QUINCY, Ill. – Drury wrestling finished sixth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championship Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 15.
 
In the quarterfinal matchup against No. 3 Maryville, No. 6 Drury fell 43-3. Mason Knight was the only Panther to record a win, with a 3-0 decision at 149 pounds. Drury took a forfeit at 125 pounds due to injury.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (MARYVILLE)

• After the forfeit at 125, Maryville won two straight 3-0 decisions at 133 and 141 pounds.
• Knight earned three points for the Panthers with a 3-0 decision. 
• The Panthers suffered a technical fall and a fall at 157 and 165 pounds, putting Maryville ahead 23-3. 
• Jeremiah Halter lost by a major decision to No. 14 Cole Ritter at 174 pounds.
• Freshman Owen Gardner fell to No. 15 Jeramiah Larson at 197 pounds.
• Drury suffered two more technical falls at 184 and 285 pounds. 

 
In the fifth-place match, the Panthers fell again, 30-17, to fifth-ranked Quincy. Knight once again led the Panthers, winning by fall in 1:41, upsetting No. 9 Sabian Russel. Hunter Tennison was dominant in a 16-1 technical fall at 285. Nate Wishne and Halter each found decision wins at 141 and 174 pounds, respectively. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (QUINCY)

• Drury forfeited again at 125 pounds.
• Quincy won by major decision at 133 pounds, putting the Hawks ahead 10-0. 
• Wishne won a tight 4-2 decision at 141 pounds.
• Knight won by fall at 1:41 pounds, cutting the deficit to 10-9. 
• Quincy earned two technical falls at 157 and 165 pounds.
• Halter won a close 2-1 decision at 174 pounds.
• Quincy sealed the match with a 4-0 major decision and a fall at 184 and 197 pounds. 
• Tennison closed the day with a technical fall at 285 pounds.

 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Brady Griffin leads the team with 24 wins, nine falls, and eight decisions.
• Freshman Garrett Salt has 19 wins on the season with eight falls and four technical falls.
• Jeremiah Halter has earned 19 wins and leads the team in technical falls with eight.
• Wishne stands at 19 wins and leads in major decisions with seven.
• Bryson Humphries and Cole Robertson each have 17 wins.
• Mason Knight has 16 wins with six falls.
• Gaven Bremenkamp and Tennison each stand at 12 wins, and both have six falls. 
• Drury ends duals with a 2-13 record. 

 
RESULTS (VS. MARYVILLE)
125: Elijah Almarinez (MU) over (DU) (For.)
133: JP Homfeld (MU) over Dylan Roth (DU) (Dec 5-0)
141: Caleb Carter (MU) over Nate Wishne (DU) (Dec 3-2 TB1)
149: Mason Knight (DU) over Leo Buchheit (MU) (Dec 4-1)
157: Nicolas Zamora (MU) over Luke Patterson (DU) (TF 221-6 3:26)
165: Mustafa Salimi (MU) over Joe Beck (DU) (Fall 1:45)
174: No. 14 Cole Ritter (MU) over Jeremiah Halter (DU) (MD 10-1)
184: Dalton Litzsinger (MU) over Nate Brower (DU) (TF 15-0 4:05)
197: No. 15 Jeremiah Larson (MU) over Owen Gardner (DU) (Fall 1:25)
285: Jonovan Smith (MU) over Brady Griffin (DU) (TF 17-2 5:33)
 
RESULTS (VS. QUINCY)
125: Kaden Rios (QU) over (DU) (For.)
133: Te`Andre Allen (QU) over Dylan Roth (DU) (MD 10-0)
141: Nate Wishne (DU) over Ashton Gamboa (QU) (Dec 4-2)
149: Mason Knight (DU) over No. 9 Sabian Russell (QU) (Fall 1:41)
157: Isaiah Nichols (QU) over Luke Patterson (DU) (TF 16-0 4:19)
165: Jackson Jones (QU) over Joe Beck (DU) (TF 17-2 5:47)
174: Jeremiah Halter (DU) over MacAllistair Chamber (QU) (Dec 2-1 TB1)
184: No. 10 Callan Ivy (QU) over Nate Brower (DU) (MD 9-0)
197: Judah Yates (QU) over Owen Gardner (DU) (F 2:51)
285: Hunter Tennison (DU) over Cody Ruiz (QU) (TF 16-1 7:00)
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Drury wrestling continues the postseason with the NCAA Division II Super Region IV Championship, hosted by top-ranked Central Oklahoma, on Sunday, Mar. 1. 

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