Storm drop narrow dual to Graceland

INDIANOLA, Iowa -- The Simpson wrestling team jumped out to a quick lead against Graceland Tuesday night but could not hang on and fell 24-19 inside Hopper Gymnasium.

The Storm (0-2) were in search of their first win of the season against the Yellowjackets (3-0) and were aiming to avenge the team's 40-9 defeat from last season against Graceland.

Dylan McChesney repeated last week's performance and started the contest with an opening round pin in the 125-pound class. McChesney needed just 2:04 to give Simpson a quick 6-0 advantage, which was two seconds shy of his previous pin.

Sam McCoy tallied his first win of his career to give the team a 9-3 tilt after a slim 3-1 decision at 141 pounds. After Graceland brought the contest to a 9-9 standstill, Robert Silva scored his second win of the year with a 7-3 decision at 157 to give the Storm another lead at 12-9.

The Yellowjackets fought back with two straight pins to steal the momentum and set the contest at 21-12 before Simpson reeled off two wins of its own. Shyler Langley had a major decision at 184 to give the Storm four points and cut the deficit down to 21-16. Sam Mathis earned his first win of the year at 197 to make it a two-point contest at 21-19 with just one match remaining after the senior scored a 6-0 decision.

Freshman Colton Kinnison seeked his second victory of the year at 285 but was overmatched against Graceland's senior Shawn Beeson and lost 6-4 to close out the nonconference dual.

Up Next
Simpson travels to Decorah, Iowa for the Luther Open on Saturday, which begins at 9 a.m.

Dual Results
125 — Dylan McChesney (SIM) fall Dylan Owens, 2:04
133 — Nick Short (GRA) dec. Jason Padilla, 13-8
141 — Sam McCoy (SIM) dec. Kahlyn Bressler, 3-1
149 — Trey Heckadon (GRA) fall Jakob Slavin, 3:24
157 — Robert Silva (SIM) dec. Shea Swafford, 7-4
165 — Brennen Swafford (GRA) fall Dalton Cockman, 5:29
174 — Drew Sams (GRA) fall Nicholas Blasko, 1:37
184 — Shyler Langley (SIM) maj. dec. Robert Denny,16-6
197 — Sam Mathis (SIM) dec. Jon Juarez, 6-0
285 — Shawn Beeson (GRA) dec. Colton Kinnison, 6-4