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The Thomas More College wrestling team finished ninth today (Saturday, January 7, 2017) at the 11-team Waynesburg University Invitational at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. First-year John Shirkey (Erlanger, Ky./LaSalle (Ohio)) and first-year Parker Buschelman (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) finished first and second in the 133 weight class. Shirkey had a pin in 1:10 in the first round and then had a 20-4 technical fall in the quarterfinals and a 7-4 decision in the semifinal round to advance to the first place match. Buschelman had a bye in the first round and then had a pin in 2:50 in the quarterfinals and a 6-4 overtime win in the semifinals. In the first-place match Shirkey earned a 14-2 major decision over Buschelman. First-year Cody Schultz (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) placed sixth at the 125 weight class. He had a 15-1 major decision win in the first round and then was pinned in the quarterfinals before earning a 15-6 major decision in the consolation bracket and then pinned in the fifth place match. In the 174 weight class, first-year Andrew Taylor (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) had pin in 1:53 and another in 35-seconds. The Saints return to action on January 14 when they travel to North Manchester, Indiana to compete at the Manchester University Invitational.

The Thomas More College wrestling team defeated Washington & Jefferson College, 29-20, today (Saturday, December 3, 2016) in its first-ever home match and first-ever Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. With the win, the Saints improve to 2-1 overall in dual matches and 1-0 in the PAC. With the loss, the Presidents fall to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the PAC. First-year Cody Schultz (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) opened the match with a forfeit win at 125. First-year Parker Buschelman (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) followed that with a pin in 2:36 in the 133 weight class. At 157, first-year Malachi Marlow (Mount Orab, Ohio/Western Brown) had a pin in 2:06 and then first-year Andrew Taylor (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) won on an 18-1 technical fall at 184. First-year Avery Jones (Amelia, Ohio/Glen Este) clinched the win for the Saints at the 197 weight class as he had a pin in 4:07. Thomas More returns to action next Saturday (December 10) as it travels to Naperville, Illinois for the 53rd Annual North Central College Invitational. Thomas More 29, Washington & Jefferson 20 125: Cody Schultz (TMC) wins by forfeit 133: Parker Buschelman (TMC) pin Mike Smith (W&J), 2:36 141: Dan Pommerer (W&J) dec. John Shirkey (TMC), 18-13 149: Sam Florentino (W&J) pin Kegan McAlphine (TMC), 0:54 157: Malachi Marlow (TMC) pin Jakub Kielb (W&J), 2:06 165: Alex Miler (W&J) maj. dec. Latear Dukes (TMC), 12-1 174: Sonnieboy Blanco (W&J) maj. dec. Dalton Jones (TMC), 20-7 184: Andrew Taylor (TMC) tech. fall Marty Shulik (W&J), 18-1 197: Avery Jones (TMC) pin William Oberschelp (W&J), 4:07 285: Nick Kumburis (W&J) dec. Ahmad Hameidan (TMC), 4-2 Facebook Twitter Google+ Email Print Addthis

The Thomas More College wrestling team won it's first-ever dual meet tonight (Wednesday, November 30, 2016) as it defeated NCAA Division II member Bellarmine University, 27-19, in a non-conference match in Louisville, Kentucky. First-years Cody Shultz (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) and John Shirkey (Erlanger, Ky./LaSalle (Ohio)) earned forfeit wins at 125 and 133 respectively. First-year Kolin McAlphine (Chesaning, Mich./Chesaning) had a 5-3 decision at 149. At 184, first-year Dalton Jones (Ross, Ohio/Ross) earned a 4-3 decision. Bellarmine cut the lead to 21-19 with a win at 197. In the 285 match, first-year Ahmad Hameidan (Florence, Ky./Boone County) clinched the win for the Saints with a pin in 2:18.

