GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Ursinus College wrestling team closed out its Centennial dual slate on Saturday, picking up a pair of wins over Johns Hopkins and Gettysburg.
In the first match, the Bears (who are ranked 23rd) defeated Johns Hopkins 27-9, while the Bears blanked host Gettysburg in the second match of the day 49-0.
In the Hopkins match, Ursinus fell behind early at 125 as Paul Bewak defeated senior Chris Donaldson by a 2-1 score. Ursinus would win the next four bouts, starting with junior Keven Hoogheem picking up a 9-3 win over Christian Vallis at 133. Junior Christian Hoogheem then defeated Connor Joyce at 141 by a 10-0 score for a 7-3 lead.
At 149, sophomore Derek Arnold defeated Tommy Grifa by technical fall as the match ended 4:52 in by a 15-0 score. Senior Richard Jasinski then defeated Christian Salera at 157 by a 6-1 score for a 15-3 lead.
At 165, Welles Sakmar beat junior Gnobela Seri by slim 5-4 score, before Jared Forman defeated freshman Cody Richmond at 174 by a 5-2 score to get Johns Hopkins back to within six at 15-9.
Ursinus then won the last three matches of the bout, starting with senior Daniel Manganaro's win at 184 over Evan Johnson 2-1, followed by freshman Paul Aaroe at 197 over Kory Johnson at 6-1. Sophomore Matan Peleg then finished the dual with a pin of Ellis Flannery in 2:12.
Against Gettysburg, freshman Austin Petril won the opening match at 125 by forfeit, with Keven Hoogheem winning at 133 over Matt Laux, 10-3. Christian Hoogheem scored a win over Jake Bracken at 141 by a 11-4 score, followed by Arnold defeating Quinn Merrigan 9-4 for a 15-0 lead.
At 157, Jasinski pinned Brandon Carcuffe in 1:32 for a 21-0 lead, with Seri scoring a 14-5 major decision over Pat Thomas, giving the Bears a 25-0 lead.
After Richmond won by forfeit, Manganaro made quick work of Camden Stoops, pinning him in 1:31.
Aaroe got a forfeit at 197, followed by Peleg defeating Joey Bragg by pin in 1:50.
Ursinus will head to McDaniel on Saturday for the Centennial Conference Championships.
No. 23 Ursinus 27, Johns Hopkins 9
125: Paul Bewak (JH) dec. Chris Donaldson, 2-1 (0-3)
133: Keven Hoogheem (UC) dec. Christian Vallis, 9-3 (3-3)
141: Christian Hoogheem (UC) major dec. Connor Joyce, 10-0 (7-3)
149: Derek Arnold (UC) tech. fall Tommy Grifa, 15-0 (4:52) (12-3)
157: Richard Jasinski (UC) dec. Christian Salera, 6-1 (15-3)
165: Welles Sakmar (JH) dec. Gnobela Seri, 5-4 (15-6)
174: Jared Forman (JH) dec. Cody Richmond, 5-2 (15-9)
184: Daniel Manganaro (UC) dec. Evan Johnson, 2-1 (18-9)
197: Paul Aaroe (UC) dec. Kory Johnson, 6-1 (21-9)
285: Matan Peleg (UC) pinned Ellis Flannery, 2:12 (27-9)
No. 23 Ursinus 49, Gettysburg 0
125: Austin Petril (UC) won by forfeit (6-0)
133: Keven Hoogheem (UC) dec. Matt Laux, 10-3 (9-0)
141: Christian Hoogheem (UC) dec. Jake Bracken, 11-4 (12-0)
149: Derek Arnold (UC) dec. Quinn Merrigan, 9-4 (15-0)
157: Richard Jasinski (UC) pinned Brandon Carcuffe, 1:32 (21-0)
165: Gnoleba Seri (UC) major dec. Pat Thomas, 14-5 (25-0)
174: Cody Richmond (UC) won by forfeit (31-0)
184: Daniel Manganaro (UC) pinned Camden Stoops, 1:31 (37-0)
197: Paul Aaroe (UC) won by forfeit (43-0)
285: Matan Peleg (UC) pinned Joey Bragg, 1:50 (49-0)