Wrestling | 1/17/2017 8:47:00 PM

WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Thiel College wrestling team suffered a 28-21 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) loss Tuesday on the road to the W&J Presidents.
 
The Tomcats won four bouts on the night, including a pair by pin. Vince Vahaly (Bentleyville, Pa./Bentworth) (133) pinned Mike Smith (2:52) while Chris Nuss (West Homestead, Pa/Central Catholic) (165) won by fall over Jakub Kielb (3:12).
 
Thiel also got wins from Jaread Prude (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) (125, forfeit) and Gage Gladysz (Greenville, Pa./Greenville), who won the 197-pound bout by decision (3-2) over William Oberschelk.
 
The Tomcats will host the 10^th Annual Mel Berry Duals Friday at Beeghly Gymnasium. The three-team event will begin at 4:30 p.m. Thiel will take on Baldwin Wallace at 6 p.m. and Mercyhurst North East at 7:30 p.m.
 
 
W&J 28, Thiel 21
125 – Prude (THI) won by forfeit
133 – Vahaly (THI) pinned Smith, 2:52
141 – Heinl (W&J) pinned Walter, 2:18
149 – Florentino (W&J) maj. dec. Mion, 13-2
157 – Neely (W&J) inj. def. Bonacci, 1:06
165 – Nuss (THI) pinned Kielb, 3:12
174 – Miller (W&J) dec. Cianci, 9-3
184 – Blanco (W&J) pinned Sims, 2:35
197 – Gladysz (THI) dec. Oberschelk, 3-2
285 – Kumburis (W&J) dec. Streich, 9-4