KING'S WRESTLERS DROP FOUR MATCHES AT DESERT DUALS

LAS VEGAS, NV -- The King's College wrestling team dropped all four matches at the annual Desert Duals Tuesday at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In its first match King's fell to 19th ranked North Central College of Illinois 31-10. In its second match, the Monarchs dropped a 34-3 verdict to Elmhurst College of Illinois. The Monarchs were then bested by second-ranked Wartburg 56--1 before falling to 28th ranked Loras 36-15.

North Central won the first six matches to build a 22-0 lead. In a battle of the top two wrestlers in Division III at 133-pounds, top-ranked defending national champion David Morgan of King's dropped a 4-3 decision to second-ranked Adam Johnson, who was third in the 2007 NCAA tournament. Morgan fell to 7-1 with the loss while Johnson improved to 21-1 on the year.

King's freshman Mike Reilly, who recently transferred to King's from Division I Bloomsburg University, made his King's debut a successful one with an 11-2 major decision at 174-pounds. King's other win came at heavyweight where Chris Rash won by a pin.

Against Elmhurst, Morgan was the lone King's winner, posting a 13-7 decision over Ben Salabura. The Monarchs were blanked against powerful Wartburg and were penalized a team point in the process.

In their final match against Loras, Reily won by fall at 174 while Bob Barese picked up a 4-2 decision at 165. Tony Miele also won by injury default at 141.

Wartburg College served as the host institution and has all results available at the following link:

http://www.go-knights.net/wrestling/dduals/index.html


North Central (Ill.) 31, Kings (Pa.) 10
125 – Joe Morton (NC) maj. dec. Ricky Dorsey, 14-4

133 – Adam Johnson (NC) dec. David Morgan, 4-3

141 – Nathan Devine (NC) dec. Tony Miele, 3-2

149 – Jake Sandborn (NC) dec. Franklin Davis, 3-1

157 – Jordan Spohn (NC) won by fall over Dan Liss, 4:53

165 – Ben Yoeul (NC) dec. Bob Baresse, 9-2

174 – Mike Reilly (K) maj. dec. Jeremy Ceja, 11-2

184 – Gabe Youel (NC) dec. Zack Martinez, 6-1

197 – Vinny Sapienza (NC) won by fall over Eric Steltzer, 2:42

285 – Chris Rash (K) won by fall over Andrew Mendoza 4:19



Elmhurst (Ill.) I 34, Kings (Pa.) 3

125 – Jacob Santiago (E) dec. Lenny Viggiano, 7-3

133 – Dave Morgan (K) dec. Ben Salabura, 13-7

141 – Charlie Curran (E) maj. dec. Anthony Miele, 12-2

149 – Jeff Kastel (E) maj. dec. Franklin Davis, 11-1

157 – Kyle Katz (E) maj. dec. Chris Poleto, 17-4

165 – Tony Doan (E) dec. Bob Baresse, 5-2

174 – Greg Horn (E) dec. Mike Reilly, 8-2

184 – Garrett Washington (W) maj. dec. Zach Martinez, 13-0

197 – Bob Hohn (E) dec. Jonathan Wood, 6-3

285 – Mark Corsello (E) won by fall over Chris Rash, 6:00


Wartburg I 56, King's (Pa.) -1

125 – Robert Struthers (W) tech. fall Ricky Dorsey, 18-2

133 – Shawn White (W) won by fall over Andy Reichand, 4:09

141 – Zac McKray (W) tech. fall Jeff Mazurek, 24-8

149 – Jacob Naig (W) won by fall over Franklin Davis, 3:55

157 – Aaron Wernimont (W) won by fall over Val Poleto, 4:15

165 – Jacob Neuzil (W) won by fall over Ryan Trees, 1:41

174 – Grant Jenkins (W) tech. fall Lew Snover, 17-0

184 – Craig Kreman (W) won by fall over Zach Martinez, 6:26 – King's gets team point taken away for misconduct

197 – T.J. Miller (W) tech. fall Eric Steltzer, 18-0

285 – Brian Borchers (W) won by fall over John Humble, :46

Loras 36, King's (Pa.) 15
125 – Mark Beatty (L) won by fall over Lenny Viggiano, 1:00
133 – Jordan Loy (L) won by fall over Andy Reichard, 1:08
141 – Anthony Miele (K) wins by inj. default over Scotty Frank
149 – Chris Bishop (L) dec. Franklin Davis, 7-5
157 – Erik Hanson (L) won by fall over Dan Liss, 3:31
165 – Bob Baresse (K) dec. Brandon Bauer, 4-2
174 – Mike Reilly (K) won by fall over J.P. Williams, 3:00
184 – Jay Figgins (L) won by fall over Lew Snover, 1:06
197 – Alex Grafft (L) dec. Jonathan Wood, 7-3
285 – Trevor Kaufman (L) won by fall over Chris Rash, 3:41






Note: All match times are listed as Pacific Standard Times.