Triton Wrestling Dominant in 36-4 Conference Victory Over NIACC

As the #6 ranked Triton Wrestling team continues to position itself for NJCAA Nationals, they had no trouble on Wednesday night in a dominant 36-4 conference victory over #10 NIACC at Hodges Fieldhouse.

Recording a mix of technical falls, decisions, and one fall, the Tritons won nine of ten matches with four being over ranked opponents. Gary Walker's match at 149 was the highlight of the night as he upset All-American and second-ranked, Cordell White.

Match results vs. NIACC
125 — Jaydale Whitlock (IC) over Luis Azevedo (NIACC), Dec 13-8
133 — Drew Cooper (IC) over Alejandro Rodriguex (NIACC), TF 20-4
141 — Matt Roche (IC) over McKenley Charlus (NIACC), TF 19-1
149 — Gary Walker (IC) over Cordell White (NIACC), Dec 2-0
157 — Chance Davis (IC) over Hansel Pompa (NIACC), Fall 1:25
165 — Kaden King (IC ) over Emmanuel Celestin (NIACC), Dec 12-7
174 — Lawrence Rosario (IC) over Jonathan Korgman (NIACC), TF 15-0
184 — Jessey Colas (NIACC) over Sam Libby (IC), MD 16-6
197 — Coen Grimm (IC) over Macray Klohs (NIACC), Dec 4-1
HWT — Umair Ahmad (IC) over Xander Kenworth (NIACC), Dec 4-2

Up next for the Tritons is the Loras Open on Saturday, January 25th in Dubuque, IA. Wrestling begins at 9:00 AM.