by Paige Ross, Sports Information Student Assistant
Lexington, Va. — The Alma College wrestling team wrapped up the first half of its season today (Dec. 19), participating in the Washington & Lee Duals. The Scots finished the day with a 2-1 record to improve their dual meet record to 7-6 overall.
Alma began the day strong against Greensboro College (NC), winning by a 35-19 margin after taking six of the ten weight classes. Freshman Brendan Ladd (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) scored a 18-2 technical fall at 125 pounds while sophomore 149-pound Evyn Bryant (Romeo, Mich./Romeo), sophomore 157-pound Jared Fleming (Williamston, Mich./Williamston), senior 165-pound Roderick Howard (Redford, Mich./Redford Union), junior Taylor McPhail (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores) at 174 pounds and senior Trent Hullett (Jackson, Mich./Parma Western) at 184 pounds all won by falls.
The Scots continued their success with a 32-8 victory against McDaniel College of Maryland and were victorious in eight of the ten weight classes. At 125 pounds, Ladd won by decision. Junior Aaron Parr-Besemer (Berkley, Mich./Berkley) got the decision win in the 133-pound class as did Bryant at 149 pounds, while Fleming and Howard won by falls in their respective weight classes. McPhail and Hullett both won by major decisions and freshman Aaron Kelley (Byron, Mich./Byron Area) rounded out the dual with a decision at heavy weight.
In the final dual of the day, SUNY Cortland took a 42-4 victory over the Scots. McPhail had the lone win with a major decision over Joseph Puca at 174 pounds.
The Scots will resume action after the holiday break at the NWCA National Duals, which take place on Thursday-Friday, January 5-6, in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Results
Alma Defeats Greensboro 35-19
125 – Brendan Ladd (Alma) over Gabriel Wilson (Greensboro) TF 18-2
133 – Zachary Rainess (Greensboro) over Noah Lopez (Alma) Fall 4:44
141 – Christopher Haskin (Greensboro) over Jacob Anderson (Alma) Fall 1:49
149 – Evyn Bryant (Alma) over Zachary Wilson (Greensboro) Fall 2:11
157 – Jared Fleming (Alma) over Samuel Hargrove (Greensboro) Fall 4:18
165 – Roderick Howard (Alma) over Micah Hines (Greensboro) Fall 4:36
174 – Taylor McPhail (Alma) over Tyron Dudley (Greensboro) Fall 2:54
184 – Trent Hullett (Alma) over Jeremiah Royer (Greensboro) Fall 6:34
197 – Kacee Hutchinson (Greensboro) over Chance Smith (Alma) MD 13-5
285 – Carlos Ortega (Greensboro) over Aaron Kelley (Alma) Dec 3-0
Alma Defeats McDaniel College of Maryland 32-8
125 - Brendan Ladd (Alma) over Charles Wallace (McDaniel) Dec 7-0
133 - Aaron Parr-Besemer (Alma) over Liam St. John (McDaniel) Dec 9-8
141 - Alvontae Drummond (McDaniel) over Jacob Anderson (Alma) TF 16-1
149 - Evyn Bryant (Alma) over Unknown (McDaniel) Dec 5-4
157 - Jared Fleming (Alma) over Erik Meyers (McDaniel) Fall 2:54
165 - Roderick Howard (Alma) over Luke Crowe (McDaniel) Fall 5:41
174 - Taylor McPhail (Alma) over Ronald Mattox (McDaniel) MD 14-2
184 - Trent Hullett (Alma) over Unknown (McDaniel) MD 13-0
197 - Jake Pooton (McDaniel) over Chance Smith (Alma) Dec 7-5
285 - Aaron Kelley (Alma) over William Emerson (McDaniel) Dec 4-3
SUNY Cortland (NY) defeats Alma 42-4
125 - Andrew Roden (SUNY-Cortland) over Brendan Ladd (Alma) Dec 10-4
133 - Josh Anoine (SUNY-Cortland) over Aaron Parr-Besemer (Alma) Fall 0:30
141 - Da`mani Burns (SUNY-Cortland) over Jacob Anderson (Alma) Fall 0:39
149 - Greg Chery (SUNY-Cortland) over Evyn Bryant (Alma) MD 21-10
157 - Adrian Berry (SUNY-Cortland) over Jared Fleming (Alma) Fall 0:58
165 - Zach Zupan (SUNY-Cortland) over Roderick Howard (Alma) Fall 0:42
174 - Taylor McPhail (Alma) over Joseph Puca (SUNY-Cortland) MD 17-8
184 - Colin Barber (SUNY-Cortland) over Trent Hullett (Alma) Dec 6-1
197 - Ricardo Dawkins (SUNY-Cortland) over Chance Smith (Alma) TF 16-1
285 - Rob Kelly (SUNY-Cortland) over Aaron Kelley (Alma) Dec 5-3
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Head Coach Jeremiah Tobias
On the meet...
"Today was a day of growth. Our focus this last week was on fighting and continuiously wrestling. The guys fought hard and battled through some tough matches to win our first two duals. Unfortunatly, technical and mental errors cost us in our last dual. Overall I am happy with the improvement that we have made so far this year. We are going to take a couple days to relax and enjoy time with our families before we return to campus and train for the NWCA National Duals."
