Lamoni–The William Penn wrestling team took advantage of a trio of forfeits as it defeated Graceland 40-9 in dual-meet action Tuesday.

WPU (2-1) sprinted to a 6-0 edge as John Altieri (Fr., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) pinned Juan Dominguez in 3:57 at 125 pounds.

Jeremy Andujar (So., Tampa, Fla., Biology) added to his team’s edge at 133 pounds with a 5-2 victory against Khamin Crow.  The 141-pound match went to Graceland (1-4), but 149-pounder Kionte Crocker (So., Brandon, Fla., Industrial Technology) started a run of six-straight wins for the visitors as he won by fall over Brandon Seward in a time of 1:35.

Christian Padilla (Sr., Tampa, Fla., Secondary Education) pounded Dakota Britt in a 15-3 major decision at 157 pounds and then Johnny Hopper(So., Basehor, Kan., Psychology), Tyler Foubert (Fr., Gibson, Iowa, Business Management), and Cody Jones (Fr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) all received forfeits at 165, 174, and 184 pounds.

197-pounder Chris Rodriguez (Fr., Tampa, Fla., Sociology) wrapped up the Statesmen scoring with an 8-5 overtime triumph versus Deon Williams.

Next Up: William Penn travels to Marshall, Mo. Friday and Saturday to compete in the Missouri Valley Invitational.

125–John Altieri (WPU) won by fall over Juan Dominguez, 3:57 (6-0)
133–Jeremy Andujar (WPU) won by decision over Khamin Crow, 5-2 (9-0)
141–Marcelo Sierra (GU) won by fall over Tommy Rios, 1:31 (9-6)
149–Kionte Crocker (WPU) won by fall over Brandon Seward, 1:35 (15-6)
157–Christian Padilla (WPU) won by major decision over Dakota Britt, 15-3 (19-6)
165–Johnny Hopper (WPU) won by forfeit (25-6)
174–Tyler Foubert (WPU) won by forfeit (31-6)
184–Cody Jones (WPU) won by forfeit (37-6)
197–Chris Rodriguez (WPU) won by decision over Deon Williams, 8-5 (OT) (40-6)
285–Drew Aho (GU) won by decision over Mark Gadson, 3-2 (40-9)

Story provided by Wade Steinlage