors: 10

• Day Two Final Team Results: T-4th/47 Teams

ALLIANCE, OH– Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) led the way for the Golden Knights on Sunday, capturing first in the 133 pound bracket at the Midwest Classic. He took the title with a wild, last second semifinal win and a close victory in the final, as GU climbed the leaderboard to finish tied for fourth in Indianapolis. 

GANNON SCORING INDIVIDUAL DAY ONE RESULTS

125- Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) - 6TH - (R1 W 22-5, R2 W 5-3, QF L 4-2, Conso R1 W 8-0, Conso R2 W 4-2, Conso R3 L 8-3, 5th Place L, Medical Forefit)

133- Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) - 1ST - (R1 W Fall 5:15, R2 W 5-2, QF W 18-2, SF W 3-2, Final W 6-5)

141- Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) - 4TH - (R1 W Fall 5:29, R2 W Fall 2:04, R3 W 8-2, QF L 5-4, Conso R1 W 11-8, Conso R2 W 14-7, Conso R3 W 11-4, 3rd Place L 8-6)

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) - 3RD - (R1 W 17-1, R2 W Fall, 0:45, R3 W 6-3, QF L 5-2, Conso R1 W 12-3, Conso R2 W 5-2, Conso R3 W 7-0, 3rd Place W, MFFL)

174- Dillon Walker (Mason, Ohio/Mason) - (R1 Q 15-0, R2 W 9-0, R3 L 15-7, Conso R1 W 19-3, Conso R2 L 12-6)

184- Pat Jackson - 4TH - (R1 W 4-1, R2 W 12-0, R3 W 1-0, QF W 8-0, SF L 5-1, Conso SF W 8-5 SV, 3rd Place L 4-1)

197- Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) - 7TH - (R1 W 18-6, R2 W 3-1, QF L 4-1, Conso R1 W 4-2, Conso R2 L 4-2, 7th Place W 2-0)

Hwt- Ben Lloyd (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) - R1 L (3-0), Conso R1 L (4-1)

THE KNIGHT CAP

• Top of the Podium- 133 pound standout Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) never relented en route to a title on Sunday. After winning his first two matches on Saturday, Echevarria picked up a tech fall in the quarters before a 3-2 win in the semifinal and a 6-5 come from behind decision in the championship match. 
• Taking Bronze - Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) secured a third place finish after a loss in the quarterfinals. He was able to win his last four matches by a combined score of 24-5, and earned a bronze finish after a forfeit in his last match. 
• Other Placements - In addition, Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) secured fourth on the podium, losing a narrow 8-6 decision that would have awarded him third.Pat Jackson did the same at 184; his fourth place result was buoyed by four straight wins to begin the tournament. Meanwhile, Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) and Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) battled through a challenging consolation bracket to secure spots on the podium, claiming sixth and seventh, respectively. 
• Team Success: After sitting in a tie for eleventh after one, GU's resilient effort on day two led to a tremendous climb up the leaderboard, as the Golden Knights tied for fourth in the team standings out of a field of 47 squads, many of which were ranked in the top 20. Their 109.5 points was tied with Tiffin and less than four points behind Central Oklahoma. 

THE NEXT MEET

Gannon will make the short trip south to Edinboro for a dual meet on Friday, December 19th at 7:00 pm. 

This story was written using the support of AI.