January 1, 2008
Contact: Leah Melichar
Limestone College Sports Information
Phone: 864-488-8219
lmelichar@limestone.edu

LIMESTONE WRESTLING GETS 3 WINS

GAFFNEY, S.C.— The Limestone College wrestling team improved to 9-1 for the season with wins against Darton College, Carson-Newman College, and King College on Tuesday at the Timken Center. Limestone defeated Darton 44-3, and got a 20-12 victory against Carson-Newman. The Saints beat King College 34-9.

Limestone began the day with a 44-3 decision against Darton. Ian Barker (Summerville, S.C./125 lbs.), Brent Clausing (Miamisburg, Ohio/133 lbs.), Dustin Baynes (Liberty Twp., Ohio/149 lbs.), Mikel Bush (Lakewood, N.Y./157 lbs.), Casey Bradley (Muncie, Ind./165 lbs.), Joby Schreckhise (Grottoes, Va./174 lbs.), Dan Scanlan (Leesburg, Va./184 lbs.), David Bush (Lakewood, N.Y./197 lbs.) and Allen Runyon (Fort Mill, S.C./285 lbs.) all recorded wins. Jarrett Williams had Darton’s lone victory of the match in the 141-pound weight class.

The Saints got off to a slow start against Carson-Newman as the Eagles built a 12-0 lead with wins at 125, 133, 141, and 149 pounds. Limestone began to gain momentum when Mikel Bush picked up a 10-0 major decision over Alex Cate (Knoxville, Tenn.) in the 157-pound division. The Saints continued to chip away at Carson-Newman's lead with decisions by Bradley at 165 lbs. and Schreckhise at 174 lbs. Scanlan put the Saints up 13-12 with a 9-3 decision at 184 lbs. against the Eagles' Landon Hall (Louisville, Tenn.). David Bush gave the Saints some breathing room with a major decision against Joshua Sprewell (Carrollton, Ga.) to put his team up 17-12. Heavyweight Trey Moss (Red Bank, S.C.) secured the victory for Limestone as he defeated Tim Minwell (Clarksville, Tenn.) 7-2.

Limestone also dominated its match against King College. Barker, Clausing, Riley Pike (Alexander City, Ala./141 lbs.), Baynes, Mikel Bush, Schreckhise, Scanlan, and David Bush all recorded wins for the Saints against the Tornadoes. JaVante Ashford (Roanoke, Va./165 lbs.) and Frankie Morgan (Maynardville, Tenn./285 lbs.) had wins for King.

Limestone travels to the Midwest Invitational on January 4-5 in Indianapolis, Ind. Friday’s event will begin at noon while Saturday’s competition begins at 10 a.m.

Limestone 44, Darton 3
125-Ian Barker (LC) maj. dec. Dakota Puryear (DC) 12-2                                4-0
133- Brent Clausing (LC) won by forfeit                                                           10-0
141-Jarrett Williams (DC) dec. Joey Federspiel (LC) 5-4                                10-3
149- Dustin Baynes (LC) tech. fall Corey Wilson (DC) 15-4                         13-3
157-Mikel Bush (LC) tech. fall Colby Booth 15-0                                            18-3
165-Casey Bradley (LC) maj. dec. Zach Shaw 11-0                                         22-3
174-Joby Schreckhise (LC) maj. dec. Giovante Graham (DC) 11-0                26-3
184-Dan Scanlan (LC) win by forfeit (injury)                                                   32-3
197-Dave Bush (LC) fall Zach Toman 1:40                                                       38-3
HWT-Allen Runyon (LC) fall John Hill 2:43                                                    44-3

Limestone 20, Carson-Newman 12
125-Kode Pierson (CN) dec. John Harper (LC) 8-1                                         0-3
133-Kent Pierson (CN) dec. Brent Clausing (LC) 9-3                                      0-6
141-Justin Browning (CN) dec. Joey Federspiel (LC) 8-6                              0-9
149-Kurtis Hess (CN) dec. Dustin Baynes (LC) 5-3                                        0-12
157-Mike Bush (LC) maj. dec. Alex Cate (CN) 10-0                                         4-12
165-Casey Bradley (LC) dec. Justin Ransom (CN) 5-3                                   7-12
174-Joby Schreckhise (LC) dec. Sherman White (CN) 6-2                             10-12
184-Dan Scanlan (LC) dec. Landon Hall (CN) 9-3                                           13-12
197-David Bush (LC) maj. dec. Joshua Sprewell (CN) 10-0                           17-12
HWT-Trey Moss (LC) dec. Tom Minwell (CN) 7-2                                        20-12

Limestone 34, King 9
125-Ian Barker (LC) maj. dec. PJ Puriefoy (KC) 14-2                                       4-0
133-Brent Clausing (LC) dec. Caleb Myers (KC) 6-3                                      7-0
141-Riley Pike (LC) dec. Kwinten Brown (KC) 14-9                                        10-0
149-Dustin Baynes (LC) won by forfeit                                                            16-0
157-Mikel Bush (LC) fall Blake Hartley (KC) 3:33                                           22-0
165-JaVante Ashford (KC) dec. Casey Bradley (LC) 3-1                               22-3
174-Joby Schreckhise (LC) dec. David Johnson (KC) 10-8                           25-3
184-Dan Scanlan (LC) dec. Derek Harrison (KC) 4-0                                      28-0
197-David Bush (LC) fall Alex Driggers (KC) 3:52                                          34-3
HWT-Frankie Morgan (KC) fall Allen Runyon (LC) 5:15                              34-9

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