Young Johnnies Fall in Season-Opening Dual
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John’s wrestling opened its 2018-19 season with a 31-13 loss to Buena Vista (Iowa) on Friday, Nov. 16, in Collegeville.
Junior Noah Becker (Browerville, Minn.) put SJU, which had five freshmen in the lineup, on the scoreboard with a 4-2 decision at 141 pounds, but the Beavers (1-1 dual record) answered with five straight wins.
Freshman Jacob Scherber (Buffalo, Minn.) nearly earned his first collegiate win at 174 pounds, thanks to four penalty points, but riding time broke the 6-6 tie.
The Johnnies travel to Minneapolis for the annual Augsburg-Adidas Invitational at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in Minneapolis.
Buena Vista (BVU) 31, Saint John’s (SJU) 13
125: Byron Fleming (BVU) pinned Josh Clark, 1:43 [0-6]
133: Nate Vento (BVU) tech. fall Zack Zavadil, 16-0 [0-11]
141: Noah Becker (SJU) dec. Colin Stillson, 4-2 [3-11]
149: Jack Kyle (BVU) major dec. Anthony Hennen, 14-6 [3-15]
157: Teyler Bruch (BVU) dec. Caleb Jungling, 6-0 [3-18]
165: Brad Kerkhoff (BVU) pinned Camden Tschudi, 2:14 [3-24]
174: Shane Vaughan (BVU) dec. Jacob Scherber, 7-6 [3-27]
184: Dylan Huntoon (BVU) major dec. Dominic Skawiniak, 9-1 [3-31]
197: Luke Dodd (SJU) major dec. Don Phillips II, 13-4 [7-31]
285: Quincy Spiering (SJU) pinned Nick Mitchell, 2:47 [13-31]
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