Wrestling has strong showing against Olivet at home
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College wrestling team kicked off their 2020-21 season on Saturday afternoon with a series of matches against Oliver College. Freshman Deontae Davis and sophomore Alejandro Castro each went 2-0 on the day for the Yellow Jackets.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College wrestling team kicked off their 2020-21 season on Saturday afternoon with a series of matches against Oliver College.
"We were very excited to get back on the mat after almost a year off, " said Defiance head coach Antonio Guerra. "I was very pleased with the effort from everyone on the team. There are plenty of positive takeaways but there's still plenty of work to do."
Freshman Deontae Davis and sophomore Alejandro Castro each went 2-0 on the day for the Yellow Jackets. Davis won his debut match by a 9-6 decision over Adam Hall and defeated Justin Carnahan 14-5 in his second match. Castro picked up a 9-1 major decision over Olivet's Zach Potter and defeated Gabriel Guerrero by a score of 7-0 in his next match.
Brent Eicher, Shamique Bryant, and Geraldo Moya each also recorded their first collegiate victories. Eicher pinned Spencer Murphy in 2:35 after losing his first match to Cameron Mahlich. Bryant won a thrilling match over Jarrett Thorne with a takedown in overtime while Moya took down Devlen Kuschel in the final seconds of his match to escape with a 6-3 decision.
Seth Majewski, Mason Morris, and Derek Spears each went 1-1 for the Yellow Jackets, each winning their match in a different way. Majewski won a 7-1 decision over Murphy, Morris pinned Kuschel in 4:12, and Spear secured a 19-3 technical fall Channing Perry.
The Yellow Jackets will return to action on Sunday, January 24 when they travel to Manchester, Ind. to take on Manchester and Mt. St. Joseph.
