WPU Swept by IHCC in First-Ever Coed Clash
Oskaloosa–In an exciting and intriguing event, the Statesmen men’s and women’s wrestling teams came up short against Indian Hills CC in the first-ever Coed Clash.
In a competition that featured alternating male and female bouts on the same mat, the men (8-8) fell 37-15 to the Warriors (1-0), while the women (2-4, 0-3 Heart) lost 33-5 to IHCC (3-2). The women’s outing was a rematch of William Penn’s first-ever competition back on December 9 in which the navy and gold won 18-17 on criteria.
Joylynn Wegman (Fr., Keller, Texas, Psychology and Sociology) claimed the lone female victory, pinning Celeste Tellez at 143 pounds in 1:10.
The Warriors were victorious in the first four men’s matchups, pulling out to a 21-0 advantage. Makail Stanley (Fr., Orena, Ill., Biology) finally got WPU on the board by dropping Eli Loyd 13-8 at 157 pounds.
165-pounder Steven Skewes (Fr., Duchesne, Utah, Exercise Science) then made it two in a row by pinning Neal Larsen in 55 seconds, but Indian Hills CC took the next three face-offs to secure the victory.
285-pounder Maxwell Diaz (So., Miami, Fla., Sports Management) closed out the night with a forfeit win.
Next Up: The William Penn men close out their regular season at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday, February 13 in Oskaloosa. The women remain in Oskaloosa as well, hosting Waldorf and Missouri Valley in a pair of Heart duals next Thursday.
MEN–Indian Hills CC 37, WPU 15
125–Christopher Busutil (I) won by technical fall over Nadhelo Charles-Pierre, 17-2 (0-5)
133–Ethan Lemon (I) won by forfeit (0-11)
141–Caleb Meekins (I) won by fall over Darian Diaz, 1:02 (0-17)
149–Destin Jones (I) won by major decision over Joe Eads, 15-6 (0-21)
157–Makail Stanley (W) won by decision over Eli Loyd, 13-8 (3-21)
165–Steven Skewes (W) won by fall over Neal Larsen, 0:55 (9-21)
174–Mouhamadou Sene (I) won by forfeit (9-27)
184–Justin Grant (I) won by major decision over Jason Beebe, 12-1 (9-31)
197–Deron Pulliam (I) won by fall over Dylan Comstock, 0:40 (9-37)
285–Maxwell Diaz (W) won by forfeit (15-37)
WOMEN–Indian Hills CC 33, WPU 5
101–No match (0-0)
109–Heaven-Leigh Jackson (I) won by fall over Chalimar Rodriguez, 2:03 (0-5)
116–Jamesa Robinson (I) won by forfeit (0-10)
123–No match (0-10)
130–Angelique Torres (I) won by technical fall over Mami Selemani, 11-0 (0-14)
136–Alondra Martinez Rosado (I) won by forfeit (0-19)
143–Joylynn Wegman (W) won by fall over Celeste Tellez, 1:10 (5-19)
155–Ginamarie Santiago Ayala (I) won by forfeit (5-24)
170–Brittney Zenteno (I) won by fall over Karina Gonzalez, 0:43 (5-29)
191–Sofia Rubio (I) won by technical fall over Samantha Ruano, 10-0 (5-33)
