No. 12 Eagles Begin Great Midwest Championships With Rout Of KWC

On the first day of the 2022 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships on Friday (Jan. 21) at Lake Erie College, the No. 12-ranked Ashland University wrestling team, following a bye, took a 44-6 decision from Kentucky Wesleyan.
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• Of the Eagles' eight victories on Friday night, two were by pins, one was by technical fall, one was by decision, and four were by forfeit.
• Ashland's pins were of the quick variety, as senior 157-pounder Chance Esmont pinned DeAunte Epp in 29 seconds, and senior 184-pounder Aidan Pasiuk, ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division II, took down Chris Mapp in 23 seconds.
• Junior 174-pounder Daniel Beemer, the No. 2 grappler at that weight in the country, won 21-3 over Thomas Karlo, and senior 125-pounder Christian Wellman topped Nick Ornelas, 7-5.

 
THE WRAP-UP

• Through the first two rounds of the Championships, Lake Erie is 2-0, Ashland and Tiffin are 1-0, and Findlay and Kentucky Wesleyan are 0-2.

 
UP NEXT
The dual-format Championships will conclude on Saturday (Jan. 22), as the Eagles will take on Tiffin at 10 a.m., Findlay at noon and the host Storm at 2 p.m.
  125 - Christian Wellman (Ashland) over Nick Ornelas (Kentucky Weslyan) Dec 7-5
133 - Andrew Parker (Kentucky Weslyan) over Nathan Godsey (Ashland) Dec 12-8
141 - Luke Wymer (Ashland) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
149 - Carson Speelman (Ashland) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
157 - Chance Esmont (Ashland) over DeAunte Epp (Kentucky Weslyan) Fall 0:29
165 - Drew Wiechers (Ashland) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
174 - Daniel Beemer (Ashland) over Thomas Karlo (Kentucky Weslyan) TF 21-3
184 - Aidan Pasiuk (Ashland) over Chris Mapp (Kentucky Weslyan) Fall 0:23
197 - Walker Uhl (Ashland) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
285 - Kairus Washington (Kentucky Weslyan) over Kaine Morris (Ashland) Dec 4-2