Fire Wrestling went 1-3 after a long day in South Carolina at the Coker Duals, hosted by the Coker College Cobras. Southeastern gave up eight falls on the day, as well as eight forfeits in the dual meet tournament.
The Tournament was a showcase of NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA schools from all around the Southeastern United States. A total of 11 teams would wrestle at the tournament, however, Southeastern would only face four. The Fire faced Greensboro, a Division III program also in its first year, as well as three Division II teams: Coker, UNC-Pembroke, and Belmont Abbey.
The Fire got their only win of the day against Greensboro, their first meet of the day. Southeastern wrestlers
Ryan Strickland (149) and
Zech Rives (174) had the only two Southeastern falls in the match, Rives scoring his with 17 seconds left in the first period. Greensboro also forfeited at 133 pounds, which would lead to a 36-12 win for Southeastern.
Southeastern struggled against the host Cobras in the second round of the tournament, losing that match 39-7. The only points Southeastern scored were by
Ethan Owen's (133) major decision victory, as well as
Aaron Wiechel's decision. Ethan won his match 11-3, scoring four takedowns and two escapes, as well as riding time points. Wiechel's 9-3 win came with two escapes, two takedowns, and two points awarded for the opponents stalling, with riding time as well.
Three Southeastern wresters won their individual efforts in their third meet against UNC Pembroke, which was ultimately a loss, with the score 34-15. Wrestlers
Olson Delisca (125) and Owen (133) got the Fire off to a hot start, winning the first two matches by decision and fall, respectfully. Timmy Dinsdale (157) was the other fire wrestler to get six points on the board for his fall, with his pin late in the third period.
The fourth meet of the day against Belmont Abbey was their third loss of the day, losing 34-9. Southeastern's only points came from decision victories from Owen (133), Weichel (141), and
Aris Knight (184). Owen's win came in overtime on a takedown with 13 seconds left in the period, ultimately winning 11-9.
Southeastern will return to South Carolina in two weeks for some additional dual meets, against Newberry College and Spartanburg Methodist College.
RESULTS
SOUTHEASTERN 36, GREENSBORO 12
125
Olson Delisca (Southeastern) over Gabriel Wilson (Greensboro) Maj 16-3
133
Ethan Owen (Southeastern) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141
Aaron Wiechel (Southeastern) over Jonathan Bennett (Greensboro) Maj 16-5
149
Ryan Strickland (Southeastern) over Ricardo Cunha (Greensboro) Fall 3:11
157
Tim Dinsdale (Southeastern) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
165 Andrew Chappell (Greensboro) over Zach Wood (Southeastern) Fall 4:03
174 Zechariah Rives (Southeastern) over A.J. Palmer (Greensboro) Fall 0:17
184
Aris Knight (Southeastern) over Emmanuel Garcia (Greensboro) Maj 14-4
197 Double Forfeit
285 Mykel Williams (Greensboro) over Unknown Forf.
COKER 39, SOUTHEASTERN 7
125 Charlie Huff (Coker College) over
Olson Delisca (SEU) Fall 1:25
133
Ethan Owen (SEU) over Rashad Williams (Coker College) Maj 11-3
141
Aaron Wiechel (SEU) over Travis Cleary (Coker College) Dec 9-3
149 Rashad Cunningham (Coker College) over
Ryan Strickland (SEU) Dec 6-2
157 Shabo Gorial (Coker College) over
Tim Dinsdale (SEU) TF 19-4
165 Derek Rothermel (Coker College) over Zach Wood (SEU) Fall 0:41
174 Derrick Booth (Coker College) over Zechariah Rives (SEU) Dec 3-2
184 Luis Peguero (Coker College) over
Aris Knight (SEU) Maj 9-0
197 John Allen Griswold (Coker College) over Unknown Forf
285 Austin Akins (Coker College) over Unknown Forf
UNC PEMBROKE 34, SOUTHEASTERN 15
125
Olson Delisca (Southeastern) over Josh Brown (UNC Pembroke) Dec 8-4
133
Ethan Owen (Southeastern) over Dustin Smith (UNC Pembroke) Fall 4:57
141 Jake Smith (UNC Pembroke) over
Aaron Wiechel (Southeastern) Dec 7-6
149 Eric Milks (UNC Pembroke) over
Ryan Strickland (Southeastern) Dec 8-3
157
Tim Dinsdale (Southeastern) over Hayden Fry (UNC Pembroke) Fall 6:26
165 Joe Remaklus (UNC Pembroke) over Zach Wood (Southeastern) Maj 13-3
174 Blaze Shade (UNC Pembroke) over Zechariah Rives (Southeastern) Fall 2:33
184 Mikey Thomas (UNC Pembroke) over
Aris Knight (Southeastern) Fall 1:38
197 Brach Walker (UNC Pembroke) over Unknown Forf
285 Stuart Nadeau (UNC Pembroke) over Unknown Forf
BELMONT ABBEY 34, SOUTHEASTERN 9
125 William Rees (Belmont Abbey) over
Olson Delisca (SEU) Dec 20-14
133
Ethan Owen (SEU) over Travis Allen (Belmont Abbey) SV-1 11-9
141
Aaron Wiechel (SEU) over Jonathan Charpenter (Belmont Abbey) Dec 6-3
149 Nicauzi Mitchell (Belmont Abbey) over
Ryan Strickland (SEU) Fall 3:26
157 Scott Bosak (Belmont Abbey) over
Tim Dinsdale (Southeastern) Fall 5:33
165 Joseph Coss (Belmont Abbey) over Zach Wood (Southeastern) Maj 13-0
174 Tyler Maclain (Belmont Abbey) over Zechariah Rives (Southeastern) Dec 9-4
184
Aris Knight (Southeastern) over Gerry Vassil (Belmont Abbey) Dec 4-2
197 Dane Mitchell (Belmont Abbey) over Unknown Forf
285 Chass Delgado (Belmont Abbey) over Unknown Forf
