HACKETTSTOWN (NJ) – Delaware Valley College, ranked 10
th in the latest Division III national poll, won seven of 10 weight classes, en route to a 34-10 triumph over host Centenary College.
The win improved the Aggies to 10-3 in dual meets. They will return to action less than 24 hours later when they host The College of New Jersey for Senior Night on Friday (7:30 p.m.).
Delaware Valley recorded two pins, two forfeits, a major decision and two decisions in the win. The match kicked off a 125 pounds where
Brenden Velez (9-8) was awarded a forfeit victory.
Zac Haynes then needed just 38 seconds to drop Alex Reeves at 133 pounds. Haynes improved to 21-6 on the year while the pin was his team-best ninth of the season.
The Cyclones made it 12-4 with a major decision at 141, but
Vinny Fava and
Jeff Reimel notched decisions in the next two weights for an 18-4 Aggie lead at the halfway points of the match. Fava, the top-ranked 149-pound wrestler in Division III, won for the 19
th time in 21 tries as he downed Collin Farley, 10-4. Reimel improved to 10-6 with an 8-3 victory over Joe Bartolini at 157.
Centenary was victorious in the next weight classes as it closed its deficit to 18-10. However, the Cyclones forfeited the 184-pound weight to
Nick Della Fera (1-0) and that officially clinched the win for Delaware Valley.
Nationally-ranked wrestlers
Aaron Karns and
Zach Roseberry ended the night with a major decision and a pin respectively for the 34-10 final. Karns, ranked second at 197 pounds, improved to 24-3 with an 8-0 blanking of Joe Ragsdale. It was also Karn's 113
th career win, tying the senior with former teammate
Emmanuel Ajagbe for fifth place on the Aggie all-time victory list.
Roseberry, ranked sixth in Division III at heavyweight, pinned Josh Caven 43 seconds into the second period (3:43) for his seventh fall of the year and his team-best 25
th victory (25-3)
DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 34, CENTENARY COLLEGE 10
125 –
Brenden Velez (DelVal) by forfeit (6-0 DelVal)
133 –
Zac Haynes (DelVal) by fall over Alex Reeves, 0:38 (12-0 DelVal)
141 – Adam Swift (Cent) by major decision over Joshua DiSanto, 10-0 (12-4 DelVal)
149 –
Vinny Fava (DelVal) by decision over Collin Farley, 10-4 (15-4 DelVal)
157 –
Jeff Reimel (DelVal) by decision over Joe Bartolini, 8-3 (18-4 DelVal)
165 – Donald Wagner (Cent) by decision over Steve Acevedo, 7-4 (18-7 DelVal)
174 – Josh Sibblies (Cent) by decision over
Ben Schweiger, 5-4 (18-10 DelVal)
184 –
Nick Della Fera (DelVal) by forfeit (24-10 DelVal)
197 –
Aaron Karns (DelVal) by major decision over Joe Ragsdale, 8-0 (28-10 DelVal)
285 –
Zach Roseberry (DelVal) by fall over Josh Caven, 3:43 (34-10 DelVal)