Nationally ranked No. 24 Luther traveled to Mount Vernon, Iowa for the Cornell College Ram Duals this afternoon. The Norse posted two wins and leveled their dual meet record to 2-2. Following today's action, two-time All-American
Clayton McDonough has now tallied 120 career victories that ranks tied for fifth on Luther's all-time list with Jeff Bouslog (1978-81).
No. 24 Luther 23, No. 23 Cornell 17
Both teams posted five victories in this match, but the Norse recorded bonus points at (141), (165) and (174). After jumping out to a 12-0 lead thanks to wins by
Patrick Gugala-Reinders (125), No. 10
Connor Kidd (133) and
Mateo Ochoa (141), the Rams pulled to within 12-6 with victories at (149) and (157). No. 1
Clayton McDonough (165) secured the victory thanks to a fall over No. 12 Brian Petry (2:30). No. 6
Bryce McDonough (174) followed with a fall (0:23) over Logan Pausch.
Box Score (PDF)
No. 24 Luther 36, UW-Stevens Point 12
Luther won seven of the 10 matches, all with bonus points. Falls were recorded by No. 10
Connor Kidd (133) over George Ahles (3:30); No. 1
Clayton McDonough (165) over Caden Young (2:05); and Tashuad Nelson (285) over Gunnar Crowe (3:47). Tech Falls were recorded by
Peter Hollingshead (157), No. 6
Bryce McDonough (174), while major decisions were produced by
Mateo Ochoa (141) and
Griffin Schultz (184).
Box Score (PDF)
Luther will return to action one week from today when it will host the Gator 'Boots' Duals at McGavock High School, Nashville, Tenn. That schedule will be released early next week and will be located on the top right of the men's wrestling page, under the More+ navigation drop down.
