Reinhardt Dominant on the Mats Again in Four-Win Day in Tennessee

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

PIDGEON FORGE, Tenn. – The wins kept rolling in for Reinhardt wrestling all day on Friday in Tennessee, as the No. 2-ranked Eagles improved to 10-1 on the season with a foursome of triumphs in the Smokey Mountain Duals over Jamestown (N.D.) (39-9), Cumberland (Tenn.) (29-10), Keiser (Fla.) (41-6) and Lyon (Ark.) (48-6).

"I thought we wrestled pretty good today, and conditioning played a major factor in a lot of matches," head coach Jeff Bedard said. "I think our guys are starting to realize how important it is; we had a really good first semester and it's something to build off going into the important part of the schedule next semester. We have a few holes in the lineup that will be addressed and fixed before the National Duals in January.

"Coaches Matt Moley and JR Virnich have done a great job, and as a staff, we need to keep pushing our guys to another level. Hopefully, during this break we get a few guys healthy and the guys continue to work hard while they're at home. When we get back from Christmas break, we jump right into the National Duals and we need to be clicking on all cylinders. The bar is set high and there can't be any loss of focus… We are proud of our guys and excited for the second half of our season."

Here is a rundown of all four matchups for the Eagles: 

Reinhardt vs. Jamestown (N.D.) (39-9)
125 Koby Milner (Reinhardt) over Samuel Sisco (Jamestown (N.D.) (Fall 2:25) 6-0
133 Antonio Ruiz (Jamestown (N.D.) over Walker Byrd (Reinhardt) (Dec 8-3) 0-3
141 Trent Leon (Reinhardt) over Pedro Corona (Jamestown (N.D.) (Fall 1:48) 6-0
149 Curtis Doctor (Reinhardt) over Jesus Murillo (Jamestown (N.D.) (Dec 8-2) 3-0
157 Nolan Saxton (Reinhardt) over Carsen Paynter (Jamestown (N.D.) (TF 17-2 4:13) 5-0
165 Justin George (Reinhardt) over Kade Thompson (Jamestown (N.D.) (MD 12-3) 4-0
174 Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) over Theodore Robison (Jamestown (N.D.) (Fall 5:11) 6-0
184 Antonio Stewart (Reinhardt) over Joshua Goeden (Jamestown (N.D.) (Fall 1:35) 6-0
197 Jacob Henderson (Reinhardt) over Ryan Sanchez (Jamestown (N.D.) (Dec 10-3) 3-0
285 Zavion Roberson (Jamestown (N.D.) over Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt) (Fall 2:26) 0-6
Team Score: 39-9

The Eagles took control over the Jimmies in the middle portion of the bout with a number of decisions and falls. Leon grabbed a fall at 141 pounds in less than two minutes (1:48), while Doctor, George and Henderson all earned big decisions. Tenety and Stewart both won their matches with falls. 

Reinhardt vs. Cumberland (Tenn.) (29-10)
125 Carter Cox (Cumberland (Tenn.) over Walker Byrd (Reinhardt) (MD 13-5) 4-0
133 Koby Milner (Reinhardt) over Alex Fields (Cumberland (Tenn.) (Fall 3:37) 0-6
141 Trent Leon (Reinhardt) over Keshawn Laws (Cumberland (Tenn.) (Dec 4-0) 0-3
149 Curtis Doctor (Reinhardt) over Ethan Woods (Cumberland (Tenn.) (MD 13-5) 0-4
157 Nolan Saxton (Reinhardt) over Jalen Brown (Cumberland (Tenn.) (TF 20-3 7:00) 0-5
165 Justin George (Reinhardt) over Terrence Clayton (Cumberland (Tenn.) (MD 10-1) 0-4
174 Nathan Walton (Cumberland (Tenn.) over Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) (Dec 8-3) 3-0
184 Antonio Stewart (Reinhardt) over Austin Antcliffe (Cumberland (Tenn.) (MD 10-1) 0-4
197 Jacob Henderson (Reinhardt) over Champ Leddon (Cumberland (Tenn.) (Dec 8-3) 0-3
285 Patrick Depiazza (Cumberland (Tenn.) over Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt) (Dec 7-3) 3-0
Team Score: 29-10

The Phoenix opened up the matchup with a victory at 125 pounds, but could only notch six points the rest of the way against Reinhardt. Milner got his second fall in as many outings, but this time it was at 133 pounds. The Eagles would use that momentum and reel off five-straight wins before Cumberland got back on the board at 174, then again in the heavyweight division – both 3-point victories. 

Reinhardt vs. Keiser (Fla.) (41-6)
125 Koby Milner (Reinhardt) over Francisco (Cisco) Farr (Keiser) (Fall 4:12) 0-6
133 Xaiver Sampsel (Keiser) over Walker Byrd (Reinhardt) (Dec 4-3) 3-0
141 Ethan Workman (Reinhardt) over Zachary Fix (Keiser) (Fall 4:04) 0-6
149 Curtis Doctor (Reinhardt) over Hunter Warrington (Keiser) (Fall 1:41) 0-6
157 Cole Luallen (Reinhardt) over George Zertopoulis (Keiser) (TF 15-0 5:22) 0-5
165 Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) over Gianni Guerriero (Keiser) (Fall 2:54) 0-6
174 Wyatt Forsberg (Keiser) over Ruston Robinson (Reinhardt) (Dec 7-2) 3-0
184 Tate Holmes (Reinhardt) over Jessiah Garcia-Contreras (Keiser) (Dec 7-4) 0-3
197 Jacob Henderson (Reinhardt) over Caio DeAlmeida (Keiser) (Fall 1:29) 0-6
285 DeShaun Baker (Reinhardt) over Kyven Higgins (Keiser) (Dec 5-2) 0-3
Team Score: 41-6

The Seahawks claimed a pair of victories for three points apiece, but other than that, this bout belonged to the nation's No. 2 team. Milner improved to 3-0 on the day with his third-straight fall (4:12), while Workman got into the action with a win at 141 pounds – which would start a 4-0 overall run by the Eagles – before they finished off Keiser with three-consecutive triumphs. 

Reinhardt vs. Lyon (Ark.) (48-6)
125 Koby Milner (Reinhardt) over Unknown (For.) 0-6
133 Walker Byrd (Reinhardt) over Unknown (For.) 0-6
141 Ethan Workman (Reinhardt) over Unknown (For.) 0-6
149 Curtis Doctor (Reinhardt) over Unknown (For.) 0-6
157 Cole Luallen (Reinhardt) over Matthew Delavega (Lyon) (Dec 8-3) 0-3
165 Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) over Derrick Top (Lyon) (Fall 1:44) 0-6
174 Ruston Robinson (Reinhardt) over Unknown (For.) 0-6
184 Bruce Whitehead (Lyon College) over Tate Holmes (Reinhardt) (Fall 3:49) 6-0
197 Jacob Henderson (Reinhardt) over Unknown (For.) 0-6
285 DeShaun Baker (Reinhardt) over Austin Trimble (Lyon) (Dec 5-0) 0-3
Team Score: 48-6

The Scots got off to a rough start to begin the mat battle, as they had to forfeit the first four matches before dropping another three contests at 157 through 174 pounds. Lyon avoided a shutout with a fall at 184, but the Eagles would respond with back-to-back positive outcomes, including a 5-0 decision by Baker to wrap up the day. 

The Brown Athletic Center will be jumping once again when Reinhardt comes back to town to begin the new year on Jan. 5, 2020 in Appalachian Athletic Conference action against St. Andrews (N.C.).

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