Wrestling | 1/27/2017 10:55:00 PM
GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College wrestling team lost a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match 32-12 to the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets Friday night at Beeghly Gymnasium.
The Tomcats earned three wins on the night.
Vince Vahaly (Bentleyville, Pa./Bentworth) (133) picked up a forfeit win while
Austin Bonacci (West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin) (157) and
Chris Nuss (West Homestead, Pa/Central Catholic) (165) both earned decision victories.
Bonacci defeated Landon Lohr (11-4) while Nuss defeated Dan Verhovsek (6-2) thanks in part to a third-period reversal.
Prior to the match Tomcats
Giuliano Graziosi (Hanover, Pa./Hanover),
Cody Ellis (Andover, Ohio/Pymatuning Valley), Nuss and Vahaly were honored during senior day.
The Tomcats will return to action Saturday when they compete in the John Summa Invitational, hosted by Baldwin Wallace University.
Waynesburg 32, Thiel 12
125 – Buxon (W) maj. dec. Graziosi, 12-3
133 – Vahaly (T) won by forfeit
141 – Crivelli (W) maj. dec. Mion, 14-5
149 – Wilson (W) won by forfeit
157 – Bonacci (T) dec. Lohr, 11-4
165 – Nuss (T) dec. Verhovsek, 6-2
174 – Hull (W) maj. dec. Sims, 12-4
184 – Shank (W) tech. fall Cianci, 17-1 (3:22)
197 – Burrs (W) dec. Gladysz, 5-3
285 – Evans (W) pinned Streich, 1:07
Exhibition
197 – Rigney (W) pinned Ellis, 4:02
