INDIANAPOLIS, IN. – The East Stroudsburg University men's wrestling team wrapped up competition at UIndy's 44th Midwest Classic on Sunday inside Nicoson Hall.

Freshman Layton Schmick (285) returned as the Warriors' lone wrestler on the second day but dropped a consolation match to Newberry's ninth-ranked Devon Rice, 5-1, ending his run.

Schmick finished the tournament 2-2 which included an upset victory over Notre Dame's sixth-ranked La'Ron Park in his first match.

The Midwest Classic featured an extremely strong field as 21 of the 51 teams appeared in the latest NWCA Division II Top 25 with seven of the top 10 teams in the field.

Notables

• Schmick, who was honored as the PSAC Wrestling Athlete of the Week this season on December 5, moved to 17-3 overall headed into the break

How It Happened

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Layton Schmick (2-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Layton Schmick won in tie breaker over La`Ron Parks (Notre Dame) (2-2, TB-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Layton Schmick (East Stroudsburg) won by decision over Jake Powell (Wheeling) (2-1)
Quarterfinal - Luke Tweeton (UMary) won in tie breaker over Layton Schmick (East Stroudsburg) (5-1, TB-1)
Cons. Round 6 - Devon Rice (Newberry) won by decision over Layton Schmick (East Stroudsburg) (5-1)

Up Next
ESU turns their attention to the 2024 portion of the schedule as the Warriors return to the mat on Saturday, January 13 at the Will Abele Invitational, hosted by Ursinus