No. 18 Men's Wrestling Tops Benedictine in Senior Night Dual

Marshall, Mo., (Feb. 7, 2025)- The No. 18 Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team hosted Benedictine (Kan.) in a Senior Night dual inside the Burns Athletic Complex.

125 pounds: No. 24 Sophomore Robert Albert (Cape Coral, Fla.) defeated Jacob Campbell in a 4-3 decision. Missouri Valley leads, 3-0. 

133 pounds: No. 13 Sophomore Haden Hernandez (Huntington Beach, Calif.) defeated J'Lee Collins in a second period (4:38) pin. Missouri Valley leads, 9-0.

141 pounds: No. 21 Senior Donovan Parn (Brookflied, Mo.) defeated Coulter Rieschieck in a first period (2:09) pin. Missouri Valley leads, 15-0.

149 pounds: Senior Bryson Anderson (Orting, Wash.) defeated Hayden Biggs in an 11-1 major decision. Missouri Valley leads, 19-0.

157 pounds: Senior Makoa Goeas (Kahalu'u, Hawaii) defeated Joe Insalaco in a 16-7 major decision. Missouri Valley leads, 23-0.

165 pounds: No. 23 Senior Brendan Parks (Crystal Lake, Ill.) defeated Vincent Carpena in a first period (1:51) pin. Missouri Valley leads, 29-0.

174 pounds: No. 5 Junior Francis Morrissey (Warner Robins, Ga.) defeated Christion Griggs in an 18-2 technical fall. Missouri Valley leads, 34-0.

184 pounds: Senior Shane Duckworth (Grain Valley, Mo.) lost to Oliver Scelza 16-5 major decision. Missouri Valley leads, 34-4.

197 pounds: Junior Emmanuel Ayi-Bonte (Woodbridge, Va.) defeated Doug Blaha in a 6-5 decision. Missouri Valley leads, 37-4.

285 pounds: Sophomore Jayden Joseph (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) defeated Jefferson Otter in a 5-1 decision. 

Missouri Valley defeats Benedictine, 40-4.

Missouri Valley sits at 11-5 on the season in duals.

Up next, the Viking men's wrestling team will compete at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship, Feb. 21-22 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

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 a wide variety of 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.