Men's Wrestling Places Second at Virginia Duals, Adds Three Wins to Record

HAMPTON, Va. – The Frostburg State Men's Wrestling team finished in second place out of 15 teams at the Virginia Duals over Friday and Saturday, racking up three wins to make it to the championship match. 
 
Frostburg started their weekend with a 34-11 win over Liberty on Friday, as redshirt freshman Garhett Dickenson picked up the first of the day for the Bobcats in the 133 lb weight class with a 4-3 decision.  Sophomore Gage Heilbrun pinned his opponent in 1:58 in the 149 lb weight class, while redshirt junior John D'amico saw a 17-2 tech fall in 157 and redshirt sophomore Noah Reho took the 16-2 major decision in 165.  Graduate Owen Butler picked up the solid 15-0 tech fall in 174, while freshman Andrew Wolfanger (184) and senior Will Longhurst (285) finished out the match with the former getting a tech fall of 18-2, and the latter seeing a pinfall in 1:46. 
 
Junior Chase Bell saw the first victory of the match in the team's 30-15 victory against Averett, also on Friday, with a fall in 4:13 in the 141 lb weight class.  Heilbrun collected another win on the day in 149 with a 5-0 decision, while Butler was the only other Bobcat to go 2-0 on the day, with a 19-3 tech fall in 174.  Sophomore Mason Buckler came out on top in 157 with a close 11-7 decision, while fellow sophomore Duncan Kammar took the 184 lb weight class, also with a close decision of 9-7.  Freshman Austin Lewis (197) and sophomore Gavin Bage (285) racked up two more wins for Frostburg with a major decision of 14-2 and a pinfall in 1:19. 
 
To start their day on Saturday, Frostburg held on for the tough 24-20 victory over Ferrum to send them to the championships match.  Redshirt junior Dylan Montgomery saw the first win of the day for the Bobcats with a 9-1 major decision in 141.  FSU then took four straight matches to set them ahead the rest of the way, starting with D'amico putting up a 11-2 major decision in the 157 lb weight class, followed by Buckler taking a 11-4 decision in the 165 weight class.  Reho then stood tall in 174 with a 10-1 major decision, before Butler won his third match of the weekend with a 21-1 tech fall in 184. 
 
Looking for a rematch against the No. 18 Golden Bears from the two team's meeting earlier this season, Frostburg fell shy in the championship match of the tournament against Kutztown.  Bell added another win to his belt over the weekend with a pinfall in 141, while Butler finished the weekend undefeated, going for a major decision of 15-2 in 174.  Bage picked up the final points of the match for FSU with a forfeit in 285, bringing the final score to 34-16.   
 
After the weekend, Frostburg's overall record moves to 7-2.  The Bobcats come back home for their next meet, hosting the Bobcat Duals on Sunday, January 19 as they welcome in Shippensburg, Pitt-Johnstown, and Belmont Abbey.  For more information and updates, please visit frostburgsports.com. 
 
Frostburg State vs Liberty – FSU wins 34-11
125: Aiden Scheeringa (Liberty) over Nate Wilhelm (Frostburg State) TF 15-0
133: Garhett Dickenson (Frostburg State) over Blaise Verdino (Liberty) Dec 4-3
141: Garrett Good (Liberty) over Dylan Montgomery (Frostburg State) SV-1
149: Gage Heilbrun (Frostburg State) over Lucas Viana (Liberty) Fall 1:58
157: John D'amico (Frostburg State) over Matox Allen (Liberty) TF 17-2
165: Noah Reho (Frostburg State) over Josiah Foss (Liberty) Maj 16-2
174: Owen Butler (Frostburg State) over Ronald Black (Liberty) TF 15-0
184: Andrew Wolfanger (Frostburg State) over Paul Moore (Liberty) TF 18-2
197: Gabriel Hayes (Liberty) over Alex Hoy (Frostburg State) Dec 8-7
285: Will Longhurst (Frostburg State) over Josh Hermann (Liberty) Fall 1:46
 
Frostburg State vs Averett – FSU wins 30-15
125: Mason Barrett (Averett) over Amir Wray-Hill (Frostburg State) Fall 1:00
133: AJ Orlando (Averett) over Garhett Dickenson (Frostburg State) Dec 8-3
141: Chase Bell (Frostburg State) vs Mauricio Reyes (Averett) Fall 4:13
149: Gage Heilburn (Frostburg State) over Andres Cortes (Averett) Dec 5-0
157: Mason Buckler (Frostburg State) over Anthony Taylor (Averett) 11-7
165: Xavier Swanson (Averett) over Noah Reho (Frostburg State) Fall 5:28
174: Owen Butler (Frostburg State) over Michael Gabbard (Averett) TF 19-3
184: Duncan Kammar (Frostburg State) over Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) Dev 9-7
197: Austin Lewis (Frostburg State) over Jacob Jimenez (Averett) Maj 14-2
285: Gavin Bage (Frostburg State) over Jasiri Dingle (Averett) Fall 1:19
 
Frostburg State vs Ferrum – FSU wins 24-20
125: Zach Beckner (Ferrum) vs Nate Wilhelm (Frostburg State) TF 16-1
133: Trent Proctor (Ferrum) over Amir Wray-Hill (Frostburg State) SV-1 8-5
141: Dylan Montgomery (Frostburg State) over Josiah Canales (Ferrum) Maj 9-1
149: Cameron Curva (Ferrum) over Gage Heilbrun (Frostburg State) Fall 4:15
157: John D'amico (Frostburg State) over Robert Owen Jr. (Ferrum) Major 11-2
165: Mason Buckler (Frostburg State) over Gabriel Cortes (Ferrum) Dec 11-4
174: Noah Reho (Frostburg State) over Avery Hall (Ferrum) Maj 10-1
184: Owen Butler (Frostburg State) over Joseph Toner (Ferrum) TF 21-1
197: Austin Lewis (Frostburg State) over Sam Slate (Ferrum) Maj 13-4
285: Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) over Gavin Bage (Frostburg State) Fall 3:28
 
Frostburg State vs Kutztown – KU wins 34-16
125: Nic Allison (Kutztown) over Nate Wilhelm (Frostburg State) TF 17-2
133: Javien DeLeon (Kutztown) over Garhett Dickenson (Frostburg State) Dec 7-2
141: Chase Bell (Frostburg State) over Jared Fulton (Kutztown) Fall 6:56
149: James Ryan (Kutztown) over Gage Heilbrun (Frostburg State) Maj 14-1
157: Ali Alicea (Kutztown) over Mason Buckler (Frostburg State) TF 17-1
165: Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown) over Noah Reho (Frostburg State) TF 16-1
174: Owen Butler (Frostburg State) over Alex Ward (Kutztown) Maj 15-2
184: Matt Weinberg (Kutztown) over Andrew Wolfanger (Frostburg State) Fall 1:19
197: Wayne McIntyre (Kutztown) over Cole Yonkin (Frostburg State) Fall 1:19
285: Gavin Bage (Frostburg State) wins by forfeit