Wrestling team beats King’s

The Elizabethtown College wrestling team traveled to King’s College Friday, Feb. 1. Etown ended 36-12 in a dual victory over King’s.


Out of the 10 matches, Etown took a win for six of them. King’s was in the lead 3-0 after a 3-2 decision in a matchup with sophomore Josh McLaughlin.


In the next two matches junior Colton Rex and first-year Nick Gonzalez both took the win.


Rex won by a forfeit by King’s and Gonzalez got in a pin at 3:15. This put the score at 12-3.


Later in the competition, first-year Hunter Beaudet won at 165 with a tech fall over King’s Nicholas Palazzo. First-year Colton Shriner won with a major decision of 14-4. The score at this time was 24-6.


Finishing up the match were juniors Elijah Fisher at 197 and Max Rhoden at 285. Flasher pinned King’s John Hooper at 2:50, and Rhoden won by a forfeit. There was one forfeit by Etown in the sixth match at 184.


The Blue Jays will host Messiah College Friday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m.