NAPERVILLE, Ill. – A pair of top-8 placements highlighted another solid afternoon on the mats by the Manchester University wrestling team.
Results
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Devontay Moore (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) and
Levi Lee (Marion, Ind./Marion) would battle to top-8 placements in the their respective weight classes to lead the Black & Gold.
Moore placed sixth in the 184-lb. weight class on Saturday. Moore won by fall over Aurora's Emmanuel Diaz in his opening bout of the day. After dropping his next match to North Central's Jack Hominac, Moore would go on to win his next three matches. Devontay won by a pair of decisions, while also picking up another pin.
Levi Lee earned an eighth-place finish at 197-lbs. After dropping his opening match of the day, Lee would win a pair of bouts by fall, pinning both Josh Nowack of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Elijah Brockie of North Central.
Gabe Phillips (Centerville, Ind./Centerville) added a pair of wins at 157-lbs. for Manchester. On the day, five other Spartans earned a victory.
Manchester finished tied-for-ninth in the 15 team field after earning 35.5 team points. Baldwin Wallace won Saturday's invite after compiling 166 team points.
The Spartans will return to action next weekend when they travel to Nashville, Tenn. for the Gator "Boots" Duals on Saturday December 18