Running Eagles Go 3-1 At Newberry Duals
Men's Wrestling / 12.04.17
NEWBERRY, S.C. – Life University went 3-1 at the Newberry Duals on Sunday, with wins over Emmanuel, UNC Pembroke and Queens University.
"Competition is the best teacher," head coach
Omi Acosta said. "We went out and competed, and had some wins and loses. Now we know what we need to work on to prepare for the next duals."
In the four duals over the weekend, Lucius van Rensburg and
Denver Stonecheck went a perfect 4-0 in their matches.
In the first dual against Emmanuel, the Running Eagles won by score of 42-3. Stephen Moreno won the 125-pound match by 18-2 technical fall.
Mason Calvert won the 141-pound match by a 16-5 major decision. Stonecheck won the 149-pound match with a 16-1 technical fall. Kaleb Rahoi won the 157-pound match by 9-5 decision. Van Rensburg won the 165-pound match by fall in 3:47. Layne Clark won the 174-pound division with a 10-1 major decision.
Hunter Smith won the 181-pound division by 16-1 technical fall. No. 1-ranked
Dalton Bailey won the 197-pound division by fall in 1:49.
Brandon Hill won the 285-pound division with a 14-3 major decision.
In the dual against UNC Pembroke, Life U came away with a 40-8 victory.
Lucas Patterson won the 133-pound match by fall in 2:41. Calvert won the 141-pound match with a 15-4 major decision. Stonecheck won the 149-pound match by fall in 2:59.
Phillip McBride won the 157-pound match by 26-6 technical fall. Van Rensburg won the 165-pound match with a 13-5 major decision. Smith won the 181-pound match with an 8-4 decision. Zach Bailey won the 197-pound match by fall in 3:00. Diallo Matsimela won the 285-pound match by fall in 5:00.
Against Queens University, the Running Eagles took a 41-10 win. Moreno won the 125-pound match with a 10-8 decision. Patterson won the 133-pound match with a 3-2 decision. Calvert won the 141-pound match by fall in 4:05. Stonecheck won the 149-pound match by fall in 2:28. Anthony Carter won the 157-pound match by disqualification. Van Rensburg won the 165-pound match by fall in 1:13. Smith won the 174-pound match by 16-0 technical fall.
Adam Boyd won the 197-pound match by fall in 1:39.
Life U's lone loss of the duals came against Limestone, as they fell 23-9. Stonecheck won the 149-pound match with a 5-3 decision. Kaleb Rahoi won the 157-pound match with a 4-1 decision. Van Rensburg won the 165-pound match with an 8-3 decision.
On Saturday, Anthony Carter and Aziz King traveled to the University of Central Florida to compete in the UCF Open. Carter won the 174-pound division with a 4-0 record and King finished sixth in the 165-pound division.
The Running Eagles are back in action on Saturday, Dec. 9 as they travel to Mt. Vernon, Ga. for a Mid-South Conference Dual meet against Lindsey Wilson and Brewton-Parker.
