GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – In the second annual Blithe Memorial Duals, wrestling saw a lot of ups and downs in their competition. They opened the duals with a victory over conference opponent Siena Heights but lost the next three before finishing on a high note with a victory over Northwestern College. A lot of wrestlers saw action and some saw action in different weight classes that they were not accustomed too but wrestled well in every spot given. There could be a lot to learn from in their performance over the weekend. Cornerstone will be back in action next week in the North Central Invitational on Saturday, December 9.
 
Wrestling Results Day One:
 
Cornerstone – 29 Siena Heights – 15
 
Cornerstone opened the Blithe Memorial duals with a 29-15 victory over conference opponent Siena Heights. The Golden Eagles were down one of their wrestlers, in Thade Radosa, as a few guys had to wrestle in a different weight class. Jeffrey Bailey opened the match up with a 17-1 tech-fall over his opponent. Trevor Marsman wrestled in the 133-weight class and struggled, falling to his opponent by major decision 14-4. Devan Johnson continued his tear of great wrestling with a 16-0 tech-fall over his opponent. Joe Lashuay and Cooper Mansfield got tech-fall victories over their opponents as Brady Heckathorn was the final victor for the Golden Eagles winning by fall (1:26) to get the final points in the Cornerstone 29-15 victory.

• 125 – Bailey over Cameron Beach (Siena Heights University) TF 17-1
• 133 - Randy Frailey (Siena Heights University) over Marsman Maj 14-4
• 141 - Johnson over Chase Packard (Siena Heights University) TF 16-0
• 149 - Boden over Kliever Joseph (Siena Heights University) Dec 7-2
• 157 - Alejandro Castro (Siena Heights University) over Jaworski Maj 10-0
• 165 - Lashuay over Lee Borders (Siena Heights University) TF 21-6
• 174 - Mansfield over Jacob Orweller (Siena Heights University) TF 18-3
• 184 - Heckathorn over Brandon Rau (Siena Heights University) Fall 1:26
• 197 - Christian DeLuna (Siena Heights University) over Turner SV-1 4-1
• 285 - Jaylen Culver (Siena Heights University) over Georgiou Maj 11-3

Albion – 33 Cornerstone – 14
Cornerstone's next opponent was DIII opponent Albion, one of the better DIII teams in the nation. Trevor Marsman, back down to the 125-weight class, opened the dual with a 15-0 TF over his opponent, setting the tone for the Golden Eagles. Devan Johnson would then follow that up with a fall (1:38) victory as Cornerstone would win the first two duals. Albion would respond winning the 141 and 149-weight classes. Thade Radosa would return and would sneak out a 7-6 decision victory over his opponent. That would be the final victory for the Golden Eagles as Albion would win out in the final five weight classes to 33-14.

• 125 - Marsman over Cade Odrobina (Albion College) TF 15-0
• 133 - Johnson over Jeremy Sarter (Albion College) Fall 1:38
• 141 - Austin Matheney (Albion College) over Boden Maj 16-4
• 149 - Max Honiss (Albion College) over Jaworski TF 17-2
• 157 - Radosa over Justin Gorman (Albion College) Dec 7-6
• 165 - Peyton Brooks (Albion College) over Lashuay Fall 0:11
• 174 - Jack Smith (Albion College) over Mansfield Maj 18-6
• 184 - Owen McDaniel (Albion College) over Heckathorn Maj 19-6
• 197 - Demond Harrison (Albion College) over Turner Maj 12-2
• 285 - Christopher Krum (Albion College) over McLaughlin Fall 6:34

UW-Eau Claire – 38 Cornerstone – 7
Cornerstone's last dual of day one came against UW-Eau Claire. Jeffrey Bailey once again opened the dual with a nice major decision victory over his opponent 17-6. UW would respond quickly with a victory in the 133-weight class. Ian Boden was the highlight of the dual. It was close through all three periods with Boden getting a late takedown to force an overtime. He would then get the victory with an overtime sudden death takedown, winning by decision 11-8. UW would then sweep the rest of the matches and go on to beat the Golden Eagles 38-7.
 

