Two Chippewa Wrestlers Place First At Edinboro

CMU redshirt freshman Deven Perez won the 133-pound title on Saturday at the Edinboro Open.Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

EDINBORO, Pa. – Two Central Michigan wrestlers won their respective weight classes and two others placed in the top five on Saturday at the Edinboro Open.

CMU’s Colin Heffernan (157 pounds) and Deven Perez (133) each went 4-0 to walk away as champions, while teammates Reilly Brown (141) and Drew Marten (133) placed second and fifth, respectively.

Heffernan, a senior who is ranked 14th nationally, defeated Luke Weiland of Army West Point, 5-4, in the 157-pound title match. Heffernan opened with a 19-4 technical fall of Evan Fisler of Gannon, and then defeated Kyle Simaz of…