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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.

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    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

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    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.

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    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