No. 23 Tigers Take Down Midway In Regular Season Finale

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – The No. 23 Georgetown College men's wrestling team picked up a Mid-South Conference win 34-15 over Midway University in Davis-Reid Alumni Gym on Tuesday afternoon.

Wyatt Payne and #18 Leland Reeves began the afternoon with a pair of 10-7 decisions for Georgetown, who quickly raced out to a 6-0 lead.

At 141, Cofy Walls stepped in and won via fall in just over a minute, making it a 12-0 match. After a forfeit pushed things to 18-0 at 149, the Tigers dropped the following three rounds, two via falls and one via decision.

As things shifted to the heavier classes, Georgetown found its form once again. #8 Navarro Nanpuya defeated Sebastian Hutchinson in just under four minutes to make it 24-15. #13 Marcus James earned five points off the tech fall, 17-0. Finally, #19 Luke Cox finished the afternoon with another win in the heavyweights. He took down Anthony Popi also via tech fall, 22-7 in 7:00.

HOW IT HAPPENED
125: Wyatt Payne def. Zach Lewis (Midway) (Dec 10-7) 
133: #18 Leland Reeves def. Alex Velazquez (Midway) (Dec 10-7) 
141: Cofy Walls def. Lucas Hall (Midway) (Fall 1:12) 
149: Josh Sharron def. Unknown (Midway) (Forfeit) 
157: Christopher Sperin (Midway) def. Jeremy Mills (Fall 2:16)
165: Michael Colligan (Midway) def. Sam Daniels (Fall 2:55)
174: Aidan Karpinski (Midway) def. Keenan Shively (Dec 13-7)
184: #8 Navarro Nanpuya def. Sebastian Hutchinson (Midway) (Fall 3:52) 
197: #13 Marcus James def. Stephen Browning (Midway) (TF 17-0 / 5:25) 
285: #19 Luke Cox def. Anthony Popi (Midway) (TF 22-7 / 7-0) 

W-L Record vs Midway:
Wyatt Payne: 1-0
Leland Reeves: 1-0
Cofy Walls: 1-0
Josh Sharron: 1-0
Jeremy Mills: 0-1
Sam Daniels: 0-1
Keenan Shively: 0-1
Navarro Nanpuya: 1-0
Marcus James: 1-0
Luke Cox: 1-0

UP NEXT
The Tigers prepare for their first-ever Mid-South Conference Championships coming up on February 13.

The championships are set to start at 9:00 a.m. in Bowling Green, Kentucky.