Fayette, Mo. - No. 14 CMU Men's Wrestling capped Senior Night with a commanding 35–14 victory over William Woods Wednesday evening, delivering bonus points in six bouts and celebrating its seniors in style.
Prior to the dual, Central celebrated the following senior athletes and managers; Kayla Karpe, Miah Contreras, Gavin Shoush, Alex Walker, Peyton Asbury, and Arojae Hart.
The Eagles set the tone early at 125 pounds as Luis Acevedo earned a dominant 16–1 technical fall over Emanual Trotter. After William Woods answered at 133 with a fall from Braden Werdehausen, CMU regained control behind No. 25 Hart, who posted a 19–3 technical fall win at 141 pounds.
No. 19 Walker followed with a 15–5 major decision at 149, and Asbury edged Whit Nichols 4–3 at 157 to extend the Eagles' lead. A forfeit at 165 gave No. 12 Eric Hodge a victory and valuable team points.
William Woods picked up wins at 174 and 184, but Central responded emphatically down the stretch. No. 17 Cameron Cornman secured a fall at 197 (3:52), and heavyweight Garine Gibson closed the night with a pin at 285 in 2:38, firing up the home crowd.
CMU will next take part in the UCM Open Sunday, Jan. 18 in Warrensburg, Missouri. Wrestling is set to start at 9:00 a.m.
To view the full results for CMU vs. William Woods, please see below.
125: Luis Acevedo (CMU) over Emanual Trotter (William Woods) Tech Fall, 16-1
133: Braden Werdehausen (William Woods) over Warren Taylor (CMU), Fall, 2:50
141: No. 25 Arojae Hart (CMU) over Kael Glenn (William Woods), Tech Fall, 19-3
149: No. 19 Alex Walker (CMU) over Jake Hall (William Woods), Major Decision, 15-5
157: Peyton Asbury (CMU) over Whit Nichols (William Woods), Decision 4-3
165: No. 12 Eric Hodge (CMU) over Open, (William Woods), Forfeit
174: Elijah Brocksmith (William Woods) over No. 20 Brayden Forman (CMU), Decision 6-2
184: No. 25 Austen Wetzel (William Woods) over No. 24 Griffin Ray (CMU), Fall, 2;01
197: No. 17 Cameron Cornman (CMU) over Dom Mullin (William Woods), Fall, 3:52
285: Garine Gibson over Ian Nelson (William Woods), Fall, 2:38
FINAL SCORE
CMU 35 – William Woods 14
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