Fontbonne Men's Wrestling Falls Against Prairie Wolves And Blue Jays; Dennis Picks Up Two Wins

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's wrestling suffered a couple of tough defeats at the hands of Nebraska Wesleyan and Westminster.

Match One

Nebraska Wesleyan 54, Fontbonne 3

How It Happened

The Prairie Wolves opened with a 12-0 lead over Fontbonne with Isaiah Graves, Eron Haynes, and Van Schmidt each picking up fall wins at 125, 133, and 141 pounds, respectively.

Fontbonne got on the board at 174 pounds with Micah Dennis earning a hard fought 6-5 decision win over Cade Krammerer. Nebraska Wesleyan picked up three more forfeit wins over the Griffins for the win.

Results                                                                                                         

125: Isaiah Graves (NWU) over Jorduan Griffin (FBU), by fall (1:46)

133: Eron Haynes (NWU) over Kody Kretzer (FBU), by fall (2:05)

141: Van Schmidt (NWU) over Josh Presley (FBU), by fall (1:14)

149: Keegan Casey (NWU) won by forfeit

157: Collin Quandt (NWU) over Joe Beck (FBU), by fall (1:29)

165: Zeth Gerkensmeyer (NWU) over Bradyn Rawlins (FBU), by fall (2:13)

174: Micah Dennis (FBU) over Cade Kammerer (NWU) by decision, (6-5)

184: Drake Stuhr (NWU) won by forfeit

197: Jacoby Hines (NWU) won by forfeit

285: Nate Fredenburg (NWU) won by forfeit

Match Two

Westminster 30, Fontbonne 24

How It Happened

Prior to the men's match beginning, the women's wrestling team had a few exhibition matches against Westminster with Rider Marks and Kayla Davis taking part.

Fontbonne opened with a 12-6 lead on a couple forfeits. At 157, the Griffins Joe Beck picked up an impressive fall win at 4:55 over Jackson Beene giving Fontbonne an 18-6 lead. After a forfeit at 165 in favor of Westminster, the Griffins collected six more points with Micah Dennis picking up his second win on the night with a fall win over Will Harper at 1:25.

Westminster went on to tie the match with forfeits at 184 and 197 so the final match came down to Jorduan Griffin and Brock Davis at 125 pounds. It was tough outing but Davis came away with the fall win at 1:42 for Westminster.

Results:

125: Brock Davis (WC) over Jorduan Griffin (FBU) by fall, (1:42)

133: Kody Kretzer (FBU) won by forfeit

141: Josh Presley (FBU) won by forfeit

149: Jonathan Roberts (WC) won by forfeit

157: Joe Beck (FBU) over Jackson Beene (WC) by fall (4:55)

165: Quenton Reickard (WC) over Bradyn Rawlins (FBU) by fall, (1:29)

174: Micah Dennis (FBU) over Will Harper (WC) by fall, (1:25)

184: Christopher Corley (WC) won by forfeit

197: Montgomery Mills (WC) won by forfeit

285: Double Forfeit

Head Coach Prater Thoughts

"It's always good to find competition with other wrestlers than ourselves. Both teams are diligently finding ways to get better and it may not show in the win column, however, they won some positions we were not able to win last week. We know it's a process that will continue all the way until regionals and I'm proud of the effort our teams are giving on a daily basis. Slowly we are building a solid foundation that they can be proud of the results."

"Micah Dennis has stepped up his maturity on the mat and we're excited about his growth in wrestling this season as compared to last season. He's wrestling well in alot of positions and is becoming a vocal leader for our team. I'm also excited about our six freshman in the lineup, four men, and two women getting their first season of college wrestling under their belts."

Up Next

The Griffins are back in action next Saturday at the Lindenwood Open.

About Fontbonne University

Fontbonne University is a private, Catholic liberal arts university located in St. Louis, committed to a transformative education and inspiring students to become global citizens who think critically, act ethically and serve responsibly. The university, founded in 1923, is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. For more information, visit www.fontbonne.edu

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