GRANTHAM, Pa. - Sophomore Isaac Ogunlade finished fourth at 197 pounds to lead the McDaniel College men's wrestling team in its season opener on Saturday at the Messiah Invitational.

The Green Terror finished 10th with 49 points with Ogunlade totaling 10.5 points and first-year Rhys Ferguson and sophomore AJ Kuntz each totaling 10 each at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively.

No. 20 Wisconsin Eau Claire took home the team title with 169.5 points and five first-place finishes. No. 8 Washington and Lee came in second with 140.5 points while Elizabethtown was third with 120.5 points, just one ahead of Brockport and three in front of No. 17 Messiah.

Ogunlade, ranked third in Region 3, posted three victories at 197 points with a 3-2 record, including a 15-1 major decision against Elizabethtown's Jonathan Fletcher in the quarterfinals. He was edged by fourth-ranked Nate Kovalcik of Messiah by decision in the semifinals, but responded with a win in sudden victory over fifth-ranked Kweku Arthur-Mensah of Washington and Lee, 2-1.

In the third-place match, Ogunlade fell by fall to sixth-ranked Gavin Wagner of Elizabethtown.

Ferguson totaled four wins in six matches at 141 pounds, including two falls and a tech fall. He recorded a fall in just 20 seconds over Arcadia's Alex Castano and a 15-0 tech fall in less than three minutes to begin his day against Ryan Tookes of Ursinus.

Kuntz also had a 4-2 record at 157 pounds. After dropping his opening match, he recorded four consecutive victories, including the first three by fall before receiving a medical forfeit against No. 9 Braden Kmak of Ursinus, the top-ranked wrestler in Region 3.

First-year Xavier Nichols totaled 6.5 points at 285 pounds where he recorded three wins, advancing to the quarterfinals before falling to No. 8 Carter Stack of Washington and Lee. His only other loss came to Ksawery Niewiadomy of Elizabethtown who is ranked fourth in Region 3.

Junior William Conley added two wins at 133 pounds with a fall and major decision.

McDaniel returns to action next Saturday, November 14 when it hosts the annual Sam Case Classic with a dual match against Emmanuel beginning at 5 p.m.