Tyler Balint led Randolph with 12 points and finished seventh in his weight class
ALLIANCE, OH. - The Randolph men's wrestling team began its season on Saturday as the WildCats competed at the Mount Union Invitational. The WildCats finished 12th out of 14 teams with a total of 31.5 points.
The top points earner on the day for the 'Cats was Tyler Balint (Harrisonburg, Va./Turner Ashby HS) who totaled 12 points and placed seventh in the 184-weight class. Balint won by fall over Colton Webster in 1:35 in the first round and then lost to Patrick Jackson from Gannon University by fall in 2:44. In the consolation round, Balint won by fall over Hayden Berry of Hiram and by tech fall against Alex Drees from John Carroll. Balint lost in the fifth round to Matthew Gummere from Case Western by fall in a time of 4:45. In the seventh-place match, Balint won by decision over Troy McClelland from Seton Hill 5-4.
Competing in his first collegiate matches, Matthew Garland (Lynchburg, Va./Heritage HS) placed seventh in the 157 A weight class with 10.5 points. In the second round, Garland won by decision over Ryan Yocum from St. Vincent 10-5. Garland lost in the Quarterfinals to Nico Taddy from West Liberty by tech fall. Garland won by fall in the consolation round over Ryan Foster from Ohio Northern in just over four minutes time (4:03). Garland ended his day with a medical forfeit win in the seventh-place match over Braxton Miller from West Liberty.
Leviathan Haynes scored three points for Randolph in the 174-weight class. His lone win came in the consolation second round as he scored a fall over Rylan Haney from Ohio Northern in 33 seconds.
Adon Overstreet (Lynchburg, Va./Heritage HS) scored 2.5 points on the day. He had a tech fall over Jacob Kandis from Point Park in the 157 B weight class. Zak Gurban (Dumfries, Va.) also picked up 2.5 points. He won by tech fall in the first round of the 133-weight class over Joseph Comaduron from Southern Virginia.
Adrian Fox (Forest City, N.C./Chase HS) scored one point in the 141-weight class. He won in sudden victory over Brett Klim from St. Vincent in the first round of consolation and won by decision over Karson Davis from Ohio Northern in the second round.
Mount Union Invitational Results for Randolph
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Braylon Farris (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Braylon Farris (Randolph ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Logan Davis (West Liberty) 3-1 won by fall over Braylon Farris (Randolph ) 0-2 (Fall 0:52)
- Cons. Round 2 - Braylon Farris (Randolph ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Landon Funk (Seton Hill) 3-2 won by fall over Braylon Farris (Randolph ) 0-2 (Fall 1:31)
133
Zakariya Gurban (1-2) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Zakariya Gurban (Randolph ) 1-2 won by tech fall over Joseph Comaduron (Southern Virginia ) 0-2 (TF-1.5 2:51 (18-1))
- Champ. Round 2 - Art Martinez (Case Western) 3-1 won by fall over Zakariya Gurban (Randolph ) 1-2 (Fall 4:24)
- Cons. Round 2 - Layne Armstrong (Mount Union) 3-2 won by fall over Zakariya Gurban (Randolph ) 1-2 (Fall 2:11)
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Adrian Fox (2-2) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Greg Shaulis (Seton Hill) 4-2 won by fall over Adrian Fox (Randolph ) 2-2 (Fall 6:07)
- Cons. Round 1 - Adrian Fox (Randolph ) 2-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Brett Klim (St. Vincent) 0-2 (SV-1 10-7)
- Cons. Round 2 - Adrian Fox (Randolph ) 2-2 won by decision over Karson Davis (Ohio Northern Univerity) 0-2 (Dec 11-6)
- Cons. Round 3 - Michael Valerino (Case Western) 2-2 won by major decision over Adrian Fox (Randolph ) 2-2 (MD 20-11)
149 B
Jackson Raditz (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Spring (Gannon University ) 1-2 won by fall over Jackson Raditz (Randolph ) 0-2 (Fall 1:38)
- Cons. Round 1 - Jackson Raditz (Randolph ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Andrew Gammon (Gannon University ) 4-2 won by fall over Jackson Raditz (Randolph ) 0-2 (Fall 1:24)
157 A
Matthew Garland (3-2) placed 7th and scored 10.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Garland (Randolph ) 3-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Matthew Garland (Randolph ) 3-2 won by decision over Ryan Yocum (St. Vincent) 0-2 (Dec 10-5)
- Quarterfinal - Nico Taddy (West Liberty) 4-0 won by tech fall over Matthew Garland (Randolph ) 3-2 (TF-1.5 3:58 (17-0))
- Cons. Round 4 - Matthew Garland (Randolph ) 3-2 won by fall over Ryan Foster (Ohio Northern Univerity) 2-2 (Fall 4:03)
- Cons. Round 5 - Christian Scheller (Gannon University ) 4-2 won by tech fall over Matthew Garland (Randolph ) 3-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (19-4))
- 7th Place Match - Matthew Garland (Randolph ) 3-2 won by medical forfeit over Braxton Miller (West Liberty) 3-2 (M. For.)
