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Appalachian State Uses Strong Finish to Split Season-Opening Duals

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — App State Wrestling began its dual schedule by splitting a pair of Journeymen’s Wranglemania matches Saturday, rallying for a 24-15 win against Hofstra after dropping a 27-13 opener against Navy.  
The Mountaineers (1-1) trailed 15-10 before winning the final three matches against Hofstra. Tomas Brooker delivered a 9-4 decision at 184 pounds, and Logan Eller turned a two-point team deficit into a four-point advantage thanks to a first-period pin of Josh Jorgge at 197 pounds. Hofstra needed a major decision at heavyweight to tie the team score, but App State’s Stephan Monchery won by a 19-3 tech fall over Danny Church.  
Jarvis Little (major decision at 133), Jeremiah Price (5-1 decision at 157) and Anthony Conetta (8-1 decision at 165) accounted for the other wins against Hofstra, which built a 12-4 lead by winning three of the first four matches, including overtime battles at 125 and 141 pounds.  
Brooker, Little and Price all went 2-0 on Saturday, with Brooker posting a 17-4 major decision against Navy in his first dual appearance since he suffered a season-ending injury in the 2024-25 opener.  
Little had a 12-6 decision at 133 against Navy, while Price won a 3-2 overtime decision at 157 thanks to a tiebreaking stall penalty following Tiebreaker-2 escapes from each wrestler. Price’s win, which followed Kaden Keiser’s 4-2 decision at 149, gave App State a 9-6 lead at the midway point.  
The Mountaineers won four of the first eight matches to trail just 15-13 against the Midshipmen, but Navy broke open a tight dual by winning three of the last four matches via pins from wrestlers with top-20 national rankings. That included No. 12 Spencer Lanosga’s pin in the heavyweight finale after Monchery had nearly recorded a fall while building a 7-0 lead with a takedown … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/11/8/wrestling-uses-strong-finish-to-split-season-opening-duals.aspx

November 21, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized