DANVILLE, Virginia -- Ferrum College's men's wrestling team finished fifth at the 2022 Southeast Wrestling Conference (SEWC) Tournament, held today at Averett University's E. Stuart James Grant Center.
TEAM SCORES
1. Averett 154.5; 2. Ozarks 128; 3. Roanoke 121.5; 4. Greensboro 98.5; 5. Ferrum 69.5; 6. Southern Virginia 61; 7. Huntingdon 57.5; 8. Shenandoah 30.5
THE BASICS
Averett won the title with 154.5 points, followed by University of the Ozarks with 128 points and Roanoke College with 121.5 points.
Ferrum had eight wrestlers reach the podium, including 197-pound champion Braden Homsey, who posted a 21-4 technical fall over Averett's William Baldwin in the title match.
Rayshawn Dixon also reached the finals at 285 pounds, where he dropped a 3-0 decision to Southern Virginia University's Nico Ramirez.
Also placing for Ferrum today were Anthony Gaskin (4th, 157 lbs), Ethan Fragoso (5th, 197 lbs), Levi Englman (6th, 141 lbs), Christian Hite (6th, 157 lbs), Elijah Martin (6th, 165 lbs), and Sam Slate (6th, 184).
Averett's win snapped a five-year streak held by Ferrum. The Panthers won consecutive SEWC Tournament titles in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. The event was not held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
FERRUM BY WEIGHT CLASS
125: no entry
133: Trent Proctor 1-2
141: Levi Englman 1-1, 6th; Jonathan Ward 0-2
149: Hayden Funck 0-2, Caden Dalton 0-2
157: Anthony Gaskin 3-2 (1 pin), 4th; Christian Hite 2-3, 6th
165: Elijah Martin 1-3, 6th; Jay Worley 0-2
174: Colt Oliver 1-2 (1), Cristopher Reynoso 1-2
184: Sam Slate 1-3 (1), 6th; Cullen Nash-Cleek 1-2 (1)
197: Braden Homsey 3-0 (1), 1st; Ethan Fragoso 3-2, 5th
285: Rayshawn Dixon 3-1, 2nd; George Mitchell 0-2
UP NEXT
Coach Logan Meister's team will be back on the mat Friday, February 11, at home against Shenandoah University and is designated Senior Night for four graduating Ferrum wrestlers. Match time is 7:00 p.m. in Swartz Gym.
