Sanchez Nabs Weekly Honor

After going 5-0 at the Brute Sunshine Open in Lakeland, Fla. and capturing the 141-pound weight class tournament title, Nick Sanchez (Lima, Ohio / Bath) of the no. 4 Heidelberg College wrestling team has also been named Wrestler of the Week in the Ohio Athletic Conference. The wins raised Sanchez’s record to 11-1 on the year, 1-0 in the OAC.

In the first round of competition, Sanchez beat his opponent by a technical fall, 19-3. He won his next two matches by decision before receiving a default in the semifinal round. In the finals, Sanchez, originally pegged the second seed, defeated first seeded Jason Adams from no. 1 Augsburg College 4-3 for the title.

Sanchez joins fellow teammates Bob Brubeck (Findlay, Ohio / Findlay) and Ryan Fogliano (Maple Heights, Ohio / Maple Heights) in receiving the OAC weekly honor. Brubeck won the award for the week of December 3rd and Fogliano picked it up for the week of December 10th.

The men return to Ohio and Ohio Athletic Conference action on January 8 in a home match against Baldwin-Wallace College. The contest begins at 7:30 p.m. in Heidelberg’s Seiberling Gymnasium and admission is free to the public.