WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University wrestling team took extra points in all seven of its winning bouts pushing its dual match win streak to eight as the Colonels cruised to a 36-12 victory over Penn College on Senior Night on Friday at the Marts Center.
 
With the win Wilkes improved to 18-3 overall, not suffering a dual match defeat in almost a month's time. Penn College dropped to 11-13 overall in dual matches.
 
After Wilkes was awarded a forfeit at 125, Dylan O'Connor (Somerset, NJ/Bishop George Ahr) and Thomas Stokes (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) went back-to-back with major decisions 8-0 and 15-4 respectively at 133 and 141 to extend the lead to 14-0. Kyle Medrow (West Chester, PA/West Chester Henderson) was the fourth Colonel to earn extra points taking a 16-0 technical fall in 5:12 at 149. John Ritter (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) followed with a pin of Jesse Walker in 3:54 at 157 and Nicholas Racanelli (West Creek, NJ/Southern Regional) posted the second Wilkes' technical fall winning 19-3 in 5:55 at 165 as the Colonels led 30-0 heading into the final four bouts.
 
Ashton Gyenizs (Madison, CT/Daniel Hand) was the final winner on the night pinning Dylan Gettys in 4:40 at 174. Prior to the match Wilkes honored its five senior wrestlers, Patrick Miko (Derby, CT/Derby), Stokes, Ritter, Racanelli and Gyenizs for all their hard work and dedication to the Colonel wrestling program. Racanelli was also presented with his 100-win plaque, a feat the senior reached in early January, by Wilkes University Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Paul Adams.
 
The Colonels are back on the mat on February 8^th traveling to Ithaca College for a dual match at 7:00 p.m.
 
Wilkes 36, Penn College 12
125- K. Trout (W) wins by Forfeit
133- D. O'Connor major dec Colin Jens (P), 8-0
141- T. Stokes (W) major dec Gavin Link (P), 15-4
149- K. Medrow (W) tech fall Cameron Dickey (P), 16-0 (5:12)
157- J. Ritter (W) fall Jesse Walker (3:54)
165- N. Racanelli (W) tech fall Daniel Bergeron (P), 19-3 (5:55)
174- A. Gyenizs (W) fall Dylan Gettys (P), 4:40
184- C. Browne (P) dec A. Santana-Quintana (W), 11-5
197- Jared Mooney (P) dec M. Almeky (W), 7-3
285- Dylan Otis (P) fall R. Horton (W), 1:56
 
Exhibitions:
125- K. Trout (W) dec N. Bauer (W), 3-2
157- C. Dix (W) fall Makeela Fabrizio (P), 2:47
133- Colin Jens (P) major dec P. Miko (W), 19-8