Wrestling beats Penn St. Behrend and Wilmington at home

The Defiance wrestling team hosted Penn St. Behrend and Wilmington at the Karl H. Weaner center on Sunday evening and came out of both duals victorious. First, the Yellow Jackets overpowered Penn St. Behrend in a 48-8 victory and then outlasted Wilmington to take that match 28-21.

The Penn St. Behrend Match

• After the visitors picked up a win by forfeit at 125-lb, junior Seth Majewski and senior Alex Smith won by forfeit at 133 and 141.
• Senior Cortez Bradley won a thrilling 5-4 decision over Cole Ruffo thanks to a late takedown in the final seconds in the 149-lbs match.
• At 157-lbs, freshman Matthew Beard won a 12-2 major decision over Andrew Maser.
• Junior Keringten Martin pinned Brian Himes in the 165-lb weight class.
• Sophomore Sean Rankin picked up a forfeit to earn points of the Yellow Jackets at 174-lbs.
• In the 184-lbs match, junior Jack Minner made quick work of Reno DiCesare, pinning him in 41 seconds.
• Senior Mason Morris took a forfeit at 197-lbs.
• Sophomore Jonah Schlegel pinned Brandon Weiskopf in the heavyweight match.

The Wilmington Match

• After a double forfeit at 125-lbs Majewski took another forfeit at 133 to give the Yellow Jackets the lead.
• Smith and Bradley each won by technical fall at 141 and 149. Smith defeated Garrett Simmons 16-0 while Bradley bested Adrian Salomone 16-1.
• Beard picked up his second win of the night by pinning Patrick Kelley in 1:43 at 157-lbs.
• Martin recorded his second pin of the evening with a victory over Trey Williams in 4:49.
• Alex Hobbs pinned Rankin in 3:00 in the 174-lbs match.
• At 184 Skyler Cowgill won a close 6-3 decision over Minner.
• Morris suffered a loss to Caleb Tackett at 197 by pin in 1:05.
• Schlegel was pinned by Shadrach Brausch at heavyweight but Yellow Jackets held on to win the dual 28-21.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets will face Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday, February 8 at the Branch Rickey Arena in Delaware, Ohio.