(TIFFIN, Ohio)- Thomas More University's men's wrestling team dropped their first dual of the season to the Tiffin Dragons, 39-13. The Saints won three matches on the night. Headlined by heavyweight No. 8,
Daulton Mayer who continued his pin-win streak, making it 10 matches in a row. At 174lbs, Junior
Jahmon Spiller, picked up a clean major decision 9-0. And picking up a narrow 2-1 victory at 149lbs, No. 8
Ryan Moore.
125: Thomas More Forfeit vs. Anthony Aniciete
133: Thomas More Forfeit vs. Maximus Shore
141: Thomas More Forfeit vs. No. 1 Zachary Donathon:
149: No. 8 Fifth year
Ryan Moore (Crittenden, Ky./Walton-Verona) vs. Nolan Gessler (Tiffin)
Period 1: 0-0
Period 2: Moore Chooses Down. 1 point escape, Moore, 1-0.
Period 3: Escape Gessler, 1-1. Riding time point awarded to Moore
Final Ryan Moore (TMU) over Nolan Gessler (Tiffin) 2-1
157: No. 15 junior
Kailan Keith (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) vs. No. 4 Casey Barnett (Tiffin)
Period 1: Takedown, Keith, 3-0. 1 point, Barnett, TV. Reversal, Barnett, + 2 near fall. 1 point escape, Keith, 4-5. Takedown + nearfall, Barnett, 4-11.
Period 2: Barnett defers, Keith chooses Top. Reversal, Barnett, 4-13. Fall, Barnett.
Final Casey Barnett (Tiffin) fall over
Kailan Keith (TMU) (3:56)
165: Sophomore
Joey Hunt (Crescent Springs, Ky./Covington Catholic) vs. Jakob Hurley (Tiffin)
Period 1: Takedown, Hurley, 3-0. Fall, Hurley.
Final Jakob Hurley (Tiffin) fall over
Joey Hunt (TMU) (1:00)
174: Junior
Jahmon Spiller (Saginaw, Mich./Brownsburg) vs. Brayden Benson (Tiffin)
Period 1: 0-0
Period 2: Spiller chooses down. 1 point escape, Spiller, 1-0. Takedown, Spiller, 4-0.
Period 3: Benson chooses down. 4 point near fall, Spiller, 8-0. Riding time point, Spiller, 9-0
Final Jahmon Spiller (TMU) over Brayden Benson (Tiffin) MD 9-0
184: First year
Liam Schram (Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon) vs. Lucas Salmon (Tiffin)
Period 1: Takedown, Salmon, 3-0. Reversal, Schram, 3-2. Escape, Salmon, 4-2. Takedown, Salmon, 7-2. Escape, Schram, 7-3. Takedown, Schram, 7-6. Reversal, Salmon, 9-6.
Period 2: Salmon defers, Schram chooses down. 4 point nearfall, Salmon, 13-6. Escape, Schram, 13-7. Takedown, Salmon, 16-7. Escape, Schram, 16-8. Takedown, Schram, 16-11
Period 3: Salmon chooses down. Reversal, Salmon, 18-11. Escape, Schram, 18-12. Takedown, Salmon, 21-12.
Final Lucas Salmon (Tiffin) over
Liam Schram (TMU) MD 21-12
197: Sophomore
Zachary Watson (Verona, Ky./Walton-Verona) vs. Jacob Noon (Tiffin)
Period 1: Takedown, Noon, 3-0. Escape, Watson, 3-1. Takedown, Noon, 6-1. Escape, Watson, 6-2. Takedown, Noon, 9-2. Takedown, Noon, 12-2. Escape, Watson, 12-3.
Period 2: Watson chooses neutral. Takedown, Noon, 15-3. Escape, Watson, 15-4. Takedown, Noon, 18-4. Escape, Watson, 18-4. Takedown, Noon, 21-4.
Final Jacob Noon (Tiffin) over
Zachary Watson (TMU) TF 21-4
285: No. 8 Senior
Daulton Mayer (Mentor, Ky./Walton-Verona) vs. Clayton Ours (Tiffin)
Period 1: Takedown, Mayer, 3-0. Fall, Mayer.
Final Daulton Mayer (TMU) over Clayton Ours (Tiffin) by fall (1:15)
The Saints travel to Midway next Saturday, Dec. 9th, to take on Midway University, Brewton-Parker College, and Kentucky Wesleyan College, in a quad match.
