NCAA Div. III Rankings | Updated Ferrum Stats ALLIANCE, Ohio - Ferrum College's wrestling team ran its record to 5-0 with four wins at today's Mount Union College Duals. Included were wins over two Top-25 teams, #23 Lycoming College and #15 Mount Union. The Panthers also beat Washington and Jefferson College and Thiel College.
RecordsFerrum (5-0), Mount Union (3-3), Wash. and Jefferson (0-4), Thiel (3-6), Lycoming (3-3)
How It HappenedFerrum opened with a 29-13 win over Washington and Jefferson, with
Hunter Goulart (184) and
Tate Dulany (285) posting pins. The Panthers then beat #23 Lycoming, with
Adam Fitzwater (197) posting a pin to give Ferrum a 19-17 lead, then Dulany eked out a 3-2 win to seal the deal and give Ferrum its first-ever win over a ranked opponent. Against Thiel, Ferrum trailed 18-12, but Fitzwater posted another pin and the two teams were even at 18 after nine matches to set up another showdown at 285. Dulany earned a 6-3 win over Blake Heim to give the Panthers a 21-18 win. In the final match against #15 Mount Union, Ferrum led 16-14 after nine matches, setting up another winner-take-all match at 285 for Dulany, who posted a 3-1 decision over Jake Alaire to give his team a 19-14 win.
Key StatsRobert Cunningham (133) 4-0; Goulart (184) 4-0, 1 pin; Dulany (285) 4-0, 1 pin;
Logan Meister (157) 3-0;
Josh Alston (157/165) 2-0
Coach Yetzer's Thoughts"The guys wrestled really well today," said Head Coach Nate Yetzer. "We're by no means a finished product, still have decisions to make about who will wrestle where, but that's a great problem to have. I'm proud of the way we competed today."
Back on the MatYetzer's team will be back in action Saturday, Dec. 5, at the New Standard Invitational, hosted by York College in York, Pennsylvania. The Panthers will then compete in the Gator Boots Duals Saturday, Dec. 19, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Box Scores Ferrum def. Washington and Jefferson 29-13125
Justin Zimmerman (Fer) tech fall Dominic Percell (W&J) 16-1
133
Robert Cunningham (Fer) dec. Jacob Spearman (W&J) Dec 3-2
141 Johnathan Swann (W&J) pin
Austin Jenkins (Fer) 2:17
149
Paul Biggs (Fer) dec. Logan Strope (W&J) 11-4
157
Logan Meister (Fer) dec. Trevor Meyers (W&J) Dec 10-4
165
Kendall Cherry (Fer) dec. Declan Haggerty (W&J) 5-2
174 Sonnieboy Blanco (W&J) major dec.
Blake Rosenbaum (Fer) 20-10
184
Hunter Goulart (Fer) pin Jesse Lesko (W&J) Fall 4:13
197 Ezekiel Stroupe (W&J) dec.
Adam Fitzwater (Fer) SV 5-3
285
Tate Dulany (Fer) pin Eric Higgs (W&J) Fall 3:00
Ferrum def. #23 Lycoming 22-17125
Justin Zimmerman (Fer) dec. Kyle Drick (Lyc) Dec 7-4
133
Robert Cunningham (Fer) major dec. Will Newmiller (Lyc) 14-0
141 Joseph Santomarco (Lyc) dec.
Collin Saunders (Fer) SV 2-1
149 Seth Lansberry (Lyc) dec.
Paul Biggs (Fer) 7-2
157
Josh Alston (Fer) dec. Matt Neff (Lyc) 6-3
165 Nolan Barger (Lyc) tech fall
Mark Allan (Fer) 18-1
174 Brandon Conrad (Lyc) pin
Blake Rosenbaum (Fer) 4:35
184
Hunter Goulart (Fer) dec. Dakota Pfeiffer (Lyc) Dec 5-1
197
Adam Fitzwater (Fer) pin Loc Long (Lyc) 4:37
285
Tate Dulany (Fer) dec. Max Lamport (Lyc) 3-2
Ferrum def. Thiel 21-18125
Bailey Cooper (Fer) dec. Justin Walter (Thiel) 5-1
133
Robert Cunningham (Fer) dec. Lance Waters (Thiel) 10-4
141 Robert Ritschard (Thiel) dec.
Jordan Jones (Fer) 3-1
149 Nick Sutton (Thiel) pin
Paul Biggs (Fer) 0:36
157
Logan Meister (Fer) dec. Jordan Smith (Thiel) SV 6-4
165 Chris Nuss (Thiel) major dec.
Kendall Cherry (Fer) 11-2
174 Marco Crivelli (Thiel) tech fall
Blake Rosenbaum (Fer) 16-0
184
Hunter Goulart (Fer) dec. Tyler Wilkes (Thiel) Dec 6-3
197
Adam Fitzwater (Fer) pin Tyler Wright (Thiel) 2:35
285
Tate Dulany (Fer) dec. Blake Heim (Thiel) 6-3
Ferrum def. #15 Mount Union 19-14125 Nick Mancini (Mt. Union) major dec.
Justin Zimmerman (Fer) 9-0
133
Robert Cunningham (Fer) dec. Trent Duffy (Mt. Union) Dec 4-1
141 Jeremy Border (Mt. Union) major dec.
Collin Saunders (Fer) 10-1
149
Paul Biggs (Fer) dec. Seth McCurdy (Mt. Union) 10-3
157
Logan Meister (Fer) dec. Pete Hughes (Mt. Union) 8-3
165 Hubert Alston (Fer) major dec. Jacob Tremoulis (Mt. Union) 12-4
174 Nick Miller (Mt. Union) dec.
Blake Rosenbaum (Fer) 3-0
184
Hunter Goulart (Fer) dec. Tyler Siefke (Mt. Union) 6-3
197 Aaron Page (Mt. Union) dec.
Adam Fitzwater (Fer) 12-6
285
Tate Dulany (Fer) dec. Jake Alaire (Mt. Union) 3-1