ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The Elmhurst wrestling team slipped to 1-1 in CCIW dual meets after dropping a 32-11 dual at Augustana College.
Augustana (7-5) won seven of the 10 matches en route to the 21-point victory. The Vikings jumped on the board with an 8-0 advantage after a pair of major victories to open the dual. Jimmy Panozzo scored a 12-1 major decision over Elmhurst's
Anthony Munoz at 125 pounds and Brendan Gould followed with an 8-0 major win over the Bluejays'
Carter Beebe at 133 pounds.
Colton KellyElmhurst pulled to within a point with wins at 141 pounds and 149 pounds.
Matt Quigley edged Colin Tomkins 3-2 at 141 pounds to put the Bluejays on the scoreboard.
Blake Santi followed with a 15-3 major decision over Matt Sears to bring Elmhurst to within a point at 8-7.
Augustana won the next four matches to put the dual meet out of reach. Hector Ruiz topped the Bluejays' Nick DiNardo 7-4 at 157 pounds. Connor Cummings scored a takedown in overtime to clip Elmhurst's
Sergio Lopez 4-2 at 165 pounds. The Vikings used back-to-back pins to turn a seven-point lead into a 19-point cushion. Jordan Richardson pinned Elmhurst's
Mitch Morris in 4:33 at 174 pounds and Thomas Reyhons pinned the Bluejays'
Bobby Schillinger at 5:29 at 184 pounds.
Elmhurst snapped Augustana's winning streak at 197 pounds as
Colton Kelly earned a 16-5 major decision over Christos Giatras at 197 pounds. The Vikings closed the dual meet at 285 pounds with Jack Seaman pinning the Bluejays'
Zack Urbanski in 6:28.
Elmhurst travels to North Central College on Tuesday, February 10.
Augustana 32, Elmhurst 11125 – Jimmy Panozzo (A) major dec.
Anthony Munoz (E) 12-1
133 – Brendan Gould (A) major dec.
Carter Beebe (E) 8-0
141 –
Matt Quigley (E) dec. Colin Tomkins (A) 3-2
149 –
Blake Santi (E) major dec. Matt Sears (A) 15-3
157 – Hector Ruiz (A) dec. Nick DiNardo (E) 7-4
165 – Connor Cummings (A) dec.
Sergio Lopez (E) 4-2 OT
174 – Jordan Richardson (A) pinned
Mitch Morris (E) at 4:33
184 – Thomas Reyhons (A) pinned
Bobby Schillinger (E) at 5:29
197 –
Colton Kelly (E) major dec. Christos Giatras (A) 16-5
285 – Jack Seaman (A) pinned
Zack Urbanski (E) at 6:28