LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee wrestling team (1-2) won one of three dual matches that they wrestled at the W&L Quadrangular Meet at Doremus Gymnasium on Saturday morning.
The Generals defeated Johns Hopkins by a 37-12 score, then lost to Davidson 32-10 and fell to Pensacola Christian, 31-21. The victory over Johns Hopkins was W&LUs first Centennial Conference victory since becoming members of the conference this season.
Against JHU, the Generals were paced by junior 133-pounder Chad Casto (Buckhannon, W.Va./ Upshur), who won two matches on the day and another by forfeit. Sophomore 174-pounder John Valentine (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Woodland Hills) won matches against JHU and Davidson. Freshman 157-pounder Ivan Zdandov (Frederick, Md./ Frederick) also looked impressive with wins against JHU and Pensacola Christian. Junior 184-pounder Alex McManimen (Rosemont, Pa./ Radnor) also had a good day with wins over JHU and Davidson opponents.
W&L will next wrestle at the Swarthmore Invitational in Swarthmore, Pa., next Saturday, starting at 10:00 a.m.
-- GENERALS --
W&L 37 Johns Hopkins 12
125 lb. Alok Moharir (JHU) d. Ben Segal (W&L); 3-0
133 lb. Chad Casto (W&L) d. Tim Myers (JHU); 3-0,br> 141 lb. Cory Falgowski (JHU) wins by forfeit.
149 lb. Josh Chamberlain (W&L) d. Paul Itam (JHU); 6-0
157 lb. Ivan Zdandov (W&L) d. Tiki Ahuja (JHU); 6-0
165 lb. Jose Gonzalez (JHU) d. Greg Valentine (W&L); 2-0
174 lb. John Valentine (W&L) d. Wylie Clark (JHU); 8-2
184 lb. Alex McManimen (W&L) d. Phil Amanik (JHU); 6-0
197 lb. Jeff Paul (W&L) d. Justin Koshnover (JHU); 6-0
285 lb. Silas Morse (W&L) wins by forfeit.
Davidson 32, W&L 10
125 lb. Dan Carman (DC) d. Ben Segal (W&L); 12-3
133 lb. Chad Casto (W&L) d. Miles Cox (DC); 7-1
141 lb. Ryan Owens (DC) wins by forfeit.
149 lb. Anthony Albert (DC) d. Josh Chamberlain (W&L); 7-4
157 lb. Ian Kaplan (DC) d. Ivan Zdandov; 14-5
165 lb. Alam Roe (DC) d. Greg Valentine (W&L); 8-3
174 lb. John Valentine (W&L) d. Justin Perkinson (DC); 3-2
184 lb. Alex McManimen (W&L) d. Andre Friedman (DC); 14-4
197 lb. Jeff Storms (DC) d. Jeff Paul (W&L); 6-0
285 lb. Charles Waldron (DC) d. Silas Morse (W&L); 6-0
Pensacola Christian 31, W&L 21
125 lb. Ben Segal (W&L) wins by forfeit.
133 lb. Chad Casto (W&L) wins by forfeit.
141 lb. Trevor O'Hara (PC) wins by forfeit
149 lb. Rick Crunkilton (PC) d. Josh Chamberlain (W&L); 7-1
157 lb. Ivan Zdandov (W&L) d. Brian Phelps (PC); 12-10
165 lb. Dusty Werner (PC) d. Greg Valentine (W&L); 6-0
174 lb. Dan Comer (W&L) wins by forfeit
187 lb. Jake Stortenbecker (PC) d. John Valentine (W&L); 10-1
197 lb. Judah Keenan (PC) d. Silas Morse; 6-0
285 lb. Damian Watson (PC) d. Nick Cimino (W&L); 6-0
