WASHINGTON, Pa. (Nov. 14) – The Waynesburg University men's wrestling team traveled to the annual Washington & Jefferson Invitational on Saturday for its first tournament action of the season. The Yellow Jackets placed 12^th out of 13 teams with 41.5 points.
 
Waynesburg was led by freshman Noah Atherton (Kittaning, Pa. / Armstrong), who placed sixth at 174 pounds. He went 1-3 and pinned Alfred State's Peyton McFarland in 47 seconds.
 
Freshman Joseph Montgomery-Stoltz (Rome, Ohio / Grand Valley) took seventh at 141 pounds after posting a 3-2 record that included a pin in 45 seconds over Ruben Irons of Mount Saint Joseph.
 
Junior Ryland Parker (Ravenal, S.C. / Ashley Ridge) and sophomore Damyan Pevarnik (Washington, Pa. / McGuffey) added eighth-place performances for Waynesburg at 125 and 197, respectively. Parker went 3-3 with a trio of first-period falls. He stuck Alfred State's Javonni Carraturo, Penn State Behrend's Keaton Venarhick and Hiram's Sanjil Magar all before the first buzzer sounded.
 
Freshmen Lucas Redman (Silver Spring, Md. / Good Counsel) and Andrew Sorensen (Elyria, Ohio / Columbia) posted pins at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively.
 
The host Presidents took home the team title with 146.5 points. To view complete results from the tournament, click here.
 
Waynesburg is back in action on Saturday, Nov. 21, when it competes at the Shenandoah Invitational. The Yellow Jacket lineup is expected to get a bit of a boost with several new members joining the roster following the conclusion of fall sports.