DC wrestlers compete at Waynesburg

WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Defiance College wrestling team trekked south of Pittsburgh for the Waynesburg Invitational hosted by Waynesburg University and came away with two top-six finishers. As a team, the Yellow Jackets finished 11th after accumulating 26.5 points.

DC senior Alejandro Castro had the busiest day of the group finishing fourth place in the 157 weight class and went 4-2 on the day. He lost in the quarterfinal but advanced three times through the consolation grouping, which included a victory by fall in 46 seconds following his first defeat, before being pinned in the third place match.

Fellow senior Seth Majewski garnered a sixth-place finish and won each of his matches wrestled, but surrendered three straight by medical forfeit in the 133-pound bracket.

Shamique Bryant, a junior, competed at 149 and won his opening match before dropping his next two. Jake Scoville and Kliever Joseph were each knocked out after back-to-back losses at the same weight class.

Sophomore Joey Perez won his first bout at 197 before he was dropped in the quarterfinals by a pin in 56 seconds. He went the distance in his first consolation match but was defeated by an 8-0 decision. 

Heavyweight Lesly Fleurissaint narrowly lost by an 8-7 decision in the second round of his weight class before he was pinned down in 2:52. Kelvin Ruffin went 0-2 at 197 as did Brent Eicher at 157 and Brandon Ruiz at 141.

Other teams in the competition were Heidelberg, Fairmont State, Johns Hopkins, Penn College, Alma, Waynesburg, Washington & Jefferson, Alderson Broaddus, Muskingum and Glenville State also competed alongside the Yellow Jackets in Pennsylvania.

Complete results from the Waynesburg Invitation can be found here.

The Yellow Jacket grapplers are back on the mats next Saturday at Manchester for the Spartan Mat Classic.

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