Springfield, Mass. – The Plymouth State wrestling team took part in the annual Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield College this past Saturday, placing 9th out of 16 teams competing from all around New England.
The top performers for Plymouth State were sophomore Adam Reed (Barre, Vt.) and senior Cody Oliverio (Brick, N.J.). Reed won four out of his six matches in his 285-pound weight class to place fifth overall. Oliverio also won four of his six matches in the 149-pound weight class to place sixth overall.
Plymouth State was also helped by freshman Chris Perrault (St.Johnsbury, Vt.), winning three of his five matches. Also scoring wins for the Panthers were freshman Ian Richeson (Powell, Ohio) and Caleb Hall (Dixfield, Maine), sophomores Taylor Lozier (Barre, Vt.) and Tyler Snyder (Elizabethville, Pa.) junior Fred Reisch (Norwalk, Conn.), and seniors James Matlack (Ewing, N.J.) and Femi Wheeler (Mamaroneck, N.Y.)
The Panthers were next set to be in action on this Wednesday (11/28) as they hosted Rhode Island College in their only home match of the semester at Foley Gym. Check back at theclockonline.com for coverage of the match.