EWING, NJ – The No. 20 Wilkes University men's wrestling team took to the road for its first dual match of the season falling 41-9 to host The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Friday night in Packer Hall.
 
TCNJ raced out to a 19-0 lead with three extra-point victories in the matches first four bouts.
 
Jaryn Hartranft (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua) earned the Colonels first points of the night when he posted a 3-1 decision win at 157-pounds, his first of the season.
 
Four more extra-point wins from TCNJ pushed the lead out to 41-3 clinching the match before Caleb Burkhart (Hughesville, PA/Hughesville) finished things off with a fall in :56 at heavyweight.
 
Wilkes is right back on the mat tomorrow (Saturday) when the Colonels host a quad match inside the Marts Center. Wilkes will open with a dual against Keystone College before matches with Elmira College and New Jersey City University to finish the day. First round wrestling begins at 4:00 p.m.
 
TCNJ 41, WU 9
125 - Griffin (T) pinned Kucek, 4:41 (6-0)
133 - Nase (T) tech fall Kerwin, 18-1 (4:41) (11-0)
141 - Kotch (T) dec. Richardson, 9-5 (14-0)
149 - Conklin (T) tech fall Thorpe, 16-1 (4:59) (19-0)
157 - Hartranft (W) dec. Datz, 3-1 (19-3)
165 - Sacco (T) pinned Lawrence, 4:59 (25-3)
174 - Mays (T) tech fall Miller, 19-3 (3:40) (30-3)
184 - Strashinsky (T) tech fall Nuss, 16-1 (3:50) (35-3)
197 - D.J. Henry (T) pinned Gordon, 1:34 (41-3)
285 - Burkhart (W) pinned Coon, 0:56 (41-9)