Tritons Prevail 47-6 Over Iowa Lakes on Sophomore Night
Competing for the final time in Hodges Fieldhouse this season, #4 Triton Wrestling put on a show for Triton fans in a dominant 47-6 victory over #25 Iowa Lakes on Sophomore Night. The Tritons honored ten special sophomores prior to their final dual.
"We have a great group of sophomores that have been leaders in our program. It's always special to recognize them and thank them for their hard work to keep the program going strong," said Triton Head Coach, Luke Moffitt on his sophomore group. "Both of our sophomores in the line-up collected bonus points for us too, with Lawrence Rosario and Chance Davis both getting falls in their last matches inside of Hodges Fieldhouse."
Second ranked Jaydale Whitlock got the Tritons off to a fast start with an 18-1 technical fall over Dominic Chimeno in the opening match at 125 pounds. The Tritons would go on to win nine of the ten matches in the victory. Drew Cooper, Matt Roche, Gary Walker, Chance Davis, Kaden King, Lawrence Rosario, Sam Libby, and Coen Grimm also recorded wins for the Tritons.
"Our guys put up some big points tonight, it's always good to see your team scoring bonus points late in the season," said Moffitt. "Bonus points are huge when we get into the national tournament and these guys are always looking for more."
The Tritons now turn their attention to the upcoming Regional and NJCAA National Tournaments. Coach Moffitt knows the Tritons will be ready to chase their tenth National Championship. "Moving forward to regionals and nationals we need to focus more on scoring in tough situations and keeping an aggressive pace," said Moffit. "We'll look to keep our guys healthy and peak at the national tournament."
The Tritons head to the ICCAC Regional Tournament on Sunday, February 16th in Council Bluffs. Wrestling begins at 10:00 AM.
Match results vs. Iowa Lakes
125 — Jaydale Whitlock (IC) over Dominic Chimeno (Iowa Lakes), TF 18-1
133 — Drew Cooper (IC), win by forfiet
141 — Matt Roche (IC) over Jadyn Friedrichs (Iowa Lakes), Fall 1:13
149 — Gary Walker (IC) over Will Penn (Iowa Lakes), Dec 4-1
157 — Chance Davis (IC) over Latravion Agu (Iowa Lakes), Fall 1:18
165 — Kaden King (IC) over Fischer Hawkins (Iowa Lakes), TF 19-3
174 — Lawrence Rosario (IC) over Braden Gissal (Iowa Lakes), Fall 1:08
184 — Sam Libby (IC), over Etheend Deyampert (Iowa Lakes), TF 15-0
197 — Coen Grimm (IC) over Gio Hernandez (Iowa Lakes), TF 23-5
HWT — Phil Malone (Iowa Lakes) over Umair Ahmad (IC), Fall 4-2 2:43
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