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UChicago wrestling goes 2-1 as hosts of Chicago Duals

CHICAGO, Ill. – Clutch performances from the higher weights gave the University of Chicago wrestling team a pair of wins while hosting the Chicago Duals on Saturday.

The six-team field included UChicago, Wabash College, St. John's University, University of Dubuque, Manchester University and Harper College. Each team competed in three dual meets over the course of the afternoon.

"We wrestled Wabash first; they are ranked second in the country and deserve it," said Head Coach Leo Kocher. "I was pleased with our three wins against them. They are where we want to be, so it was good to wrestle them. Our next dual was against Manchester, and things kind of went sideways on us. But we had some heroics at the end and won our last three matches with an overtime win, a clutch fall and a one-point victory to end it. Against Harper, we had a bunch of guys step up and came away with the team victory. To go 2-1, I felt it was a good day."

UChicago's first opponent of the day was No. 2-ranked Wabash, who won by a score of 34-14. The Maroons came away with three weight-class triumphs. Freshman Devan Richter started the dual strong with an offensive-filled 27-16 win at 125 pounds. Sophomore Paul Papoutsis won via major decision, 12-4, at 165 pounds. Senior Mario Palmisano accounted for the third tally with a second-period pin at heavyweight.

Manchester University was the next opponent up. Richter put the home team up six points right away with a first-period pin. The Spartans responded by winning the next four matches to go ahead 18-6. Papoutsis halted the streak with a dominating technical fall (18-2). UChicago needed three wins to close out, and each wrestler delivered. Freshman Nicholas DiNapoli scored an escape point in overtime to win 2-1 at 184 pounds, and junior David Gremling (197 pounds) pinned his opponent right away. That left Palmisano at heavyweight and the senior came through with a narrow 3-2 victory thanks to a third-period escape. UChicago took the dual by a final score of 23-21.

The final match-up of the day featured UChicago versus Harper College. Senior Adam Wyeth grabbed an 8-7 win at 133 pounds and freshman Elliot Henderson won via injury default at 141 pounds. Papoutsis and freshman Nick Ferraro (174 pounds) put together back-to-back pins to give the Maroons a three-point lead. Harper tied the team score at 21-21 heading into the last two weight classes. Gremling and Palmisano provided wins once again with a decision and a pin, respectively. The final team score was 30-21 in favor of UChicago.

Palmisano and Papoutsis both went 3-0 on the day while Richter and Gremling were 2-1 in their matches.

NEXT MEET:

  • Saturday, January 10 – UChicago at Lakeland College Duals, Noon
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Players Mentioned

Nicholas DiNapoli

Nicholas DiNapoli

174
Freshman
Nick Ferraro

Nick Ferraro

174/184
Freshman
David Gremling

David Gremling

197/285
Junior
Elliot Henderson

Elliot Henderson

133/141
Freshman
Mario Palmisano

Mario Palmisano

197/285
Senior
Paul Papoutsis

Paul Papoutsis

165
Sophomore
Devan Richter

Devan Richter

125
Freshman
Adam Wyeth

Adam Wyeth

133
Senior

Players Mentioned

Nicholas DiNapoli

Nicholas DiNapoli

Freshman
174
Nick Ferraro

Nick Ferraro

Freshman
174/184
David Gremling

David Gremling

Junior
197/285
Elliot Henderson

Elliot Henderson

Freshman
133/141
Mario Palmisano

Mario Palmisano

Senior
197/285
Paul Papoutsis

Paul Papoutsis

Sophomore
165
Devan Richter

Devan Richter

Freshman
125
Adam Wyeth

Adam Wyeth

Senior
133