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Wrestling

Falcons Sweep Virginia Duals in Record-Setting Night

EMORY, Va. – The Montevallo wrestling team cruised to a pair of conference dual wins on Tuesday, earning a 41-4 victory over Bluefield State before recording the largest margin of victory in program history with a 56-0 shutout of host Emory & Henry.

Dual One: Bluefield State (W, 41-4)
The Falcons jumped out to an early lead as NWCA No. 7 Cole Hunt earned an 11-2 major decision over Larry Rhodes at 125 pounds. Freshman Joseph Sowell followed with an 18-2 technical fall over Luke Roberts at 133, and Kaden Brown added a forfeit victory at 141. No. 15 Max Stedeford kept the momentum going with a 12-7 decision at 149.

Carson Freeman notched the first fall of the night, pinning Oluwajuwon Omotoso in 2:10 at 157 pounds to extend Montevallo's lead to 24-0. Bluefield State's lone win came at 165, but Aiden Knight quickly got the Falcons back on track with an 8-1 decision over Thomas Dolo. Jeffery Tubbs secured an 18-1 tech fall at 184, Cole Sykes earned a forfeit at 197, and Willie Cox closed the dual with a 4-1 sudden victory at 285, giving Montevallo a 41-4 triumph.

Dual Two: Emory & Henry (W, 56-0)
The Falcons dominated the second dual of the night, racing to an early 12-0 lead after Hunt and Sowell both won by forfeit at 125 and 133 pounds. Brown added a 1:04 fall over Gavin Warner at 141, followed by Stedeford's 17-2 technical fall over Isaac Hensley at 149. Freeman earned Montevallo's third forfeit of the dual.

Jake Chisolm secured an 8-7 decision over Sebastian Gabbarete at 165, pushing the Falcons' lead to 32-0. Knight (174) and Tubbs (184) both recorded pins, Sykes again won via forfeit at 197, and Cox finished the night with a 1:13 pin over Daniel Silver at 285. Montevallo's 56-0 win marked the program's largest dual-point total and biggest margin of victory in school history.

UP NEXT: Montevallo travels to Rome, Ga., on Jan. 23 to face Shorter. Dual action is set to begin at 6:00 p.m.


 
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Players Mentioned

Kaden Brown

Kaden Brown

141
5' 8"
Sophomore
Jake Chisolm

Jake Chisolm

165
5' 10"
Junior
Willie Cox

Willie Cox

285
5' 8"
Sophomore
Carson Freeman

Carson Freeman

157
5' 7"
Junior
Cole Hunt

Cole Hunt

125
Junior
Aiden Knight

Aiden Knight

174
5' 11"
Junior
Cole Sykes

Cole Sykes

184
6' 1"
Sophomore
Jeffery Tubbs

Jeffery Tubbs

184
6' 0"
Senior
Joseph Sowell

Joseph Sowell

133
5' 6"
Freshman
Max Stedeford

Max Stedeford

149
6' 1"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Kaden Brown

Kaden Brown

5' 8"
Sophomore
141
Jake Chisolm

Jake Chisolm

5' 10"
Junior
165
Willie Cox

Willie Cox

5' 8"
Sophomore
285
Carson Freeman

Carson Freeman

5' 7"
Junior
157
Cole Hunt

Cole Hunt

Junior
125
Aiden Knight

Aiden Knight

5' 11"
Junior
174
Cole Sykes

Cole Sykes

6' 1"
Sophomore
184
Jeffery Tubbs

Jeffery Tubbs

6' 0"
Senior
184
Joseph Sowell

Joseph Sowell

5' 6"
Freshman
133
Max Stedeford

Max Stedeford

6' 1"
Graduate Student
149