Marlin just misses trip to finals

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Creston's Jake Marlin (left) slaps a front headlock on Tim Fox of Ohio in their round robin match at 140 pounds Thursday night in Fargo, N.D. Marlin won the match, 7-4, 1-4, 6-0, but needed a pin to make the finals of the Cadet Freestyle National Tournament. Fox had more total round robin points than Marlin and will wrestle for the title this afternoon, while the Panther freshman wrestles in the third-place match. (CNA photo by MATT PFIFFNER)

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FARGO, N.D. — Jake Marlin’s hopes of making the finals of the Cadet Freestyle Nationals came down to one match here Thursday night.

The Creston freshman entered his final match of the day with a 6-1 record at 140 pounds. Because of a loss earlier in the day to Alex Abono of California, Marlin needed to pin undefeated Tim Fox of Ohio to earn a spot in today’s finals. A win by anything other than a fall and Marlin would wrestle in the third-place match and Fox would make the finals. A loss and Marlin would finish third in his pool behind Fox and Abono and drop down to the fifth-place match.

In the third period, Marlin added a takedown in the final seconds for a 6-0 technical fall victory, but Fox still took the spot in today’s finals.

• Read more of this story in the July 23 edition of the Creston News Advertiser.

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