ADA, Ohio - Alex Hobbs and Shadrach Brausch both placed for the Wilmington College wrestling team at the Ohio Northern University Invitational on Saturday. Hobbs took third in the 174-pound weight class while Brausch took eighth in the 285-pound weight class. As a team, the Fightin' Quakers placed 14th out of 16 teams.
Hobbs opened his day with a victory over Jonathan Ibarra of Trine University via fall in 1:47. Two wins by decision over Adam Dillon of Ohio Northern University (11-4) and Tyler Bodovetz of Ohio Wesleyan University (11-4) before Devin Miller of Heidelberg University defeated Hobbs in the semifinals by major decision 12-2. After a medical forfeit, Hobbs beat Owen Conkle of Trine by technical fall (18-2) in the third-place match.
Brausch opened the invitational with a win by decision (8-5) over Adrian College's Mason Slocum before dropping a narrow 3-1 decision. Brausch then ran through the consolation side of the draw, beating Brandon Thomas of Otterbein University (12-1 major decision), Demitrius Hernandez of Heidelberg (fall in 3:17) and Trine's Andrew Captain (6-3 decision) before two defeated ended the Wilmington High School alumnus's day.
In the 149-pound weight class, Tyler Woods rebounded from an opening loss to win three straight matches via fall - Jesus Bautista (Adrian), Jacob Colbert (Adrian) and Jacob Horsch (Heidelberg) - before losing to Matt Dewitz of Ohio Northern in a 9-2 decision.
Wilmington will have a week off before heading to the Gator Boot Duals in Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 18.
