Statesmen Shut Out in Win Column at Heart Duals
William Penn University Athletics
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen wrestling team failed to come away with any victories Saturday as it competed in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Duals.
William Penn (2-6), which entered the day 1-1 in league action with a prior win over Graceland and a loss to Grand View, struggled against the southern schools in the conference.
WPU opened the day with a 39-12 loss to Baker, and then fell to Missouri Valley 36-18 before losing again 36-18 to Benedictine.
Baker 39, WPU 12
125-pounder John Altieri (So., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) began the dual with a fall over Zane Baugh in a time of 4:20. Unfortunately, the Statesmen dropped five matches in a row, including a high-scoring 19-18 loss by Jeremy Walters (Sr., University Park, Ill., Exercise Science) at 165 pounds.
Austinn Goin (So., Belton, Mo., Exercise Science) added to William Penn’s tally with a 3-2 decision over Nick Moore at 174 pounds, while 184-pounder Nick Wise (Sr., Phoenix, Ariz., Exercise Science) defeated Conner Watanabe 5-0.
Missouri Valley 36, WPU 18
Altieri once again got the navy and gold off on a positive note, pinning Eric Arias at 125 pounds in 4:01. Fabian Rodriguez (So., Manassas, Va., Business Management) extended the advantage to 12-3 at 141 pounds as he won by fall against John Bindner in 4:10.
The dual turned sour quickly, however, with the Vikings winning four straight. Although it was too little and too late, Wise earned his squad six more points by pinning fellow 184-pounder Nicholas Whitehead in 6:33.
Benedictine 36, WPU 18
Altieri’s forfeit put WPU up 6-0 after one match, but the theme of the day continued with the Ravens claiming the next six bouts. Wise matched Altieri’s perfect day by pinning Cameron Bruce in 2:31, while 197-pounder Dane Jones (So., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Sociology) heard the sound of a slapped mat as he pinned Ethan Vistro in a time of 1:45.
Next Up: William Penn travels to Marshall, Mo. next Sunday to compete in the Missouri Valley Open.
Baker 39, WPU 12
125–John Altieri (William Penn) won by fall over Zane Baugh, 4:20 (6-0)
133–Colby Watters (Baker) won by fall over Darquell Pierre, 2:34 (6-6)
141–Juan Rivera (Baker) won by fall over Fabian Rodriguez, 3:15 (6-12)
149–Victor Hughes (Baker) won by fall over Kionte Crocker, 3:46 (6-18)
157–Jonathan Blackwell (Baker) won by fall over Logan Loftus, 1:12 (6-24)
165–Joshua Thomas (Baker) won by decision over Jeremy Walters, 19-18 (6-27)
174–Austinn Goin (William Penn) won by decision over Nick Moore, 3-2 (9-27)
184–Nick Wise (William Penn) won by decision over Conner Watanabe, 5-0 (12-27)
197–David Dow (Baker) won by fall over Dane Jones, 3:00 (12-33)
285–Billy Leone (Baker) won by forfeit (12-39)
Missouri Valley 36, WPU 18
125–John Altieri (William Penn) won by fall over Eric Arias, 4:01 (6-0)
133–Zach Durbin (Missouri Valley) won by decision over Darquell Pierre, 8-3 (6-3)
141–Fabian Rodriguez (William Penn) won by fall over John Bindner, 4:10 (12-3)
149–Kenny Boyd (Missouri Valley) won major decision over Kionte Crocker, 12-1 (12-7)
157–Seth Johnson (Missouri Valley) won by fall over Logan Loftus, 2:19 (12-13)
165–Andrew Simmons (Missouri Valley) won by fall over Austinn Goin, 4:32 (12-19)
174–Alex Destra (Missouri Valley) won by technical fall over Jeremy Walters, 16-1 (12-24)
184–Nick Wise (William Penn) won by fall over Nicholas Whitehead, 6:33 (18-24)
197–Dakota Concepcion (Missouri Valley) won by fall over Dane Jones, 2:55 (18-30)
285–Justin Smith (Missouri Valley) won by forfeit (18-36)
Benedictine 36, WPU 18
125–John Altieri (William Penn) won by forfeit (6-0)
133–Michael Cuthbertson (Benedictine) won by fall over Darquell Pierre, 1:02 (6-6)
141–Dillon Scanlon (Benedictine) won by fall over Fabian Rodriguez, 1:34 (6-12)
149–Alex Gomez (Benedictine) won by technical fall over Kionte Crocker, 17-2 (6-17)
157–Tyler Mann (Benedictine) won by fall over Logan Loftus, 0:09 (6-23)
165–Anthony Orozco (Benedictine) won by major decision over Austinn Goin, 12-2 (6-27)
174–Josh Romero (Benedictine) won by decision over Jeremy Walters, 13-7 (6-30)
184–Nick Wise (William Penn) won by fall over Cameron Bruce, 2:31 (12-30)
197–Dane Jones (William Penn) won by fall over Ethan Vistro, 1:45 (18-30)
285–Ron Broyles (Benedictine) won by forfeit (18-36)
