The Kentucky Wesleyan wrestling team held its first ever match Saturday, while the cross country and volleyball teams finished their 2018 seasons.
WRESTLING
KWC hosted its first wrestling match on Saturday afternoon at Jones Gymnasium. The Panthers started their inaugural season with a 35-9 exhibition loss to Thomas More.
LaMont Wilson, Caleb Craig and Daniel Lopez each recorded victories for Wesleyan.
At 125, Wilson picked-up an 8-7 decision. Wilson, the aggressor throughout, kept his opponent on the mat for a majority of the second period and was too elusive to take down in the final period.
Adam Bender and Nick Ornelas could not connect on their chances at 133 and 141. Bender suffered a narrow 10-7 loss, while Ornelas fell 3-0 to Devin Wood.
Craig outlasted Cody Roland at 149, scoring late to take control and finishing with a 5-0 victory. At heavyweight, Lopez capped the day off with a 9-3 victory over Tyler Kassinger.
The Panthers travel to St. Louis Saturday to compete at the Kauffman Brand Open, hosted at Maryville University.
Full results:
125: LaMont Wilson (KWC) over Noah Ross (TMC) (Dec 8-7)
133: Kenny Byers (TMC) over Adam Bender (KWC) (Dec 10-7)
141: Devin Wood (TMC) over Nick Ornelas (KWC) (Dec 3-0)
149: Caleb Craig (KWC) over Cody Roland (TMC) (Dec 5-0)
157: Garren Moody (TMC) over (KWC) (For.)
165: Jimmy Traub (TMC) over Bryan Simpson (KWC) (TF 24-7 5:00)
174: Andrew Taylor (TMC) over (KWC) (For.)
184: Avery Jones (TMC) over Kohana Wilks (KWC) (Fall 5:24)
197: James Caniglia (TMC) over (KWC) (For.)
285: Daniel Lopez (KWC) over Tyler Kassinger (TMC) (Dec 9-3)
CROSS COUNTRY
The Kentucky Wesleyan College cross country teams wrapped up their 2018 season on Saturday at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship hosted by Walsh University at Glen Oak High School.
The men placed ninth as a team, with Chase Bland leading the way for the Panthers with a time of 28:40.8 to finish 47th. Hunter Kurz and Collin Zollman placed 75th and 77th, respectively. Kurz crossed in 29:34.4, while Zollman was right behind at 29:39.6.
Ethan Dossett placed 91st with a time of 30:08.4, and Patrick Quire got 95th with a 30:15.0.
On the women’s side, Sydney Goff was the top finisher for the Panthers, placing 54th with a time of 26:00. Leslie Burns placed 70th at 26:56.5, while Angelique Laizure crossed in 29:24.8 to place 102nd.
VOLLEYBALL
The Panthers volleyball team ended its season Saturday with a loss to Tiffin University. The Dragons won in straight sets, earning their second win of the season over the Panthers.
Julia Moran helped the Panthers (14-16, 8-11 G-MAC) get off to quick start, but the Dragons (21-10, 15-4 G-MAC) turned went on a run to win the set.
A back-and-forth exchanged continued in the second set, and the Dragons again pulled away late. Tiffin won the first eight points of the third game for a big third-set win and match victory.
Moran finished with eight kills, while Jaylen McEwen added seven kills and 11 digs. Nicole Venema collected 20 digs, and Lydia Jackson finished with 16 assists.
With the loss, Wesleyan fell one game shy of qualifying for the G-MAC Tournament.
Information courtesy of KWC Athletics.
