WPU Falls 39-6 to Top-Ranked Grand View
William Penn Wrestling 2017-18
by Wade Steinlage
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen wrestling team started the night well, but unfortunately things unraveled in a 39-6 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to #1 Grand View in dual-meet action Tuesday.
William Penn (1-5, 0-2 Heart) won the first two matches of the night and went the distance in three other bouts, but could not keep pace with the top-ranked Vikings (11-0, 3-0 Heart).
John Altieri (Jr., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) got the navy and gold off to a solid start with a 4-3 win over Sidney Oliver at 125 pounds. The junior was behind by one point as the final seconds ticked down, but he took down Oliver as the buzzer sounded to claim the victory.
Darquell Pierre (So., St. Petersburg, Fla., Sociology) doubled the advantage to 6-0 with a 6-4 win at 133 pounds. He took the early advantage and held on to defeat Omeed Chamanzad.
184-pounder Jay Fresh (Grad., Knoxville, Iowa, MBL), by a score of 8-6, and 285-pounder Max Lewis (So., Duchesne, Utah, Biology), by a score of 3-1, both lost tight matchups in the upper weights.
Next Up: William Penn travels to Marshall, Mo. Friday and Saturday to compete in the Missouri Valley Invitational. Action begins at 3 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday.
125–John Altieri (W) won by decision over Sidney Oliver, 4-3 (3-0)
133–Darquell Pierre (W) won by decision over Omeed Chamanzad, 6-4 (6-0)
141–Grayson Brenna (G) won by major decision over Tyshon Cannon, 12-1 (6-4)
149–George Benoit (G) won by fall over Kionte Crocker, 1:18 (6-10)
157–Devin Reynolds (G) won by fall over Dennis Simmons, 1:35 (6-16)
165–Blake Joiner (G) won by fall over Dylan Comstock, 2:07 (6-22)
174–Lawton Benna (G) won by technical fall over Jason Beebe, 19-0 (6-27)
184–Ethan Leighton (G) won by decision over Jay Fresh, 8-6 (6-30)
197–Evan Hansen (G) won by fall over Cody Jones, 1:11 (6-36)
285–Cooper Thomas (G) won by decision over Max Lewis, 3-1 (6-39)
