ATHENS, OH – Richie Koehler and #25 Quinn Kinner advanced to the finals for 133 and 141, respectively, as the Rider University Wrestling team competed at Day 1 of the MAC Championships in Ohio University's Convocation Center.

Seeded #1 in the tournament at 133 lbs., Koehler earned victories over Edinboro's Cameron Soda, 6-2, Vincente Perez from Central Michigan by major decision, 10-2, and Gable Strickland from Lock Haven, 4-0 to advance. In the battle for the title at 133, he is slated to battle Derek Spann from Buffalo.

Kinner, the #2 seed entering the tournament, earned his ticket to the finals after a 2-0 decision against Northern Illinois' Javion Jones, a 6-4 decision over Saul Ervin of SIU Edwardsville, and a major decision, 10-2 over Clarion's Seth Koleno. For the 141 title, Kinner is scheduled to face off against Josh Mason from Bloomsburg, who upset the top seed, Dresden Simon of Central Michigan.

Cole McComas had won his first-round bout at 157, but fell to Johnny Lovett in the second round. McComas earned another win versus Max Kristoff of SIU Edwardsville via Fall in 1:49 and is now scheduled to battle Alex Carida of Bloomsburg in the next round of consolations.

David Szuba earned his first win at 285 versus Max Millin from Edinboro by decision 9-7, before earning a fall over SIU Edwardsville's Colton McKierman. Szuba was bested in the semifinals by Lock Haven's Issac Reid and awaits his next opponent, who will either be Max Millin once more, or Buffalo's Tobin Cahill.

Quotes and Notes
"Richie and Quinn have been very consistent for us this year, their performance for us today was exactly what we expected from them. They have been wrestling well all year and today was no different. Tomorrow is an important day for them, it's important for them to finish strong." - Rider Wrestling Head Coach John Hangey

-After Day One, Rider is sitting in 8^th place out of 13 teams with 53.5 points.
-Koehler advances to the finals for the second year in a row.
-Kinner will make his first MAC finals appearance.
-Kinner punched his ticket to NCAA's, which Koehler will have his chance tomorrow, with the MAC having only one pre-allocated berth at 133 lbs.
-The Broncs return to action on March 5^th, as they continue the MAC Championships hosted by Ohio University.  

Full Rider Results

125 – Tyler Klinsky
1^st – Lost Dec. vs Austin Macias (SIUE), 8-1
Cons – Lost Maj. Dec. Bryce West (NOIL), 15-2

133 – Richie Koehler
1^st – Won Dec. Cameron Soda (EDIN), 6-2
QF – Won Maj. Dec. Vincente Perez (CENT), 10-2
SF – Won Dec. Gable Strickland (LOCK), 4-0

141 - #25 Quinn Kinner
1^st – Won Dec. Javion Jones (NOIL), 2-0
QF – Won Dec. Saul Ervin (SIUE), 6-4
SF – Won Maj. Dec. Seth Koleno (CLAR), 10-2

149 – Bryan Miraglia
1^st – Lost Dec. Alec Hagan (OHIO), 9-4
Cons – Lost Dec. Cade Balestrini (BLOO), 9-3

157 – Cole McComas
1^st – Won SV Robert Pryhocki (KENT), 8-6
QF – Loss Maj. Dec. Johnny Lovett (CENT), 11-3
Cons – WBF over Max Kristoff (SIUE), at 1:49

165 – Joe Casey
1^st – Loss Dec. Tyler Kocak (GEMA), 4-3
Cons – Maj. Dec. Dylan Kohn (EDIN), 10-1

174 – Shane Reitsma
1^st – Loss Dec. Bret Fedewa (CENT), 6-4
Cons – Loss BF Logan Messer (GEMA), in 5:00

184 – Evan Vazquez
1^st – Loss Maj. Dec. Brit Wilson (NOIL), 12-2
Cons – Loss Dec. Sergio Villalobos (SIUE), 4-3

197 – Matt Correnti
1^st – Loss Dec. Cody Mulligan (EDIN), 3-2
Cons – Loss Maj. Dec. Parker McClellan (LOCK), 14-1

285 – David Szuba
1^st – Win Dec. Max Millin (EDIN), 9-7
QF – WBF over Colton McKiernan (SIUE), in 0:27
SF – Loss Maj. Dec. Isaac Reid (LOCK), 10-1