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Men’s Wrestling goes 3-0 at Mustang Duals
CONWAY, Ark. — The Texas Wesleyan Men’s Wrestling team dominated at the Mustang Duals on Friday, going 3-0 with Ram wrestlers winning 23 of their 30 matches.
The Rams beat Ouachita Baptist 42-3, Oklahoma Wesleyan 38-15, and Williams Baptist 37-14.
Christian Espinoza highlighted the day, winning all three of his matches by fall. The freshman has now pinned five opponents in a row including two from the Concordia Duals on December 19.
La’Stot Pleasant and Dracius McKee also went a perfect 3-0 Friday, and Kobe Nelms went 2-0.
In the 141-lb class, Pleasant won by technical fall over Oklahoma Wesleyan in a match that featured 5 takedowns, 4 escapes, and 2 near falls by the freshman.
No. 9 McKee in the 165-lb class started the dual by winning via technical fall in the third period versus Ouachita Baptist. Against Oklahoma Wesleyan, he got a late takedown at the whistle to win 8-3. Then McKee concluded the day with another technical fall.
In the 133-lb class, No. 15 Nelms beat OBU 17-1 by technical fall, then took care of WBU in a 6-0 decision to win both his matches.
Final Results
Ouachita Baptist vs. TXWES
| Weight | Summary | OBU | TXWES |
| 125 | Noah Yeamans (Ouachita Baptist) over Isaac Stalcup (Texas Wesleyan) Dec 9-4 | 3 | 0 |
| 133 | Kobe Nelms (Texas Wesleyan) over Cole Mccartney (Ouachita Baptist) TF 17-1 | 0 | 5 |
| 141 | La`Stot Pleasant (Texas Wesleyan) over Zeke Smotherman (Ouachita Baptist)Dec 15-9 | 0 | 3 |
| 149 | Christian Espinoza (Texas Wesleyan) over Marcel Molu (Ouachita Baptist) Fall 3:45 | 0 | 6 |
| 157 | Enis Ida (Texas Wesleyan) over Robert Otero (Ouachita Baptist) Dec 6-2 | 0 | 3 |
| 165 | Dracius McKee (Texas Wesleyan) over Christian Carney (Ouachita Baptist) TF 18-2 | 0 | 5 |
| 174 | Don Doyle (Texas Wesleyan) over Rey Reyes (Ouachita Baptist) Fall 1:46 | 0 | 6 |
| 184 | Brahn Howard (Texas Wesleyan) over Terrance Murray (Ouachita Baptist) Fall 3:25 | 0 | 6 |
| 197 | Deandre Rucker (Texas Wesleyan) over Chandler Cooley (Ouachita Baptist)TF 20-2 | 0 | 5 |
| 285 | Rylan Bonds (Texas Wesleyan) over Donald Paul (Ouachita Baptist) Dec 6-4 | 0 | 3 |
| Team Score: | 3 | 42 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan vs. TXWES
| Weight | Summary | OWU | TXWES |
| 125 | Isaac Stalcup (Texas Wesleyan) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf | 0 | 6 |
| 133 | Jordan Martinez (Texas Wesleyan) over Terrell Banuelos (Oklahoma Wesleyan ) Inj 6:27 | 0 | 6 |
| 141 | La`Stot Pleasant (Texas Wesleyan) over Codey Cooper (Oklahoma Wesleyan ) TF 19-4 | 0 | 5 |
| 149 | Enis Ida (Texas Wesleyan) over Cullen Ferguson (Oklahoma Wesleyan ) Fall 1:00 | 0 | 6 |
| 157 | Christian Espinoza (Texas Wesleyan) over Andrew Mahoney (Oklahoma Wesleyan ) Fall 2:36 | 0 | 6 |
| 165 | Dracius McKee (Texas Wesleyan) over Austin Daniels (Oklahoma Wesleyan )Dec 8-3 | 0 | 3 |
| 174 | Dailen Presgrove (Oklahoma Wesleyan ) over Don Doyle (Texas Wesleyan)Fall 2:09 | 6 | 0 |
| 184 | Ridge Smith (Oklahoma Wesleyan ) over Brahn Howard (Texas Wesleyan)Dec 4-0 | 3 | 0 |
| 197 | LaTrent Owens (Oklahoma Wesleyan ) over Deandre Rucker (Texas Wesleyan) Fall 3:35 | 6 | 0 |
| 285 | Rylan Bonds (Texas Wesleyan) over Aaron Lopez (Oklahoma Wesleyan ) Fall 2:02 | 0 | 6 |
| Team Score: | 15 | 38 |
Williams Baptist vs. TXWES
| Weight | Summary | WBU | TXWES |
| 125 | Isaac Stalcup (Texas Wesleyan) over Sean Sesnan (Williams Baptist) Fall 3:17 | 0 | 6 |
| 133 | Kobe Nelms (Texas Wesleyan) over Isaiah Vizcarrondo (Williams Baptist) Dec 6-0 | 0 | 3 |
| 141 | La`Stot Pleasant (Texas Wesleyan) over Josh Wright (Williams Baptist) TF 20-3 | 0 | 5 |
| 149 | Christian Espinoza (Texas Wesleyan) over Alzarius Boykins (Williams Baptist)Fall 1:57 | 0 | 6 |
| 157 | Josh Tyler (Williams Baptist) over Enis Ida (Texas Wesleyan) Dec 7-0 | 3 | 0 |
| 165 | Dracius McKee (Texas Wesleyan) over Gavin Wells (Williams Baptist) TF 17-1 | 0 | 5 |
| 174 | Don Doyle (Texas Wesleyan) over Kendric Gordon (Williams Baptist) Fall 1:44 | 0 | 6 |
| 184 | Daryus Webb (Williams Baptist) over Brahn Howard (Texas Wesleyan) TF 18-1 | 5 | 0 |
| 197 | Deandre Rucker (Texas Wesleyan) over Joel Anguiano (Williams Baptist) Fall 1:37 | 0 | 6 |
| 285 | Maleek Caton (Williams Baptist) over Rylan Bonds (Texas Wesleyan) Fall 0:34 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Score: | 14 | 37 |
PLAYERS MENTIONED
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Enis Ida
- 5′ 7″
- 141 lbs
- Sophomore
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Dracius McKee
- 5′ 10″
- 165 lbs
- Senior
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Kobe Nelms
- 5′ 7″
- 133 lbs
- Sophomore
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La’Stot Pleasant
- 5′ 6″
- 133 lbs
- Freshman
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Christian Espinoza
- Freshman
