Results
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Jan. 13) – The University of Mount Olive men's wrestling team produced nine wins while posting a split in a tri-meet against King and Truett McConnell on Friday night.
With the split, the Trojans move to 9-3 with a 3-1 mark in conference action following the loss to King. Mount Olive now sets a new program record with nine dual meet wins in a single season in just its fourth year as a team. UNC Pembroke and Lander are the only remaining undefeated programs in the league with three other schools having only one loss this year in the conference.
Below are the team scores for the King Tri-Meet.
King over Mount Olive, 22-15
Mount Olive over Truett McConnell, 30-20
King over Truett McConnell, 41-9
Against King, the Trojans claimed an early 3-0 advantage following a victory by a 12-5 decision by
Lens Mathurin over Tyson Upchurch in the 125-weight class. The Tornado responded with back-to-back wins by major decision and fall to take the lead, 10-3. In the 149-weight class, redshirt freshman
Dallas Wilson put together a dominant performance in a 10-3 decision against Demetri Teddlie to trim the deficit to 10-6. King countered with three-straight wins by decision to stretch the advantage to 19-6 before redshirt senior
Dimitri Naimi delivered a 7-4 decision versus Clint Morrissette in the 184-weight class, 19-9. Sophomore
Jonathan Clack closed the gap to 19-15 with a pin over Jacob Ebner at 197, but King secured the victory with a 2-0 decision at heavyweight to win by a 22-15 margin.
Against Truett McConnell, the Bears established a 6-0 lead with wins in the 125 and 133 weight classes. Redshirt freshman
Taylor Robinson answered with a victory via fall over Stanley Lal at 141 to tie the meet at 6-6, but TMU countered with a technical fall to reclaim the lead, 11-6. The Trojans gained control with three-consecutive wins via fall by redshirt junior
Michael Vernagallo (157), freshman
Calan Staub (165), and Naimi (174) to put UMO ahead by a score of 24-11. The Bears battled back with a decision win and a pin to cut the deficit to 24-20, but redshirt senior
Nico Ramirez secured the victory by forfeit in the 285-weight class, 30-20.
The Trojans return to action on Saturday, Jan. 21, when they host the Mount Olive Tri-Meet against Belmont Abbey and Lander in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas dual meets, starting at 1 p.m.
Match Results vs. King
125:
Lens Mathurin (UMO) def. Tyson Upchurch (King), 12-5 Decision
133: Franky Medina (King) def.
Richard Williams (UMO), 14-1 Major Decision
141: Austin Kolikas (King) def.
Taylor Robinson (UMO), by Fall (1:52)
149:
Dallas Wilson (UMO) def. Demetri Teddlie (King), 10-3 Decision
157: Trent Mahoney (King) def.
Michael Vernagallo (UMO), 7-6 Decision
165: Bo Perkins (King) def.
Jake Nicolosi (UMO), 2-0 Decision (SV-1)
174: Vincent Galang (King) def.
Seth Thomas (UMO), 7-3 Decision
184:
Dimitri Naimi (UMO) def. Clint Morrissette (King), 7-4 Decision
197:
Jonathan Clack (UMO) def. Jacob Ebner (King), by Fall (0:40)
285: Jacob Telles (King) def.
Nico Ramirez (UMO), 2-0 Decision
Match Results vs Truett McConnell
125: Brandon Navixay (TMU) def.
Lens Mathurin (UMO), 10-5 Decision
133: Frankie Salecedo (TMU) def.
Darius McKenzie (UMO), 9-3 Decision
141:
Taylor Robinson (UMO) def. Stanley Lal (TMU), by Fall (4:10)
149: Leonel Silvestre (TMU) def.
Ridge Kidder (UMO), 19-4 Tech. Fall
157:
Michael Vernagallo (UMO) def. Mason Johnson (TMU), by Fall (0:53)
165:
Calan Staub (UMO) def. Ian James (TMU), by Fall (4:50)
174:
Dimitri Naimi (UMO) def. Elijah Hester (TMU), by Fall (2:02)
184: Hans Evatt (TMU) def.
Noah Williams (UMO), 5-1 Decision
197: Nolan Cook (TMU) def.
Devin McCorkle (UMO), by Fall (4:16)
285:
Nico Ramirez (UMO) wins by forfeit
