SMC Wrestling makes a strong showing in Dual Meet against # 7 ranked Niagara; 1 champion crowned at Thunderwolves Open

A match that featured 4 ranked wrestlers and the number 7 ranked team in the country, Niagara County Community College, SMC won 4 out of the 10 matches picking up bonus point victories at 125lbs Will Spann, 149lbs Christopher Moungle Jr, 157lbs Cole Mangum, and 174lbs Kieondre Wedderburn. SMC was ultimately held off, losing the match 24-17.

#7 Niagara County Community College vs Spartanburg Methodist College

125 William Spann (SMC) over Zach Burke (Niagara Community College) (MD 11-2)

133 #8 Freddy Eckles (Niagara Community College) over Marvin Galette (SMC) (Dec 12-10)

141 Alex Salvaggio (Niagara Community College) over Aaron Fountain (SMC) (Dec 9-8)

149 #7 Chris Moungle (SMC) over Mike Phelps (Niagara Community College) (MD 11-3)

157 Cole Mangum (SMC) over Jaelen Jean (Niagara Community College) (MD 8-0)

165 #5 Troy Keller (Niagara Community College) over Toren Pollard (SMC) (Fall 1:58)

174 Kieondre Wedderburn (SMC) over Eugene Latson (Niagara Community College) (TF 16-0 6:37)

184 #1 Alex Kelly (Niagara Community College) over Evan Makupson (SMC) (Fall 1:18)

197 Elijah Sampo (Niagara Community College) over Onassis Williams (SMC) (Dec 3-2)

285 Jed Middleton (Niagara Community College) over Alan Salgado (SMC) (Dec 7-3)

Final Score 24-17 Niagara

At The Thunderwolves Open the Spartanburg Methodist Wrestling team places 8 wrestlers out of 12 highlighted by 1 champion 149lber Christopher Moungle Jr. There were two other finalist 141lber Aaron Fountain and 157lber Cole Mangum both placing 2^nd in their weight classes. Other place winners were 125 Will Spann (4^th), 133 Marvin Galette (4^th), Toren Pollard (4^th), 184 Evan Makupson (5^th), 285 Alan Salgado (5^th)

Full results from the Thunderwolves Open:

125 - William Spann's place is 4th
Quarterfinal - William Spann (Spartanburg) won by decision over Audey Ashkar (Binghamton) (Dec 9-4)
Semifinal - Benny Gomez (Muskegon) won by decision over William Spann (Spartanburg) (Dec 10-6)

Cons. Semi - William Spann (Spartanburg) won by major decision over Corey Robinson (Muskegon) (Maj 15-5)
3rd Place Match - Audey Ashkar (Binghamton) won by major decision over William Spann (Spartanburg) (Maj 13-2)

133 - Marvin Galette's place is 4th
Champ. Round 1 - Marvin Galette (Spartanburg) won by tech fall over Sara Andresen (Unattached) (TF 25-9)
Quarterfinal - Marvin Galette (Spartanburg) won by decision over Matt Seitz (Buffalo) (Dec 7-3)
Semifinal - Freddy Eckles (Niagara) won by fall over Marvin Galette (Spartanburg) (Fall 6:58)
Cons. Semi - Marvin Galette (Spartanburg) won by major decision over Edwin Le (Niagara) (Maj 12-2)
3rd Place Match - Orlando Adams (Jamestown Un) won by decision over Marvin Galette (Spartanburg) (Dec 24-23)

141 - Jacob Power DNP
Champ. Round 1 - Bradley Bihler (Buffalo) won by fall over Jacob Power (Spartanburg) (Fall 1:41)
Cons. Round 1 - Jacob Power (Spartanburg) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jake Smith (Brockport) won by fall over Jacob Power (Spartanburg) (Fall 6:40)

141 - Toren Pollard's place is 4th
Champ. Round 1 - Torren Pollard (Spartanburg) won by fall over Jonathan Dibartolo (UAlbany) (Fall 5:00)
Quarterfinal - Torren Pollard (Spartanburg) won by decision over Naquan Warren (Jamestown Un) (Dec 5-3)
Semifinal - Bradley Bihler (Buffalo) won by decision over Torren Pollard (Spartanburg) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi - Torren Pollard (Spartanburg) won by decision over Jake Smith (Brockport) (Dec 8-3)
3rd Place Match - Ryan Peters (Buffalo) won in tie breaker - 1 over Torren Pollard (Spartanburg) (TB-1 6-5)

