William Penn Defeats Division II Truman 27-16
William Penn University Athletics
Kirksville, Mo.–Courtesy of four bonus-point wins and a victory in a match highlighting two ranked grapplers, the Statesmen wrestling team pulled out a 27-16 dual meet win over NCAA Division II Truman Tuesday.
William Penn (2-5) had its collective hand raised at six weights and never trailed against the Bulldogs (2-7).
Isaiah Mayorquin (Fr., Yuma, Ariz., Cibola HS) got the visitors on top early with a 4-3 win over Tyler Schilson at 125 pounds.
133-pounder Eric Van Wagoner (Fr., Portland, Ore., Westview HS) tripled his team’s point total with a fall in just 44 seconds against Dan Karlskin.
The 141-pound matchup narrowly went to Truman, but top-ranked Eric Burgey (So., Easton, Pa., Easton HS) returned the favor at 149 pounds with a 5-2 decision over #6 Ryan Maus.
The Bulldogs claimed the next two contests, pulling to within one.
That would be all the closer the hosts would get as Joe Sumner (So., Delaware, Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes HS) dominated Sean Brown with a 16-1 technical fall at 174 pounds.
Kyle Soderblom (Fr., Newton, Lynnville-Sully HS) extended the advantage to 21-11 at 184 pounds in defeating Zach Hayes by major decision, 10-1.
The margin was split in half, however, with a technical fall ‘W’ by Truman at 197, but Kory Morrow (So., Oskaloosa, Wartburg) closed the door for good with an evening-best 43-second pin of Thomas Redmond at heavyweight.
Next: William Penn travels to Des Moines Saturday to compete in the Grand View Open.
#17 William Penn def. Truman, 27-16
125–Isaiah Mayorquin (W) won by decision over Tyler Schilson, 4-3 (3-0)
133–Eric Van Wagoner (W) won by fall over Dan Karlskin, 0:44 (9-0)
141–Alex Maus (T) won by decision over Tommy Kozak, 5-3 (9-3)
149–Eric Burgey (W) won by decision over Ryan Maus, 5-2 (12-3)
157–Devon Fenstermaker (T) won by technical fall over Ishmael Rempson, 16-1 (12-8)
165–Josh Wells (T) won by decision over Anthony Martinez, 8-1 (12-11)
174–Joe Sumner (W) won by technical fall over Sean Brown, 16-1 (17-11)
184–Kyle Soderblom (W) won by major decision over Zach Hayes, 10-1 (21-11)
197–Helmut Rentschler (T) won by technical fall over Nathan Merical, 15-0 (21-16)
285–Kory Morrow (W) won by fall over Thomas Redmon, 0:43 (27-16)
