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University of Olivet Results
University of Chicago Results

CHICAGO, (Dec. 19, 2024)- The North Central College men's wrestling team traveled to the Ratner Athletics Center for a pair of duals between the University of Olivet and the host, the University of Chicago. North Central split the duals, defeating Olivet, 20-18, and falling to the University of Chicago, 22-20. The Cardinals move to 6-1 in duals on the season after dropping their first dual in nearly a year. 

The Cardinals started the day off against the University of Olivet, where the duals started off with a loss in the 125-pound weight class. Benyamin Kamali defeated Davion Johnson by a 19-4 technical fall. Julian Valtierrez put North Central back on track with a victory in the 133-pound weight class. Valtierrez earned a 15-6 major decision over Robert Davids.  

In the 141-pound weight class, Bradley Rosen and Dylan Phelps went to sudden victory. Rosen earned the sudden victory, 7-5. The Cardinals fell in the 149-pound weight class after Tyler Herrema scored a 13-4 major decision over Kayle Bearson. With the loss, Bearson falls to 5-4 on the season. Olivet got back-to-back wins as Ramiro Guerrero earned a 10-5 decision win over Luke Christie in the 157-pound class. Christie falls to .500 on the season with a record of 7-7. 

Alex Villar inched toward a 10-win season as he faced Juwan Vines in the 165-pound weight class. Villar scored a 10-2 major decision for his ninth win of the season with just two losses. Jay Shuall and PT Schoolman had a very close match in the 174-pound weight class. Ultimately, Shuall would get the advantage, winning by a 13-11 decision. North Central got back on the board with a Payton Geigner victory in the 184-pound bout. Geigner defeated Jack Ward by a 10-2 major decision. 

North Central would drop another close bout in the 197-pound class as Kody Krupp and Elijah Brockie battled. Krupp beat Brockie by decision (10-8). Brockie now sits at 10-7 on the season. The final battle of the dual between Olivet and North Central was Robby Bates and Boe Eckman in the 285-pound bout. Bates earned a clean 15-0 technical fall over Eckman to improve to help seal the win for the Cardinals. 

North Central battled the University of Chicago next, where they would go 5-5 on matches in the dual. 

Starting off with the 125-pound weight class, Johnson fell a second time. This time to Matteo Littman, who defeated Johnson in an 8-3 decision. Johnson is now 2-7 on the season. Valtierrez wrestled again in the afternoon in the 133-pound weight class. Valtierrez earned a tech fall (16-1) over Zack Parisi. Valtierrez is a perfect 4-0 on the season. 

Rosen continued the tech fall victory streak for the Cardinals, getting one of his own in the 141-pound class. Rosen defeated Sean Conway by a 20-5 tech fall. Rosen moved to 7-1 this season with a pair of victories on the day. Tyler Starr got action in the 149-pound bout, where it would go to sudden victory with Brendan Connolly. Starr earned the sudden victory (12-10) as he earned his 10th win of the year. 

North Central split the next two matches, falling in the 157-pound weight class but winning the 165-pound bout. Darian Estevez took down Nolan Flores, defeating him via major decision (16-2). Flores is 8-5 in the season. Armando Murillo got a decision (6-2) over Nick Cheshier to advance to 3-3 on the season. 

Schoolman looked to bounce back from his loss in the first dual, but Tyler Joseph would get the best of him, winning by a 10-4 decision in the 174-pound weight class. Schoolman's record dips to 8-7. Geigner earned a pair of victories in the 184-pound duals today after he beat Cade Creighton with a major decision (13-3). Geigner sports a 13-2 record heading into the break. 

North Central would fall in the final two matches of the night to lose their first dual of the season. The 197-pound match saw Gunnar Garriques pinned Jon Kratz in one minute and four seconds. Kratz is now 9-4. The 285-pound match gave the University of Chicago the dual win after Michael D'Orazio pinned Bates in two minutes and one second. Bates is now 12-2 on the season with a win and a loss in the dual meets.  

North Central will take a break before returning to action for the NWCA National Duals, held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They are set to wrestle Jan. 10 and Jan. 11. Click HERE for the full schedule. 

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