FINAL RESULTS (PDF)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -- Ferrum College's men's wrestling team competed Thursday and Friday, December 29-30, at the 2022 Citrus Invitational, held at Broward County Convention Center, with John Carroll University (Ohio) serving as host. Ferrum placed sixth in a field of 15 teams, with Rayshawn Dixon winning the 285-pound individual title.

TEAM SCORES
1. Augsburg, MN 219.5 pts; 2. Castleton, VT 170; 3. UNC Pembroke, NC 110; 4. Roanoke, VA 100.5; 5. Cornell, IA 99; 6. Ferrum, VA 81; 7. NYU, NY 75.5; 8. John Carroll, OH 73; 9. Liberty, VA 65; 10. Ozarks, AR 62; 11. Williams, MA 58.5; T12. Concordia, WI 44.5; T12. Schreiner, TX 44.5; 14. St. Thomas, FL 9.5; 15. Wisconsin-La Crosse, WI 23.5; 16. St. Johns (MN), MN 12

THE BASICS
The Panthers entered 20 wrestlers in the tournament and were paced by three wrestlers that reached the podium: Rayshawn Dixon (1st, 285), Levi Englman (5th, 141) and Braden Homsey (7th, 197).

Dixon barreled through the 285-pound weight class with a 5-0 mark, including a pair of pins and three decisions, to earn his third individual title this season. In his semifinal match, Dixon pinned #2 seed Jeffrey Allen of Liberty University at 2:32 of the first period. Allen is the three-time reigning NCWA national champion at 285 pounds. Dixon then nipped #1 seed Tyler Kim of Augsburg University, 4-3, in the title match, scoring a takedown with one second left in regulation to come from behind and post the upset win. Kim is a two-time All-American and currently ranked #2 in the nation by Intermatwrestle.com.

Englman advanced to the semifinals before losing, then wrestled back through the consolation bracket, beating Cody Williams of UNC-Pembroke 6-1 in the 5th-place match. He closed out the tournament with a 4-2 record, including a pin. Homsey also went 4-2 with a pin, earning a medical forfeit in his 7th-place match.

FERRUM BY WEIGHT CLASS
125: Adrian Samano 4-3, 1 pin, 1 TF, 1 major; Trent Proctor 4-3, 1 pin, 1 major
133: Rubyn Semedo 6-3, 1 pin, 2 majors
141: Levi Englman 4-2 1 pin, 5th place; Jonathan Ward 0-3
149: Hayden Funck 3-3, 1 pin, 2 majors; Perry Roller 1-3; Andres Ramirez 0-3
157: Christian Hite 3-3 , 1 major
165: Joey Olalde 3-3, 1 pin, 1 major; Mateo Villalobos1-3; Bradley Sigmon 0-3; Alexis Fidalgo 0-3
184: Colt Oliver 4-3, 2 pins, 1 major
197: Braden Homsey 4-2, 1 pin, 2 TF, 7th place; Ethan Fragoso 2-2, 1 pin; Johnny Black 0-2
285: Rayshawn Dixon 5-0, 2 pins, 1st place; Trent Ray 4-3, 2 pins; George Mitchell 1-3

UP NEXT
Coach Logan Meister's team will be back on the mat Friday and Saturday, January 13-14, at th Bud Whitehill National Duals, hosted by Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.