PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The JWU (Providence) wrestling team opened the home portion of the 2024-25 schedule with a 19-16 win over Wisconsin-Whitewater Friday afternoon at the Wildcat Center.

Junior Adolfo Betancur opened the meet with a 9-4 decision at 285 lbs. before senior and two-time defending national champion Joziah Fry registered a 19-4 tech fall win at 125 lbs.

Freshman Peyton Ellis – who was named New England Wrestling Association Freshman of the Week just a few days – continued to impress, this time with a 10-8 win over two-time All-American Dominik Mallinder at 133 lbs. Junior and reigning NEWA Wrestler of the Week Cameron Soda, meanwhile, rolled to a 17-2 tech fall at 141 lbs.

Senior Hayden Brown was the fifth victorious Wildcat as he continues to make his mark after missing all of 2003-24 with an 8-0 major decision win at 157 lbs.

JWU (Providence) 19, Wis.-Whitewater 16
285: Adolfo Betancur (JWU) over Isaak Smith (UW-W) (Dec 9-4)
125: Joziah Fry (JWU) over Luke Berktold (UW-W) (TF 19-4 0:00) 
133: Peyton Ellis (JWU) over Dominik Mallinder (UW-W) (Dec 10-8) 
141: Cameron Soda (JWU) over Justin Fortugno (UW-W) (TF 17-2 0:00) 
149: Jalin Conner (UW-W) over Luke Montefusco (JWU) (MD 9-1) 
157: Hayden Brown (JWU) over Luke Swan (UW-W) (MD 8-0) 
165: Scott Busse (UW-W) over Jack Richardson (JWU) (Dec 4-1) 
174: Brayden Peet (UW-W) over Michael Schliem (JWU) (Dec 8-4) 
184: Gavin Kohel (UW-W) over Zach Miller (JWU) (Dec 2-1) 
197: Evan Danowski (UW-W) over Ky'ell Roper (JWU) (Dec 11-5) 
(J&W was hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct -1.0 at 174 lbs.)