Twigg, Ours place at Findlay Open

Tiffin University had two placers at the Findlay Open.
Tiffin University had two placers at the Findlay Open.

Tiffin University had two placers at the Findlay Open.

Connor Twigg (174 pounds) and Clayton Ours (285) earned the honors, with Twigg taking third place and Ours fourth.

Twigg fell to West Liberty 11-6 in his opening match but bounced back with five straight wins. He pinned all his opponents, beating Findlay in 50 seconds, West Liberty in 1:01, Ashland in 2:48, and West Liberty in 5:00. He earned third place by medical forfeit over West Liberty.

Ours, meanwhile, opened with a 7-3 win over Evan Sevastos and a 7-1 win over Kent State. He then fell to Indiana Tech 12-9 but bounced back with three consecutive wins. He beat Wisconsin-Parkside 9-2, Findlay 2-1, and Mason Mustain by fall in 41 seconds. He finished fourth by no contest against Indianapolis.

Also getting wins on the day were Anthony Aniciete (125) over UIndy by fall in 2:07, over Findlay by fall in 2:47, and over Findlay 8-2; Frankie Depinet (133) by fall over Indianapolis in 3:37; and Lance Crawford (133) over West Liberty 8-4.

Dylan Mansor (149) beat UIndy 3-1, Findlay 4-2, and Zander Graham in 37 seconds; Justin Smythe (149) had a pin victory over Tanner Alsept of TU in 1:54; and Gavin Owens (149) won by fall over Zander Graham in 2:13, by tech fall over Findlay 19-0, and over Josh Howey 12-9.

Jakob Hurley (165) beat UIndy by fall in 1:14; Deat Hetrick (184) posted a 9-1 win over Kent State; Evan Straub (197) got an 11-1 win over Findlay; and Jake Noon (285) beat Ashland 6-2 and Kent State 5-2.