#21 Pioneers Headed to Cumberland Open in Lebanon, TN

PLAINVIEW --- - Due to weather and driving conditions, the #21 Wayland Baptist Men's Wrestling team will forgo the Missouri Valley Invitational on Jan. 23. The schedule will replace this event by attending the Cumberland Open on February 1. The team is excited for the opportunity to see out of conference competition while in Lebanon, TX.

Last Week In Review

On Friday, Jan 16, the #21 Wayland Baptist University Pioneers hosted the #5 Oklahoma City University Stars. The Pioneers came up short of the upset falling 25-20. Below are the individual match results.

125: #17 Jesse Lewis (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Unknown (For.)
133: #8 Vincent Citrano (Oklahoma City) over Johnathon Ortegon (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (Dec 6-3)
141: Jace Province (Oklahoma City) over George Rodriguez (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (TF 17-2 0:00)
149: #9 Jaden Two Lance (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Mercer Ashley (Oklahoma City) (TF 15-0 0:00)
157: #11 Jake Moon (Oklahoma City) over Landin Lamberth (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (MD 11-2)
165: #21 Hayden Brown (Oklahoma City) over Jayden Sullivan (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (TF 19-3 0:00)
174: Alex Wilson (Oklahoma City) over Ethan Frank (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (Dec 10-4)
184: #18 Dayne Stormer (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over #20 Cole Olguin (Oklahoma City) (Dec 15-13)
197: #11 Omari Smith (Oklahoma City) over Jaykob Mills (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (TF 18-2 0:00)
285: #10 Emmett Bivens (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Jonathan Chiaffitelli (Oklahoma City) (Fall 5:58)

After a quick travel and recovery day, the #21 Pioneers turned around to a 34-12 victory against Texas Wesleyan on Jan. 18. While on the road the Men secured 4 bonus point victories, as well as a closely contested overtime matchup. Below are the individual match results.


125: Double Forfeit
133: Johnathon Ortegon (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Ezequiel Valadez (Texas Wesleyan) (SV-1 2-1)
141: Timothy Murabito (Texas Wesleyan) over Gabriel Garcia (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (Fall 2:59)
149: #9 Jaden Two Lance (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Gavin Holland (Texas Wesleyan) (TF 17-1 5:42)
157: Thomas Pacheco (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Samad Al-Khatib (Texas Wesleyan) (Fall 1:24)
165: Brody Gomez (Texas Wesleyan) over Jayden Sullivan (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) (Fall 4:15)
174: Ethan Frank (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Robert Rocha (Texas Wesleyan) (Dec 11-5)
184: #18 Dayne Stormer (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Zeb Fulmer (Texas Wesleyan) (Fall 3:51)
197: Jaykob Mills (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over Unknown (For.)
285: #10 Emmett Bivens (Wayland Baptist (Texas)) over #24 Wilbert Martin (Texas Wesleyan) (TF 15-0 7:00)

The Men head into the Cumberland Open with a dual record of 9-2.