WRESTLING SUMMARY
 
Wed., Jan. 19, 2022
Mabee Center

	FINAL
PANTHERS	21
William Jewell	6

 
LIBERTY, Mo.– The Drury Panthers won their Great Lakes Valley Conference opener on Wednesday with a 21-6 win over William Jewell in Liberty, Missouri on Wednesday.
 
The two teams competed in six weight classes with four determined no contests by mutual forfeit.
 
Brandon Borlinghaus opened the dual with a quick pin at 133 pounds in just over a minute in the first period. Ethan Smith, at 174 pounds, also won by fall in the first period, and Will Kuster gathered a win and improved his record to 12-1 on the season with a win by medical forfeit at 165 pounds. Trevor Christian hung on for a 7-5 victory over Connor Johnston as the Panthers won four of the six matches.

"We are grateful to compete and enjoyed some good performances," said Drury head coach James Reynolds. "Every program is navigating some difficult times right now and we are all doing our very best to stay focused and on the mat. We will continue to train and  compete with an attitude of gratitude the rest of the season." 

The Panthers will continue GLVC duals on Sunday against Indianapolis at the O'Reilly Family Event Center at 1 pm.
 
Match Results
133: Brandon Borlinghaus (Drury) over Riley Wiliams (William Jewell) (fall 1:07)
141: Julian Victoria (William Jewell) over Chris Hansen (Drury) (Dec 7-2)
149: Garrett Deason (William Jewell) over Justin Williams (Drury) (Dec 7-3)
157: Trevor Christian (Drury) over Conner Johnston (William Jewell) (Dec 7-5)
165: Will Kuster (Drury) over Drake Smith (William Jewell) (Med. Forfeit)
174: Ethan Smith (Drury) over Jayce Taylor (Fall 2:05)
 
#Morethanchampions