DAVIDSON, N.C.—The Ohio Wrestling team returned to the mat on Saturday afternoon, defeating Davidson 28-10 in the first of two duals over the weekend.
Redshirt senior
Zayne Lehman (Akron, Ohio) was a standout performer for the Bobcats, defeating Davidson's Dylan Smith by technical fall (16-0), recording a crucial victory to stretch the Bobcat lead to 18-10. Lehman maintains an undefeated 3-0 record in dual meets on the season.
The Bobcats started the match strong, with sophomore
Ryan Meek (Luebberring, Mo.) and freshman
Abe Hermes (Milan, Ohio) picking up decision victories at 133 lbs. and 141 lbs. to give the Bobcats an early 6-0 lead.
After the Bobcats fell behind in the match 10-6, redshirt sophomore
Jeremy Olszko (Northfield, Ohio) got the Bobcats back on track with an 8-1 decision victory at 174 lbs. over Davidson's Mark Koch. At 184 lbs, redshirt senior
Sal Perrine (Northfield, Ohio) continued the Bobcat's momentum with a 19-5 major decision victory over Davidson's Cody Kirk to help the Bobcats regain the lead in the match. Both Olszko and Perrine sport 3-0 dual meet records this season.
After Lehman's victory by technical fall, at 285 lbs. sophomore
Wyatt Schmitt (Shorewood, Ill.) defeated Davidson's DJ Spring II by 4-0 decision for his first dual meet victory of the season.
Full Match Results:
- 133: Ryan Meek (Luebberring, Mo.) over Luke Passarelli (Davidson) (MD 9-1)
- 141: Abe Hermes (Milan, Ohio) over Marley Washington (Davidson) (Dec 9-4)
- 149: Anderson Heap (Davidson) over Paul Woo (Wheaton, Ill.) (MD 12-2)
- 157: Anwar Alli (Davidson) over Dominic Serio (North Aurora, Ill.) (SV-1 11-8)
- 165: Tyson Sherlock (Davidson) over Jack Lledo (Penn Valley, Pa.) (Dec 5-1)
- 174: Jeremy Olszko (Northfield, Ohio) over Marc Koch (Davidson) (Dec 8-1)
- 184: Sal Perrine (Ohio) over Cody Kirk (Davidson) (MD 19-5)
- 197: Zayne Lehman (Northfield, Ohio) over Dylan Smith (Davidson) (TF 16-0 2:47)
- 285: Wyatt Schmitt (Shorewood, Ill.) over DJ Spring II (Davidson) (Dec 4-0)
- 125: Brayden Teunissen (Belvidere, Ill.) over Unknown (For.)
Up next, the Bobcats will travel to Boiling Springs, N.C. to take on Gardner-Webb in a dual meet to close out competition in 2025. The match will start at 1 P.M. and will be streaming on ESPN+.
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