ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College NCAA men's wrestling team opened its season on Saturday by hosting the annual Adrian Invite. The Bulldogs finished fifth out of 17 teams with a team score of 160 points.
At 125 pounds, Ayden Ringler battled his way to the seventh-place match, where he earned an 18-3 technical fall victory to secure seventh place. At 133 pounds, Eugene Barrientes also claimed a seventh-place finish after recording a pair of wins by fall. At 141 pounds, Braylon Long opened the tournament with a 16-0 technical fall victory before advancing through the consolation bracket. Long earned a 19-5 major decision and a 17-1 technical fall to reach the third-place match.
Cole Riedel led the Bulldogs at 149 pounds with a fifth-place finish. Riedel opened the tournament with back-to-back wins by fall before adding a 5-3 decision. After falling into the consolation bracket, he bounced back with a 15-0 technical fall victory in the fifth-place match. At the same weight, Calob Heilman finished eighth for Adrian after earning a decision victory before being forced to medically forfeit his final match.
Bryce Randolph highlighted the Bulldogs' performance with a first-place finish at 184 pounds. Randolph opened the tournament with consecutive wins by fall in 2:27 and 2:22. He followed those victories with a technical fall in the semifinals before claiming the championship with an 11-4 decision.
Grant Richardson secured a third-place finish at 197 pounds. Richardson opened with a decision victory before battling through the consolation bracket, where he earned an 11-0 major decision in the semifinal and a 3-2 decision in the third-place match. Scott Smith also earned third place for Adrian at 285 pounds. Smith began the tournament with a 7-2 decision before dropping into the consolation bracket. He responded with a 17-5 major decision, a win by fall, a win by medical forfeit, and another major decision to secure third place.
The Bulldogs return to action next Saturday, November 14, at the Albion Invite. Competition is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.
