Walnut Ridge, AR – The Wayland Baptist Men's and Women's Wrestling team traveled to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to participate in the AMC/SAC Conference Duals.
The men's team went 2-1 at the event.
The Pioneers defeated Texas Wesleyan 27-26 on the strength of five wins by
Alex Pena, Joshua Camillo, Malakai Owens,
John Bray and
Keagan Davis. Final results are:
125 – Nehemiah Ventura (TWU) over
Jarrett Quinlan (WBU) (TF 18-3 3:08)
133 – Dominic Chavez (TWU) over
Gabriel Garcia (WBU) (Fall 2:19)
141 – Timothy Murabito (TWU) over
Nathaniel Ruiz (WBU) (Fall 0:59)
149 –
Alex Pena (WBU) over Wilfredo Lopez (TWU) (Fall 3:25)
157 – Joshua Camillo (WBU) over Gavin Holland (TWU) (Dec 12-11)
165 – Braeden Baller (TWU) over
June An (WBU) (MD 16-7)
174 – Johnathon Ward (TWU) over
Ethan Frank (WBU) (TF 20-3 5:49)
184 – Malakai Owens (WBU) over Nathan Lopez (TWU) (Fall 3:38)
197 –
John Bray (WBU) over Zeb Fulmer (TWU) (Fall 0:55)
285 –
Keagan Davis (WBU) over Wilbert Martin (TWU) (Fall 2:53)
Wayland Baptist was defeated by Missouri Baptist despite four wins by
Nathaniel Ruiz,
Alex Pena,
June An and
John Bray. The final results are below:
125 – John Davis (MBU) over
Jarrett Quinlan (WBU) (MD 17-5)
133 – Daryl Mills (MBU) over
Gabriel Garcia (WBU) (Fall 2:05)
141 –
Nathaniel Ruiz (WBU) over Tyler Deen (MBU) (Dec 2-1)
149 –
Alex Pena (WBU) over Brandon Bollinger (MBU) (Fall 3:19)
157 – Ettien Rodgers JR. (MBU) over Joshua Camillo (WBU) (Dec 9-3)
165 –
June An (WBU) over Hunter Song (MBU) (TF 17-2 2:14)
174 – Joel Campbell (MBU) over
Ethan Frank (WBU) (TF 16-1 5:53)
184 – Nick Keim (MBU) over
Jaykob Mills (WBU) (Fall 3:46)
197 –
John Bray (WBU over Braeden Stotts (MBU) (Dec 7-1)
285 – Amad Soufi (MBU) over
Keagan Davis (WBU) (MD 14-3)
The Pioneers dominated Williams Baptist 57-0, with all ten WBU wrestlers getting wins. The final results are:
125 –
Jarrett Quinlan over Noel Mejia (TF 16-1 5:29)
133 –
Gabriel Garcia over Gatlin Taylor (Fall 3:58)
141 –
Nathaniel Ruiz over Unknown (Forfeit)
149 –
Alex Pena over Unknown (Forfeit)
157 – Joseph Fuentes over Ian Halfacre (Fall 6:56)
165 –
June An over Ross Womack (Fall 6:12)
174 –
Ethan Frank over Grayson Pennison (MD 11-1)
184 – Malakai Owens over Unknown (Forfeit)
197 –
John Bray over Micah Oltmanns (Fall 0:35)
285 –
Keagan Davis over Peyton Holland (Fall 0:42)
Due to a technical issue, total results from the women's matches are unavailable. Coach
Stryder Davis highlighted individual performances by
Faith Wooley,
Mohagany Casel,
Avery Shinkle and
Tess Barnett.
The teams will travel to Marshall, Missouri to compete in the Missouri Valley Invitational on January 24
th and 25
th.