No. 14 Men's Wrestling Tops Central Methodist on Senior Night

Marshall, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2024)- The No. 14 Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team hosted Central Methodist (Mo.) in its final Heart of America Athletic Conference dual of the regular season, Thursday evening inside the Burns Athletic Complex, on Senior Night. The Vikings earned a 35-17 win, taking 6 of the contest weight classes.

125 pounds: Central Methodist left the weight class open. Sophomore Elijah Asuncion (Honolulu, Hawaii) won by forfeit. Missouri Valley leads, 6-0.

133 pounds: No. 15 Freshman Haden Hernandez (Huntington Beach, Calif.) defeated Gavin Shoush in a 16-0 technical fall. Missouri Valley leads, 11-0.

141 pounds: No. 15 Junior Donavan Parn (Brookfield, Mo.) defeated Mitchell Huber in a second period (4:32) pin. Missouri Valley leads, 17-0.

149 pounds: No. 3 Senior Chase Zollmann (Poway, Calif.) defeated Konnor Wright in a first period (0:43) pin. Missouri Valley leads, 23-0.

157 pounds: Sophomore Cole Patten (Lebanon, Mo.) lost to No. 15 Donald Griffin in a 19-3 technical fall. Missouri Valley leads, 23-5.

165 pounds: Senior Jesus Gutierrez (Victorville, Calif.) lost to No. 15 Roman Garcia in a 10-4 decision. Missouri Valley leads, 23-8.

174 pounds: No. 19 Junior Brenden Parks (Elburn, Ill.) lost to Sincere Hall-Osbourne in a second period pin. Missouri Valley leads, 23-14.

184 pounds: No. 23 Senior Drake Tipton (Grain Valley, Mo.) defeated Loic Tueguo in a first period (1:38) pin. Missouri Valley leads, 29-14.

197 pounds: No. 9 Sophomore Elijah Hynes (Broken Arrow, Okla.) lost to No. 20 Cameron Cornman in an 8-2 decision. Missouri Valley leads, 29-17.

285 pounds: No. 6 Senior Joshua Isaac (Woodbridge, Va.) defeated No. 21 Garine Gibson in a third period (7:00) pin.

Missouri Valley defeats Central Methodist, 35-17.

"We wrestled well tonight, Central Methodist showed up to scrap. The Seniors came out and wrestled great. Hernandez and Parn came too early and set the tone for the dual. Josh finished the dual with a bang, getting the fall to end the dual," said Coach Pat Giangrosso. "We have little time to get ready for the Conference Championships on February 16-17. We will get back in the room and start working on the small things that we need to improve on for the postseason.  Next up for us is the Missouri Valley Open this Saturday, February 3rd".

Up next, the Viking men's wrestling team will host the Missouri Valley Open, Saturday, starting at 9 a.m., inside the Burns Athletic Complex.

About Missouri Valley College

Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. MVC offers over 30 academic programs, study abroad program, extracurricular activities, and 13 sports. The most popular majors include education and business, criminal justice and exercise science. Above all, Valley is committed to student success. For more information, call (660) 831-4000 or visit www.moval.edu.