Wilkes (6-8) hosting the John Reese Duals
Sunday, January 26
Start Time: 11:00 a.m.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – Marts Center
 
Match Notes
 
Live Results (Wilkes' matches only)
 
Live Video (Wilkes' matches only)
 
The Wilkes University wrestling team is set to host the John Reese Duals at the Marts Center on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. The eight teams participating will wrestle in three matches each. The Colonels start with No. 19 Rochester Institute of Technology (3-2) before facing Penn State Behrend (0-9) at 12:30 p.m. and SUNY Oneonta (9-4) at 2:00 p.m. No. 7 TCNJ (10-1), Lackawanna College (9-6), the University of Scranton (12-5), and Springfield College (11-3) will also compete at the duals.
 
• Round 1 begins at 11:00 a.m. – Wilkes vs RIT, Oneonta vs Springfield, Lackawanna vs PSU Behrend, Scranton vs TCNJ
 
• Round 2 follows at approximately 12:30 p.m. – Wilkes vs PSU Behrend, Oneonta vs TCNJ, Lackawanna vs RIT, Scranton vs Springfield
 
• Round 3 concludes the day at approximately 2:00 p.m. – Wilkes vs Oneonta, Lackawanna vs Springfield, TCNJ vs RIT, Scranton vs PSU Behrend
 
Colonels Notebook                                                                                                         
• The Colonels placed fifth of seven teams at the 2020 Middle Atlantic Conference Championship last Saturday with eight wrestlers placing. Kyle Medrow (West Chester, PA/West Chester Henderson) (141) placed second, John Devito (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) (174) third, Moustafa Almeky (Shavertown, PA/Dallas) (197) third, Cody Dix (Egg Harbor, NJ/Egg Harbor Township) (149) fourth, Max Shaffer (Doylestown, PA/Archbishop Wood) (141) fifth, Jack Bauer (Ringoes, NJ/Hunterdon Central) (133) sixth, Liam Flaherty (Needmore, PA/Southern Fulton) (157) sixth, and Xavier Barber (Shavertown, PA/Dallas) (165) sixth.
 
• Wilkes went 1-4 at the Budd Whitehill Duals on January 10-11 to bring its dual match record to 6-8. Devito went 4-1 individually and Roger Horton (Towanda, Pa./Athens) compiled a 3-1 record.
 
• The Colonels defeated Hunter 47-6 on January 8th. Nicholas Bauer (Coplay, PA/Wyoming Seminary) (125) and J. Bauer (133) won by fall.
 
• Dylan O'Connor (Somerset, NJ/Bishop George Ahr) at 141-pounds and Horton at 285 went 2-2 at the 87th annual Wilkes Open on December 22nd.
 
• Devito earned runner-up at 174-pounds after going 4-1 at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational on December 6th and 7th. Dix finished seventh at 149-pounds and Almeky placed eighth at 197-pounds.
 
• The Colonels went 1-3 at the Scotty Wood Duals on November 23rd. Wilkes defeated Kent State Tuscarawas 54-6 in the opening bout before dropping matches to Central, Gettysburg and the host Muhlenberg. N. Bauer went 4-0 on the day while Shaffer and Devito were 3-1.
 
• Wilkes split a tri-match at Delaware Valley on November 16th as the Colonels defeated the host Aggies 28-19 before falling to York (PA) 26-9. Flaherty won both of his matches on the day.
 
• The Colonels defeated Alvernia in Reading, Pa. 28-12 by taking six of the 10 bouts on November 13th. Flaherty, Devito and Brady Mitchell (Bowdoin, ME/Mount Ararat) all won by fall.
 
• Wilkes placed in a tie for ninth out of 12 teams at the Ned McGinley Invitational Tournament hosted by King's on November 9th. N. Bauer placed fifth at 125-pounds after a 3-2 showing. Flaherty and Almeky placed sixth at 157-pounds and 197-pounds respectively.
 
• The Colonels opened the season with a 34-15 victory over Lackawanna at the Marts Center. N. Bauer (125) and Jason DeBoard (Avoca, PA/Pittston) (165) won by fall in the match.
 
• The Colonels 2019-20 roster goes 27 deep with a class breakdown of: 2 seniors; 5 juniors; 9 sophomores; and 11 freshmen.
 
• The roster features athletes from five states: Pennsylvania - 12; New Jersey - 11; New York - 2; Virginia - 1; Maine – 1
 
Weighing In
125 – N. Bauer (13-7)
133 – J. Bauer (10-9)
141 – K. Medrow (5-3)
141 – D. O'Connor (12-14)
141 – M. Shaffer (13-9)
149 – C. Dix (12-13)
149 – K. Tino (8-10)
157 – L. Flaherty (12-11)
157 – A. Kokilananda (3-10)
157 – J. Shaw (3-8)
165 – X. Barber (2-7)
165 – C. Walters (2-8)
174 – J. Devito (22-9)
184 – B. Mitchell (4-10)
184 – D. Tallant (1-18)
197 – M. Almeky (16-9)
197 – J. Leszczynski (0-2)
285 – R. Horton (12-8)