Wilkes University (8-9) at Penn College (5-14)
Friday, January 31
Start Time: 7:00 p.m.
Williamsport, Pa.
Bardo Gymnasium
 
Match Notes
 
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Colonels Notebook
• The Wilkes University wrestling team travels to Penn College Friday night for a dual match with the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The Colonels are 6-0 in the series since 2013.
 
• The Colonels went 2-1 at the John Reese Duals at the Marts Center Sunday to bring their dual match record to 8-9 overall. Wilkes fell to No. 19 RIT before defeating Penn State Behrend 51-6 and Oneonta 24-19. Roger Horton (Towanda, Pa./Athens) sealed the Colonels win at heavyweight against Oneonta by a 4-2 decision victory.
 
• The Colonels placed fifth of seven teams at the 2020 Middle Atlantic Conference Championship on January 18th 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. Medrow earned Second Team All-MAC while Devito and Almeky were Third Team All-MAC.
 
• Wilkes went 1-4 at the Budd Whitehill Duals on January 10-11 with losses to two nationally ranked teams. Devito went 4-1 individually and R. Horton 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 R. 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 (14-7)
133 – J. Bauer (11-11
141 – K. Medrow (7-4)
141 – D. O'Connor (12-15)
141 – M. Shaffer (15-9)
149 – C. Dix (13-15)
157 – L. Flaherty (14-12)
157 – A. Kokilananda (3-11)
165 – X. Barber (3-9)
165 – C. Walters (3-8)
174 – J. Devito (23-10)
184 – B. Mitchell (5-12)
184 – D. Tallant (1-19)
197 – M. Almeky (17-11)
285 – R. Horton (14-8)