Photo - Austin Lindell

WASHINGTON, Pa. - Continuing their strong start of the 2022-23 season, the Jamestown Community College wrestling team placed eighth out of 14 teams at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational, scoring 68 points.

The Jayhawks also had four wrestlers place at the invite with Mohammed Mustafa Salimi (Kabal, Afghanistan/Ghazi HS) placing first in the 174 pound class, Brendon Ramsey (Panama, NY/Panama Central) placing second in the 133 pound class, Brock Johnson (Falconer, NY/Falconer HS) placing fourth in the 197 pound class, and Luke Potts (Pittsburgh, PA/West Allegheny HS) placing sixth in the 133 pound class.

Salimi started his day out quickly, getting the fall over Loyal Holm of Southern Virginia in 1:17. In his second match of the day, Salimi picked up a 7-3 decision win over David Bancroft of Gettysburg College.

In the semifinals, Salimi needed extra time to continue his win streak, getting the 6-4 sudden victory win over Eli Crum of Lycoming College. In the championship match, Salimi earned the 20-9 major decision win over Tyson Hoopes of Southern Virginia.

Like Salimi, Ramsey started his day off fast, getting the fall over Jack Nelson of Southern Virginia needing 2:20 to do so. In his next match, Ramsey gutted out a 5-4 decision victory over Thomas Conselyea of Lycoming College.

In the semifinal match, Ramsey continued to show his grittiness by getting a 7-4 win over Austin Brett of Fairmont State. In the championship match, Ramsey fell to Hunter Swedish of Washington & Jefferson College by a score of 8-2.

Johnson followed suit with his teammates, starting the day by getting the fall over Russell Wismer of Penn State Behrend needing 1:33 to get the win. In his next match, Johnson got the 17-2 tech. fall against Howie Congdon of Thiel College to put him in the semifinals.

In the semifinals, Johnson fell to Dwayne Johnson of Alderson Broaddus by a 12-2 major decision. In the consolation round, Johnson was edged out by Brendan Loder of Gettysburg College by a 3-1 decision.

Potts started out his day with a 5-2 decision win over Anthony Coukart of Lycoming College before falling to Swedish by a 19- 3 tech. fall. 

Moving into the consolation round, Potts found redemption by getting the fall over Jack Nelson of Southern Virginia in just 46 seconds. In the following match, Potts grinded out an 8-4 decision win over Samuel Hanley of Lycoming College. In the fifth-place match, Potts fell to Conselyea by a score of 7-2.

De'Aonte Hutchinson (Baltimore, MD/Edgewood HS) picked up a pair of wins in the 125 pound class with 184 pounder Alex Christy (Fredonia, NY/Fredonia HS) and 157 pounder Fareed Muhammad (Cleveland, OH/Garfield Heights) each picked up one win on the day.

The Jayhawks will be back in action this Saturday, November 19th, as they travel to Keystone College for the Keystone Quad starting at 11 a.m.