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Falcons Fly Over Green Terror in Brunk’s 200th Win

Editor’s Note; Great to see a successful college coach recognized and the number of dual meet wins mentioned.
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WESTMINSTER, Md. – No. 15 Messiah wrestling won eight of 10 matches and ran away from McDaniel on Wednesday night, 35-9. The win moved Messiah to 16-5 on the season, it also gave head coach Bryan Brunk his 200th career victory.
Big Numbers
Messiah’s strength was on display throughout, and five of their wins were by either major, tech fall, or pin. All five of those instances came in a row, too, starting with Stephen Maloney at 149. His tech fall over Scott Miser came in just 2:38, and both Matt Pangle and Jeff Hojnacki followed with pins. The win for Pangle moved him to 12-8 on the season, and it was also his eighth fall on the year. The fall was the 12th of the season for Hojnacki.
Ben Swarr (174) continued his rebound from his two-match losing streak with his third win in a row– fall, decision, and now tech fall. Derek Beitz followed with a 16-2 major.
At 197, Kyler Koser, the team’s leader in wins with 38, had the night off and Victor DeFrance took advantage by bumping up a weight to win 8-7 over Jake Pooton.
Milestone
Two days before former Messiah wrestling coach Neil Turner is to be inducted into the Falcons’ Hall of Honor, his successor, Bryan Brunk, continued to push his program-record win total to new heights. His overall record is now 200-110 across 14-plus seasons, good for a win percentage of .645 that is second only to Turner (131-70; .652). Rest of the story at http://gomessiah.com/news/2018/2/14/wrestling-falcons-fly-over-green-terror-in-lopsided-win.aspx?mc_cid=715acec1ab&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

February 21, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized