Hoosiers Fall Against Chattanooga

Friday, February 21

Chattanooga, Tenn.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

Chattanooga

2/21/2020 9:02:00 PM | Wrestling

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Indiana wrestling team earned two ranked wins, but dropped a 26-10 match in their final dual match of the season against Chattanooga on Friday at McKenzie Arena.

Notes
• The Hoosiers fall to 2-10 overall on the season. Chattanooga improves to 7-9 on the season.
• Liam Cronin won his eighth straight match a 9-7 decision over No. 16 Fabian Gutierrez.
• The win for Cronin was his third of the season against a ranked opponent and he finishes with a dual match record of 9-3.
• True freshman Cayden Rooks improved his overall record to 21-11 with his major decision over Wade Cummings. It is the fourth major decision of the season for Cayden Rooks.
• Jake Hinz earned his first ranked win of the season with a 12-7 decision over No. 13 Matthew Waddell. It is the second consecutive win for Hinz after his 5-0 decision against Austin Andres of SIUE last week.

Indiana vs. Chattanooga Results
125: #22 Liam Cronin (IU) dec. #16 Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) 9-7 (IU 3, UTC 0)
133: Cayden Rooks (IU) maj. dec. Wade Cummings (UTC) 12-2 (IU 7, UTC 0)
141: Mason Wallance (UTC) dec. Eddie Bolivar (IU) 8-2 (IU 7, UTC 3)
149: #23 Tanner Smith (UTC) dec. #14 Graham Rooks (IU) 12-8 (IU 7, UTC 6)
157: Tyler Shilson (UTC) dec. Fernando Silva (IU) 11-5 (IU 7, UTC 9)
165: Drew Nicholson (UTC) maj. dec. Dillon Hoey (IU) 11-3 (IU 7, UTC 13)
174: Hunter Fortner (UTC) fall Diego Lemley (IU) 4:16 (IU 7, UTC 19)
184: Jake Hinz (IU) dec. #13 Matthew Waddell (UTC) 12-7 (IU 10, UTC 19)
197: Rodney Jones (UTC) maj. dec. Nick Willham (UTC) 14-4 (IU 10, UTC 23)
285: Grayson Walthall (UTC) dec. Rudy Streck (IU) 6-3 (IU 10, UTC 26)

Final: Chattanooga 26, Indiana 10

Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers travel to Piscataway, N.J., for the Big Ten Wrestling Championships, March 7-8.