The Briar Cliff men's wrestling team earned its first win of the season Tuesday night, defeating the Waldorf Warriors 32-15, and earning seven individual victories. 

At 125 pounds, Parker Leverknight opened the night with a dominant 16-1 technical fall over Eli'sha Thomas. Evan Fuchs followed at 133 pounds with a 6-4 decision over Marcus Foulk. At 141, Brayden Kreikemeier earned an 11-6 decision against Rev Baptista to give the Chargers another victory.

At 165 pounds, Jackson Balmer picked up a 20-5 technical fall over Ronald Hooten. Erik Lessears followed at 174 pounds with a 21-7 major decision over Daniel Quinones. Ethan Gregg (184) added a fall over Vincent Deanecilli, while Graison Kelley  closed out the night at 197 pounds with a fall over Jackson Rickter.

Results:

285: (WU) Andy Rodriguez over (BCU) Open; Forfeit

125: (BCU) Parker Leverknight over (WU) Eli'sha Thomas; 16-1 TF

133: (BCU) Evan Fuchs over (WU) Marcus Foulk; 6-4 Dec

141: (BCU) Brayden Kreikemeier over (WU) Rev Baptista; 11-6 Dec

149: (WU) Shiwoko Shiwoko over (BCU) Jeremiah Louis; Fall

157: (WU) Jaden Kondor over (BCU) Adam Ohnoutka; 9-6 Dec

165: (BCU) Jackson Balmer over (WU) Ronald Hooten; 20-5 TF

174: (BCU) Erik Lessears over (WU) Daniel Quinones; 21-7 MD

184: (BCU) Ethan Gregg over (WU) Vincent Deanecilli; Fall

197: (BCU) Graison Kelley over (WU) Jackson Rickter; Fall

"Waldorf brought the fight to us tonight, but the guys responded and performed well. It feels good to get our first win of the season, but this is simply a starting point for us. Now we have some time to heal up and get ready for the UNK Open," said Head Coach Donacco Watts.

The Chargers return to action on Saturday, November 21 at the Younes Hospitatlity Open in Kearney, NE . Action is set to begin at 9 a.m.

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