MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — WVU Tech wrestling wrapped up the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships Saturday at St. Thomas University after pushing four Golden Bears through to day two of the conference tournament.
On Friday, Tech earned postseason wins throughout the lineup and carried momentum into Saturday with Luke Carpenter, Corbyn Cunningham, Jeremiah Chinyere-Okiyi II, and Alexander Tempus all advancing to day two. Carpenter opened the meet with an 11–3 major decision over Louis Mehaffey (Montreat) and later added a 19–5 major decision win over Caleb Benton (Truett McConnell). Cunningham posted one of Tech's biggest point scorers of the meet with a 15–0 technical fall against Caden Thorne (Pikeville), while Tempus earned a 14–10 decision over Jonathon Paramore (Reinhardt) to stay alive. WVU Tech finished day one with six team points.
Saturday, the four remaining Golden Bears each wrestled one bout to close their championship runs. WVU Tech completed the two-day meet with six team points.
Day Two Results
141 — Luke Carpenter: Dropped a tight 4–3 decision to Anthony Santos (Keiser). Carpenter finished the tournament 2–2 overall.
149 — Corbyn Cunningham: Fell to Arthur Reed (Brewton-Parker) by fall at 2:54. Cunningham closed the meet 1–2 overall, highlighted by his day one technical fall win.
133 — Jeremiah Chinyere-Okiyi II: Suffered a medical forfeit loss against Derrique Mytial (Keiser). Chinyere-Okiyi finished 0–2 overall.
184 — Alexander Tempus: Fell to Diogo Ramos-Padilha (St. Thomas) by fall at 0:41. Tempus ended the championship meet 1–2 overall after his day one decision win.
WVU Tech Results (Two-Day Meet)
125 — David Maxson: 0–2 overall. Fell to Tate Thomas (Truett McConnell), 14–3 (major), and Tyler Ramos (Truett McConnell), 13–2 (major).
133 — Jeremiah Chinyere-Okiyi II: 0–2 overall. Fell to Aaron Lucio (Southeastern), 23–3 (technical fall), and Derrique Mytial (Keiser) by medical forfeit.
141 — Luke Carpenter: 2–2 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); fell to Anthony Santos (Keiser), 4–3.
149 — Corbyn Cunningham: 1–2 overall. Def. Caden Thorne (Pikeville), 15–0 (technical fall); fell to Mario De La Torre (Southeastern), 13–2; fell to Arthur Reed (Brewton-Parker) by fall (2:54).
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: 1–2 overall. Def. Jonathon Paramore (Reinhardt), 14–10; fell to Zahquel Davis (Brewton-Parker), 8–1; fell to Diogo Ramos-Padilha (St. Thomas) by fall (0:41).
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 (Final)
- Life University 202
- Southeastern 184
- Keiser University 133
- Reinhardt University (Ga.) 121.5
- Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 62
- Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 58
- St. Thomas University 53.5
- Montreat College 36.5
- Pikeville 17
- WVU Tech 6
