Statesmen Grapple at Missouri Valley Duals
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team hit the mat one final time before the holiday break as it competed at the Missouri Valley Duals Tuesday.
WPU (1-6) opened the day with a 29-17 setback to Williams Baptist (Ark.) before falling 32-24 to Lincoln (Ill.). The squad then came up short against Ottawa (Kan.) by a 31-15 tally, and ended the Duals with a 36-18 loss against Saint Mary (Kan.).
Williams Baptist 29, WPU 17
Nadhelo Charles-Pierre (Jr., Miramar, Fla., Sports Management) got the navy and gold off to a strong start at 125 pounds, dominating Ruben Whitney 20-5 for a technical fall.
Darquell Pierre (Sr., St. Petersburg, Fla., Sociology) kept it going at 133 pounds, slipping by Josh Wright 7-5. After a Statesmen loss, Joe Eads (So., Morrison, Ill., Biology) extended WPU’s lead to 14-3 with a first-period fall over Alzarius Boykins in a time of 2:13.
Unfortunately, the next four matches went to the Eagles, but 197-pounder Matthew Landsperger (Fr., Knoxville, Iowa, Sociology) kept his team in it with a 7-3 win over Christian Lewis. The heavyweight bout, however, was also claimed by WBU to close out the meet.
125–Nadhelo Charles-Pierre (WPU) won by technical fall over Ruben Whitney, 20-5 (5-0)
133–Darquell Pierre (WPU) won by decision over Josh Wright, 7-5 (8-0)
141–Nick Souder (WBU) won by decision over Preston Wiest, 13-6 (8-3)
149–Joe Eads (WPU) won by fall over Alzarius Boykins, 2:13 (14-3)
157–Read Parker (WBU) won by fall over Dennis Simmons, 2:35 (14-9)
165–Kyle Lee (WBU) won by technical fall over Carl McNickles, 18-1 (14-14)
174–Christian Cara (WBU) won by fall over Darwin Diaz, 3:54 (14-20)
184–Isaiah Sellers (WBU) won by decision over Jason Beebe, 8-4 (14-23)
197–Matthew Landsperger (WPU) won by decision over Christian Lewis, 7-3 (17-23)
285–Devon Amburgy (WBU) won by fall over Maxwell Diaz, 1:21 (17-29)
Lincoln 32, WPU 24
The Statesmen made it close by taking advantage of three open weights for the Lynx. 141-pounder Preston Wiest (Fr., Troutsville, Va.), 174-pounder Darwin Diaz (Fr., Pembroke Pines, Fla., Sociology), and 197-pounder Jason Beebe (So., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Business Management) all received forfeits. Eads also notched the crew’s lone contested win as he pinned Dominic Tenayuca in 40 seconds at 149 pounds.
125–Aaron Shaw (L) won by decision over Nadhelo Charles-Pierre, 5-4 (0-3)
133–Jack Hale (L) won by technical fall over McGwire Bottorff, 17-2 (0-8)
141–Preston Wiest (W) won by forfeit (6-8)
149–Joe Eads (W) won by fall over Dominic Tenayuca, 0:40 (12-8)
157–Gabriel Castillo (L) won by fall over Dennis Simmons, 4:48 (12-14)
165–Christian Dangle (L) won by fall over Carl McNickles, 2:35 (12-20)
174–Darwin Diaz (W) won by forfeit (18-20)
184–Brian Holloway (L) won by fall over Mekhi White, 1:25 (18-26)
197–Jason Beebe (W) won by forfeit (24-26)
285–Danny Brownlee (L) won by fall over Maxwell Diaz, 7:47 (24-32)
Ottawa 31, WPU 15
Charles-Pierre opened the Ottawa matchup with a forfeit at 125 pounds, while Pierre pushed the advantage to 9-0 with a 7-4 decision versus Bobby Robinson at 133 pounds. Eads concluded the William Penn victories as he pinned Ryan Wahl in 1:36 at 149 pounds.
125–Nadhelo Charles-Pierre (W) won by forfeit (6-0)
133–Darquell Pierre (W) won by decision over Bobby Robinson, 7-4 (9-0)
141–Parker Wright (O) won by major decision over McGwire Bottorff, 9-0 (9-4)
149–Joe Eads (W) won by fall over Ryan Wahl, 1:36 (15-4)
157–Ryan Delforge (O) won by fall over Dennis Simmons, 1:35 (15-10)
165–John Redmond (O) won by decision over Carl McNickles, 12-5 (15-13)
174–Cameron Young-Leggett (O) won by decision over Darwin Diaz, 7-2 (15-16)
184–Santino Gee (O) won by decision over Mekhi White, 5-2 (15-19)
197–Carson Savage (O) won by fall over Jason Beebe, 2:44 (15-25)
285–Dalton Sikes (O) won by fall over Maxwell Diaz, 2:19 (15-31)
Saint Mary 36, WPU 18
Pierre, at 133, and Carl McNickles (Fr., Chicago, Ill., Biology), at 165, both picked up forfeits, while Eads wrapped up a perfect day at 149 by pinning Jared Prough in 26 seconds.
125–Jake Ayers (S) won by fall over Nadhelo Charles-Pierre, 2:34 (0-6)
133–Darquell Pierre (W) won by forfeit (6-6)
141–David Hunter (S) won by decision over Preston Wiest, 4-2 (6-9)
149–Joe Eads (W) won by fall over Jared Prough, 0:26 (12-9)
157–Patrick Boulanger (S) won by fall over Dennis Simmons, 0:26 (12-15)
165–Carl McNickles (W) won by forfeit (18-15)
174–Logan Bowen (S) won by fall over Darwin Diaz, 0:37 (18-21)
184–Garrett Haskins (S) won by fall over Mekhi White, 2:01 (18-27)
197–Avery Jaramillo (S) won by decision over Matthew Landsperger, 9-7 (18-30)
285–Cameron Rosario (S) won by fall over Maxwell Diaz, 2:13 (18-36)
Next Up: William Penn returns to action on Tuesday, January 7, traveling to Lamoni to take on Graceland in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual at 7 p.m.
