WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Jan. 15, 2010) – Thiel fared much better in its second match of the day at the Budd Whitehill Duals on Friday, but fell to Messiah, 23-18.
Tomcat 133-pounder
Kyle Grueninger (Clearwater, Fl/Country Side) (Clearwater, Fla./Country Side)and 174-pounder
Brice Mertiff (Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone) each won matches via pinfall. Sophomore
Jeff Marianetti (Ontario, N.Y./Wayne Central) (Ontario, N.Y. / Wayne Central)picked up a victory by injury default.
Grueninger pinned Andrew Clark in two minutes while Mertiff pinned Dave Jones in 3:29.
The Budd Whitehill Duals resume on Saturday.
F1 - Messiah College (MC) defeats Thiel College (TC)
125: Danny Lethbridge (MC) major dec.
Adam Householder (Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland) 10-0
133:
Kyle Grueninger (Clearwater, Fl/Country Side) (TC) pinned Andrew Clark (MC) 2:00
141:
Jeff Marianetti (Ontario, N.Y./Wayne Central) (TC) won by injury default
149: Dom Commodore (MC) dec.
Ben Mellring (Utica, PA/Franklin) (TC) 12-6
157: Matt Cross (MC) dec. Matt Lowrey (TC) 11-4
165: Trent Zempel (MC) dec. Alex Miller (TC) 1-0
174: Brice Mertiff (TC) pinned Dave Jones (MC) 3:29
184: Travis Ebersole (MC) dec.
Patrick Morris (Graysville, Pa./West Greene) (TC) 6-3
197: Pat Hogan (MC) major dec. Todd Miller (TC) 13-3
285: Zane Bachert (MC) dec. Kraig Smtih (TC) 32
