PEMBROKE, N.C. - Men's wrestling comes back to Newberry with four weight class champions and 15 place winners after competing in the UNC Pembroke Open earlier today.
With a team score of 224.5 points, the wolves took first in the 149, 157, 184 and 285Ibs weight class. Four wolves registered as unattached and claimed 72 points collectively on two third place finishes (
Ethan McCullough and
Dennis Virelli), a fourth (
Keagan Judd) and a sixth (
Hunter McCullough) place finish.
Devon Rice won the team 18 points after sweeping his two rounds and quarter/semifinal rounds. Rice solidified his finish after taking the decision over Mount Olive's John Demencic, 5-1.
Zebrandon Grant earned 19 points after receiving a first round by and flying through the second, quater and semi final rounds. Grant was met in the finals by fellow wolf
Jacoby Benjamin, securing first with a 4-1 decision.
PJ Wunderlich earned the wolves 20 points after receiving a first round by and clearing the second and semi/quarterfinal rounds. Wunderlich won in the finals against Reinhardt in sudden victory.
Devan Moore earned the second most points by a wolf today with 20.5. Also receiving a first round by, Moore won the second round by fall over UNC Pembroke in 1 minute and 2 seconds. Moore then went on to dominate the quarters with a 19-3 tech fall win over Reinhardt and a major decision in the semis against Reinhardt again, 10-2. Moore completes in the Reinhardt sweep in the finals with 4-2 decision.
Second place came in the 184 and 197 pound classes and third in the 174 pound class. At 184
Jacoby Benjamin earned 14 points after clearing UNC Pembroke in the second and quarterfinal rounds then Reinhardt in the semifinal.
John Parker earned 19 points in the 197 pound class after wrestling two unattached and one Mount Olive wrestler. After falling in the quarterfinal match,
Andrew Reed cleared four matches against UNC Pembroke (unattached), Truett-McConnell, Mount Olive (unattached) and Reinhardt to earn 20 points for the team.
Fourth place came from
Damon Loveless in the 285 Ibs class, earning the wolves 12.5 points. Three wolves received 5th place; in the 125 pound class Zach Schupp was struck with injury and could not continue after the semifinals, he would earn 12 points.
Will Evans received 17 points in the 174 class and
Armando Acosta earned 18 points in the 184 class.
The wolves host their first home dual meet of the season this Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 against Montevallo at the Eleazer Arena.
