NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – For the first time in two years, the Manchester University wrestling program was able to host its annual Spartan Mat Classic wrestling tournament inside of Stauffer-Wolfe Arena on Saturday January 15. With the tournament underway, the Black & Gold hit the mats for the first time in the New Year and turned in a solid day of wrestling.

Results

Mark Roberts (Greencastle, Ind./Greencastle) awon his opening match of the day in the 133-lb. weight class. Roberts pinned Serenity Thomas of the University of Toledo to begin the day (4:40). After dropping his next bout of the afternoon, Roberts went on to earn a 4-2 decision over Cornerstone's Devan Johnson. He ended the tournament with a fifth-place finish after pinning Heidelberg's Josh Gibson (2:46) in his final bout of the day.

Devontay Moore (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) advanced to the winner's side of the 184-lb. weight class bracket after earning a 7-5 decision in his opening bout over Wabash's Teo Palubinskas. After dropping his second matchup of the afternoon, Moore rebounded with a 13-5 major decision victory over Defiance's Joey Perez. Moore then added a 16-1 tech fall triumph over Muskegon's Bronson Jewell. Moore posted a 3-2 mark on Saturday afternoon.

Josh Stephenson (Yorktown, Ind./Yorktown) won his opening bout of the tournament in the 133-lb. weight class, pinning Cleary's Keemondre Robinson (1:59). Garrett Deaton (Danville, Ind./Danville) also earned a win on the day in the 197-lb. weight class. Elijah Phillips (Centerville, Ind./Centerville) earned a 6-0 decision over Cleary's Ryan Weaver in the 149-lb. weight class.

The Spartans placed 11th overall with a team score of 21.5 points.

Manchester University Wrestling is scheduled to be back in action next weekend at the Wabash Invitational in Crawfordsville. Next week's tournament is slated to begin at 9 a.m.