Wrestling loses first dual meet
Andrew Ford, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2017
Early season match-ups are always a great measuring stick to judge where a team is in the first few weeks of the season. The Case Western Reserve University wrestling team now knows where they are on that measuring stick. In their second competition, and first dual meet, of the season the team fell...
Wrestling begins season with home challenge
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
November 17, 2017
The Spartans opened their doors to Division I and II competition to begin the season. The Case Western Reserve University wrestling team started by hosting the Ohio Intercollegiate Open. There was no team scoring, but five CWRU wrestlers placed in the top seven of their brackets. Second-year returning...
Wrestlers end season at regional meet
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
March 3, 2017
A young and inexperienced team met its match at the regional meet, though season-long improvements were still found. The Case Western Reserve University wrestling team finished 18th out of 19 teams at the NCAA Division III Mideast Championships. The Spartans faced tough competition at the meet, but couldn’t...
Wrestlers drop both matches at conference meet
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
February 17, 2017
Despite the team dropping both of its matches in dual play, one Spartan wrestler was named to the all-conference team after the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships on Feb. 12. Case Western Reserve University lost to the University of Chicago 29-12 and No. 13 New York University (NYU) 36...
Wrestlers rise together
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
February 10, 2017
It’s 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning in the beginning of February. There’s snow covering the ground, and the Weather application says it feels less than 10 degrees. The campus is deserted. The late night revelers have just gone to bed, but the early risers have not awoken. Despite the desolation, the...
Bad day on the mats
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
February 3, 2017
The Spartans had a tough time at the Pete Willson Invitational, with only four members of the wrestling team notching wins, and none earning more than one. The team finished 31st out of the 34 schools participating in the meet, accumulating 7.5 points. The poor results are perhaps explained by th...
Down to the last point
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
January 27, 2017
Two years ago, the NCAA instituted tiebreaking criteria for dual wrestling meets beyond the three they had before. Though the Case Western Reserve University wrestling team did not need the new criteria, they came pretty close. The hosting Spartans suffered a heartbreaking loss to Waynesburg Universit...
Wrestling through the winter
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
January 20, 2017
While many Case Western Reserve University students recuperated at home during the long break, members of the wrestling team fought hard in four competitions. They started out by taking part in the Waynesburg Invitational on Jan. 7, then they hosted Otterbein University for a dual meet on Jan. 11, nex...
Dersh-Fisher leads improving wrestlers at Findlay
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
December 2, 2016
Facing another tough slate of competition, the Spartan wrestling team did not have a single member place at the Findlay Open on Nov. 19. However quite a few Case Western Reserve University student-athletes turned in solid performances at the team’s second meet of the season. Head Coach Danny Son...
Four fourths for fighting wrestlers
Eddie Kerekes, Sports Editor
November 18, 2016
During the summer months, wrestling mats are stored away, waiting for the leaves to begin to fall. As players work on conditioning at the gym, the mats just sit rolled up like burritos. The Spartans’ varsity wrestling team finally rolled out those mats and began their season by hosting the Ohio Inter...
