Philippi, W. VA., -- Wrestling started the Match down 10-0 against MEC opponent Alderson Broaddus but won 6 of the last 7 bouts to storm back for a 24-13 win at the 5th annual Hams & Slams event. 

Losing the first three matches of the dual put your Fighting Falcons in a 10-0 but Freshman 149 Addison Courtney was up for the task as he delivered a huge win by fall to start the Falcons comeback. Sophomore 157 Navid Ighani had a workmanlike performance en route to a 11-3 major decision to even the score at 10. Freshman 165 Jude Childers stepped on the line and had a solid performance as well. He worked array of takedowns to win 13-5 to give the Falcons their first lead of the match 14-10. Freshman 174 Evan Thompson dropped a heartbreaker 4-3 and that made the score 14-13 heading into the last 3 matches.

RS Junior 184 Austin Gibson put on a impressive display wrestling en route to a 10-2 major decision win making the score 18-13. The dual was coming down the wire and two freshmen were up for the task. First up was Freshman 197 Aydan Edwards, he had an absolute war with a very tough opponent from Alderson Broaddus. In a tie match Aydan was able to come out on top of a scramble to get the decisive takedown and went on to win 4-3 and seal the dual meet victory for your Fighting Falcons. Freshman 285 Mason Atkinson put the finishing touches on the dual with an amazing 9-7 Overtime comeback victory. 

With that win the Falcons start 1-0 for the first time since the program has been reinstated. It was also Coach Bonaventura's first win as Head Coach and this is what he had to say about the dual meet victory "It was a great day for Fairmont State Wrestling. It wasn't always pretty but our guys really battled hard and fought for every point. We were going after bonus points and had some big individual wins overall. We really came together as a team today and I am excited to see how we will continue to grow throughout the season." 

Full Results:
125 AB Noah Hodges wins by decision over FSU Brandan Myers 4-0 (3-0 AB)
133 AB Thomas Fierro wins by decision over FSU Nate Pelesky 4-3 (6-0 AB)
141 AB Richard Davis wins by major dec. over FSU Mikey Jones 18-7 (10-0 AB)
149 FSU Addison Courtney wins by fall over AB Chad Miller (10-6 AB)
157 FSU Navid Ighani wins by major decision over AB Jamal Everrett (10-10)
165 FSU Jude Childers wins by major decision over AB Jake Rallo (14-10 FSU)
174 AB Greg Griffith wins by decision over FSU Evan Thompson 4-3 (14-13 FSU)
184 FSU Austin Gibson wins by major decision over AB Ryan Weitz 10-2 (18-13 FSU)
197 FSU Aydan Edwards wins by decision over Dwanye Johnson 4-3 (21-13 FSU)
285 FSU Mason Atkinson wins by decision over AB Kourdell Todd 9-7 SV OT (24-13 FSU) 

The Wrestling team is back in action this weekend at the Pioneer Duals at Glenville State University.