Complete Results

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ferrum College dropped four duals at the 2014 Gator "Boots" Duals, held this afternoon at McGavock High School. The Panthers fell 25-18 to #25 Elmhurst (Ill.) College, 24-13 to #13 Luther (Iowa) College, 31-11 to #8 Loras (Iowa) College and 25-12 to Heidelberg (Ohio) University. Robert Cunningham and Nick Rodriguez went 4-0 on the day, each posting one pin, while Corbin Ramos went 3-1.

In the loss to #25 Elmhurst, Rodriguez (197) pinned Luis Montoya in a time of 2:00. Justin Zimmerman (133) posted an 18-2 technical fall over Tyler Espino, Cunningham (125) major decisioned Anthony Munoz 13-5, and Ramos (184) decisioned Bobby Schilinger 4-0.

Against #13 Luthor, Ramos major decisioned Matt Chlebek 16-5, and Cunningham, Logan Meister (141), and Rodriguez each won by decision. Against #8 Loras, Ramos major decisioned Awais Arain 12-4, Rodriguez won by injury default when his opponent retired and Cunningham eked out a 3-2 sudden victory in overtime. In the loss to Heidelberg, Cunningham pinned Derek Thomas in a time of 2:11, while Rodriguez and Meister each posted decisions.

Ferrum also entered a "B" team into the tournament, with the Panthers beating Loras' B team 35-11 and falling 22-18 to Alma (Mich.) College's B team. In the win over Loras, Brett Sommers (125) and Paul Ambrose (133) won by fall, and Ma'Nako Peay (174) posted a 15-0 tech fall. Winning by decison were Paul Biggs (141) and Tate Dulany (285), while Josh Alston (165) and Adam Bresson (197) accepted forfeits. Against Alma, Ambrose (133), Biggs (141), Patrick Wenzlaff (184) and Bresson (197) each posted decisions, while June Otey (149) accepted a forfeit.

Ferrum (2-4) will break for the holidays and returns to action Saturday, Jan. 3, against McDaniel (Md.) College. The match will take place at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, Virginia, as part of the 2014 Battlefield Duals.

FINAL RESULTS
#25 Elmhurst (Ill.) def. Ferrum 24-13 results
#12 Luther (Iowa) def. Ferrum 24-13 results
#8 Loras (Iowa) def. Ferrum 31-11 results
Heidelberg def. Ferrum 25-12 results
Ferrum-B def. Loras-B 35-11 results
Alma-B def. Ferrum-B 22-18 results