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    King cruises to ECAC win at Coker

    HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- The King University men's wrestling team jumped back into the rankings on Thursday and followed that with a resounding performance at Coker College. The Tornado jumped out to a 16-0 lead and cruised to a 26-21 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) victory.

    THE BASICS

    FINAL SCORE: #22 King 26, Coker 21
    LOCATION: DeLoach Center; Hartsville, S.C.
    RECORDS: King 6-0, 3-0 ECAC; Coker 5-5, 1-2 ECAC

    HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Reed Jacks got the Tornado off to a hot start with an 18-2 technical fall over Chris Navarro.
  • Following a forfeit win for King, ninth-ranked Bryce Killian earned a 17-0 technical fall victory over Noah Kile, giving the Tornado a 16-0 advantage.
  • Coker then earned three straight victories, cutting their deficit to 16-12 before Darius Rutland and Kody Eichlin earned back-to-back victories.
  • Rutland pinned Ian Maund in 7:00 minutes and Eichlin followed with a 19-5 major decision, stretching the Tornado lead to 26-12.
  • The Cobras won the final two bouts, the last by forfeit as King took the dual 26-21.

    Results:
    125 – Reed Jacks (KING) tech. fall Chris Navarro (COKER), 18-2 (KING 5-0)
    133 – Jacob Wynn (KING) wins by forfeit, (KING 11-0)
    141 – #9 Bryce Killian (KING) tech. fall Noah Kile (COKER), 17-0 (KING 16-0)
    149 – Matthew Kieta (COKER) dec. Landon Goforth (KING), 12-8 (KING 16-3)
    157 – Bret Shurina (COKER) pinned Matthew Danner (KING), 2:47 (KING 16-9)
    165 – Michael Milam (COKER) dec. Bailey Slattman (KING), 12-6 (KING 16-12)
    174 – Darius Rutland (KING) pinned Ian Maund (COKER), 7:00 (KING 22-12)
    184 – Kody Eichlin (KING) maj. dec. Chris Coyle (COKER), 19-5 (KING 26-12)
    197 – #4 Luis Peguero (COKER) dec. Elijah Seay (KING), 2-1 (KING 26-15)
    285 – Robert Parland (COKER) wins by forfeit (KING 26-21)

    UP NEXT

    The Tornado are in action at the Super Region II Duals on January 26-27 at Belmont Abbey College. King gets started at 2:00 p.m. on Friday against the University of Findlay.

    Coker is in action at the Super Region II Duals as well.
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