Roughnecks Take Down #18 Indianapolis

Roughnecks Take Down #18 Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN - The University of Findlay wrestling team, ranked #14 in the country, took on the #18 UIndy Greyhounds in a dual on Friday, Jan. 22. The Roughnecks were victorious in the event, scoring 23 points to UIndy's 12.

Findlay won six of the ten matches in the event. The Roughnecks' victory was headlined by the effort of 141 pound sophomore Ryan Skonieczny who was able to dominate his opponent by tech fall with a 23-8 score.

Still ranked #1 in the nation at 149 pounds, junior Nic Goebel continued with his winning ways, taking down Neal Molloy with a major decision, 12-4, while teammate Joey White, the nation's #7 at 157 pounds, defeated Heath Lange by a score of 5-1. 

The Roughnecks also got a major decision victory from sophomore Randy Caris at 184 pounds. He blanked Duane Deerwester 12-0.

Below are the results from the event:

125: D.J. Smith (INDI) over Mike Stewart (FIND) (Dec 10-3) 

133: Devin Rogers (FIND) over Dillon Hurst (INDI) (MD 10-1) 
141: Ryan Skonieczny (FIND) over Evan Smiley (INDI) (TF 23-8 7:00) 
149: Nick Goebel (FIND) over Neal Molloy (INDI) (MD 12-4) 
157: Joey White (FIND) over Heath Lange (INDI) (Dec 5-1) 
165: Clayton Monebrake (INDI) over Jordan Cowell (FIND) (Dec 8-7) 
174: Jordan Collins (INDI) over Alonzo Turner (FIND) (Dec 7-6) 
184: Randy Caris (FIND) over Duane Deerwester (INDI) (MD 12-0) 
197: Brian Wagner (INDI) over Charles Wells III (FIND) (Dec 8-2) 
285: Gerald Beck (FIND) over Brian Snyder (INDI) (Dec 3-2)