The Muskingum wrestling team placed 8th in the 15-team field at the Messiah Tournament two-day event held at Brubaker Auditorium on Friday-Saturday. The Muskies ended the event with five top 10 finishes.

The Basics

• Location: Grantham, Pennsylvania
• Finish: Muskingum scored 63 points to place eighth.

On the Mat

• Jordan Burkholder claimed fourth-place in the 125-pound weight class after going 4-2. He lost the 9-5 major decision to Ursinus's Chris Tan in his final round.
• Sammy Southerns placed fifth in the 141-pound weight class after picking up the 15-4 major decision over Messiah's Matt Darok. He registered a 5-2 record on the day.
• Toby Warrington fell 10-3 to Messiah's Lee Castle to finish in sixth-place. He ended the day with a 4-3 mark.
• Tanner Walker and Garrett Mitchell each tallied eighth-place finishes in the 165-pound and 285-pound bracket, respectively.

Up Next

• Muskingum opens Ohio Athletic Conference action against Otterbein on Tuesday, December 5. Match time is slated for 7:30 p.m. in the Anne C. Steele Center.