MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Brewton-Parker men's wrestling traveled south to take on AAC opponent St. Thomas (Fla.) as well as NCAA DIII opponent John Carroll (Ohio) in a tri-dual in Miami Gardens, Florida.
BPC vs St. Thomas
The Barons (3-10, 1-2 AAC) opened with a dual against the hosts, dropping to the Bobcats in a 39-5 loss. Zachary McFarland (125) started the dual with a 2-1 decision to give BPC a 3-0 lead. Ethan Larsen (197) picked up the Barons' last three points with a 7-6 decision.
BPC gave up 18 team points with forfeits at 141, 165, and 184. The Bobcats recorded a 17-1 tech fall against Domnik Medina (133) before notching a 16-2 major decision over Bradley Owens (149).
STU followed with a 12-2 major over Carlos Cruz (157) prior to producing a 7-2 decision over Dominic Martinez (174). The Bobcats closed out the dual with a pin (1:46) on Tevin Person (285) to win 39-5. Both teams lost a team point due to unsportsmanlike conduct, moving the final score to 39-5.
BPC vs John Carroll
In the dual against John Carroll, the Barons struggled to earn points in a 50-6 loss. The only team points were earned by way of a forfeit in the 125-lb match. The Blue Streaks also gathered free team points with a forfeit at 184.
John Carroll produced four pins against Brewton-Parker with Medina (133), Bryant Santiago (141), Kullum Irvin (157), and Person (285) all falling by pin. Owens (149) was downed by an 18-2 tech fall while Cruz (165) falling by a 16-0 tech fall. Martinez (174) dropped a 21-6 tech fall loss followed by a 15-0 tech fall over Larsen (197).
Brewton-Parker returns to the mat on Saturday, Jan. 14 at Montreat (N.C.) for an AAC tri-dual against the Cavaliers and Reinhardt (Ga.).