Manchester University closes its 2014-15 dual schedule Thursday, Feb. 19.
Meet specifics: Mt. St. Joseph University comes to Stauffer-Wolfe Arena for a 7:30 p.m. start … Live audio and video can be accessed via a link at www.muspartans.com, the Internet home of Manchester University athletics.
Spartan Shorts: MU (1-7) is coming off a solid outcome at the 2015 Mid-States Conference Championships Feb. 14. Freshman 157-pounder Matt Ruddick (Seymour, Ind.), improving to 11-7, claimed his bracket's consolation championship with a 5-1 record at Olivet College of Michigan. He was one of four Spartans to end in the top six. Fellow freshman Tristan Wilson (Fort Wayne, Ind.), wrestling at 165 pounds, took fifth, while Lauffer and freshman 149-pounder Clayton Capes (North Vernon, Ind.) each ended sixth. MU totaled 60 points to end fifth … Sophomore 174-pounder Dylan Lauffer (Fairfield, Ohio) remains the wins (26) and falls (11) squad leader. Ruddick's 61.1 winning percentage is atop the category followed closely by Lauffer (59) and junior heavyweight Dustin Kult (Lafayette, Ind.) (15-11 – 57.6). Lauffer, Kult, Ruddick, freshman 133-pounder Chase Wilson (Peru, Ind.), freshman 125-pounder Ruben Rodriguez, Jr. (Hammond, Ind.), and freshman 157-pounder Alex Arney (Fort Wayne, Ind.) have all reached double-digit victories. Tristan Wilson is just off the mark, with eight wins, and has been on the rise of late with five victories in his last eight matches … MSJ has claimed the last two meetings of the series, as the Black and Gold's most recent victory occurred during the 2011-12 campaign. A year ago, the Spartans and Mt. St. Joseph went down to the final match at the Harrington Center with the home team picking up a 24-21 decision.
2015 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships: Wabash College's Knowling Fieldhouse in Crawfordsville, Ind., is the site for the regional tournament Saturday, Feb. 28. Competition begins at 9 a.m. The top three finishers in each weight class advance to the 2015 NCAA Division III Championships, hosted by Elizabethtown College of Pennsylvania at Hershey's Giant Center the weekend of March 13-14.
