Final Results
Lourdes registered two more individual victories on Saturday as the Gray Wolves wrapped up action in a tie for 30
th place at the Missouri Valley Invitational inside of Burns Athletic Complex in Marshall, Mo.
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The Gray Wolves tallied 23 points over the two day meet, tying with Calumet in the overall standings. Grand View was the team champion with 159 points while Menlo finished second with 131 points.
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"We started the day wrestling well and with lots of energy," head coach
Dock Kelly III said afterwards. "Unfortunately, we could not sustain that energy and we had a disappointing second day of competition."
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Chris Jedding (Mason, Ohio/Mason H.S.) entered the day as the only Lourdes wrestler in the championship draw at 149 pounds. The sophomore was not able to replicate his results from Friday though, falling in an 8-6 decision to Oklahoma City before dropping his consolation match to Indiana Tech 8-4.
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Garrett Carter (Macedonia, Ohio/Saint Vincent-Saint Mary H.S.) and
Garret Anderson (Oregon, Ohio/Clay H.S.) picked up Lourdes' two wins on the day, as both advanced to the fifth round of the consolation draw before bowing out of the event. Carter scored a 9-4 decision at 149 pounds over 17
th-ranked Levi Green of Baker before falling in a 3-1 decision to Northwestern (Iowa). Anderson, wrestling at 157, pinned Hunter Wagner of Missouri Valley with 10 seconds remaining in the opening period before dropping a 6-1 decision against Providence (Mont.).
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Grant Pittroff (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg H.S.) was downed in the consolation bracket at 174, suffering a 15-0 technical fall against Maryville.Â
Alec Moore-Nash (Price Hill, Ohio/Elder H.S.) was pinned in his consolation match against Eastern Oregon at 285 pounds to round out the Lourdes lineup.
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"We will take some time to rest and recover and then we will train and prepare for the finishing stretch of our schedule," Kelly added.
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Lourdes will take a weekend off before the Gray Wolves return home for a tri-match with Marian and Cleary on Feb. 1. Action begins at 10 a.m. with the Knights and Cougars meeting inside the Franciscan Center Gym, with further action following on a rolling schedule.
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