Tough weekend for the Saints. Excellent performance by Avery Jones taking third at 184. FINDLAY, Ohio) – The Thomas More College wrestling team competed at the unscored University of Findlay Open today (Saturday, November 19, 2016) in Findlay, Ohio. First-year Avery Jones (Amelia, Ohio/Glen Este) earned third place at 184. He won his first match with a pin in 1:59, second round with a pin in 2:39, quarterfinals with a pin of 3:46, then fell in a 9-3 decision and won the third place match with a 12-11 decision. At 125, first-year Cody Shultz (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) fell 16-0 by a technical fall and fell by an 18-3 technical fall in the consolation round. Sophomore Aaron Cox (Ross, Ohio/Ross) won his first 133 match by a 9-0 major decision, then fell by a 17-1 technical fall, had a pin in 4:08 before falling 6-4 in a sudden victory. Also at 133, first-year Dale Hensley, Jr. (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) was pinned in 2:12 and fell by a n 8-7 decision, first-year John Shirkey (Erlanger, Ky./LaSalle (Ohio)) was pinned in 1:15 in the first round at 133 and 1:55 in the consolation round, first-year Parker Buschelman (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) fell by an 8-1 decision and 13-11 decision and first-year Alex Holt (Mount Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County) was pinned in 1:04 and 2:31. Three Saints competed at 141 as first-year Brandon Powers (Owensboro, Ky./Apollo) fell 15-0 in a technical fall and 13-5 by a major decision, first-year Damian Walton (Cincinnati, Ohio/Taylor) was pinned in 2:48 and 2:45, first-year Daniel Branch (Cold Springs, Ky./Covington Catholic) was pinned in 0:30 and fell 18-2 by a technical fall and first-year Derrick Soper (Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station) fell by a 9-6 decision and was pinned in 1:54. At 149, first-year Ryley Regan (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) won by a 5-4 decision and then was pinned in 2:14 and fell in an 11-5 decision, first-year Colin McAlpine (Chesaning, Mich./Chesaning) was pinned in 4:14, then won an 8-2 decision and fell in a 7-3 decision, first-year Kegan McAlpine (Chesaning, Mich./Chesaning) was pinned in 4:15 and had a pin in 6:21 before being pinned in 0:25 and first-year Eric Knittle (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) was pinned in 2:05 and fell 19-0 by a technical fall. First-year Malachi Marlow (Mount Orab, Ohio/Western Brown) fell by a 10-5 decision and then won by a medial forfeit and a 14-3 sudden victory before being pinned in 0:44. Five Saints competed at 165 as first-year Jacob Bria (Glenn Ferris, W.Va./Fairfield (Ohio)) fell by a 7-3 decision and then had a 6-2, 5-0 and 8-4 decision before being pinned in 0:47, first-year Matthew Munoz (Erlanger, Ky./Dixie Heights) had pin in 2:07, then was pinned in 1:05 and fell in a 5-0 decision, first-year Latear Dukes (Barryton, Mich./Chippewa Hills) fell by an 8-0 major decision and was pinned in 1:56, first-year Tre'Von Ward (Avendale, Ohio/Norwood) fell by a 17-0 technical fall and was pinned in 3:25 and first-year Austin Sutphin (Mount Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County) fell in a 6-4 decision and a 1-0 decision. First-year Kevin Flaherty (Cincinnati, Ohio/St.Henry (Ky.)) was pinned in 1:42 and fell 15-2 by a major decision at 174. First-year John Butler (Lake Havasu, Ariz./Lake Havasu) competed at 197 and fell 16-0 by technical fall, was pinned in 1:46. At 285, first-year Ahmad Hameidan (Florence, Ky./Boone County) fell in an 8-6 decision, won by forfeit and fell 16-0 in a technical fall, while first-year Quantavious Kelley (Albany, Ga./Monroe) was pinned in 1:12 and 6:18.

