NOVEMBER 19, 2010

MONARCH WRESTLERS HEADED TO OHIO FOR MOUNT UNION DUALS

ALLIANCE, OH — The King's College wrestling team will return to the mat on Saturday when the Monarchs travel to Alliance, Ohio to compete in the Mt. Union Duals at the University of Mount Union.

Visit the official tournament web site for results and information:
http://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/wrest/2010-11/2010duals 

Note: For those traveling, Mt. Union is hosting a home NCAA playoff football game at 12:00 noon and on-campus parking will be limited.

The Monarchs will take an 0-4 dual meet mark into the matchup where four teams from Pennsylvania and four teams from Ohio will battle in dual meet fashion. Each squad will wrestle four dual meets during the day

King's will open up the first round at 11:00 a.m. with host Mount Union, which is ranked 29th in the latest Brute-Adidas NWCA Division III National Poll. The Monarchs will then follow up with Baldwin-Wallace College at approximately 1:00 p.m., before meeting Theil College at 3:00 p.m. King's final match will be at 5:00 p.m. against 19th ranked Ohio Northern University.

The Monarchs will bed led by junior standout Mike Reilly who sports an 8-0 marked and is ranked third nationally at 184-pounds.  Sophomore Frank Marinucci follows with a 5-3 record at 165 while freshman Tommy Desir is 4-3 at 157. Senior Ricky Dorsey stands at 3-5 at 125; freshman Rich Biesadesky is 204 at 133; while Gordon Custer is 2-3 at 149.


Mt. Union Duals Schedule

Round 1 – 11:00 am
Mount Union vs. King's (Pa.)
Baldwin-Wallace vs. Lycoming (Pa.)
Ohio Northern vs. Thiel (Pa.)
Mount St. Joseph vs. Wilkes (Pa.)

Round 2 – 1:00 p.m.
Baldwin-Wallace vs. King's (Pa.)
Mount Union vs. Lycoming (Pa.)
Ohio Northern vs. Wilkes (Pa.)
Mount St. Joseph vs. Thiel (Pa.)

Round 3 – 3:00 p.m.
King's (Pa.) vs. Thiel (Pa.)
Baldwin-Wallace vs. Mount St. Joseph
Mount Union vs. Wilkes (Pa.)
Ohio Northern vs. Lycoming (Pa.)

Round 4 – 5:00 p.m.
Ohio Northern vs. King's (Pa.)
Baldwin-Wallace vs. Wilkes (Pa.)
Mount Union vs. Thiel (Pa.)
Mount St. Joseph vs. Lycoming (Pa.)