Lynx Wrestlers Start 2018 Season at Kellogg Open

[November 07, 2018] 

The Lincoln College Wrestling team kicked off their 2018-2019 season with a strong showing over the weekend at the Bob Kellogg Open hosted by MacMurray College. I

n all, Lincoln brought five wrestlers to the open tournament and eight other LC athletes competed unattached.

Due to the open format of the event, no team scores were kept, but the Lincoln mat-men compiled the most total match-points out of any team at the tournament.

Leading the way for LC were true freshman Sam Dietz (Murphysboro) and sophomore Brian Holloway (Oak Park). Dietz won the 141 lbs. division and Holloway, who competed unattached, took first in the 174 lbs. weight class.

Other placers for the Lynx included a second place finish at 133 pounds by R.J. Marrero (Petersburg), and a third place finish by freshman Christian Dangle at 157 pounds. Fourth place finishes were turned in by Jaylon Andrews in the 149 lbs. weight class and in the 285 lbs. division by Peoria native Desirgeon Keys who competed unattached.

Unattached athletes Paladin Martinez and Gabriel Castillo both finished fifth in their respective groups. Martinez wrestled at 149 lbs. and Castillo entered the 165 lbs. division. Orlandis Coats (unattached) and Tyler Harris took sixth place finishes in their weight classes as well.

Lincoln Coach Jordan Bakley was pleased with his team’s first performance of the season. “Overall it was a great tournament for our guy to start the season,” said Bakley. “We gained some valuable experience and we have a better gauge for what we need to work on in the future.”

The team’s next competition is Saturday, November 10th at the Millikin Open in Decatur, Illinois.

[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]