Millikin Wrestling Wins at Wheaton

The 20th ranked Millikin wrestling team improved to 5-0 on the season with a 33-13 win at Wheaton College in Wheaton Illinois on December 9.

Millikin won its first match in the second weight class contested with Nathan Callaway (13-0) remaining undefeated with a win by fall at 157 pounds.
Freshman Chance Cole won at 165 pounds for Millikin in a 12-2 major decision.
Dejon Glaster kept the wins coming for Millikin winning 5-1 at 174 followed by Benicio Martinez winning in an 11-0 major decision at 184. Leno Campbell scored Millikin's final win on the mat at 285 with an 11-0 major decision.

Brendan Johnston (125 pounds), Cole Coppess (149 pounds) and Jackson Punzel (197) pounds posted wins for Wheaton.
Full results are below.

#20-Millikin University 33, Wheaton College 13

125-pounds: Brendan Johnston (Wheaton) def. Cameron Lee (Millikin) by 14-2 major decision
133-pounds: Pierson Wilkerson (Millikin) won by forfeit
141-pounds: Trey Pearcy (Millikin) def. Aidan Laird (Wheaton) by fall (4:12)
**149-pounds: Cale Coppess (Wheaton) def. Colin Claffey by 10-0 major decision
157-pounds: Nathan Callaway (Millikin) def. Taggert Kazmierczak (Wheaton) by fall (4:59)
165-pounds: Chance Cole (Millikin) def. Garrett Boyd (Wheaton) by 12-2 major decision
174-pounds: Dejon Glaster (Millikin) def. Jacob Kraker (Wheaton) by 5-1 decision
184-pounds: Benicio Martinez (Millikin) def. Sean King (Wheaton) by 11-0 major decision
197-pounds: Jackson Punzel (Wheaton) def. Tate Crowell (Millikin) by 16-1 technical fall (4:13)
285-pounds: Leno Campbell (Millikin) def. Joseph Kruse by 11-0 major decision

** - The dual match started with the match at 149 pounds

Exhibition Matches

149-pounds: Colin Claffey (Millikin) def. Franco Gattuso (Wheaton) by 15-1 major decision
165-pounds: Chance Cole (Millikin) def. Daniel Thaler (Wheaton) by fall (4:18)
197-pounds: David Navarra (Millikin) def. Hunter Kazmierczak (Wheaton) by 15-0 technical fall (2:20)

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Players Mentioned

Nathan Callaway: Sophomore; 157

Leno Campbell: Sophomore; 285

Colin Claffey: Sophomore; 149

Dejon Glaster: Senior; 174

Cameron Lee: Junior; 125

David Navarra: Sophomore; 184

Trey Pearcy: Senior; 141

Chance Cole: Freshman; 165/174

Tate Crowell: Freshman; 197

Benicio Martinez: Junior; 184

Pierson Wilkerson: Freshman; 133

Players Mentioned

Nathan Callaway
: Sophomore; 157

Leno Campbell
: Sophomore; 285

Colin Claffey
: Sophomore; 149

Dejon Glaster
: Senior; 174

Cameron Lee
: Junior; 125

David Navarra
: Sophomore; 184

Trey Pearcy
: Senior; 141

Chance Cole
: Freshman; 165/174

Tate Crowell
: Freshman; 197

Benicio Martinez
: Junior; 184

Pierson Wilkerson
: Freshman; 133