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UMO claims three dual meet wins at Star City Classic

SALEM, Va. (Nov. 20) – The University of Mount Olive men’s wrestling program secured three dual meet victories over Ferrum, Roanoke, and Greensboro at the USMC Star City Classic on Saturday afternoon.
 
With the wins, the Trojans improve to 4-0 this season in dual meets after facing three schools from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). Below are the team scores from today’s dual meets
 
Mount Olive over Ferrum, 38-9
Mount Olive over Roanoke, 27-13
Mount Olive over Greensboro, 43-9
 
Additionally, the Trojans placed eight wrestlers on the podium following the individual competition.
 
Mount Olive featured five wrestlers with perfect 3-0 marks in the dual meet competitions. Redshirt freshman Dallas Wilson (149) recorded a 9-0 major decision over Hayden Funck (Ferrum) and collected an 8-7 decision versus Jarrod Pominville (Roanoke) while claiming his final win via forfeit. Redshirt junior Michael Vernagallo (157) went undefeated after securing a 14-11 decision versus Elijah Martin (Ferrum), a win via fall (0:25) against Zane Cox (Roanoke) and a 16-0 technical fall over … rest of story at UMOtrojans.com/news/2022/wrestling-umo-claims-three-dual-meet-wins-at-usmc-star-city-classic

Clack earns weekly league laurel

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Nov. 22) – After posting a 3-0 record in dual meet action over the weekend, sophomore Jonathan Clack was selected the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas (SACC) Wrestler of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.

A sophomore from Lake Odessa, Michigan, Clack delivered a dominant performance on Sunday at USMC Star City Classic, as the Trojans posted a 3-0 mark in dual meets. In the 197 weight class, he pinned every opponent he faced to earn maximum points toward the team score. Clack secured a fall (1:47) over Braden Homsey of Ferrum before collecting another result via fall (4:19) against Cam Cavins of Roanoke. He finished undefeated with a pin (1:03) versus Joseph Akers of Greensboro.

Clack is off to a phenomenal start to the 2022-23 campaign … rest of story at UMOtrojans.com/news/2022/11/22/wrestling-clack-earns-weekly-league-laurel

Niesenbaum Named PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Week

DURHAM – Duke wrestling senior Jonah Niesenbaum has been named Duke’s PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Week, following his individual heavyweight title at the Keystone Classic on Sunday.

Seeded third in the heavyweight bracket, Niesenbaum claimed his first two wins over nationally-ranked opponents after defeating No. 22 Benjamin Goldin (Penn) in the semifinals and No. 19 Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) in the championship bout.

One week prior, Niesenbaum captured his first career tournament title after defeating Gage Braun of Southeastern in a 4-1 decision for the heavyweight title at the Battle at the Citadel in Charleston, S.C.

InterMat recently tabbed the Allentown, Pa., native as one of its breakout candidates … rest of story at GODUKE.com/news/2022/wrestling-niesenbaum-named-pnc-achievers-student-athlete-of-the-week

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