The Yellow Jackets (15-6, 1-0) tied their program record for most dual victories in a season. Waynesburg and W&J's (2-10, 0-1) lineups featured a combined nine wrestlers who have been featured in either the D3wrestle.com or NWCA rankings this season.
The Presidents got out to a fast start with decisions at 125, 133 and 141 pounds, respectively, to take a 9-0 lead. Waynesburg senior Luke Lohr got his team off the slide by notching an 11-2 major decision that trimmed the deficit down to 9-4.
The Presidents responded with a major decision of their own at 157 pounds to go back up by nine points (13-4), before senior Sam Guidi put together perhaps the most dominant showing of the evening, which came by way of a pin in 1:04. W&J rebounded with a major decision win at 174 to make the score 17-10, but the Jackets were just about to finally put the match out of reach.
Waynesburg senior Patrick Jennings got into some early trouble in his bout at 184 pounds, but was able to come back and grab a crucial 6-5 decision thanks to takedown late in the third period. A forfeit at 197 pounds gave the Jackets its first lead of the night at 19-17 and set up a winner-take-all bout at heavyweight.
Jacket junior Greg Kumer faced off with President freshman Antonio Santoro. Both 285-pounders managed an escape each through regulation and the contest went into overtime. After a scoreless minute of sudden victory, the bout advance into the thirty-second ride-out periods. Santoro won the coin flip and escaped from the down position to go up 2-1. During the second-period Kumer not only escaped but was also able to pick up the bout and match-clinching takedown before time expired.
With the win, Waynesburg improved to 7-0 against W&J under head coach Ron Headlee. The Jackets are off until Thursday, Jan. 29, when they host Penn State Dubois. Start time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Results:
125 – Seth Carr (WJ) 6, Gordan Bieber 2 0-3
133 – Jacob Spearman (WJ) 5, Filippo Crivelli 3 0-6
141 – Daniel Pommerer (WJ) 12, Dom Ciaramella 8 0-9
149 – Luke Lohr (WU) 11-2 Maj. Dec. Logan Strope 4-9
157 – Nick Carr (WJ) 18-4 Maj. Dec. Derek Hull 4-1 3
165 – Sam Guidi (WU) Pin 1:04 Declan Haggerty 10-13
174 – Sonnieboy Blanco (WJ) 18-4 Maj. Dec. Eric Tuck 10-17
184 – Patrick Jennings (WU) 6, William Oberschelp 513-17
197 – Gennaro Bonaventura (WU) wins by forfeit 19-17
285 – Greg Kumer (WU) 4-2 OT Antonio Santoro 22-17
Exhib. (125) – Mike Roberts (WU) 7, Samuel Horwitz 4
Exhib. (157) – Landon Lohr (WU) 11, Blynn Shideler 4
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