Hunter College (1-0)
Wednesday, January 8
Start Time: 4:30 p.m.
Scranton, Pa.
University of Scranton
 
Match Notes
 
Colonels Notebook
• Wilkes University wrestling will square off with Hunter College for a dual match hosted by the University of Scranton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
 
• Dylan O'Connor (Somerset, NJ/Bishop George Ahr) at 141-pounds and Roger Horton (Towanda, Pa./Athens) at 285 recorded 2-2 records at the 87th annual Wilkes Open on December 22nd.
 
• John Devito (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) earned runner-up at 174-pounds after going 4-1 at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational on December 6th and 7th. Cody Dix (Egg Harbor, NJ/Egg Harbor Township) finished seventh at 149-pounds and Moustafa Almeky (Shavertown, PA/Dallas) placed eighth at 197-pounds.
 
• The Colonels went 1-3 at the Scotty Wood Duals on Saturday, November 23. Wilkes defeated Kent State Tuscarawas 54-6 in the opening bout before dropping matches to Central, Gettysburg and the host Muhlenberg to bring its dual match record to 4-4 this season. Nicholas Bauer (Coplay, PA/Wyoming Seminary) went 4-0 on the day while Max Shaffer (Doylestown, PA/Archbishop Wood) 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. Liam Flaherty (Needmore, PA/Southern Fulton) 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. 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 2019-20 season with a 34-15 dual-match victory over Lackawanna at the Marts Center. Bauer (125) and Jason DeBoard (Avoca, PA/Pittston) (165) won by fall in the match.
 
• The Colonels 2019-20 roster goes 28 deep with a class breakdown of: 2 seniors; 5 juniors; 9 sophomores; and 12 freshmen.
 
• The roster features athletes from five states: Pennsylvania - 12; New Jersey - 12; New York - 2; Virginia - 1; Maine – 1
 
Weighing In
125 – N. Bauer (12-7)
133 – J. Bauer (6-4)
141 – K. Medrow (0-1)
141 – M. Shaffer (5-7)
149 – C. Dix (7-8)
149 – K. Tino (5-5)
157 – T. DuBoff (0-3)
157 – J. Shaw (2-6)
165 – X. Barber (0-0)
165 – C. Walters (1-3)
174 – J. Devito (13-7)
184 – B. Mitchell (2-6)
184 – D. Tallant (1-11)
197 – M. Almeky (9-7)
197 – J. Leszczynski (0-0)
285 – A. Cominsky (8-8)
285 – R. Horton (7-7)