Plainview – The Pioneer Men's and Women's Wrestling took care of business in dominant fashion against Trinidad State College on JV Hilliard Field. The men's team secured the 34-11 victory, while the women's team dominated to a 44-2 defeat of the Trojans.
The Wayland Baptist Women's Wrestling squad kicked off the Trinidad State Duals by winning half of their matches by Technical Fall. The Pioneers scored five technical fall wins, two wins by fall, and three wins via forfeit.
The Women's Individual matchups finalized:
103lbs –
Malarie Dominguez (WBU) over Allison Layman (TSC) TF 15-4
110lbs –
Alexis Navarette (WBU) over Dalilah Aguayo (TSC) fall
117lbs –
Margarita Norez (WBU) over Heather Hancock (TSC) fall
124lbs –
Tess Barnett (WBU) over Angelica Quintana Aficial (TSC) TF 13-0
131lbs –
Kelsey Conner (WBU) win via forfeit
138lbs –
Jordan Suarez (WBU) over Lauren Manuelito (TSC) TF 10-0
145lbs –
Avery Shinkle (WBU) over Alana Juarez (TSC) TF10-0
160lbs –
Alexandria Hernandez (WBU) win via forfeit
180lbs –
Audrey Lockhart (WBU) over Chelsea Rivers (TSC) TF 10-0
207lbs –
Leilani Sanchez (WBU) win via forfeit
The Wayland Baptist Men's Team followed the women's squad with a dominating 34-11 win of their own. The Pioneers scored two wins by way of technical fall, two wins by major decision, two wins by fall, a win by decision, and a forfeit win.
The Men's Individual Dual results are:
125lbs – Jay Everhart (TSC) over
Jarrett Quinlan (WBU) Dec 9-5
133lbs –
Gabriel Garcia (WBU) over Chanry Morm (TSC) MD 13-1
141lbs – Joseph Salazar (TSC) over
Joseph Galvan (WBU) TF 21-4
149lbs – Alexander Pena (WBU) over Cameron Moore (TSC) TF 20-3
157lbs – Sebastian Freeman (TSC) over Joshua Camillo (WBU) Dec 4-2
165lbs –
Gavin Armijo (WBU) over Jesus Valadez (TSC) MD 12-3
174lbs –
Ethan Frank (WBU) over Erik Mestas (TSC) Dec 5-0
184lbs –
Jaykob Mills win via forfeit
197lbs –
John Bray (WBU) over Marcel Gordon (TSC) fall
285lbs – Emmett Bivens (WBU) over Thomas Mayer (TSC) fall
It was a terrific start to the 2024-2025 season for the Pioneer Men's and Women's Wrestling teams, and they will look to carry that strong start into this weekend as they travel to Wichita, Kansas to take part in the Falcon Invitational hosted by Friends University. The Women's team will compete on Friday, November 1
st, and the Men's team will take the mat on Saturday, November 2
nd.
