SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The dominance of the Johnson & Wales University wrestling team continued on Saturday. The third-ranked Wildcats toppled Castleton 43-6 before pitching a 50-0 shutout over Plymouth State. JWU finished the day with a 30-16 win over the host Springfield.
With the three victories, Johnson & Wales ran its record to 21-1. The 21 victories tie the 2015 team for the most wins in school history.
After losing the first match to the Spartans, the Wildcats roared through the final nine bouts. Johnson & Wales got pins from fourth-ranked Jay Albis (Fishkill, NY) at 133 pounds and Jamiel Stapleton (Malone, NY) at 149 points. No. 7 Stephen Jarrell (East Greenwich, RI) posted his NCAA-leading 16th tech fall at 165 pounds.
For the second year in a row, the Wildcats did not allow PSU to win a single match. Albis got his second pin of the day as did Stapleton. All told the Wildcats had a half dozen pins, including the last four matches. On his way to his second victory, Jarrell recorded his 224 take down, breaking the school record set by Tim Ruberg in 2005. He now has 237 take downs.
Back-to-back pins by sophomore Joe Ferinde (Nutley, NJ) and Stapleton staked the Wildcats to a 21-0 lead against Springfield. Ninth-ranked Khamri Thomas (Windsor Locks, Conn.) finished the scoring with a 4-2 decision at 197 pounds. Albis, Ferinde, Stapleton and Thomas each posted three victories on the day.
Johnson & Wales travels to rival Roger Williams on Friday to take on the #7 Hawks at 7 p.m.
#3 Johnson & Wales 43, Castleton 6
Weight Class Match Score
125 Tyreek Staton (CSU) def. Stephen Nadera (JWU) - Dec., 8-3 0-3
133 Jay Albis (JWU) def. Ryan Cabezas (CSU) - Fall 2:55 6-3
141 Zach Hale (CSU) def. Joe Ferinde (JWU) - Dec., 10-3 9-3
149 Jamiel Stapleton (JWU) def. Tyler Raetz (CSU) - Fall 2:38 15-3
157 Dan McBrinn (JWU) def. Cameron Milliken (CSU) - Injury Forfeit 21-3
165 Stephen Jarrell (JWU) def. Nolan Veins (CSU) - Tech Fall, 25-9 26-3
174 Mike Labell (JWU) def. Zach Allen (CSU) - Maj. Dec, 14-3 30-3
184 Pete Hailer (JWU) def. Mitchell LaFlam (CSU) - Tech Fall 18-2 35-3
197 Khamri Thomas (JWU) def. Joseph Galusha (CSU) - Tech Fall 25-9 40-3
285 Michael Larm (JWU) def. Nick Scott (CSU) - Dec., 8-3 40-6
#3 Johnson & Wales 50, Plymouth Sate 0
Weight Class Match Score
125 Stephen Nadera (JWU) def. Joe Aumann (PSU) - Dec., 5-4 3-0
133 Jay Albis (JWU) def. Adam Correia (PSU) - Fall 6-0
141 Joe Ferinde (JWU) def. Eddie Bello (PSU) - Tech Fall, 20-5 11-0
149 Jamiel Stapleton (JWU) def. Steve Abusherry (PSU) - Fall 17-0
157 Desmond Towns (JWU) def. Nick Simeti (PSU) - Dec., 9-7 20-0
165 Stephen Jarrell (JWU) def. Zack Cassidy (PSU) - Fall 26-0
174 Mike Labell (JWU) def. Andrew Carroll (PSU) - Fall 32-0
184 Michael Dinardo (JWU) def. Chris Perreault (PSU) - Fall 38-0
197 Khamri Thomas (JWU) def. Trevor Wassell (PSU) - Fall 44-0
285 Jonah Aurelio (JWU) over Unknown (PSU) Forfeit 50-0
#3 Johnson & Wales 30, Springfield 16
Weight Class Match Score
125 Bobby Jordan (JWU) def. Joel Zambrano (SPR) - Maj. Dec., 13-5 4-0
133 Jay Albis (JWU) def. Andrew Nirchio (SPR) - Tech Fall, 16-0 9-0
141 Joe Ferinde (JWU) def. Victor Guzman (SPR) - Fall 15-0
149 Jamiel Stapleton (JWU) def. Kearney Gutierrez (SPR) – Fall 21-0
157 Zach Joseph (SPR) def. Dan McBrinn (JWU) - Maj. Dec., 13-4 21-4
165 Stephen Jarrell (JWU) def. Aarin Feliz (SPR) - Fall 5:25 27-4
174 Geovanni Medina (SPR) def. Mike Labell (JWU) - Fall 6:59 27-10
184 Connor Bohringer (SPR) def. Pete Hailer (JWU) - Dec., 7-6 27-13
197 Khamri Thomas (JWU) def. Hunter Ayen (SPR) - Dec., 4-2 30-13
285 Joseph Fusco (SPR) def. Jonah Aurelio (JWU) - Dec., 11-9 30-16
