ADA, Ohio -- The Heidelberg University Men's Wrestling team wrapped up the 2025-26 season with four placers at the NCAA Region IV Championships, hosted by Ohio Northern.
Travis Richardson went 2-0 on Friday, but ran into trouble on Saturday. At 165, he pinned Jacob Potts (Thiel) and majored Aiden Stecker (Mount Union), 12-0, on Day One. In the semifinals, he lost, then fell in his first match in the consolation bracket. A medical forfeit in the match for fifth resulted in a sixth place finish.
At 149,
Drew Miller also took sixth. He won his opener on Friday, pinning Griffin Stewart (Shenandoah), before falling in his second. He stayed alive with a 10-4 win over Asher LeBeau (Wilmington) and a pin against Jack DeBoe (Mount Union). He lost in the consolation semis, then dropped the fifth place match.
Lee Woods lost his opener at 125, but responded by pinning Anthony Unger (Muskingum) and beating Jaton Wellington (Southern Virginia), 4-2. After a loss, he battled for seventh place, and won -- pinning Brandon Dami (W&J).
Owen Frizzell took to the mats at 184 and took home a seventh-place finish. He won his first two matches -- an 8-0 major over Devin Sweeney (Washington & Lee) and a pin of Colton Webster (Randolph). A loss sent him into the consolations, but he responded with a 13-5 major of Jonathan Braun (Bethany). One more defeat put him in the match for seventh, which he won with a pin over Harrison Hoopes (Southern Virginia).
As a team, Heidelberg was seventh.
From Friday:
After the first day of competition at the NCAA Region IV Men's Wrestling Tournament, the Heidelberg University Men's Wrestling team has four athletes still vying for a trip to the NCAA Championships.
Travis Richardson is in the semifinals of the 165 bracket, sitting 2-0. A win in his opening match on Saturday would punch his ticket to the NCAAs. A loss would send him on a quest for third place.
Hunting for that elusive third-place finish,
Lee Woods at 125,
Drew Miller at 149, and
Owen Frizzell at 184.
Josh Cornell (133),
Maddox Cade (141),
Aaron Cole (157),
Austin Dipzinski (174),
Manny Aller (197) and
Luke Chambers (285) were all eliminated on Friday.
Action concludes in Ada on Saturday.
