"Being able to compete in this competition when the original format was cancelled was good," NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig said. "It's another step in the process to achieve our ultimate goals in March."
Mason Kauffman was the highest-placing Huskie, taking second at 174. The NIU senior defeated Reece Heller of Hofstra, 5-2, to advance to the championship match. Unfortunately, Kauffman suffered a 3-2 loss in overtime to Edmund Ruth of Lehigh.
After battling to 0-0 tie in the first period, Kauffman took a 1-0 lead after choosing bottom in the second period and earning an escape. However, Ruth tied the match with an escape in the third period to force overtime. After a scoreless period, Ruth took bottom in the second overtime and earned an escape.
Kauffman then took bottom in the third overtime. He earned an escape, but it was not quick enough as Ruth had the riding time point to win the match.
Izzak Olejnik took fourth after battling his way through the wrestlebacks. Olejnik earned a first period pin of Princeton's Jake Marsh to open his day, before scoring a 6-2 win over Holden Heller of Hofstra. A 7-3 win over Bucknell's Zach Hartman in the consolation semifinals pushed the Huskie junior to the third-place match against Jake Wentzel of Pittsburgh. However Olejnik ran out of steam, falling to Wentzel, 3-0.
Brit Wilson suffered his first loss of the season, falling to Michigan's Myles Amine in the semifinals to open his day. Wilson was unable to rebound, falling to Zach Braunagel of Illinois, 8-4, in the consolation semis and Oregon State's Trey Munoz in the fifth-place bout, 12-7.
Lucian Brink, worked his way through the wrestlebacks and advanced to the seventh-place match against Pittsburgh's Gage Curry. However, Brink suffered a 4-2 setback in the contest.
As a team, NIU finished the 21-team event in sixth-place with 61 points, while Pittsburgh took the team title with 121.5.
The Huskies are back on the mat, Friday, Jan. 7 when NIU welcomes Mid-American Conference foe Central Michigan comes to Victor E. Court. The match begins at 7 p.m. and will be shown on ESPN3 or ESPN+.
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