MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (January 29, 2022) – The St. Thomas University Wrestling team took a trip to Georgia to take on a pair of ranked opponents on Saturday. The first dual was against second ranked Life University in which the Bobcats fell 48-3. The second dual recorded the Bobcats second ever win against a ranked opponent, both coming this season. St. Thomas defeated receiving votes, Brewton Parker College on their home mat, 28-25.
 
Jessiah Garcia-Contreras and Noah Horst were the lone two to get wins against no. 2 Life. Garcia Contreras got an early takedown that gave him the 2-0 advantage, Bryan Canedo then escaped to bring the match 2-1. To start the second period, Garcia-Contreras deferred to Canedo choice, he chose bottom and tied the match up with an escape. In the third period, Garcia-Contreras elected to choose bottom and used a big reversal to take the lead and the match 4-2.
 
Noah Horst got his big win in the extra matches taking on Jordan Mitchell in the 149-bout. Horst collected the first points with a takedown; Mitchell then quickly tied it back up with a reversal putting the match at two all. Horst was able to escape and take the lead 3-2 into the second period. Horst went on to outscore Mitchell 8-0 over the final two periods.
 
David Pierson was the other Bobcat that had a close match in the Life Dual. Pierson fell in the final period on an escape and stalling warning point.
 
Results vs. #2 Life University
125: Brandon Orum (Life) over DJ Perez (St. Thomas) (TF 23-7 5:37)
133: Hunter Sparks (Life) over (St. Thomas) (For.)
141: Julian Hernandez (Life) over David Pierson (St. Thom) (Dec 4-2)
149: Denver Stonecheck (Life) over Tyler Khawly-Orta (St. Thomas) (DQ)
157: Steven Villalobos (Life) over Gianni Guerriero (St. Thomas (Fall 6:32)
165: Alexander Clark (Life) over Noel Fuentes (St. Thomas) (MD 14-5)
174: Tyler Brandt (Life) over Christian Cobo (St. Thomas) (Fall 5:51)
184: Jessiah Garcia-Contreras (St. Thomas) over Bryan Canedo (Life) (Dec 4-2)
197: Tony Rogers (Life) over Maximo Fernandez (St. Thomas) (Fall 0:58)
285: Spencer Dacus (Life) over Jesus Perez (St. Thomas) (Fall 0:12)
Extra 149 – Noah Horst (St. Thomas) over Jordan Mitchell (Life0 9md 11-2)
 
In the dual against Brewton Parker College, St. Thomas picked up five wins, four in a row from the 141-bout to the 165-bout. Maximo Fernandez got the big win that put STU on top in the end.
 
David Pierson, Noah Horst, Kade Clute and Noel Fuentes all picked up a big six-points for STU. Pierson picked up a pin in just 31 seconds over Bradley Owens. Horst got his pin in the first period as well in a minute and 29-seconds. Clute and Fuentes both had forfeit victories. Maximo Fernandez had the deciding factor match  picking up the win by a major decision 8-0 to give St. Thomas the edge with the four team points.
 
Results vs. RV Brewton Parker College
125: Zayveon Mitchell (BPC) over DJ Perez (St. Thomas) (Dec 13-9)
133: James Stoudenmire (BPC) over (St. Thomas) (For.)
141: David Pierson (St. Thomas) over Bradley Owens (BPC) (Fall 0:31)
149: Noah Horst (St. Thomas) over Levi Bishop (BPC) (Fall 1:29)
157: Kade Clute (St. Thomas) over (BPC) (For.)
165: Noel Fuentes (St. Thomas) over (BPC) (For.)
174: Douglas Peppers (BPC) over Christian Cobo (St. Thomas) (Fall 0:00)
184: Lucas Desilva (BPC) over Jessiah Garcia-Contreras (St. Thomas) (MD 8-0)
197: Maximo Fernandez (St. Thomas) over Jonathan Whiting (BPC) (MD 8-0)
285: Wilkinson Saul (BPC) over Jesus Perez (St. Thomas) (Fall 0:00)
 
Up Next
St. Thomas will conclude the regular season at home hosting University of Central Florida on Friday, February 4 at 6:30 p.m.