WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Nov. 12) – The Waynesburg University men's wrestling team opened the dual portion of its 2026-27 schedule by hosting Chatham on Thursday for the Cougars' first-ever Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) dual match. The Yellow Jackets downed the opposition 47-12.
 
Waynesburg (1-1, 1-0) jumped out to a 12-0 lead when junior Ryland Parker (Ravenal, S.C. / Ashley Ridge) and freshman Brayden Tooch (Moon Township, Pa. / Moon) picked up forfeits at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. The Jacket advantage grew to 17-0 when freshman Joseph Montgomery-Stoltz (Rome, Ohio / Grand Valley) picked up a 19-3 technical fall over Chatham's (0-1, 0-1) Waisuddin Rustami.
 
Junior Conner Graser (Morgantown, W.Va. / University) made it four-straight victories with a forfeit at 149 pounds that put his team ahead 23-0.
 
Chatham picked up its first dual bout victory at 157, before senior Jarvis Thomas (Rex, Ga. / Mount Zion) picked up six more team points via forfeit to make the score 29-6. Freshman Noah Atherton (Kittaning, Pa. / Armstrong) and junior AJ Tomaino (Bethel Park, Pa. / Bethel Park) followed with back-to-back first-period falls to put Waynesburg ahead 41-6, before sophomore Damyan Pevarnik (Washington, Pa. / McGuffey) closed out the Jacket scoring a forfeit at 197.
 
Chatham closed the night with a pin at heavyweight.
 
Click here to view complete results from the match.
 
The victory was a sweet one for Waynesburg, as it was the program's first conference dual win since 2020.
 
The Jackets travel to their first tournament of the season on Saturday, when they take part in the Washington & Jefferson Invitational. Start time is scheduled for 9 a.m.