The No. 3 Lindenwood wrestling team (7-1, 5-0 GLVC) won the GLVC Championship on Saturday, with a 32-8 win over No. 10 UIndy inside Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
 
DUAL OVERVIEW: No. 3 Lindenwood 32, No. 10 UIndy 8
The Lions took an early lead, as Cevion Severado set the tone with a 15-6 major decision victory.  No. 5 Tanner Hitchcock added a few points to the team total with a 3-2 decision at 133 pounds.  No. 2 Colby Smith stayed tough in his 141-pound bout, as we rolled to a commanding 17-5 major decision.  No. 1 Gavin Londoff remained undefeated, as the 149-pound senior picked up three points with a 9-6 decision.  Kyle Dickhaus looked strong in his 197-pund match, as the match was ended with Dickhaus winning by injury default.  Michael Kramer capped off the day with a pin at the 1:51 mark to solidify the first GLVC title in program history.  The Lindenwood wrestling team won its first conference championship, since the 2015 MIAA Championship.
 
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"We are excited to bring a conference championship back to Lindenwood," said head coach Jimmy Rollins.  "To win the GLVC title over a great team like UIndy in the toughest conference in the nation, it's a great feeling."
 
RESULTS
125 - Cevion Severado def Nick Brady - MD 15-6
133 – No. 5 Tanner Hitchcock def Chase Wilkerson - Dec 3-2
141 – No. 2 Colby Smith def Chris Wilkerson - MD 17-5
149 – No. 1 Gavin Londoff def Owen Zablocki - Dec 9-6
157 – No. 5 Ronnie Gentile def Wade Monebrake - Fall 4:11
165 - Nate Trepanier lost to Jack Eiteljorge - Dec 4-3
174 - Tim Bogar lost to Andrew Sams - Dec 9-2
184 - Kyle Dickhaus def Gleason Mappes - Inj 4:36
197 - Keaton Fogler lost to Derek Blubaugh - MD 9-1
285 - Michael Kramer def Dennis Hubbard - Fall 1:51
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will head to Edmond, Okla. on February 27-28 to compete in the NCAA Division II Super Regional.