James Holloway and Dr. Deb Beutler

Golden Bears send four into Day 2 at AAC Championships

2/20/2026 7:56:00 PM

Wrestling

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — WVU Tech wrestling wrapped up day one of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Championships Friday, pushing four Golden Bears through to day two of the conference tournament.

Luke Carpenter, Corbyn Cunningham, Jeremiah Chinyere-Okiyi II, and Alexander Tempus will continue wrestling Saturday as the championship meet resumes at 10 a.m.

As a team, WVU Tech finished the opening day with six points in the standings.

Golden Bears still alive for Saturday

141 — Luke Carpenter: 2–1 overall. Opened with an 11–3 major decision over Louis Mehaffey (Montreat), then had another 19–5 major decision win over Caleb Benton (Truett McConnell). Carpenter will face Anthony Santos (Keiser) next.
149 — Corbyn Cunningham: 1–1 overall. Picked up a 15–0 technical fall over Caden Thorne (Pikeville) before falling to Mario De La Torre (Southeastern). Cunningham will meet Arthur Reed (Brewton-Parker) next.
184 — Alexander Tempus: 1–1 overall. Earned a 14–10 decision over Jonathon Paramore (Reinhardt) before dropping his second bout. Tempus will face Diogo Ramos-Padilha (St. Thomas) next.
133 — Jeremiah Chinyere-Okiyi II: Remains in the bracket and will wrestle Derrique Mytial (Keiser) next after his opening bout.

WVU Tech results

125 — David Maxson: 0–2 overall. Fell by major decision to Tate Thomas (Truett McConnell), 14–3, and Tyler Ramos (Truett McConnell), 13–2.
133 — Jeremiah Chinyere-Okiyi II: Dropped his opening bout to Aaron Lucio (Southeastern), 23–3 (technical fall).
141 — Luke Carpenter: 2–1 overall. Def. Louis Mehaffey (Montreat), 11–3 (major); fell to Andrew Voiles (Southeastern), 17–1 (technical fall); def. Caleb Benton (Truett McConnell), 19–5 (major).
149 — Corbyn Cunningham: 1–1 overall. Def. Caden Thorne (Pikeville), 15–0 (technical fall); fell to Mario De La Torre (Southeastern), 13–2.
157 — William Vila: 0–2 overall. Fell to Justin Whitney (Brewton-Parker), 10–1 (major), and Douglas Terry (Life), 7–0.
165 — Curtis Smith: 0–2 overall. Fell to Julian Gonzales (Keiser), 6–0, and Anthony Federico (Southeastern), 9–2.
174 — Shannon Fray: 0–2 overall. Fell to Dylan Hogan (Montreat), 7–4, and Sean Houston (Brewton-Parker), 19–3 (technical fall).
184 — Alexander Tempus: 1–1 overall. Def. Jonathon Paramore (Reinhardt), 14–10; fell to Zahquel Davis (Brewton-Parker), 8–1.
197 — Nicholas Vincent: 0–2 overall. Fell to Ghee Rachal (St. Thomas), 7–0, and Brandon Lively (Brewton-Parker), 20–3 (technical fall).
197 — William Stricklin: 0–2 overall. Fell to Jett McCauley (Keiser), 3–0, and Kasten Grape (Southeastern), 16–2.
285 — Adams S. Turpin-Abdulrazaaq Jr.: 0–2 overall. Fell to Daguy Massillon (Keiser), 9–2, and Caleb Pruitt (Reinhardt), 5–0.
285 — Maxwell Underwood: 0–2 overall. Fell to Johnatan Argueta (Montreat) and Jordan Sommers (Keiser), 4–1.
Team standings (end of day one)