Match Results (.pdf) WASHINGTON, Pa. (Jan. 14) – With his team trailing 21-16 and one bout remaining in Waynesburg's Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) matchup with Washington & Jefferson, redshirt sophomore
Zach Swarrow took to the mat knowing what he needed to do to pull out a Yellow Jacket victory.
Swarrow squared off with President senior Johnathan Swann at 133 pounds needing a pin to produce a one-point Jacket win. After dominating Swann in the first period, Swarrow went to period two racking up the points, but not being able to turn the veteran to his back. The native of nearby Fredericktown kept up the offensive assault and finally stuck his opponent 3:50 into the contest to pull out a thrilling 22-21 victory.
The night started at 141 pounds, where Jacket (6-7, 1-0) junior
Filippo Crivelli picked up a win by forfeit. Back-to-back victories by the home-standing Presidents (0-6, 0-1) put them ahead 9-6 after three bouts.
Waynesburg sophomore
Landon Lohr put his team back in the lead with a 12-2 major decision at 165 pounds. Momentum swung back to W&J with a win at 174 pounds, before junior
Ryan Shank made the score 13-12 with an 11-6 victory at 184 pounds.
A pin by W&J at 197 pounds gave it a five-point edge (18-13), but freshman
Jake Evans cut the deficit down to just two points with a 5-0 decision at heavyweight. The Presidents took their final lead after a decision at 125 pounds to set up Swarrow's heroics.
The victory kept Jacket head coach
Ron Headlee unbeaten (8-0) against W&J. Waynesburg returns to competition on Saturday, Jan. 23, when it heads to Maryland to take part in a quad-match hosted by McDaniel College. Wrestling is scheduled to start at 11 a.m.
