Statesmen Clipped on Senior Night

William Penn University Athletics

by Wade Steinlage

Oskaloosa–Two seniors came away victorious in their final collegiate dual-meet action, but it was not enough to lift the William Penn wrestling team as it fell 35-13 to non-conference foe Central.

WPU (2-5) won just three matches on the night, including Darquell Pierre (Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla., Sociology) taking a 9-8 decision over Chase Petty at 133 pounds. Pierre owned an 8-3 advantage after the second period, but gave up five unanswered points to knot the score at 8-8. Fortunately, he broke free of Petty’s grip in the final seconds to notch an escape and claim the win.

Johnny Hopper (Sr., Basehor, Kan., Psychology and Human Services) was up just 6-3 entering the third period at 165 pounds, but pulled away with three takedowns in the final two minutes to defeat Jackson Gissell by a 13-5 major decision.

174-pounder Austinn Goin (Sr., Belton, Mo., Business Management) earned his squad’s final triumph of the meet. He was down 3-0 in the second, but reversed Jeremy Scheuermann and put him immediately to his back, posting a fall in a time of 4:53.

Central, which is ranked #12 in NCAA Division III, is now 11-3 on the year.

Next Up: William Penn travels to Marshall, Mo. Saturday to compete in the Missouri Valley Open.

125–Anthony Posas (C) won by decision over Nadhelo Charles-Pierre, 16-14 (0-3)
133–Darquell Pierre (W) won by decision over Chase Petty, 9-8 (3-3)
141–Tristan Clark (C) won by fall over Tyshon Cannon, 3:57 (3-9)
149–Robert Areyano (C) won by fall over Ben Freese, 1:04 (3-15)
157–Collin Groleau (C) won by technical fall over Dennis Simmons, 21-3 (3-20)
165–Johnny Hopper (W) won by major decision over Jackson Gissell, 13-5 (7-20)
174–Austinn Goin (W) won by fall over Jeremy Scheuermann, 4:53 (13-20)
184–Lane Rumelhart (C) won by fall over Dylan Comstock, 2:52 (13-26)
197–Gavin Babcock (C) won by fall over Sheldon Rodriguez, 1:53 (13-32)
285–Duncan Lee (C) won by decision over Gerardo Suarez, 3-2 (13-35)