Men's Wrestling Earns Home Opening Win Over Westminster

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's wrestling team earned its first win on the year in its home opener on Thursday as the Griffins knocked off Westminster.

Final: Fontbonne 27, Westminster 21

Location: St. Louis, Mo.

Records: Fontbonne 1-1, Westminster 0-2

How it Happened

After falling in the opener, the Griffins regained the advantage with consecutive forfeit wins by Cody Castelline at 133 pounds and David Vance at 141 pounds to put the Griffins ahead, 12-6.

It was a battle at 149 pounds between Westminster's Jackson Beene and Fontbonne's Josh Presley but Breene won by 7-5 decision to trim the deficit down to 12-9

After another forfeit win for Fontbonne at 157 pounds by Mujahid Smith, the Blue Jays got back in it at 165 with Sean Sax earning the fall win.

At 184 pounds, the Griffins bounced back with Micah Dennis earning a dominant win by fall (0:29). The Blue Jays answered with a fall win of its own at 197 but Joey Johnson came through for the Griffins at 285 pounds to secure the victory after he collected the 4-3 decision win over Kobe Kaminski.

Hear from Head Coach Amond Prater

"First off I would once again like to thank my administration and the entire athletic department for helping us compete safely and host our first dual meet. As we embarked upon this competition season, colleges across the country are dealing with the lingering impact of the pandemic on both practices and competitions. Westminster has produced some top talent since they started their program and we knew what we would have some tough matchups coming into this dual."

He added, "For us, it's a testament of guys trusting in the process to continue to show up to practice, get tested three times a week and do what's necessary in the classroom that I am most proud of. I'm also appreciative of their willingness to grow and develop in many aspects not just wrestling, but I'm also thank for mat time. It's the only way to evolve in this sport. Although we didn't have fans in the stands today, this win will always hold a special place in Fontbonne wrestling history." #BuildSomethingWorthProtecting

Fontbonne over Westminster, 27-21                                                                                                                             

125: Brock Davis (WC) over Ahmond Oates (FBU) by fall (2:48)                   

133: Cody Castelline (FBU) won by forfeit                                                         

141: David Vance (FBU) won by forfeit                                                               

149: Jackson Beene (WC) over Joshua Presley (FBU) by 7-5 decision          

157: Mujahid Smith (FBU) won by forfeit                                                           

165: Sean Sax (WC) over Christian Trigg (FBU) by fall (0:45)                          

174: Double Forfeit                                                                                                  

184: Micah Dennis (FBU) over Will Harper (WC) by fall (0:29)                      

197: Montgomery Mills (WC) over Sam Martin (WC) by fall (0:46)              

285: Joey Johnson (FBU) over Kobe Kaminski (WC) by 4-3 decision

Up Next

The Griffins return to action this Saturday on the road at Cornell College. Action begins at 3 p.m.

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