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App State Wrestling Secures Another SoCon Title With Senior Day Victory

BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling secured another SoCon regular season title Sunday, prevailing 25-14 against Gardner-Webb in front of a sizable Senior Day crowd.
The Mountaineers (10-6, 7-1 SoCon) earned at least a share of a regular season title for the fourth time in the last five years and the eighth time in the last 11 years by tying Chattanooga and The Citadel for first place.
It’s the program’s ninth regular season title in 17 seasons under the direction of head coach JohnMark Bentley, who lost starters at five of 10 weights from last year’s championship team and has three freshmen in this year’s lineup.
With the three most accomplished wrestlers from Gardner-Webb (7-13, 4-4) filling the lightest weights at 125, 133 and 141 pounds, Sunday’s dual began at 141 following a coin flip that gave App State the choice of where to start. The Mountaineers improved to 6-1 in coin flips involving assistant coach Hunter Shaut, small victories that allowed them to choose the starting weight almost every time there wasn’t an agreement to begin at 125 pounds.
Aldo Hernandez gave up the first takedown but recorded the final two in an 8-4 decision against Dominic DiTullio, who arrived in Boone with a 5-1 record in SoCon duals, and Kaden Keiser’s six-point pin as the second-period buzzer sounded at 149 pounds produced a 9-0 lead in the team score.
Anthony Conetta won via an 18-2 tech fall at 165 pounds, and Gardner-Webb trailed 14-8 after winning a major decision at 174, but the Mountaineers were able to clinch the team victory thanks to consecutive wins by Tomas Brooker (9-0 major decision at 184), Logan Eller (9-2 decision at 197) and Stephan Monchery (11-2 major decision at heavyweight).
Facing Josh McCutchen, who was 5-0 with a 54-9 scoring advantage … more at …. https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/2/22/wrestling-secures-another-socon-title-with-senior-day-victory.aspx

February 28, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized