Wilkes-Barre, PA- The Alfred State Men's Wrestling team went 2-2 at the Kings Duals this weekend, taking home wins against Kings College, 37-16 and Keystone College, 54-4.
In the dual against Kings College, the Monarchs found the board first in the 125 bout.
Mason Drew,
Richard Morales and
Kyle Meyer all then grabbed wins to put the Pioneers up 15-5. Kings grabbed six more points before
Brandon DellaPia secured a win in 165-weight class, followed by two fall wins from
George Racz and
Sean Malenfant, 31-11. The Monarchs only managed to notch one more win as the Pioneers recorded the dual win.
Colton Hai also earned a win in the 285 bout by fall.
Against Keystone, the Pios controlled the whole dual, only allowing Keystone to put four points on the board.
Jordan Busby earned a forfeit win to start the dual, followed by a
Blake Burtis win by fall in the 133 bout at the 1:12 mark. Morales and Racz secured forfeit wins while Meyer, DellaPia, Malenfant and
Charles Parker Trento all recorded fall wins. Hai closed out the dual with a forfeit win, 54-4.
The Pioneers will take a short break and step into the new year on January 3
rd as they head to Williamstown, MA for the Williams Open, start time set for 10 am.