SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury ended their second regular season as an intercollegiate wrestling program on a high note as the Panthers won their third straight dual with a 30-12 win over Ouachita Baptist on Friday afternoon at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
Drury broke a 9-9 tie with a win by fall from
Ben Stahlman at 157 pounds. The sophomore from House Springs, Missouri pinned Sean Butler in 2:10 to give Stahlman his team-leading 24
th win of the year.
At 174 pounds, Drury's
Jacob Brune also got a win by fall in 4:35 against Joseph Santos. The Panthers put the match away with wins from
Collin Huitt at 184 pounds, 197-pounder
Trenton Clines and heavyweight
Ben Melton.
Drury's record improved to 4-10 while Ouachita Baptist dropped to 0-6.
The Panthers head to the NCAA-II Super 3 Region Championship in St. Cloud, Minnesota for their next action. The postseason tournament is Feb. 23-24 at Halenbeck Hall on the campus of St. Cloud State.
Drury 30 Ouachita Baptist 12
125: Max Newbury (DU) over (OBU) (For.)
133: Weston Cronan (OBU) over
Zach McCullough (DU) (Fall 4:36)
141:
Seth Otis (DU) over Trey Waltz (OBU) (Dec 8-5)
149: Robert Otero (OBU) over Jordan Jones (DU) (Dec 6-5)
157:
Ben Stahlman (DU) over Sean Butler (OBU) (Fall 2:10)
165: Tyler Mann (OBU) over
Grant Taylor (DU) (SV-1 6-4)
174:
Jacob Brune (DU) over Joseph Santos (OBU) (Fall 4:35)
184:
Collin Huitt (DU) over Austin Weldon (OBU) (Dec 13-9)
197:
Trenton Clines (DU) over Justin Villegas (OBU) (Dec 5-2)
285:
Ben Melton (DU) over Tanner Hawkins (OBU) (Dec 11-5)
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