WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University men's wrestling team earned its first dual meet victory of the season with a 48-6 win over Penn State Mont Alto Saturday afternoon.

Shenandoah (1-0) recorded its 48 points with three pins, three forfeits, a technical fall, a major decision, and a decision.

IN BRIEF

Penn State Mont Alto (1-3) got its lone victory by fall at 184 pounds.

David Smith (149), Yuri Smaltz (165), and Derek Liddle (197) had the pins with Smith getting his in 2:37, Smaltz in 54 seconds, and Liddle in 1:07.

Colton White, who had the opening contested match at 141, won by technical fall in 5:15. He shut out Matt Deysher, 15-0. Dylan Weaver, at 174, just missed a second technical fall. He won 14-0 in his match.

The closest SU victory came at 157, where Jalen Cornelius gutted out an 8-1 win over Bryce Palamar. This win also clinched the match victory for the Hornets.

Aaron Black (125), John Dodge (133) and Daniel Metz (HWT) had the three forfeit victories.

In the lone exhibition match, George Vrachnos needed just 66 seconds to pin his opponent. The two competed at 157.

RESULTS

125      Aaron Black (SU) over Unknown (For.)

133      John Dodge (SU) over Unknown (For.)

141      Colton White (SU) over Matt Deysher (PSUMA) (TF 15-0 5:15)

149      David Smith (SU) over Connor McCabe (PSUMA) (Fall 2:37)

157      Jalen Cornelius (SU) over Bryce Palamar (PSUMA) (Dec 8-1)

165      Yuri Smaltz (SU) over Rocco Pontino (PSUMA) (Fall 0:54)

174      Dylan Weaver (SU) over Ron Schlipp (PSUMA) (MD 14-0)

184      Nick Kostyak (PSUMA) over Troy Gibson (SU) (Fall 1:44)

197      Derek Liddle (SU) over Luis Bones (PSUMA) (Fall 1:07)

285      Daniel Metz (SU) over Unknown (For.)

157      Extra: George Vrachnos (SU) over Shawn Howes (PSUMA) (Fall 1:06)

Team Score:

Shenandoah 48

PSU-Mont Alto 6

QUOTABLE
"It felt good to secure such a dominant win at home in our first-ever dual meet with spectators," head coach Tim McGuire said. "Today was an all-around fun day of wrestling. The youth event was a blast - the kids loved competing in a college arena - and it was a great feeling for our guys to compete in front of our fans."