Columbia Drops Decision To American, 26-10

Saturday, January 12

Washington D.C.

7:00 PM

Columbia

American

1/12/2019 8:54:00 PM | Men's Wrestling

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The Columbia wrestling team fell for the first time this season tonight at American, dropping a 26-10 decision to the EIWA foe.

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Columbia wrestling team fell for the first time this season tonight at American, dropping a 26-10 decision to the EIWA foe.

With the first loss of the season, the Lions fall to 4-1, while American now sits at 1-3.

In a dual that started at 133, the home team got off to a fast start when Josh Terao posted a major decision against Spencer Good by a 20-7 margin. The Eagles went on to win the next two matches, as Jack Mutchnik got by a Danny Fongaro with a 7-2 decision, and Michael Sprague put American up 11-0 with a 13-0 major decision.

Columbia picked up its first win of the evening when Dan Reed got four points back with a 13-4 major decision against Kizhan Clarke, improving to 16-3 this year. Laurence Kosoy made it back-to-back wins, cutting the lead to 11-7 when he had a 8-4 win against Anthony Wokasch.

American went on to win the next two bouts, including a pin at 184 pounds to make it a 20-7 lead.

Sam Wustefeld would get three of those points back however, picking up a 2-1 decision against Prince Hyeamang at 197. The final two matches would go to the Eagles, as Niko Camacho recorded a 2-1 win against Daniel Herman at Heavyweight, while Gage Curry ended the bout with a 10-5 decision at 125 over Joe Manchio.

Next weekend, Columbia welcomes Cornell to the Blue Gym on Saturday, before facing off with Binghamton also at home on Sunday.

American 26, Columbia 10
133 – Josh Terao MD Spencer Good, 20-7 (American leads, 4-0)
141 – Jack Mutchnik Dec. Danny Fongaro, 7-2 (American, 7-0)
149 – Michael Sprague MD Cole Corrigan, 13-0 (American, 11-0)
157 – Dan Reed MD Kizhan Clarke, 13-4 (American, 11-4)
165 – Laurence Kosoy Dec. Anthony Wokasch, 8-4 (American, 11-7)
174 – Colin Shannon Dec. Max Elling, 7-5 (American, 14-7)
184 – Tanner Harvey Fall (1:52) Brian Bonino (American, 20-7)
197 – Sam Wustefeld Dec. Prince Hyeamang, 2-1 (American, 20-10)
HWT – Niko Camacho Dec. Daniel Herman, 2-1 (American, 23-10)
125 – Gage Curry Dec. Joe Manchio, 10-5 (American, 26-10)