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Men's Wrestling vs. Lindsey Wilson

Men's Wrestling vs. Lindsey WilsonMen's Wrestling vs. Lindsey Wilson

Men's Wrestling vs. Lindsey Wilson

Men's Wrestling 1/11/2020 5:06:00 PM CU Athletics

Marvel pins early, Linton wins late to seal fifth place over No.7 Lindsey Wilson

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson are only 17 miles apart down Highway 55 but the two met in Louisville's Kentucky Expo Center for the fifth-place match and the Tigers came away with a 19-18 win.

Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson both won five of the matches, but the spark plug early was at 141 pounds when Dayton Marvell earned bonus points for his pin at 6:30 in the third period.

The dual started with Jordan Martinez falling to Cagen Wallace, 3-0 but Marvin Galette evened the dual at 3-3 with an 8-5 decision over Sam Bacon.

After Marvel's pin of Rickey Garcia, Michael Diemer extended the Tigers lead to 12-3 with a 10-3 decision over Austin Ramsey.

But then the Blue Raiders got back into the dual winning two in a row at 157 and 165. Derrick Smallwood took down Tristan Sellmer with a major decision, 15-7, then Joe Koontz won a close match over Chandler Woenker, 8-5.

With team scores at 12-10 in CU's favor, Mahlic Sallah earned bonur points right back with a 16-5 major decision over Austin Deffenbaugh.

At 184, Kohl Dodd took down David Richardson, 2-1. Then it was up to transfer Zach Linton at 197 pounds. He got down early but rallied to win 8-3 and seal the win for the Tigers over Avery Buckman.

With the dual in hand at 19-18, the Tigers forfeited the final match at 285.

The Tigers finished with a 4-1 record at the National Duals – the lone loss came to No. 15 Life University (which finished runner-up to Grand View). Campbellsville knocked off Cumberland University (28-10), No. 16 Missouri Valley (20-12), No. 10 Southeastern University (26-16), and No. 7 Lindsey Wilson (19-18).

Campbellsville has now finished in the Top 8 at the National Duals for the last 11-straight years.

The Tigers will have a week break before heading to Marshall, Missouri for the Missouri Valley Invitational. CU then gets back in its dual schedule at Lindsey Wilson on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in Columbia, Ky.

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Players Mentioned

Michael Diemer: Senior; Maryville, Tenn.

Marvin Galette: Senior; Rock Hill, S.C.

Jordan Martinez: Junior; Maple Valley, Wash.

David Richardson: Sophomore; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Mahlic Sallah: Sophomore; Roanoke, Va.

Tristan Sellmer: Sophomore; Jeffersonville, Ind.

Chandler Woenker: Sophomore; Ft Wayne, Ind.

Dayton Marvel: Sophomore; Arvada, Colo.

Zach Linton: Senior; Winters, Calif.

Players Mentioned

Michael Diemer
: Senior; Maryville, Tenn.

Marvin Galette
: Senior; Rock Hill, S.C.

Jordan Martinez
: Junior; Maple Valley, Wash.

David Richardson
: Sophomore; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Mahlic Sallah
: Sophomore; Roanoke, Va.

Tristan Sellmer
: Sophomore; Jeffersonville, Ind.

Chandler Woenker
: Sophomore; Ft Wayne, Ind.

Dayton Marvel
: Sophomore; Arvada, Colo.

Zach Linton
: Senior; Winters, Calif.