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Three Place for Vikings at Edinboro Open

RESULTS

EDINBORO, Pa. - The Cleveland State wrestling team had three grapplers places at the Edinboro Open on Saturday.

Nick Corba, who was unattached, was the runner-up at 184 pounds, while Xavier Dye finished third and 184 pounds and Sam Wheeler placed fourth at 197 pounds.

Dye earned an 18-5 major decision to open the tournament and followed that with a pin in 1:27 to advance to the quarterfinals where he won by pin for the second straight match, this time in 2:15. Dye fell in the semifinals. Dye rallied to defeat Vic Avery of Edinboro in the third place match.

Wheeler had a strong tournament for CSU. After a first round bye, Wheeler picked up an 11-4 decision in the round of 16 and moved to the semifinals with a pin in just 57 seconds in the quarterfinals. He dropped a tough 6-5 match in the semifinals before falling in the third place match.

Corba won three matches, including a 15-1 major decision, to advance to the finals of the 184 pound bracket.

CSU is back in action on Saturday (Feb. 13) when the Vikings compete at Gardner-Webb at 11:00 am.

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Players Mentioned

Nick Corba

Nick Corba

174
Junior
Xavier Dye

Xavier Dye

184
Senior
Sam Wheeler

Sam Wheeler

197
Senior

Players Mentioned

Nick Corba

Nick Corba

Junior
174
Xavier Dye

Xavier Dye

Senior
184
Sam Wheeler

Sam Wheeler

Senior
197
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