ADA, Ohio - On Saturday, December 2nd your Mount St. Joseph wrestling team traveled to Ohio Northern to compete at the Ohio Northern Invitational. The Lions joined 12 other schools at the invitational including Adrian, Olivet and Otterbein who are all in The Mount's region. Out of the 11 wrestlers for the Lions 3 found the podium including 1 Runner-Up.
First, starting in the Heavyweight division Junior
Rowan Tolbert got his 1st action of the new season. Tolbert got 2 byes to start his weekend before facing off against Demitrius Hernandez of Heidelberg. Tolbert showed poise in his 1st match of the year winning 8-3. In his 2nd match, Tolbert was barely knocked off in a sudden victory but his weekend wasn't over as Tolbert moved to the 3rd Place bracket. Following the defeat Tolbert responded nicely with a pin in just 47 seconds. But, again Tolbert would fall but would find himself wrestling for 7th Place. In the 7th Place match Tolbert matched up against Joe Shoup from Ohio Wesleyan. Tolbert battled and in the 2nd period got a pin to claim 7th Place at the Ohio Northern Invitational.
Next,
Jorden Zigo had an impressive weekend wrestling in the 141lb weight class. Zigo moved past his first opponent due to a medical forfeit but put on an impressive showing in the 2nd round. Zigo jumped on any opportunity in his 2nd Round match cruising to a 21-5 technical fall victory. But, in the 3rd Round Zigo would fall moving him down to the 3rd Place bracket. His 1st match in the 3rd Place bracket placed him against his own teammate
Andrew Magness. The 2 Lions put on a show battling for a chance to stay alive. Zigo won the battle taking down Magness 1-0. Following his victory Zigo made quick work of Ohio Northern's Gabe Hansen winning 11-1. But, in the semifinal match Zigo would fall short placing him in the 5th Place match. He faced off against Adrian's Mack Baird. The pairing had grueling battle before Zigo pushed ahead with a sudden victory win 7-4. With that victory Zigo took home 5th Place in the 141lb weight class.
Desmond Diggs found the most success on the weekend wrestling in the 133lb weight class. Diggs entered the bracket as the #2 seed and proved it over his first 3 matches. In Diggs' first match he dominated earning a 21-5 victory. In his 2nd Round match Diggs was dominant again winning 20-4. In the 3rd Round Match Diggs was finally able to get the pin he was looking for moving him into the semifinal match. In the semifinal Diggs faced off against a familiar opponent, Dylan Le wrestling in his home gym at Ohio Northern. Despite the atmosphere, Diggs got the job done taking down the #3 seed Le 4-2. In the championship match, Diggs faced off against Tiffin's Maximus Shore. Diggs battled but couldn't grab his 5th straight win of the day earning the 141lb Runner-Up.
Some other impressive performances on the day include 141lb
Andrew Magness. Magness finished 3-2 on the day with 1 pin. 149lb
Nicholas Devol finished 2-2 with 1 pin. 157lb
Hayden Newell finished 2-2 with 1 major decision victory.
Skyler Cowgill finished 3-2 with a pair of pins and a major decision victory.
UP NEXT: Your Mount St. Joseph Lions are back in action on Saturday, December 9th when the Lions host the Fighting Muskies of Muskingum for a Dual. The Dual is scheduled to begin at 1pm.
