Olivet, MI - The Lakers traveled to Olivet College to compete in the Comet Duals. It was a gritty team performance, as GVSU was without a wrestler at 133 and 285 for the day but were able to find ways to fill the void and stay competitive. Wrestling against NCAA Division III programs, GVSU posted a 3-1 record on the day, improving the season record to 5-1 (all against NCAA or NJCAA programs).

In round one, GVSU defeated a line-up from Adrian College, 26-25. Trent Hunt (Gaylord, MI/Gaylord) came through with a huge victory. Wrestling up at 197 pounds, two weights from his normal spot, he defeated his opponent by technical fall, 20-0, to seal the victory for the Lakers.

In round two, GVSU fell to a line-up from Olivet College, 28-21. Pins by Jake Sobeck (Rogers City, MI/Rogers City), Austin Geerlings (Kentwood, MI/East Kentwood/Eastern Michigan University), andBailey Bischer (Yale, MI/Yale) made the meet competitive, but was too little to overcome the two forfeits that yielded twelve points for Olivet.

In round three, the Lakers returned to their winning ways with an incredible comeback victory over Trine University (IN). Heading into the final bout of the dual, GVSU trailed 21-23, with the winner of the final bout deciding the team outcome. Dan Tomasello (Addison, IL/Addison Trail), who normally wrestles at 197, went up a weight for the team to fill the vacancy at 285 and came through with an 8-3 decision - giving the Lakers a 24-23 victory.

In the final round, Brendan Hazelton (Harrison Twp, MI/L'Anse Creuse) gave the team a spark with a 16-8 major decision victory to start the dual against Manchester University (IN). With GVSU leading 22-15 heading into the 197 match, Matt Roos (Livonia, MI/Franklin), wrestling up from his normal 184, recorded a 10-2 major decision to make the team score deficit unsurmountable and help lead the Lakers to a 26-18 victory.

On the day, Sobeck, Geerlings, and Bischer lead the way with four victories each. Geerling recorded four falls, Bischer three falls and a technical fall, and Sobeck two falls. Hunt recorded three wins against one defeat, wrestling up at least one weight class from his normal weight the whole day.

Overall, it was a great team effort, with each Laker competing hard for the duration of their bouts. The Lakers are next in action for a dual at Davenport University on Friday, December 4 at 7 pm.

Box Scores:

GVSU vs. Adrian College B

125 Brendan Hazelton (GVSU) over Alex Baysinger (Adrian 2) Maj 13-4, GVSU 4-0

133 Aaron Ward (AC B) over Forfeit (GVSU) Forf, AC B 6-4

141 Austin Eldred (AC B) over Robert Montney (GVSU) Maj 15-5, AC B 10-4

149 Jake Sobeck (GVSU) over Ty Jasman (AC B) Fall 5:44, Tie 10-10

157 Chandler Reed (AC B) over Kyle Benkarski (GVSU) Fall 2:24, AC B 16-10

165 Austin Geerlings (GVSU) over Tristen Epling (AC B) Fall 1:34, Tie 16-16

174 Bailey Bischer (GVSU) over Zac Reynolds (AC B) TF 16-0, GVSU 21-16

184 Riley Griffen (AC B) over Matt Roos (GVSU) Dec 4-3, GVSU 21-19

197 Trent Hunt (GVSU) over Tyler Eason (AC B) TF 20-0, GVSU 26-19

285 Hunter McCoy (AC B) over Forfeit (GVSU) Forf, GVSU 26-25

GVSU vs. Olivet College B

125 Trever Skinner (OC B) over Brendan Hazelton (GVSU) Dec 9-7, OC B 3-0

133 Evan Hoshaw (OC B) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf, OC B 9-0

141 Dean Roberts (OC B) over Robert Montney (GVSU) Maj 12-0, OC B 13-0

149 Jake Sobeck (GVSU) over Behrad Kamali (OC B) Fall 4:10, OC B 13-6

157 Anthony Long (OC B) over Kyle Benkarski (GVSU) Fall 6:54, OC B 19-6

165 Austin Geerlings (GVSU) over Frederick Findeisen (OC B) Fall 3:52, OC B 19-12

174 Bailey Bischer (GVSU) over Ryan Clark (OC B) Fall 4:13, OC B 19-18

184 Trent Hunt (GVSU) over Jacob Harvey (OC B) Dec 11-10, GVSU 21-19

197 Kyle Carter (OC B) over Dan Tomasello (GVSU) Dec 5-1, OC B 22-21

285 Youseff El-Sayed (OC B) over Forfeit (GVSU) Forf, OC B 28-21

GVSU vs. Trine University

125 David Moore (Trine) over Brendan Hazelton (GVSU) Dec 11-6, TU 3-0

133 Caleb Maddox (Trine) over Forfeit (GVSU) Forf, TU 9-0

141 Jeffery Helm (Trine) over Joseph Montney (GVSU) Maj 10-2, TU 13-0

149 Jake Sobeck (GVSU) over Zach Krumlauf (Trine) Dec 10-3, TU 13-3

157 Kevin Groves (Trine) over Kyle Benkarski (GVSU) Fall 4:21, TU 19-3

165 Austin Geerlings (GVSU) over Brandon Gay (Trine) Fall 1:07, TU 19-9

174 Bailey Bischer (GVSU) over JayCee Jensen (Trine) Fall 0:43, TU 19-15

184 Matt Roos (GVSU) over Forfeit (Trine) Forf, GVSU 21-19

197 Michael Conner (Trine) over Trent Hunt (GVSU) Maj 13-2, TU 23-21

285 Dan Tomasello (GVSU) over Joe Stasiak (Trine) Dec 8-3, GVSU 24-23

GVSU vs. Manchester University

125 Brendan Hazelton (GVSU) over Alan Mock (MU) Maj 16-8, GVSU 4-0

133 Ruben Rodriguez (MU) over Forfeit (GVSU) Forf, MU 6-4

141 Chase Wilson (MU) over Joseph Montney (GVSU) Fall 4:21, MU 12-4

149 Jake Sobeck (GVSU) over Josh Juarez (MU) Dec 4-0, MU 12-7

157 Alex Arney (MU) over Kyle Benkarski (GVSU) Dec 11-4, MU 15-7

165 Austin Geerlings (GVSU) over Bryce Roberts (MU) Fall 0:49, MU 15-13

174 Bailey Bischer (GVSU) over Tanner Young (MU) Fall 1:42, GVSU 19-15

184 Trent Hunt (GVSU) over Collin Wise (MU) Dec 2-1, GVSU 22-15

197 Matt Roos (GVSU) over Alex Roberts (MU) Maj 10-2, GVSU 26-15

285 Seth Meyer (MU) over Dan Tomasello (GVSU) Dec 5-1, GVSU 26-18