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The Thomas More College wrestling team finished eighth out of 17 teams at the Washington & Jefferson College Invitational today (Saturday, November 12, 2016) at the Henry Memorial Center in Washington, Pennsylvania. First-year John Shirkey (Erlanger, Ky./LaSalle (Ohio)) finished fifth at 133 as he had a pin in 1:06 in his first match, then lost 5-3, but finished the invitation with a 4-1 win and a pin in 4:31. First-year Avery Jones (Amelia, Ohio/Glen Este) fell 17-12 in the first match, but then had a pin in 1:20 and one in 0:55 and had a 9-3 win to place sixth in the 184 weight class. At 125, first-year Cody Shultz (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) fell 14-6 and was pinned in 4:14. Four other Saints competed at 133 besides Shirkey. Sophomore Aaron Cox (Ross, Ohio/Ross) had a 4-3 win, an 8-1 loss and a 5-2 loss. First-year Dale Hensley, Jr. (Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott) had a 1:04 pin and then was pinned in 1:25 and fell, 8-3. First-year Alex Holt (Mount Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County) recorded a 0:58 and 0:35 pins and then was pinned in 2:13 and had a 15-0 loss. First-year Parker Buschelman (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) had a 10-2 loss, a 7-2 win, a 5-2 win before being pinned in 4:31. In the 141 weight class, first-year Damian Walton (Cincinnati, Ohio/Taylor) had a 13-2 win, a 14-7 loss a 6:23 pin and a 12-3 loss, first-year Brandon Powers (Owensboro, Ky./Apollo) had an 8-3 loss, a pin in 3:41 and was pinned in 6:23 and first-year Derrick Soper (Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station) was pinned in 0:51 and 3:41. Four Saints competed at 149. First-year Kegan McAlpine (Chesaning, Mich./Chesaning) had a 7-5 loss and was pinned in 1:42 and first-year Kolin McAlpine (Chesaning, Mich./Chesaning) had a 6:08 and 5:49 pin and was pinned in 0:23 and 0:42. First-year Ryle Regan (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) had a 5-1, a 5:00 pin, but had a 5-2 loss and a was pinned in 1:58, while first-year Eric Knittle (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) was pinned in 4:21 and had a 26-8 loss. First-year Malachi Marlow (Mount Orab, Ohio/Western Brown) competed at 157 and had a 4:37, 4:03, 3:44 pins, but fell 9-8 and 10-7. At 165, first-year Latear Dukes (Barryton, Mich./Chippewa Hills) fell 13-2, first-year Tre'Von Ward (Avendale, Ohio/Norwood) fell 17-2 and 5-3, first-year Austin Sutphin (Mount Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County) was pinned in 0:25, then had pins of 6:30 and 2:07 before falling 3-2 and first-year Jacob Bria (Glenn Ferris, W.Va./Fairfield (Ohio)) had wins of 17-2 and 6-4, but losses of 15-4 and 6-2. Two Saints competed at 174 as first-year Andrew Taylor (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) had wins of 11-7 and 10-2 and losses of 18-5 and 7-6 and first-year Dalton Jones (Ross, Ohio/Ross) had a 14-3 win and a 12-6 loss and was pinned in 1:20. Junior Tom Bonaccolto (Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional) joined Avery Jones in the 184 weight class and was pinned in 1:58 and had a 14-3 loss. First-year John Butler (Lake Havasu, Ariz./Lake Havasu) competed at 197 and had a pin in 4:36, but was pinned in 2:41 and had an 8-2 loss. At 285, first-year Quantavious Kelley (Albany, Ga./Monroe) was pinned in 1:29 and had a 13-2 loss and first-year Ahmad Hameidan (Florence, Ky./Boone County) had pins in 5:45 and 0:30, but had a 13-0 loss and was pinned in 2:28. Thomas More returns to the mats next Saturday (November 19) when it travels to Findlay, Ohio to compete at the University of Findlay Open

Otterbein had it going on for their first match of the year. There were a lot of fans there sporting their Otterbein gear. As visiting fans we were way outnumbered. From the announcers to the live feed they put on a class show even tossing t shirts into the crowd. If they keep this up they'll be drawing a lot of kids there to wrestle.

Tonight Otterbein will be broadcasting live on YouTube the dual match against Thomas More. Check it out to see the latest addition to College wrestling in Kentucky and see some familiar faces. Supposed to start at 7 p.m. https://t.co/PLUAWnlOul