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Bentley Reaches 100 Wins in SoCon Sweep of PC, Davidson

BOONE, N.C. — JohnMark Bentley reached a career milestone Sunday.  
Coincidentally, he achieved it in the company of many App State wrestlers who helped him get there. With a large group of wrestling alums in attendance for the annual Old Timers Match, Bentley picked up the 100th win of his head coaching career as the Mountaineers swept a Southern Conference doubleheader in Varsity Gym.
App State opened the doubleheader with a 48-0 victory against Presbyterian and finished it with a 41-3 victory against Davidson to improve to 3-0 in SoCon action and 4-2 overall. In the process, Bentley improved his career record to 101-68-1 (with five SoCon regular season titles) since he became the Mountaineers’ head coach in 2009.
In between the two wins Sunday, App State recognized its wrestling alums with a presentation that included handshakes from Bentley, who received plenty of congratulatory embraces and comments immediately after the announcement of his 100th victory.
“I’m just honored and humbled and thankful to be able to coach a lot of great wrestlers and a lot of great teams,” Bentley said. “My sights are all looking forward to what we’re going to do to move forward.”
App State picked up 19 wins in 20 total matches, with bonus points resulting from 15 — there were a combined four forfeits. Cary Miller (heavyweight), Matt Zovistoski (157 pounds) and Jonathan Millner (149 pounds) delivered pins as part of 2-0 afternoons, with Millner accounting for 11 points individually thanks to a tech fall in his other match.  Rest of the story at https://appstatesports.com/news/2020/1/12/wrestling-bentley-reaches-100-wins-in-socon-sweep-of-pc-davidson.aspx?mc_cid=35027a7ecb&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 13, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized