Junior Zach Stewart
Junior Zach Stewart

Storm come up empty in Dubuque

DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Storm wrestling team dropped a pair of American Rivers Conference duals on Wednesday, falling 38-10 to No. 6 Loras and 37-12 to Dubuque.

Zach Stewart (141) went 2-0 to lead the Storm (7-7, 2-6 A-R-C) in their final two duals of the season. He posted a 12-2 major decision over Loras' Mason McMillen and a 9-4 decision over Dubuque's Anthony Urrea, giving the junior 11 wins in his last 12 matches.

Dylan McChesney (125) started out the dual with the Duhawks (12-1, 7-1 A-R-C) with a 4-2 win over Jared Hensley, and Colton Kinnison (285) added a 3-1 decision in the final bout against Dakoda Powell.

Against the Spartans (5-8, 3-5 A-R-C), Jakob Slavin (165) and Shyler Langley (174) posted back-to-back wins for nine of Simpson's team points. Slavin was victorious over Jessy Diaz in overtime, 3-1, and Langley recorded his ninth pin of the season in 6:12 against Nicco Mazzanti.

Up Next
The Storm return to action on Feb. 25 at the NCAA Lower Midwest Regionals beginning at 9 a.m. in Dubuque. 

Dual Results

No. 6 Loras 38, Simpson 10
125 - Dylan McChesney (SIM) dec Jared Hensley, 4-2
133 - Aiden Evans (LOR) fall Joe Weaver, 0:52
141 - Zach Stewart (SIM) maj dec Mason McMillen, 12-2
149 - #9 Daniel Ruiz (LOR) fall Sam McCoy, 2:12
157 - #7 Zeke Smith (LOR) fall Robert Silva, 2:35
165 - #14 Gabe Fiser (LOR) maj dec Jakob Slavin, 16-5
174 - #3 Jacob Krakow (LOR) tech fall Shyler Langley, 17-1
184 - #2 Shane Liegel (LOR) fall Shane Mathias, 1:34
197 - Tad Griffith (LOR) tech fall Andrew Wolff, 15-0
285 - Colton Kinnison (SIM) dec Dakoda Powell, 3-1

Dubuque 37, Simpson 12
125 - Cade Hornback (DBQ) fall Dylan McChesney, 5:22
133 - Carson Sauriol (DBQ) fall Joe Weaver, 5:27
141 - Zach Stewart (SIM) dec Anthony Urrea, 9-4
149 - Devinaire Hayes (DBQ) fall Sam McCoy, 1:54
157 - Zarik Anderson (DBQ) maj dec Robert Silva, 11-1
165 - Jakob Slavin (SIM) dec Jessy Diaz, 3-1 OT
174 - Shyler Langley (SIM) fall Nicco Mazzanti, 6:12
184 - Pilo Perez (DBQ) fall Shane Mathias, 4:38
197 - Tyler Thurston (DBQ) dec Andrew Wolff, 8-2
285 - Robert Melise (DBQ) fall Colton Kinnison, 0:55