EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The No. 6 ranked Johnson & Wales (RI) University wrestling squad scored a 19-17 win at No. 18 The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Friday night at Packer Hall.
Freshman Joziah Fry – who carried a No. 1 national ranking at 125 lbs. – earned a tech fall victory (18-3) in 5:42. Sophomore Dylan Harr picked up a tech fall win (18-3) at 197 lbs. in 7:00; he entered the match ranked third in the region.
Other winners for head coach Lonnie Morris included junior Matthew Garcia at 157 lbs. (8-5 decision), junior Scott Defex at 174 lbs. (9-4 decision), and freshman Adolfo Betancur at 285 lbs. (2-0 decision).
Complete Results:
165: Nick Sacco (TCNJ) dec. Patrick Wisniewski, 1-0 (3-0)
174: Scott Defex (JWU) dec. Matt Surich, 9-4 (3-3)
184: Quinn Haddad (TCNJ) Major dec. Ryan DeVivo, 11-1 (7-3)
197: Dylan Harr (JWU) tech. fall Demetrius Ruiz, 18-3, 7:00 (7-8)
285: Adolfo Betancur (JWU) dec. Peter Wersinger, 2-0 (7-11)
125: Joziah Fry (JWU) tech. fall Ryan Rosenthal, 18-3, 5:42 (7-16)
133: Kyle Nase (TCNJ) major dec. Harrison Gordon, 13-2 (11-16)
141: Domenic Difrancescantonio (TCNJ) dec. Gabriel Leo, 10-6 (14-16)
149: Matthew Garcia (JWU) dec. Mike Conklin, 8-5 (14-19)
157: Matt Sacco (TCNJ) dec. William Hughes, 7-5 (SV-1) (17-19)
