Storm come up short against Benedictine
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Nicholas Silva and Noel Torres supplied bonus-point wins but the Simpson College men's wrestling team came up short in a 27-17 nonconference loss to Benedictine.
Silva opened the scoring for Simpson (0-3) at 133 pounds with a dominant 15-0 technical fall over J'Lee Collins. Torres followed later in the lineup with one of the Storm's biggest moments of the night, pinning Cristian Ramos in 2:29 at 157 pounds.
Trey Kellow added another strong performance with an 18-13 decision at 165 pounds, while heavyweight Trace Goemaat closed the dual with a 3-2 win over Mason Harris.
Benedictine (4-0) claimed six matches overall, earning bonus points at 125, 141, 174, and 184 pounds to secure the dual victory.
DUAL RESULTS
125 - Brock Hufford (BEN) fall Brody Hufford, 2:18
133 - Nicholas Silva (SIM) tech fall J'Lee Collins, 15-0
141 - Ethan Silva (BEN) win by forfeit
149 - Caleb Peralta (BEN) dec Easton Biladeau, 16-13 (SV-1)
157 - Noel Torres (SIM) fall Cristian Ramos, 2:29
165 - Trey Kellow (SIM) dec Sam Chacon, 18-13
174 - Rance Ridley (BEN) maj dec Mazin Arafa, 10-1
184 - Christion Griggs (BEN) tech fall Caden Elliott, 20-3
197 - Doug Blaha (BEN) dec Troy Galloway (SIM), 8-2
285 - Trace Goemaat (SIM) dec Mason Harris, 3-2
UP NEXT
Simpson will send wrestlers to the Coe Invite this Saturday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Action gets underway at 9 a.m.
