Wrestler of the Week: Gage Pederson

The d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week is Gage Pederson of Olivet. Pederson wrestled 149 for the Comets at the recent Desert Duals in Las Vegas, helping Olivet to a 3-1 record and winning all four of his bouts. In the opening match, he was the only victor for the Comets against #1 Wartburg, and his 8-6 win came against defending 141 lb. NCAA Champion Kodie Silvestri. He continued his day with pins in Olivet’s wins against #4 Coe, #28 Loras, and Washington & Lee. As a result of their performance at the Duals, Olivet moved up to #7 in the NWCA Team Rankings.

Pederson, a junior from Hastings, Michigan, is now 14-4 on the year and 9-0 against Division III competition. His career record is now 65-28. He was 34-10 a year ago and was the runner-up in the Midwest Regional. This year, he was 3rd in the Ohio Northern Invitational, helping Olivet to the team title. He is now ranked #2 in the latest NWCA Individual Rankings (the d3wrestle.com Rankings have not yet been updated since this past weekend’s action). Olivet will be back in action January 5th at the Waynesburg Invitational before heading to the NWCA National Duals the following weekend.