Marshall, Mo. - The Marian wrestling team competed at the Missouri Valley Duals on Friday, wrestling five teams either ranked or receiving votes in the NAIA rankings. Marian recorded a 2-3 record on the day, bringing its season record to an overall 7-3 mark in dual competition.
Results from the five duals can be found on the Marian wrestling schedule page and are linked in the article.
Logan Wagner shone as the lone Knight to go a perfect 5-0 on the day, while
Anthony Rinehart had an equally impressive day with a 4-0 record. Marian would forfeit the 149 weight class in each match on the day.
#16 Marian 20-24 #22 Lindsey Wilson
Both the Knights and Blue Raiders recorded five victories in the first match of the day, but it would be Marian's forfeit at 149 that would ultimately concede the match to Lindsey Wilson.
Anthony Hughes won 8-2 to open the match at 125, and
Logan Wagner won by fall in his bout at 141. The Knights held the lead after
Christian Arberry won by decision at 157 in a 4-2 bout, and
Anthony Rinehart would take a 7-2 decision win in his match in the 174 weight class, but a loss by fall from
Braden Getz at 165 and
Eldrich Flores at 285 would lead to a decision in favor of Lindsey Wilson.
Peter Sells won by a 20-4 tech fall over Jostyn Zayas in his first match in the 197 weight class.
#16 Marian 34-15 (RV) Avila
The Knights would rebound as a team in the matchup with Avila, winning seven matches en route to their 19-point victory.
Anthony Hughes won by tech fall to start the match, while
Landon Bertsch (133) earned a 2-0 win by decision for his first victory of the day. Both
Logan Wagner and
Christian Arberry won by tech fall, and
Jeff Dunasky Jr. (165) and
Anthony Rinehart (174) each won by fall.
Noah Hollendonner (184) would score Marian's final win of the match, taking down Corey Holmes in a 10-2 major decision.
#16 Marian 22-27 #20 University of Saint Mary
The result of Marian's 149 forfeit again would play a hand in the final decision against the University of Saint Mary, as the Knights lost by a 27-22 final.
Logan Wagner leveled the match at 6-6 with his win by fall against Robert Burke, but the following forfeit at 149 put the Stars back in the lead. Saint Mary would record its fourth win of the match as Josey Jernegan defeated
Christian Arberry in the 157 bout, but Marian would recover, winning each of the next three contests.
Jeff Dunasky Jr. (165) won by fall in the third period against Graham Kilpper, while
Anthony Rinehart (174) won by fall of his own.
Noah Hollendonner completed the winning streak with a 13-3 major decision victory over Orinn Hubbard, putting the Knights in front 22-15. Marian would fail to hang on to the win despite the three strong victories, as
Peter Sells (197) and
Eldrich Flores (285) each were defeated by fall to close the dual.
#16 Marian 32-17 (RV) William Woods
The Knights again responded after the loss with a strong win over William Woods, earning victory in five of the seven contested matches.
Anthony Hughes and
Eldrich Flores each won by forfeit, while
Landon Bertsch and
Jeff Dunasky Jr. scored victories by decision.
Logan Wagner earned a victory by fall,
Christian Arberry won by tech fall, and
Anthony Rinehart won by major decision.Â
#12 Marian 15-36 #12 Missouri Valley College
In the final match of the day, Marian struggled against Missouri Valley College, losing 36-15.
Logan Wagner,
Christian Arberry, and
Noah Hollendonner were the lone three Knights to win in the dual, taking respective victories by fall, major decision, and tech fall.Â
Final records from the day were:
Marian will return to the mat next Saturday, traveling to North Manchester, Ind., to compete in the annual Spartan Mat Classic.
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