• 125 - Bailey over Carter Schulz (UW-Eau Claire) Maj 17-6
• 133 - Tyler Fleetwood (UW-Eau Claire) over Johnson TF 21-6
• 141 - Boden over Andrew Kested (UW-Eau Claire) SV-1 11-8
• 149 - Zach Sato (UW-Eau Claire) over Jaworski Fall 1:53
• 157 - Forf
• 165 - Jonathon Harvey (UW-Eau Claire) over Lashuay Dec 12-7
• 174 - Jared Stricker (UW-Eau Claire) over Mansfield Fall 0:31
• 184 - NIall Schoenfelder (UW-Eau Claire) over Heckathorn Maj 11-0
• 197 - Cole Matulenko (UW-Eau Claire) over Turner Maj 12-4
• 285 - Jackson Schichel (UW-Eau Claire) over Georgiou Maj 11-0

Wrestling Results Day Two:

Liberty – 23 Cornerstone - 17
The Golden Eagles opened the second day of the Blithe Memorial duals against Liberty. Coach Chris Williamson faced off against his mentor, and father in-law, in a matchup that had a little extra meaning for the Cornerstone side. Cornerstone opened the dual with three-straight victories thanks to Trevor Marsman, Devan Johnson, and Ian Boden taking care of their opponent. Liberty would answer with two victories in the 149 and 157-weight classes. Joe Lashuay would return the tide with an impressive victory over his 165-weight class opponent. Jackson Turner started off his match with an impressive over the shoulder takedown that resulted an injury time but would eventually fall by major decision. Sterling McLaughling would close out the matchup against Liberty with a third period takedown decision victory, but it was not enough as Cornerstone falls 23-17 to Liberty.

• 125 - Marsman over Aiden Scheeringa (Liberty University) Maj 12-0
• 133 - Johnson over Jahleel Armstrong (Liberty University) Dec 4-2
• 141 - Boden over Blake Schmidt (Liberty University) Dec 10-5
• 149 - Garrett Good (Liberty University) over Jaworski TF 15-0
• 157 - Reid Stewart (Liberty University) over Radosa Dec 4-0
• 165 - Lashuay over Jordan Scott (Liberty University) Maj 12-3
• 174 - David Over (Liberty University) over Mansfield Fall 4:18
• 184 - Zach Kaminski (Liberty University) over Heckathorn TF 17-1
• 197 - Josiah Murphy (Liberty University) over Turner (Cornerstone University) Maj 16-6
• 285 - McLaughlin over Wade Wheeler (Liberty University) Dec 4-1

Cornerstone – 30 Northwestern (Iowa) – 18
In the final dual of the day, Cornerstone had the opportunity to wrestler Northwestern to close out the Blithe Memorial. Like normal, the Golden Eagles opened the dual up with three straight wins in the 125, 133, and 141 weight classes that was highlighted by a Trevor Marsman tech fall victory. Thade Radosa closed out the memorial on a high note with a pin (1:28). Same goes for Sterling McLaughlin who would finish with a pin (5:00) himself to give Cornerstone the 30-18 victory.
 

• 125 - Marsman over Sean Heeney (Northwestern College) TF 15-0
• 133 - Johnson over Jonny Burnette (Northwestern College) Dec 0-0
• 141 - Boden over Tyler Orzechowski (Northwestern College) Maj 17-4
• 149 - Cade Braun (Northwestern College) over Jaworski TF 17-1
• 157 - Radosa over Coy DeBoer (Northwestern College) Fall 1:28
• 165 – Lashuay over (Northwestern College) Forf
• 174 - Cole Rutter (Northwestern College) over Mansfield Dec 8-1
• 184 - Luke Jenness (Northwestern College) over Heckathorn Fall 2:23
• 197 - Kaleb Lind (Northwestern College) over Turner Maj 17-4
• 285 - McLaughlin over Jaxson Hildebrand (Northwestern College) Fall 5:00

 
What's Next?
The Golden Eagles are back in action next week as they compete in the North Central Invitational in Illinois on Saturday, December 9.
 
Contact: Jonny Strube | jon.strube@cornerstone.edu | 616-222-1505
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