Joey Simcoe Head Coach | Grand Valley State University Athletics Website
Joey Simcoe Head Coach | Grand Valley State University Athletics Website
Grand Valley State University's wrestling team secured a 32-11 victory against Findlay on Thursday, February 8th. The match took place at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena in front of over 500 spectators. This win improved the Lakers' record to 12-5 for the season. They are set to conclude their regular season at the Ashland Duals on Sunday, February 11th, where they will compete against #19 Ashland and #23 Glenville State.
The Lakers achieved seven match wins, including five with bonus points. Freshman Aaron Lucio started strong with a technical fall victory at 125 pounds. Fellow freshmen Collin Twigg and Jak Keller also contributed wins at 133 and 141 pounds respectively. Sophomore Chris Donathan maintained his undefeated streak with a major decision win at 149 pounds. Josh Kenny won by forfeit at 174 pounds, while senior Seth Konynenbelt marked Senior Night with an individual victory at 184 pounds. Wyatt Miller closed out scoring for Grand Valley State with a pin in the 197-pound category.
Match results were as follows:
125 – "Aaron Lucio (GV) tech. fall Graham Shore (UF), 20-4"
133 – "Collin Twigg (GV) dec. Nicholas Korhorn (UF), 5-4"
141 – "Jak Keller (GV) tech. fall Alex Epstein (UF), 19-2"
149 – "Chris Donathan (GV) maj. Dec. Cade Cass (UF), 16-5"
157 – "Logan Sanom (UF) tech. fall Caden Jacobs (GV), 17-2"
165 – "Gary Nilson (UF) dec. Trammel Robinson (GV), 5-1"
174 – "Josh Kenny (GV) won by forfeit"
184 – "Seth Konynenbelt (GV) dec. Vaughn Petty (UF), 8-1"
197 – "Wyatt Miller (GV) pinned Steele Boysel (UF), 1:47"
Hwt.–"Guilian Bodiu(UF)dec.Owen Hawley(GV),12–5."