Oklahoma City – The Wayland Baptist Men's and Women's Wrestling team traveled to Oklahoma City for a tough dual against nationally ranked Oklahoma City University.
The men's wrestling team took down #19 OCU 21-16 behind three wins from
Malaiki Owens,
John Bray, and
Emmett Bivens.
141
Caden Manion (Oklahoma City) over
Nathaniel Ruiz (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (Dec 2-0)
149
Keegan Luton (Oklahoma City) over
Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (Dec 5-3
157
Jake Moon (Oklahoma City) over Joshua Camillo (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (Dec 5-2)
165
Hayden Brown (Oklahoma City) over
June An (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (Dec 7-5)
174
Daxton DeFrange (Oklahoma City) over
Ethan Frank (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (MD 10-2)
184
Malaiki Owens (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Bryce Milster (Oklahoma City) (Fall 2:44)
197
John Bray (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Omari Smith (Oklahoma City) (Dec 10-4)
285
Emmett Bivens (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Cooper Cook (Oklahoma City) (Fall 1:30)
The 17
th ranked Pioneers women's wrestling squad fell just short to #15 OCU, 27-19, despite getting falls from
Mia Arceneaux and
Tess Barnett, a decision victory for
Mohagany Casel, and a forfeit victory for
Faith Wooley.
103
Alexis Miller (OCU) over
Malarie Dominguez (WBU) (Dec 10-4)
110
Sofia Abramson (OCU) over
Alissa Cowing (WBU) (Fall 0:14)
117
Mia Arceneaux (WBU) over Iby Garcia (OCU) (Fall 4:26)
124
Tess Barnett (WBU) over Natalia Posada (OCU) (Fall 0:30)
131
Destiny Campbell (OCU) over
Danyl Pippin (WBU) (Fall 1:15)
138
Devin Jansing (OCU) over
Aspen DeHerrera (WBU) (Dec 6-0)
145
Makayla Munoz (OCU) over
Avery Shinkle (WBU) (Fall 1:34)
160
Mohagany Casel (WBU) over Corin Lowe (OCU) (Dec 5-1)
180
Ella Murphey (OCU) over
Audrey Lockhart (WBU) (Fall 3:26)
207
Faith Wooley (WBU) over (OCU) (Forfeit)
Head Coach
Stryder Davis spoke about his team's growth this season, "Overall, the development of the program is intriguing. I'm proud of both teams for exhibiting true faith and courage throughout the process."
The Pioneers will take the mat again on January 18
th as they participate in the Conference Duals in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
