RESULTS
DECORAH – Cornell had six wrestlers record top-eight finishes in a tough Elite Division at Saturday's Luther Invitational.
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Colin Honderd led the Rams with a strong third-place showing in the 184-pound bracket. The senior went 4-1 with three falls, bumping his team-high pin total to six on the season. Honderd won by medical forfeit in the third-place bout.
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Casey Allen placed fourth in a rugged 165-pound division, his lone setbacks coming against University of Iowa wrestlers Alex Marinelli (25-10) and Joe Kelly (9-6 in third-place match).
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Cornell 133-pounder
Evan Husko took seventh with a 3-2 record. He beat Upper Iowa's Phillip Ihde in the place match, 5-4.
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Zachary Finn was seventh at heavyweight,
Cristian Dixon eighth at 149 and
Jacob Sherzer eighth at 174.
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The Rams fielded four placewinners in the Silver Division, highlighted by a runner-up performance from freshman
Cael McLaren at 184. McLaren earned a major decision (12-4) and two decisions (8-2 and 13-6) before falling 6-2 to Wartburg's David Papach in the championship match.
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Dahson went 4-2 to finish fourth at 174, recording a technical fall and pin.
Landon Card split four matches and took fourth at 149.
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Heavyweight
Quinn Wilcoxen was eighth.
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The Rams are in action next Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Coe Invitational in Cedar Rapids.
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