Dragons upset #4 McKendree at Ranger Duals

Hunter Langeloh had a big 22-6 victory over McKendree at the Ranger Duals.
Hunter Langeloh had a big 22-6 victory over McKendree at the Ranger Duals.

Tiffin University, ranked 11th nationally, went 1-1 at the Ranger Duals, defeating 4th-ranked McKendree 27-12 while falling to 15th-ranked Maryville 26-14.

Tiffin opened with the loss to Maryville. After dropping the first three weight classes, TU got its first win of the day at 149 pounds, as Trey Grine got a 17-2 win. 

Beau Minnick followed with a 10-3 win at 157 pounds, but TU dropped two narrow decisions in the next two weight classes to seal their fate. Richard Screptock fell at 165 pounds 4-2 while Zachary Bierfeldt lost an 8-6 decision at 174 pounds.

Hayden Bronne (184) got TU's final win against Maryville with a pin in 3:24.

TU bounced back nicely against highly ranked McKendree. After Giuseppe Penzone (125) fell 6-3 and Rico Puente (133) fell in a wild 17-15 match, the Dragons proceeded to post 6 wins in the next 7 classes to put the victory in their pocket. 

Hunter Langeloh (141) had a huge 22-6 win, followed by Grine with a slim 2-0 victory. Minnick also got a narrow win with an 8-5 score.

Screptock kept the streak going with a pin in 2:44, while Bronne also got a solid 10-2 victory. Nick Mason (197) got TU's final win of the day with a pin in 4:12.