No. 14 Men's Wrestling Defeats William Penn in Home Dual

Marshall, Mo. (Jan. 25, 2024)- The No. 14 Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team hosted William Penn (Iowa) in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual Thursday evening inside the Burns Athletic Complex. The Vikings won five of the weight classes to earn a 28-26 victory.

125 pounds: Missouri Valley left the weight class open. William Penn leads, 6-0.

133 pounds: No. 15 Freshman Haden Hernandez (Huntington Beach, Calif.) defeated Lane Scorpil in a 18-2 technical fall. William Penn leads, 6-5.

141 pounds: No. 15 Junior Donavan Parn (Brookfield, Mo.) defeated Sabri Sino in a 17-1 technical fall. Missouri Valley leads, 10-6.

149 pounds: No. 3 Senior Chase Zollmann (Poway, Calif.) defeated Trent Evans in a first period (2:05) pin. Missouri Valley leads, 16-6.

157 pounds: Freshman Olson Anderson (Orting, Wash.) lost to No. 23 Kael Bunce in a 17-1 technical fall. Missouri Valley leads, 16-11.

165 pounds: Junior Jesus Gutierrez (Victorville, Calif.) lost to No. 18 Cameron Hargrove in a first period pin. William Penn leads, 17-16.

174 pounds: Freshman Jokiah Sewell (Mexico, Mo.) lost to Branson Bottorff in a 16-13 sudden-victory. William Penn leads, 20-16.

184 pounds: No. 23 Senior Drake Tipton (Grain Valley, Mo.) defeated Kaden Kaiser in a first period (0:35) pin. Missouri Valley leads, 22-20.

197 pounds: Sophomore Emanuel Ayi-Bonte (Woodbridge, Va.) lost to Jesse Schwery in a first period pin. William Penn leads, 26-22.

285 pounds: No. 6 Senior Joshua Isaac (Woodbridge, Va.) defeated Isaac Boucher in a first period (2:49) pin. 

Missouri Valley defeats William Penn, 28-26.

Up next, the Viking men's wrestling team will meet Grand View (Iowa) in a Heart dual in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday at 7 p.m.

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.