WPU Falls on Senior Night

Oskaloosa-- The Statesmen men's wrestling team fell 29–13 to Benedictine in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual on Thursday. 

The night also served as Senior Night, as the program honored Lane Scorpil (Sr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management), Jeffery Myers (Sr., Yelm, Wash., Wellness and Recreation), Trent Evans (Jr., Houston, Texas, Mechanical Engineering), and Kaleb Loving (Jr., Aledo, Ill., Secondary Education).

The Statesmen (1-7, 0-7 Heart) jumped out to an 8–0 lead as 125-pounder Gentry Walston (So., New Sharon, Iowa, Human Resources) earned a 16–9 decision, followed by 133-pounder Myers securing a pinfall at 6:51. Myers was assessed a team point deduction for his celebration following the win.

The Ravens (7-3, 1-3 Heart) would cut the lead to 8-4 after getting a major decision victory at 141-pounds. 

No. 13 Brody Brisker (Fr., Wilton, Iowa, Sports Management) extended the WPU advantage to nine with a technical fall.

From that point on, Benedictine took control, stringing together six straight victories to secure the 29–13 conference win.

Up Next: William Penn travels to Fulton, Mo. to take on William Woods Tuesday in Heart action at 6 p.m. 

125--Gentry Walston (W) won by decision over Brock Sutton, 16-9 (3-0)

133--Jeffery Myers (W) won by fall over Dominic Marqueze, 6:51 (8-0)**

141--Caleb Peralta (B) won by major decision over Lane Scorpil, 18-4 (8-4)

149--Brody Brisker (W) won by technical fall over Hayden Biggs, 19-4 (13-4)

157--Cristian Ramos (B) won by decision over Trent Evans, 9-8 (13-7)

165--Sam Chacon (B) won by technical fall over Travis Coleman, 16-1 (13-12)

174--Rance Ridley (B) won by fall over Kaleb Loving, 2:18 (13-18)

184--Zachariah Lusk (B) won by decision over LaDainian Gordon, 6-3 (13-21)

197--Jack Perkins (B) won by technical fall over Francisco Espinoza, 16-1 (13-26)

285--Jefferson Otter (B) won by decision over Skyler Young, 9-3 (13-29)