141 - Aaron Fountain's place is 2nd
Champ. Round 1 - Aaron Fountain (Spartanburg) won by fall over Jalil Harris (Mercyhurst NE) (Fall 3:24)
Quarterfinal - Aaron Fountain (Spartanburg) won by fall over Jazey Walker (Niagara) (Fall 1:39)
Semifinal - Aaron Fountain (Spartanburg) won by decision over Ryan Peters (Buffalo) (Dec 9-8)
1st Place Match - Bradley Bihler (Buffalo) won in tie breaker - 1 over Aaron Fountain (Spartanburg) (TB-1 5-2)

149 - Chris Moungle's place is 1st
Quarterfinal - Chris Moungle (Spartanburg) won by major decision over Pedro Tavarez (Penn State Fayette) (Maj 18-4)
Semifinal - Chris Moungle (Spartanburg) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jordan Kayes (Brockport) (SV-1 12-10)
1st Place Match - Chris Moungle (Spartanburg) won by major decision over Michael LaRuffa (Brockport) (Maj 12-0)

157 - Cole Mangum's place is 2nd
Champ. Round 1 - Cole Mangum (Spartanburg) won by tech fall over Howie Nolan (Jamestown Un) (TF 20-0)
Quarterfinal - Cole Mangum (Spartanburg) won by decision over Ethan Kenney (Penn State Fayette) (Dec 6-2)
Semifinal - Cole Mangum (Spartanburg) won by fall over Zack Bendick (Brockport) (Fall 1:27)
1st Place Match - Cody McGregor (Niagara Un) won by decision over Cole Mangum (Spartanburg) (Dec 6-2)

157 - Lawson Capps DNP
Champ. Round 1 - John Topf (Brockport) won by fall over Lawson Capps (Spartanburg) (Fall 6:23)
Cons. Round 1 - Richard Nations (Mercyhurst NE) won by fall over Lawson Capps (Spartanburg) (Fall 1:06)

165 - Keiondre Wedderbum DNP
Quarterfinal - Eric Fasnacht (Buffalo) won by fall over Keiondre Wedderbum (Spartanburg) (Fall 6:12)
Cons. Round 2 - Keiondre Wedderbum (Spartanburg) won by decision over Derek Ridgeway (Mercyhurst NE) (Dec 12-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Owen Donovan (Muskegon) won in sudden victory - 1 over Keiondre Wedderbum (Spartanburg) (SV-1 11-9)

184 - Evan Makupson's place is 5th
Champ. Round 1 - Alexander Melikian (Binghamton) won by decision over Evan Makupson (Spartanburg) (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Evan Makupson (Spartanburg) won by decision over Deven Simpson (Mercyhurst NE) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Evan Makupson (Spartanburg) won by fall over Omar Canales (Muskegon) (Fall 2:40)
Cons. Semi - Alexander Melikian (Binghamton) won by fall over Evan Makupson (Spartanburg) (Fall 4:33)
5th Place Match - Evan Makupson (Spartanburg) won by decision over Mitchell Dowd (Pitt-Bradford) (Dec 6-3)

197 - Onassis Williams DNP
Champ. Round 1 - Sergio Crespo (Niagara Un) won by decision over Onassis Williams (Spartanburg) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Onassis Williams (Spartanburg) won by injury default over Andrew McRandal (Pitt-Bradford) (Inj. 4:49)
Cons. Round 3 - Quintin Wilber (Muskegon) won by decision over Onassis Williams (Spartanburg) (Dec 7-5)

285 - Alan Salgado's place is 5th
Champ. Round 2 - Nathan Spinetti (Penn State Fayette) won by fall over Alan Salgado (Spartanburg) (Fall 2:59)
Cons. Round 2 - Alan Salgado (Spartanburg) won by fall over Conrad Lavoie (UMass) (Fall 1:02)
Cons. Round 3 - Alan Salgado (Spartanburg) won by fall over Cornell Wilson (Mercyhurst NE) (Fall 4:32)
Cons. Round 4 - Alan Salgado (Spartanburg) won by fall over Louis Mauro (Mercyhurst NE) (Fall 4:11)
Cons. Round 5 - Alan Salgado (Spartanburg) won by decision over Robert Eineder (Muskegon) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Semi - Nathan Spinetti (Penn State Fayette) won by decision over Alan Salgado (Spartanburg) (Dec 5-0)
5th Place Match - Alan Salgado (Spartanburg) won by fall over Adrian Vuksani (Muskegon) (Fall 4:35)