GLENVILLE, W.Va. – The No. 1 Glenville State Wrestling team had seven Pioneers place at the Pembroke Open on Saturday (Nov. 7) and dropped their first dual of the season to Division 1 Virginia on Sunday (Nov. 8) aboard the USS Yorktown CV-10.
Roman Onorato (165) and Ian Bee (174) both placed second while Luke Acuna (133) and Andrew Reed (184) were third place finishers. Matthew McAfee (133) and Chris Olah (174) opened up with a pair of wins but would fall in their next matches, finishing fourth in their respective weight classes. Malachi O’Leary (133) wrapped up the GSU finishers with a fifth-place nod.
In Sunday’s dual at the Throwdown on the Yorktown, the Pioneers fell 41-3 to ACC member Virginia. Glenville State secured points when Shawn Taylor won by decision at 174, as GSU was missing much of their expected lineup heading into the season.
No. 1 Glenville State 3 | Virginia 41
125: Rocco Hayes (UVA) dec. Garrett Johnson (GSU), 4-1
133: Nicholas Salamone (UVA) fall Cooper Shore (GSU), 1:51
141: Jayce Paridon (UVA) fall Ethan Mitchell (GSU), 0:51
149: Adam Butler (UVA) major dec. Egidio Difazio (GSU), 15-5
157: Nick Sanko (UVA) major dec. Nico Taddy (GSU), 18-4
165: Nate Consigli (UVA) tech. fall Connor Holm (GSU), 19-4 (4:08)
174: Shawn Tayler (GSU) dec. Michael Murphy (UVA), 4-1 (SV-1)
184: Dylan Newsome (UVA) fall David Pento (GSU), 5:43
197: Jack Lesher (UVA) major dec. Zach Meisenzahl (GSU), 11-1
285: Preston Wagner (UVA) dec. Max Borton (GSU), 8-3
Up Next For The Pioneers
The Pioneers head to Salem on Wednesday (Nov. 11) for a tri-match with the Tigers and Fairmont State. Action begins at 5 p.m. inside T. Edward Davis Gymnasium.
