WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Thiel College wrestling team got off to a strong start, but fell into its season-long pattern off fading late, as Waynesburg grappled its way to a, 22-15, Presidents' Athletic Conference win.
Rob Miller (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) kicked off the match with a pin of Rico Borz at 125.
Corey Brown (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) – who earned a 7-6 decision over Nick Garber at 133 – and
Mason Stewart (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) followed suit in 9-8 fashion at 141.
Waynesburg snapped the Thiel streak at 149, but 157lber
Greg Hogan (Uniontown/Laurel Highlands) got the Tomcats back on the winning track, albeit temporarily, with an 8-4 win. The host Yellow Jackets reeled off five straight wins to cinch the comeback win.
Thiel returns to action on Saturday when they host the Mel Berry Duals, which get underway at 1 p.m.
Waynesburg 22, Thiel 15
125 Rob Miller (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) (TC) fall 2:36 Rico Borz (WU) 0-6
133 Corey Brown (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) (TC) dec. 7-6 (RT) Nick Garber (WU) 0-9
141 Mason Stewart (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) (TC) dec. 9-8 Pat McCabe (WU) 0-12
149 Jesse Byerly (WU) dec. 3-2 Alec Miller (Transfer, Pa./Grove City) (TC) 3-12
157 Greg Hogan (Uniontown/Laurel Highlands) (TC) dec. 8-4 (RT) Jared Roberts (WU) 3-15
165 Alex Evanoff (WU) maj. dec. 13-3 Shaun Ferguson (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) (TC) 7-15
174 Jake Benczo (WU) dec. 4-2 Pat Morris (TC) 10-15
184 Charles Thomas (WU) dec. 7-2 (RT) Garrison Taylor (Seymour, Tenn./Seymour) (TC) 13-15
197 Corbin Semple (WU) fall 1:11 Jeff Rockenstein (Houston, Tex./Cypress Ridge) (TC) 19-15
285 Rich Janicki (WU) dec. 6-5 (RT) Nathan Meyer (Jefferson, Ohio/Jefferson) (TC) 22-15
Pre-match Exhibition Bouts:
133 Jeff Marianetti (Ontario, N.Y./Wayne Central) (TC) dec. 5-3 (RT) Josh Mollica (WU)
141 Dan Duffy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Brashear) (TC) dec. 9-6 Dean Baker (WU)
157 Matt Lowry (Smithfield, Pa./Albert Gallatin) (TC) dec. 3-2 Garrett Johnston (WU)
165 Jon Sanko (WU) dec. 2-0 Devin Todd (Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola) (TC)
174 Matt Zimmerman (WU) maj. dec. 11-2 Nick Scarillo (TC)
