Cardinals rally during doubleheader
Whitcomb, wrestlers begin to find groove as semester ends
The NIC wrestling team has continued on their winning path by dominating on home mats during the Cardinal Duals.
They competed in a double header on Nov. 19 while hosting Simon Fraser University (SFU) of Burnaby, British Columbia, Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) and the University of Great Falls from Montana. The Cardinals won both of their matches.
Coach Pat Whitcomb said that it was all about getting experience and doing well.
In the first matchup of the day, the Cardinals found a way to overtake SFU by posting a team score, 36-12.
NIC’s Joaquin Calderon defeated Skylor Davis at 1:36 into the match for the 125-pound bracket. NIC’s Jarrett Morrill won a decision over JJ Lum at 141 pounds, 8-1. NIC’s Connor Pelzel won his match at 149 pounds. NIC’s Ryan Zumwalt won by major decision over Alex Stemer at 157 pounds, 10-1.
At 165 pounds, NIC’s Wilhelm Viljoen (W.V.) Meyer won by decision over Brock Lamb, 13-6. Cardinal Kyle Sweedman won by fall over Max Arcand in the 174-pounds bracket at 1:52. NIC’s 197-pound Nicholas Wasierski won by decision over Arjun Gill, 9-7.
In the second match of the double header, NIC earned a major domination with a score of 40-3 over Yakima Valley Community College.
NIC’s Calderon won by fall against George Byrd at 125 pounds 2:40 minutes in. At 135 pounds, NIC’s Mike Carreon defeated Nathan Brown by major decision, 11-0. NIC’s Morrill at 141 pounds won by decision over Konner Hopkins, 3-1. NIC’s McMahon won by fall at 149 pounds against Travis Addy at 4:11 into the match. At 157 pounds, NIC’s Zumwalt won by major decision against Ben Carter, 13-0.
Cardinal W.V. Meyer at 165 pounds won by major decision against Michael Ayala, 10-0. NIC’s Sweedman at 174 pounds won by fall over Jose Martinez at 5:29 minutes. At 197 pounds, NIC’s Wasierski defeated Chris Burnett, 4-1. Cardinal Matthew Foxworthy won by major decision over Ricky Carter at 284 pounds, 11-1.
YVCC’s Daniel Agao at 184 pounds won by decision over Christopher Kramer, 9-4, earning Yakima’s only win for the matchup.
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Posted by Emily Schell
on Dec 5 2011. Filed under Sports.
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