ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee University men's wrestling turned in a dominant performance on Saturday at the Brent Lancaster Memorial Duals, earning a 36–9 win over host Marymount University before defeating Messiah University, 29–14.
The Generals recorded nine bonus-point victories across the two duals, including five falls and three tech falls, highlighted by undefeated days from Skyler Hickman, Liam Flanagan, John Santowski, and Carter Stack.
View the complete results for the tournament here: Track Wrestling Arena
Up Next: Washington and Lee returns to the mat tomorrow at the Shenandoah Invite on Sunday, Nov. 16 in Winchester, Va. Competition begins at 10 a.m. Fans can follow along on FloCollege for streaming and FloWrestling for live results.
W&L 36, Marymount 9
Washington and Lee won eight of ten bouts to open the day, using three falls and three tech falls to roll past the Saints. After early wins from Calvin Wiedemer and Skyler Hickman gave W&L a 10–3 lead, Liam Flanagan's first-period pin at 157 extended the margin and shifted momentum firmly to the Generals. W&L closed the dual with three straight bonus-point victories from Jacob Wright (TF), John Santowski (Fall), and Carter Stack (Fall) to seal the 27-point win.
Match Results
125 — Ian Morales (Marymount) over Ben Rubin (W&L), Dec 8–2
133 — Calvin Wiedemer (W&L) over Maximillian Connell (Marymount), TF 17–2 (4:06)
141 — Skyler Hickman (W&L) over Temuujin Erdenetuya (Marymount), TF 21–2 (4:02)
149 — Adonis Iparraguirre (Marymount) over Evan Lindner (W&L), Dec 12–9
157 — Liam Flanagan (W&L) over Pahris Petalas (Marymount), Fall (4:04)
165 — Tallion Elliott (Marymount) over Mark Troni (W&L), Dec 12–10
174 — Jacob Wright (W&L) over Marcus Lewis (Marymount), TF 20–4 (5:00)
184 — Tucker Bellanca (W&L) over Julian Schott (Marymount), Dec 8–4
197 — John Santowski (W&L) over Mohammed Fofana (Marymount), Fall (4:42)
285 — Carter Stack (W&L) over Basheer Hadi (Marymount), Fall (2:17)
W&L 29, Messiah 14
The Generals carried their momentum into the second dual, winning six of the first seven bouts to build an insurmountable lead. Ben Rubin opened with a fall at 125 before regionally ranked standouts Vincent Ziccardi and Skyler Hickman extended the lead at 133 and 141. Messiah responded in the middle weights, but John Santowski and Carter Stack closed out the dual with clutch wins — Santowski with a 1–0 shutout at 197 and Stack with his second fall of the day at heavyweight.
Match Results
125 — Ben Rubin (W&L) over Austin Jeffrey (Messiah), Fall (1:23)
133 — Vincent Ziccardi (W&L) over Caiden Heller (Messiah), SV-1 7–0
141 — Skyler Hickman (W&L) over Tyler Ratledge (Messiah), TF 18–3 (5:25)
149 — Evan Owen (W&L) over Jacob Cunningham (Messiah), Dec 10–4
157 — Liam Flanagan (W&L) over Noah Rice (Messiah), Dec 5–1
165 — Keegan Demarest (Messiah) over W&L, M. For.
174 — Zach Needles (Messiah) over Jacob Wright (W&L), Dec 9–3
184 — Austin Brass (Messiah) over Evan Surmay (W&L), TF 17–2 (3:58)
197 — John Santowski (W&L) over Tucker Seidel (Messiah), Dec 1–0
285 — Carter Stack (W&L) over Elijah Farr (Messiah), Fall (5:00)
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.
