HAMPTON, Va. – The King University men's wrestling team came home with a hard fought fourth place finish at the Virginia Duals. The Tornado fell to runner-up Ferrum College 30-11 to start the day before rebounding with a 30-18 victory over Liberty College. It looked like the Tornado would take third place, but Camden CC came back to take a 22-20 victory.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Ferrum 30, King 11; King 30, Liberty 18; Camden CC 22, King 20
LOCATION: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Va.
RECORD: King 3-3; Ferrum 12-4

HOW IT HAPPENED - FERRUM

• Ferrum got off to a hot start with a fall at 125 pounds, but fourth-ranked Dustin Kirk came back with an 8-2 decision over Bailey Cooper at 133 pounds to get King on the board.
• Bryce Killian followed with a 17-5 major decision over Austin Smith at 141 pounds, putting King ahead 7-6.
• However, the Panthers folled off four straight wins to open up a 23-7 lead.
• At 184 pounds, Elijah Seay came up with a 16-3 major decision over Adam Bresson, pulling King within 23-11 with two matches remaining.
• Ferrum won the final two matches to take the dual 30-11.

HOW IT HAPPENED – LIBERTY

• King got off to a hot start against liberty, taking a win by forfeit at 125 pounds and Kirk followed it with a 17-2 technical fall over Ashton Robinson at 133 pounds to put King ahead 11-0.
• Landon Goforth and Landon Reed later earned back-to-back wins at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Goforth topped Brandon Robinson 5-4 and Reed pinned Andrew Burgette in 56 seconds, giving King a 20-6 advantage.
• Following a pair of Flame wins, Seay and Valery, Jr. clinched the win for the Tornado. Seay took a 15-2 major decision over Josh McIlhenny at 184 and Valery, Jr. pinned David Trigg in 4:07.
• Liberty won the final bout at 285, but the Tornado took the match 30-18.

HOW IT HAPPENED – CAMDEN CC

• The Tornado got off to another great start behind Jacks and Kirk. Jacks took a 17-2 technical fall over David Harris-Norton at 125 pounds and Kirk pinned Alex Velez in 1:26.
• Tyler Williams followed that with a tight 5-3 sudden victory over Jarrett Ziegler at 141 pounds to give King a 14-0 lead.
• The teams traded forfeits at 149 and 157 pounds, giving King a 20-6 lead.
• However, Camden CC then went on a run, winning the last five matches. They took a narrow 2-1 decision at 165 pounds and tight 5-4 decision at 184 pounds.
• At 235 pounds, Halecki earned a 7-2 decision, giving Camden CC the 22-20 victory.

UP NEXT

• King returns home on Saturday when they host Coker College in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) dual. The match is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. in the Student Center Complex.

FERRUM 30, KING 11

125 – Zach Beckner (FERRUM pinned Reed Jacks (KING), 1:26 (FERRUM 6-0)

133 – No. 4 Dustin Kirk (KING) dec. Bailey Cooper (FERRUM), 8-2 (FERRUM 6-3)

141 – Bryce Killian (KING) maj. dec. Austin Smith (FERRUM), 17-5 (KING 7-6)

149 – Collins Saunders (FERRUM) maj. dec. Ethyn Ewing (KING), 16-6 (FERRUM 10-7)

157 – Logan Meister (FERRUM) dec. Cory Collins (KING), 8-4 (FERRUM 13-7)

165 – Andrew Tolbert (FERRUM) maj. dec. Darius Rutland (KING), 13-5 (FERRUM 17-7)

174 – Blake Rosenbaum (FERRUM) pinned Joey Mammolenti (KING), 5:31 (FERRUM 23-7)

184 – Elijah Seay (KING) maj. dec. Adam Bresson (FERRUM), 16-3 (FERRUM 23-11)

197 – Hunter Goulart (FERRUM), dec. Eldon Valery, Jr. (KING), 3-1 (SV-1, OT) (FERRUM 26-11)

285 – Tate Dulany (FERRUM) maj. dec. Cody Davis (KING), 13-4 (FERRUM 30-11)

KING 30, LIBERTY 18

125 – Reed Jacks (KING) won by forfeit (KING 6-0)

133 – No. 4 Dustin Kirk (KING) tech. fall Ashton Robinson (LU), 17-2 (KING 11-0)

141 – Jonathan Sigler (LU) pinned Bryce Killian (KING), 2:10 (KING 11-6)

149 – Landon Goforth (KING) dec. Brandon Robinson (LU), 5-4 (KING 14-6)

157 – Landon Reed (KING) pinned Andrew Burgett (LU), 0:56 (KING 20-6)

165 – Jacob Brooks (LU) pinned Darius Rutland (KING), 5:17 (KING 20-12)

174 – Joshua Ferenczy (LU) dec. Joey Mammolenti (KING), 15-8 (KING 20-15)

184 – Elijah Seay (KING) maj. dec. Josh McIlhenny (LU), 15-2 (KING 24-15)

197 – Eldon Valery, Jr. (KING) pinned David Trigg (LU), 4:07 (KING 30-15)

285 – Dominick Johnson (LU) dec. Cody Davis (KING), 9-3 (KING 30-18)

CAMDEN CC 22, KING 20

125 – Reed Jacks (KING) tech. fall David Harris-Norton (CCC), 17-2 (KING 5-0)

133 – No. 4 Dustin Kirk (KING) pinned Alex Velez (CCC), 1:26 (KING 11-0)

141 – Tyler Williams (KING) dec. Jarrett Ziegler (CCC), 5-3 (SV-1, OT) (KING 14-0)

149 – Charles Bramble (CCC) won by forfeit (KING 14-6)

157 – Cory Collins (KING) won by forfeit (KING 20-6)

165 – Cliff Owens (CCC) dec. Darius Rutland (KING), 2-1 (KING 20-9)

174 – Michael Morris (CCC) maj. dec. Joey Mammolenti (KING), 10-1 (KING 20-13)

184 – Daishi Goto (CCC) dec. Elijah Seay (KING), 5-4 (KING 20-16)

197 – Dymere Rappa (CCC) dec. Eldon Valery, Jr. (KING), 5-3 (KING 20-19)

235 – Tom Halecki (CCC) dec. Cody Davis (KING), 7-2 (CCC 22-20)