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The Elizabethtown College wrestling team had a full weekend. Saturday, Feb. 8, they took to the road for a 33-9 win over Gettysburg College.

Eight Blue Jays took wins in their respective matches, with two taking falls to Gettysburg. Senior Colton Rex (141) got pinned at 2:04 against his opponent. First-year Jacob Latham (184) lost by a major decision, 12-5.

Junior Austin Jones (125) started the Blue Jays off on a good foot; he won with a tech fall at 5:10 and a score of 19-4. There were two pins at the end of the meet, both made by Etown.

The first one was by Tyler Phenegar (197) who pinned his opponent at 1:43. The second, closing the match, was Keegan McCord (285), pinning his opponent at 3:34
Sunday, Feb. 9, the team was at it again at home against King’s College, which was also senior night to commemorate the senior wrestlers.

The seniors recognized were Max Rhoden, Dayne Ross, Josh Paisley and Colton Rex for all of their time as part of the team.

This match was similar to the match against Gettysburg with eight players taking a win in their respective weight class. Jones won this match by forfeit, giving a lead to Etown right off the bat.

Another forfeit came a little bit later at weight class 157, gave first-year Brian Schneider the win.

The first match of the night was junior Josh McLaughlin (133), who won by a 15-7 decision over senior Dakota Quick. The match had to be stopped a few times due to a nosebleed that McLaughlin had.

Following was Rex who had a 6-2 decision winning match.

Josh Paisley (149) won by a tech fall score of 18-2 at 5:46 over King’s first-year Colby Spencer. Phenegar won by a forfeit. Closing out the night was McCord who won by fall over his opponent at 0:51.

The regular season will be wrapped up Friday, Feb. 14 on the road against Messiah College. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.