Kent State University
Central Michigan
Kent State Splits Duals With Central Michigan and Mercyhurst At Home
2/13/2026 10:12:00 PM | Wrestling
Kent, OHIO- The Kent State Wrestling team took to their home mat for third consecutive week on Friday night as they took on Central Michigan and Mercyhurst in two duals.Â
The Flashes were narrowly defeated in the final match in a 21-16 loss to Central Michigan, while the Blue and Gold showed their dominance in the second dual with a 45-3 win over Mercyhurst.
In the first bout, Ethan Barr had a big win over Cody Brenner(CMU) with a 16-1 Technical Fall to get the Flashes right back into the dual after the Chippewas jumped out to a sizable lead.
Nick Molchak(133) and Chris Earnest(165) both earned Major Decision victories over their opponents, while Blake Schaffer also scored an 8-4 win over Lucas Cochran(197), who is currently right behind Schaffer in the MAC Rankings.
The dual came down to the final bout of the night, as Central Michigan led 18-16 going into the 285-pound match. However, the Chippewas notched the final victory as Byran Caves took down Brentan Simmerman 5-0 in a battle of nationally-ranked wrestlers.
In the second meet of the day, the Flashes showed their dominance over the Lakers as they won nine matches. KSU recorded two falls as Ethan Barr(174) produced his ninth of the season in the first round over Brady Fitz. Freshman Jaiden Sarabia had the other fall for Kent State in his dual-debut in just 22 seconds.
Six Flashes won by Technical Fall which included Nico Calello(125), Ismael Ayoub(141), Keegan Knapp(157), Jake Jonker(184), Mason Higley(197) and Corey Boerio(285). Higley was impressive in his first dual in a Kent State singlet as Boerio secured his first dual victory of the season. Ty Deericks also defeated Keith Mincin in a 14-8 Decision.
Kent State vs. Central Michigan Results (16-21)
125: Archer Anderson (CMU) over Nico Calello (KENT) (TF 15-0 5:00)
133: Nick Molchak (KENT) over Andrew Austin (CMU) (MD 12-3)
141: Nick Blackburn (CMU) over Landen Duncan (KENT) (SV-1 4-1)
149: Jimmy Nugent (CMU) over Nate Roth (KENT) (Dec 5-3)
157: Mason Shrader (CMU) over Reese Stephen (KENT) (MD 9-1)
165: Chris Earnest (KENT) over Chandler Amaker (CMU) (MD 11-3)
174: Ethan Barr (KENT) over Cody Brenner (CMU) (TF 16-1 7:00)
184: Wyatt Ferguson (CMU) over Ronald Dimmerling (KENT) (Dec 4-2)
197: Blake Schaffer (KENT) over Luke Cochran (CMU) (Dec 8-4)
285: Bryan Caves (CMU) over Brentan Simmerman (KENT) (Dec 5-0)
Kent State vs. Mercyhurst Results (45-3)
125: Nico Calello (KENT) over Travis Browning (MERC) (TF 16-1 4:08)
133: Jaiden Sarabia (KENT) over Edwin Mooney (MERC) (Fall 0:22)
141: Ismael Ayoub (KENT) over Marcus Colson (MERC) (TF 21-6 2:07)
149: Colin Scherer (MERC) over Aidan Rush (KENT) (Dec 11-10)
157: Keegan Knapp (KENT) over Chris Cibrone (MERC) (TF 19-4 4:22)
165: Ty Deericks (KENT) over Keith Mincin (MERC) (Dec 14-8)
174: Ethan Barr (KENT) over Brady Fitz (MERC) (Fall 1:11)
184: Jake Jonker (KENT) over Jake LeClerc (MERC) (TF 19-4 1:41)
197: Mason Higley (KENT) over Josh Johnson-Cantrell (MERC) (TF 17-2 1:12)
285: Corey Boerio (KENT) over Joey Baronick (MERC) (TF 20-5 7:00)
Up Next
The Flashes(8-8) will return back to the MAC Center for the fourth straight week next Thursday for a match-up with Lock Haven. Kent State will honor the senior class on Senior Night for a 7 P.M. start inside the MAC Center.
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