[Wrestling] No. 1 Grand View Takes Down William Penn on Senior Night
Des Moines, IA - No. 1 Grand View wrestling honored their senior class Friday night in Sisam Arena as they took down conference opponent William Penn 54-0. This is the 73rd consecutive dual win for the program.
Grand View went 10-0 on the night with six pins, and three tech falls. No. 1 Justin Portillo (SO/Clarion, IA), No. 7 Steven Lawrence (JR/Thornton, IL), No. 2 Ryan Niven (SR/Boston, MA), No. 5 Artie Bess (SR/Deerfield, IL), No. 1 Evan Hansen (JR/Kimballton, IA) and Cooper Thomas (SR/Maple Valley, WA) each earned a pin in their respective weight class.
No. 1 Justin Portillo started off the night pinning Nadhelo Charles-Pierre at 2:50 followed by a major decision from No. 1 Shiquen Hall and two tech falls from No. 4 Eric Clarke (JR/Davenport, IA) and No. 3 Josh Wenger (JR/Walford, IA). No. 7 Steven Lawrence, No. 2 Ryan Niven, No. 4 Lawton Benna (SR/Wentzville, MO) and No. 5 Artie Bess following with a tech fall, pin, decision, and a pin, respectively. No. 1 Evan Hansen and Cooper Thomas finished the night off with two pins.
125 | Justin Portillo (Grand View (Iowa)) over Nadhelo Charles-Pierre (William Penn (Iowa)) (Fall 2:50)
133 | Shiquan Hall (SR/Homestead, FL) (Grand View (Iowa)) over Darquell Pierre (William Penn (Iowa)) (TF 17-2 5:00)
141 | Eric Clarke (Grand View (Iowa)) over Tyshon Cannon (William Penn (Iowa)) (TF 15-0 3:54)
149 | Josh Wenger (Grand View (Iowa)) over Ben Freese (William Penn (Iowa)) (TF 16-0 2:18)
157 | Steven Lawrence (Grand View (Iowa)) over Dennis Simmons (William Penn (Iowa)) (Fall 2:32)
165 | Ryan Niven (Grand View (Iowa)) over Johnny Hopper (William Penn (Iowa)) (Fall 2:03)
174 | Lawton Benna (Grand View (Iowa)) over Austinn Goin (William Penn (Iowa)) (Dec 9-4)
184 | Artie Bess (Grand View (Iowa)) over Dylan Comstock (William Penn (Iowa)) (Fall 1:53)
197 | Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa)) over Sheldon Rodriguez (William Penn (Iowa)) (Fall 0:28)
285 | Cooper Thomas (Grand View (Iowa)) over Gerardo Suarez (William Penn (Iowa)) (Fall 2:09)
Up next…
Grand View will travel to Marshall Missouri next Tuesday, January 29, to take on conference opponent Missouri Valley College at 7 pm.