Life University Athletics

MARIETTA, Ga. ---- The Life University men's wrestling team honored its senior class Wednesday night, as the team earned the 40-9 victory over Brewton-Parker in the Mid-South Conference opener for both squads.

Life U won all but two weight classes in the dual, and won seven of the eight with bonus points. Brandon Orum started the match at 125 lbs. with a pin in 2:22 as Keegan Slyter also earned the pin at 133 lbs. in 1:54 for an early 6-0 lead.

Jordan Mitchell took the 10-2 major decision at 141 lbs. with Julian Hernandez picking up the 11-2 major decision at 149 lbs. Steven Villalobos saw his first dual action of the season and earned the 21-5 technical fall as Sid Ohl won via pin in 1:54 at 165 lbs. as the Running Eagles led 31-0.

Asher Eichert fell via pin in 3:18 at 174 lbs. and Michael Gibson lost to the No. 6 wranked wrestler at 184 in a 6-5 decision for the Barons only points of the dual. Life U still led 31-9 with two weight classes remaining.

Zane Lanham continued his dominant path at 197 lbs. with a pin in 1:22 as JJ Perez earned the 8-5 decision at heavyweight for the final of 40-9.

Head coach Omi Acosta shared his thoughts after the match stating, "I thought the guys fought hard, and Brewton-Parker brought up a good squad. They didn't give up through a single matchup and were fighting the entire dual. A couple mistakes were made, including Asher getting caught for the pin. We have things we need to work on and get better for the future. The goal is not to beat Brewton-Parker or any individual team; the goal is to be the best version of ourselves and we will continue to pursue that."

The men's wrestling team will return to action on Saturday, December 11, when they travel to Lindsey Wilson College for the NAIA Challenge Duals. The Running Eagles will wrestle five duals during the day with the first being against No. 14 Marian at 10 AM.