WHEATON, Ill.--The Adrian College men's wrestling team recorded 25 points Friday for 16th place during Day 1 at the 38-team Wheaton College Pete Willson Invitational inside King Arena. The two-day event concludes Saturday (11 a.m. ET) with wrestlebacks and the championship finals.

Sophomore Noah Nieman and freshman Isaiah Espinoza lead six Bulldogs who are alive in their respective weight classes for tomorrow's action. Nieman won a couple close decisions to reach the third round of the 149-pound championship, highlighted by a 9-5 win over John Carroll University's Jarrad Lasko who is 24-10 on the season. Espinoza received a first-round bye at 285 and made the quarterfinals after a major decision (Nick Corvo, University of Mount Union, 12-3) and a pin in 5 minutes, 26 seconds over Jacob Ransom of Alma College.

Despite a first-round loss at 184, sophomore Devon Pingel reeled off three wins in a row--all by major decision--to make it to Day 2 and well alive for a placement. Pingel is ranked ninth in the nation by D3wrestle.com.

Freshman Robert Nowik also is alive after suffering a first round loss at 141, taking a pair of decisions.

Sophomore Bryant Moore at 174 bookended a pair of pins around a loss and is another Bulldog on to the second day.

Freshman Zach Altman, competing at 165, also wrapped a pair of victories around a loss to advance to Saturday.

Nationally-ranked Mount Union leads the team standings with 73 points.

Pete Willson Wheaton Invite Results for Adrian College
125--Mateo Diaz (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Landon Obra-Nakata (Pacific (OR)) 2-2 won by major decision over Mateo Diaz (Adrian College) 0-2 (MD 18-9)
Cons. Round 1 - Jalen White (Ferrum College) 20-9 won by major decision over Mateo Diaz (Adrian College) 0-2 (MD 15-3)

133--Elijah Sanchez (1-2) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Elijah Sanchez (Adrian College) 1-2 won by decision over Brandon Foster (Buena Vista University) 0-2 (Dec 10-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Charles Nash (Baldwin Wallace University) 16-6 won by tech fall over Elijah Sanchez (Adrian College) 1-2 (TF-1.5 5:00 (16-0))
Cons. Round 2 - Skyler Gomez (Manchester University) 2-1 won by tech fall over Elijah Sanchez (Adrian College) 1-2 (TF-1.5 3:00 (21-4))

141--Robert Nowik (2-1) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Marc Fleenor (North Central (IL)) 22-10 won by decision over Robert Nowik (Adrian College) 2-1 (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Robert Nowik (Adrian College) 2-1 won by decision over Yosep Lee (Wheaton) 0-2 (Dec 15-8)
Cons. Round 2 - Robert Nowik (Adrian College) 2-1 won by decision over Andrew Castaneda (Olivet) 6-17 (Dec 2-0)

149--Noah Nieman (2-0) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Noah Nieman (Adrian College) 2-0 won by decision over Jarrad Lasko (John Carroll University) 24-10 (Dec 9-5)
Champ. Round 2 - Noah Nieman (Adrian College) 2-0 won by decision over Alex Heiden (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 9-12 (Dec 9-6)

157--Ethan Garcia (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Garcia (Adrian College) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Chase Haehnle (Mount St. Joseph University) 4-21 won by decision over Ethan Garcia (Adrian College) 0-2 (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Joey Bradberry (Otterbein University) 10-14 won by fall over Ethan Garcia (Adrian College) 0-2 (Fall 0:47)

165--Zach Altman (2-1) place is unknown and scored 3.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zach Altman (Adrian College) 2-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Zach Altman (Adrian College) 2-1 won by major decision over Erik Arnegard (Alma College) 5-17 (MD 9-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Brad Kerkhoff (Buena Vista University) 21-8 won by tech fall over Zach Altman (Adrian College) 2-1 (TF-1.5 4:38 (17-1))
Cons. Round 4 - Zach Altman (Adrian College) 2-1 won by decision over Tristan Faworski (Mount St. Joseph University) 5-21 (Dec 13-7)

174--Bryant Moore (2-1) place is unknown and scored 6.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Bryant Moore (Adrian College) 2-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Bryant Moore (Adrian College) 2-1 won by fall over Mason Morris (Defiance College) 2-17 (Fall 4:11)
Champ. Round 3 - Drew Matticks (Milwaukee School of Engineering) 2-0 won by major decision over Bryant Moore (Adrian College) 2-1 (MD 10-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Bryant Moore (Adrian College) 2-1 won by fall over Matthew Fricke (Nebraska Wesleyan University) 5-17 (Fall 2:10)

184--Devon Pingel (3-1) place is unknown and scored 5.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Avery Jones (Thomas Moore College) 23-8 won by fall over Devon Pingel (Adrian College) 3-1 (Fall 4:59)
Cons. Round 1 - Devon Pingel (Adrian College) 3-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Devon Pingel (Adrian College) 3-1 won by major decision over Jordan Blanchard (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) 7-13 (MD 10-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Devon Pingel (Adrian College) 3-1 won by major decision over Braden Homsey (Ferrum College) 12-12 (MD 16-6)
Cons. Round 4 - Devon Pingel (Adrian College) 3-1 won by major decision over Patrick Penick (Pacific (OR)) 1-2 (MD 16-2)

197--Zach Reynolds (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zach Reynolds (Adrian College) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Antavian Leary (Ferrum College) 7-8 won by major decision over Zach Reynolds (Adrian College) 0-2 (MD 11-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Zach Reynolds (Adrian College) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Harvey (Olivet) 9-10 won by major decision over Zach Reynolds (Adrian College) 0-2 (MD 11-1)

285--Isaiah Espinoza (2-0) place is unknown and scored 6.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Isaiah Espinoza (Adrian College) 2-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Isaiah Espinoza (Adrian College) 2-0 won by major decision over Nick Corvo (University of Mount Union) 8-11 (MD 12-3)
Champ. Round 3 - Isaiah Espinoza (Adrian College) 2-0 won by fall over Jacob Ransom (Alma College) 12-8 (Fall 5:26)