DANVILLE, Va. — Averett University men's wrestling took a special 36-2 victory over Ferrum College on Saturday during an exhilarating non-conference dual at the Grant Center.
The Cougars (3-1, 1-0 ODAC) won in nine of the 10 weight classes against the Division II Panthers (1-2, 1-1 CC).
Prior to the match, the team recognized its alumni for their annual Alumni Day. Alumnus include: Austin Long, Thaddeus Wilkerson, Landon Childress, Jaleel Jones, George Moseley, Caleb Calhoun, Brandon Woody, Caleb Harmon, David Shelton, Bryant Quaye, Anthony Taylor, Alex Logsdon and Keaton Gomez.
The dual opened at 141 pounds as senior Wyatt Parker fought until the buzzer, but ultimately fell by a 5-4 decision. Sophomore Luke Zadrazil's 6-0 decision over Ferrum at 149 pounds tied the two teams at 3-3.
Senior Carter Shupert put the Cougars ahead 7-3 over the Panthers with a 12-3 major decision at 157 pounds. Averett went on to dominate in the next seven weight classes with wins from Seniors Xavier Swanson (165), Michael Gabbard (174), Khalil Mitchell (184), Jacob Jimenez (197), Carter Erickson (285) and juniors Adrian Samano (125) and A.J. Orlando III (133).
The Cougars travel to Buena Vista, Virginia on Thursday for a conference dual against Southern Virginia University at 7 p.m.
Averett 46 Ferrum 2
141: Braden Crawford (Ferrum) def. Wyatt Parker, Dec 5-4
149: Luke Zadrazil def. Hayden Thompson (Ferrum), Dec 6-0
157: Carter Shupert def. Cameron Curva (Ferrum), MD 12-3
165: Xavier Swanson def. Robert Owens Jr. (Ferrum), TF 17-1 (4:40)
174: Michael Gabbard def. Andres Cortes (Ferrum), MD 8-0
184: Khalil Mitchell def. Hunter Thompson (Ferrum), Dec 11-5
197: Jacob Jimenez def. Joseph Toner (Ferrum), Dec 10-5
285: Carter Erickson def. Braeden Fluke (Ferrum), Fall 3:31
125: Adrian Samano def. Riley Conway (Ferrum), TF 21-5 (5:50)
133: AJ Orlando III def. Josiah Canales (Ferrum), Dec 5-0
Extra matches:
Jackson Higgins def. Genowa Lane (Ferrum), Fall 2:03
Horacio Bowen def. Hayden Thompson (Ferrum), MD 13-5
Braden Crawford (Ferrum) def. Akram Guliyev, Fall 1:38
165: James Mahoney def. Genowa Lane (Ferrum), MD 14-4
Noah Harris (Ferrum) def. Bryson Caudle, SV-1 5-2
