The 2022-23 home opener for the No. 17-ranked Ashland University wrestling team finished with a 25-9 loss to No. 6-ranked Pitt-Johnstown at Kates Gymnasium.
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Ashland is 4-3 in duals so far this season, and UPJ is 6-0.
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WHAT HAPPENED
- After UPJ took the first matches at 125 and 133 pounds, junior 141-pounder Gavin Weaver got the Eagles on the board with a 7-0 decision over the No. 9 grappler in the country in Caleb Morris. Weaver used a first-period takedown and near-fall, as well as a riding-time point, to record the upset.
- No. 7-ranked junior 184-pounder Daniel Beemer gave the Eagles three more team points when he outlasted No. 11-ranked Brock Biddle, 10-7.
- Sophomore Walker Uhl, No. 8 in the country at 197 pounds, topped Dakoda Rodgers, and did so thanks to a reversal in the third overtime.
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UP NEXT
Ashland will go to Indianapolis, Ind., for the 43
rd Midwest Classic on Dec. 17-18. The Eagles have had a storied history at the Classic, having the most team titles (eight), most individual championships (43), and most placers (247) of any program all-time.
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NO. 6 PITT-JOHNSTOWN 25, NO. 17 ASHLAND UNIVERSITY 9
125 – Trevon Gray (UPJ) dec.
Tyler Masters (AU), 4-1 (3-0 UPJ)
133 – Byron Daubert (UPJ) tech fall
Jeremiah McKee (AU), 17-0 (8-0 UPJ)
141 –
Gavin Weaver (AU) dec. No. 9 Caleb Morris (UPJ), 7-0 (8-3 UPJ)
149 – No. 1 Jacob Ealy (UPJ) tech fall
Evan Davis (AU), 16-0 (13-3 UPJ)
157 – No. 2 Nate Smith (UPJ) dec.
Nick Carbone (AU), 6-1 (16-3 UPJ)
165 – No. 11 Dillon Keane (UPJ) dec. No. 3
Drew Wiechers (AU), 7-1 (19-3 UPJ)
174 – Alex Weber (UPJ) dec.
Corbin May (AU), 9-2 (22-3 UPJ)
184 – No. 7
Daniel Beemer (AU) dec. No. 11 Brock Biddle (UPJ), 10-7 (22-6 UPJ)
197 – No. 8
Walker Uhl (AU) dec. Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ), 3-2 (3OT) (22-9 UPJ)
285 – No. 7 Isaiah Vance (UPJ) dec.
Ty Petrey (AU), 4-0 (25-9 UPJ)
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