NEWBERRY, S.C.- The No. 20 Ouachita Tiger wrestling team went to work over the weekend, taking part in the Newberry Open, hosted by Newberry College. Ouachita participated in four duals throughout the weekend, winning three of them. The Tigers recorded victories over Shippensburg, No. 9 ranked West Liberty and East Stroudsberg before falling in their last dual of the open to No. 7 Kutztown.
The Tigers actually got one of the more difficult draws of the teams attending, with all four of their duals coming on Saturday. They kicked off the open at 8:30 in the morning on Saturday, taking on Shippensburg University.
In their 25-18 win over Shippensburg, Ouachita's performances were highlighted by three wins by decision, as well as a win by fall and a major decision.
Dallas Smith claimed the only pin in the match in the 184 lb weight class, while the major decision went to
Seth Calvert in the 197 lb division.
Following their first dual of the afternoon, the Tigers went right back to work, taking on West Liberty University. In the dual, the Tigers steamrolled the No. 9 ranked Hilltoppers in a 36-9 rout.
Ouachita won eight of the 10 matches in their dual against West Liberty, including two decision victories, three major decision wins and two wins by fall. Garret Evans,
Bobby Williams and
Dexter Carter notched the three major decisions for the Tigers in the 125 lb, 157 lb and 165 lb divisions, while David Butler and
Dallas Smith recorded the two pin victories for Ouachita in the 174 and 184 lb classes.
Next up for the Tigers was East Stroudsberg, who the Tigers continued their great day against. The Tigers posted their second dominating performance of the day, recording another 36-9 victory.
The dual was highlighted by a decision victory, three major decision wins, a pin and three technical fall victories. The likes of Evans (125), Smith (184), Williams (157),
Josh Myers (141) and David Butler (174) all improved to 3-0 on the day with victories in the dual.
The last dual of the day for the Tigers would prove to be the most difficult, as they participated in their second Top-20 match-up of the day against No. 7 ranked Kutztown.
Evans, Myers, Williams, Butler and Smith all continued their fantastic days, as they all recorded victories over the Golden Bears, but no other Tiger was able to defeat a Golden Bear wrestler. Ouachita and Kutztown posted one of the closest matches of the Open, with a final score of 27-16 ended up in Kutztown's favor.
The Tigers will travel to Oklahoma City next weekend to take on Oklahoma City University in a dual. Events are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 1.
No. 20 Ouachita vs. Shippensburg Result OBU SU
125
Garrett Evans (Ouachita) over Dereck Enders (Shippensburg) Dec 8-2 3.00 0
133 Cameron Throckmorton (Shipp.) over
Anthony Melillo (Ouachita) Dec 9-6 0 3.00
141 Joshua Myers (Ouachita) over Cody Myers (Shippensburg) Dec 10-4 3.00 0
149 Ean Starner (Shippensburg) over Marc Smith (Ouachita) Dec 5-1 0 3.00
157
Bobby Williams (Ouachita) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 6.00 0
165 Neal Grudi (Shippensburg) over
Dexter Carter (Ouachita) Pin 3:38 0 6.00
174 David Butler (Ouachita) over John Lindquist (Shippensburg) Dec 5-2 3.00 0
184
Dallas Smith (Ouachita) over Luke Etter (Shippensburg) Pin 2:13 6.00 0
197
Seth Calvert (Ouachita) over Marshall Hobbs (Shippensburg) Maj 13-3 4.00 0
HWT Daniel Estricher (Shippensburg) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
Dual Meet Score 25.0 18.0
No. 20 Ouachita vs. No. 9 West Liberty Result OBU WLU
125
Garrett Evans (Ouachita Baptist) over Joe Wagstaff (West Liberty) Maj 13-1 4.00 0
133
Anthony Melillo (Ouachita Baptist) over Cole Nace (West Liberty) Dec 11-4 3.00 0
141 Joshua Myers (Ouachita Baptist) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 6.00 0
149 Sterling Hawkins (Ouachita) over Daniel Carpenter (West Lib.) Dec 10-6 3.00 0
157
Bobby Williams (Ouachita Baptist) over Art Hobley (West Liberty) Maj 15-4 4.00 0
165
Dexter Carter (Ouachita Baptist) over David Schlieper (West Lib.) Maj 10-2 4.00 0
174 David Butler (Ouachita Baptist) over Andy Church (West Liberty) Pin 3:23 6.00 0
184
Dallas Smith (Ouachita Baptist) over Scott Kaiser (West Liberty) Pin 1:35 6.00 0
197 Danny Doyle (West Liberty) over
Seth Calvert (Ouachita Baptist) Dec 8-5 0 3.00
HWT Mike Carpenter (West Liberty) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
Dual Meet Score 36.0 9.0
No. 20 Ouachita vs. East Stroudsberg Result OBU ES
125
Garrett Evans (Ouachita over Nick Kaiser (East Stroudsburg) Pin 3:44 6.00 0
133
Anthony Melillo (Ouachita) over Devin Holmes (East Stroudsburg) Maj 12-2 4.00 0
141 Joshua Myers (Ouachita) over Joseph Hoy (East Stroudsburg) TF 17-1 5.00 0
149 Marc Smith (Ouachita) over Joe Welk (East Stroudsburg) Dec 2-1 3.00 0
157
Bobby Williams (Ouachita) over Braden Turner (East Stroudsburg)F 19-2 5.00 0
165
Dexter Carter (Ouachita) over Nate Silverthorn (East Strouds.) TF 17-1 5.00 0
174 David Butler (Ouachita) over Will Esposito (East Stroudsburg) Maj 11-1 4.00 0
184
Dallas Smith (Ouachita) over Luke DeLuise (East Stroudsburg) Maj 9-1 4.00 0
197 Tyson Searer (East Strouds.) over
Seth Calvert (Ouachita) Dec 3-1 0 3.00
HWT Joe Blaes (East Strouds.) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
Dual Meet Score 36.0 9.0
No. 20 Ouachita vs. No. 7 Kutztown Result OBU KU
125
Garrett Evans (Ouachita Baptist) over Nick Lamoreaux (Kutztown) Maj 9-0 4.00 0
133 Brandon Davis (Kutztown) over
Anthony Melillo (Ouachita Baptist) Pin 3:27 0 6.00
141 Joshua Myers (Ouachita Baptist) over Evan Yenolevich (Kutztown) Dec 5-4 3.00 0
149 Mitch Voelker (Kutztown) over Sterling Hawkins (Ouachita Baptist) Dec 6-2 0 3.00
157
Bobby Williams (Ouachita Baptist) over Jackson Stabile (Kutztown) TF4 25-10 4.00 0
165 Matt Martoccio (Kutztown) over
Dexter Carter (Ouachita Baptist) Pin 3:21 0 6.00
174 David Butler (Ouachita Baptist) over Wade Rivera (Kutztown) Dec 4-3 3.00 0
184
Dallas Smith (Ouachita Baptist) over Giovanni Ortiz (Kutztown) Dec 6-1 3.00 0
197 Vinny Campanile (Kutztown) over
Seth Calvert (Ouachita Baptist) Pin 1:24 0 6.00
HWT Ziad Haddad (Kutztown) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
Unsportsman like -1.000
Dual Meet Score 16.0 27.0