157 B
Adon Overstreet (1-2) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Adon Overstreet (Randolph ) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Gavyn McCray (Seton Hill) 1-2 won by decision over Adon Overstreet (Randolph ) 1-2 (Dec 8-6)
- Cons. Round 2 - Adon Overstreet (Randolph ) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Adon Overstreet (Randolph ) 1-2 won by tech fall over Jacob Kandis (Point Park ) 0-2 (TF-1.5 6:27 (17-2))
- Cons. Round 4 - Caleb Butterfield (Gannon University ) 3-2 won by major decision over Adon Overstreet (Randolph ) 1-2 (MD 16-4)
157 B
Noah Williams (0-2) place is unknown.
- Champ. Round 1 - Noah Williams (Randolph ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Owen Grieger (John Carroll) 1-2 won by major decision over Noah Williams (Randolph ) 0-2 (MD 16-7)
- Cons. Round 2 - Noah Williams (Randolph ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Kehrer (Point Park ) 1-2 won by decision over Noah Williams (Randolph ) 0-2 (Dec 7-0)
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Leviathan Haynes (1-2) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Louka Babic (Case Western) 2-2 won by fall over Leviathan Haynes (Randolph ) 1-2 (Fall 2:54)
- Cons. Round 1 - Leviathan Haynes (Randolph ) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Leviathan Haynes (Randolph ) 1-2 won by fall over Rylan Haney (Ohio Northern Univerity) 0-2 (Fall 0:33)
- Cons. Round 3 - Flint Guerra (Ohio Northern Univerity) 3-2 won by tech fall over Leviathan Haynes (Randolph ) 1-2 (TF-1.5 3:26 (17-2))
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Tyler Balint (4-2) placed 7th and scored 12.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Balint (Randolph ) 4-2 won by fall over Colton Webster (Randolph ) 0-2 (Fall 1:35)
- Champ. Round 2 - Patrick Jackson (Gannon University ) 3-0 won by fall over Tyler Balint (Randolph ) 4-2 (Fall 2:44)
- Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Balint (Randolph ) 4-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Tyler Balint (Randolph ) 4-2 won by fall over Hayden Berry (Hiram College) 2-2 (Fall 3:28)
- Cons. Round 4 - Tyler Balint (Randolph ) 4-2 won by tech fall over Alex Drees (John Carroll) 0-2 (TF-1.5 3:07 (19-3))
- Cons. Round 5 - Mathew Gummere (Case Western) 2-2 won by fall over Tyler Balint (Randolph ) 4-2 (Fall 4:45)
- 7th Place Match - Tyler Balint (Randolph ) 4-2 won by decision over Troy McClelland (Seton Hill) 2-3 (Dec 5-4)
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Elijah Frizzell (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Ben Lloyd (Gannon University ) 2-2 won by fall over Elijah Frizzell (Randolph ) 0-2 (Fall 3:16)
- Cons. Round 1 - Elijah Frizzell (Randolph ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - John Duran (Gannon University ) 2-2 won by major decision over Elijah Frizzell (Randolph ) 0-2 (MD 10-0)