Statesmen Close Out Regular with 35-9 Dual Win
William Penn University Athletics
Hannibal, Mo.–Behind three bonus-point victories, the William Penn wrestling team crushed Hannibal-LaGrange 35-9 in dual-meet action Thursday.
The Statesmen (3-4) opened action with a 16-9 win by Angel Villa (Fr., Deming, N.M., General Accounting) at 125 pounds.
133-pounder Bryce Castagna (Fr., Willcox, Ariz., Digital Communication) added another 6-2 decision before Scottie Bonds (So., Chicago, Ill., Physical Education) received one of WPU’s two forfeits to make it 12-0 after 141 pounds.
In one of the tightest matches of the night, Brad Watson (Jr., Rolla, Mo., Physical Education) was unable to keep the Trojans scoreless any longer, falling 12-8 to Tyler Sonnabend who is rated #5 in the Central Qualifying Group rankings.
Charlton Benjamin (Sr., Atlanta, Ga., Sociology) turned things around with a 15-5 major decision at 157, while 165-pounder Johnny Hopper (Fr., Basehor, Kan., Psychology) extended the advantage to 22-3 with another forfeit.
Jay Fresh (Jr., Knoxville, Iowa, Sociology) notched the best victory for the navy and gold by dropping Jeremiah Reed by a 7-3 margin at 174 pounds. Reed is the fifth-ranked grappler in the Central Region.
Ishmael Rempson (Sr., Olympia Fields, Ill., Industrial Technology) was a 12-4 victor at 184 and 197-pounder Kyle Soderblom (Sr., Newton, Iowa, Biology) picked up the last Statesmen ‘W’ with a fall in 4:02.
Next Up: William Penn travels to York, Neb. next Saturday to compete in the North Qualifying Group Tournament. Action begins at 9 a.m.
William Penn 35, Hannibal-LaGrange 9
125–Angel Villa (WP) won by decision over Brady Sloup (H-LG), 16-9 (3-0)
133–Bryce Castagna (WP) won by decision over Caleb McElfresh (H-LG), 6-2 (6-0)
141–Scottie Bonds (WP) won by forfeit (12-0)
149–Tyler Sonnabend (H-LG) won by decision over Brad Watson (WP), 12-8 (12-3)
157–Charlton Benjamin (WP) won by major decision over Joshua Nidever (H-LG), 15-5 (16-3)
165–Johnny Hopper (WP) won by forfeit (22-3)
174–Jay Fresh (WP) won by decision over Jeremiah Reed (H-LG), 7-3 (25-3)
184–Ishmael Rempson (WP) won by major decision over Khial Jamison (H-LG), 12-4 (29-3)
197–Kyle Soderblom (WP) won by fall over Seth Pierce (H-LG), 4:02 (35-3)
285–Michael Wright (H-LG) won by fall over Mark Gadson (WP), 1:43 (35-9)
