Wrestling

George Mason Sweeps All Four Matches at Mason Duals

Saturday, Nov. 7 Wrestling Results
Kent State at Michigan State Open
Edinboro at Michigan State Open
Central Michigan at Michigan State Open
George Mason 57, Davis & Elkins College 0
George Mason 48, Williams College 0
George Mason 53, Marymount College 0
George Mason 56, Union College 0
Bloomsburg 45, Sacred Heart 0
Bloomsburg 41, Duke 0
App State 20, Lock Haven 12
#25 Indiana 24, Lock Haven 14
South Dakota State University 36, Buffalo 3
Bellarmine 20, Ohio 17
 
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
 
George Mason Patriots (4-0, 0-0 MAC)
Fairfax, Va. --  The George Mason wrestling team earned four victories today at the annual Mason Duals, held inside the RAC on campus. The Patriots defeated Davis & Elkins (57-0), Union City College of NJ (56-0), Marymount (53-0), and Williams College (48-0).

Up Next: The Patriots travel to Illinois to battle SIU-Edwardsville in a MAC match on Friday, November 13 at 6 pm.

Kent State Golden Flashes (0-1, 0-0 MAC) 
East Lansing, Mich.– The Golden Flashes Wrestling team hit the road on Saturday and finished the day with four place-winners in their first tournament of the season at the annual Michigan State Open inside Jenison Fieldhouse. The Open featured two divisions, with one for freshmen and sophomores and the other for upperclassmen.

Graduate student Ismael Ayoub(149) finished with the best result on Saturday with a third-place finish. Freshman Colin Whyte(285) and Redshirt Junior Brentan Simmerman(285) finished the day fourth, while Adan Benavidez(125) ended the Michigan State Open with a sixth-place finish.

Ismael Ayoub Fresh off competing at the World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan, Ismael Ayoub had an impressive day at the 149-Pound Michigan State Open Division. He was able to win three matches in the winners bracket to advance to the semifinals, until he advanced on No Contests in the consolation bracket to finish third. His most impressive win of the day came in the quarterfinals over Evan Herriman(Michigan State) in a 14-4 Major Decision victory.

Colin Whyte shined in his collegiate debut in the Freshman/Sophomore Heavyweight Division, finishing the day 3-2. He even pulled out a pin in the final second of the match over Hunter Vander Heiden (Wisconsin) to advance to the third-place match. Two of Whyte's three victories were over wrestlers from Big Ten programs.

Brentan Simmerman picked right up where he started in a win last week as he finished with a five-win day in East Lansing, including an 11-7 win over Braxton Lewis(VMI) to advance him to the third-place match. Before that, he defeated fellow Flash Corey Boerio 7-3, to advance to the placement rounds. Boerio also finished with an impressive day with a pair of wins.

Adan Benavidez held his own in a tough bracket in the Michigan State Open as he highlighted his trio of wins with a victory over Talan Parsons(NIU) in a close 7-6 match to advance to the placement rounds.

Up Next: Kent State Wrestling will host their home-opener inside the MAC Center on Friday night as they welcome the Buffalo Bulls to Northeast Ohio for Youth Night in Kent. The first dual of the Mid-American Conference schedule is scheduled to begin at 7 P.M.

Edinboro Fighting Scots
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Central Michigan Chippewas (1-1, 0-0 MAC) 
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