Senior Tanner Donathan tallied an 8-1 decision win in the 141-pound weight class to lead the Muskingum wrestling team in their home and OAC-opener against Otterbein.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (0-1 Overall, 0-1 OAC), Otterbein (1-0 Overall, 1-0 OAC)
• Location: Anne C. Steele Center 0 New Concord, Ohio
• Attendance: 376

Notables

• The match marked Muskingum's home and OAC-opener for the 2022-23 season.
• The contest was promoted as a "Code Black" event. All fans in attendance were encouraged to wear black to the match. 

On the Mat

• The Muskies were led by senior Tanner Donathan who tallied an 8-1 win over of Otterbein's Joey Buckland. With the win, Donathan moves to 1-0 in the OAC on the season.
• Senior Noah DeHainaut narrowly dropped a 7-4 decision to Otterbein's Jarrod Setliff in a hard-fought match in the 197-pound weight class.
• Senior Hunter Heck dropped his bout 9-4 to Otterbein's Zach Orseno in the 133-pound weight class, while freshman Elijah Burkhart dropped his match to Otterbein's Noah Houchins in the 125-pound weight class.

Otterbein 44, Muskingum 3

• 125: Noah Houchins (OTT) over Elijah Burkhart (MUSK) – (Dec. 11-6)
• 133: Zach Orseno (OTT) over Hunter Heck (MUSK) – (Dec. 9-4)
• 141: Tanner Donathan (MUSK) over Joey Buckland (OTT) – (Dec. 8-1)
• 149: Nathan Leko (OTT) wins via forfeit
• 157: Austin Amens (OTT) over Gavin Greer (MUSK) – (Fall 3:26)
• 165: Ryan Whitten (OTT) over Denver Kosch (MUSK) – (Fall 4:51)
• 174: Cale Callahan (OTT) over Camron Callahan (MUSK) – (Fall 1:08)
• 184: Logan Cormell (OTT) over Isaac Sell (MUSK) – (Fall 6:38)
• 197: Jarrod Setliff (OTT) over Noah DeHainaut (MUSK) – (Dec. 7-4)
• 285: Billy Reed-Bodey (OTT) over Jacob Baca (MUSK) – (Fall 3:30)

Up Next

• The Muskies will be back in action on Sunday, November 20, when they compete in the Albion Invitational. The tournament is slated to begin at 10:00 a.m.