LINCOLN, Neb. – It was a historic night for the Nebraska Wesleyan wrestling program on Wednesday night (Jan. 10) as the Prairie Wolves recorded the first Iowa Conference dual victory in program history as NWU defeated Buena Vista University, 39-15 at Snyder Arena.
NWU, in year two of bringing wrestling back to campus, delighted the large home crowd which included several former Nebraska Wesleyan wrestlers who were recognized before the match.
The Prairie Wolves got four pins on the night and had a decision in the victory. BVU had three wins on the night, but were open at two weight classes.
With the match starting at 184, BVU recorded a technical fall to begin the dual.
From there, NWU got on a roll with three straight pins.
Ben Lodema at 197,
Justin Hennessy at 285 and
Ryan Smales at 125 each recorded falls to give the Prairie Wolves the 18-5 advantage. Two forfeits put NWU ahead 30-5 heading to 149. BVU recorded a pin at 149 and got a major decision at 157 to make the score 30-15.
Dustin Monroe pinned his opponent at 165, then
Nathan Hunt closed the night with a 6-0 win at 174 to start the celebration for the Prairie Wolves.
Nebraska Wesleyan improves to 2-4 overall and 1-3 in Iowa Conference action, while BVU drops to 1-4 and 0-3 IIAC.
Final Results
Wt. Matchup Result Team Score (NWU-BVU)
125
Ryan Smales (NWU) over Nate Vento (BVU) Fall, 2:35 18-5
133
Brayden Dowding (NWU) wins by forfeit Forfeit 24-5
141
Jesse Malmkar (NWU) wins by forfeit Forfeit 30-5
149 Nathan Lamas (BVU) over
Maison Clark (NWU) Fall, 3:27 30-11
157 Brad Kerkhoff (BVU) over
Jared Nickman (NWU) M. Dec 16-4 30-15
165
Dustin Monroe (NWU) over Carson Rhoads (BVU) Fall, 4:22 36-15
174
Nathan Hunt (NWU) over Shane Vaughan (BVU) Dec. 6-0 39-15
184 Andrew Hoffman (BVU) over
Matthew Fricke (NWU) TF, 16-0 0-5
197
Ben Lodema (NWU) over Tyler Puls (BVU) Fall, 2:36 6-5
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Justin Hennessy (NWU) over Don Phillips II (BVU) Fall, 4:51 12-5
*Dual started at 184
