SALEM, W.Va. – The No. 1 Glenville State Wrestling team picked up a pair of Mountain East Conference victories tonight (Nov. 11), downing Salem, 46-3, and Fairmont State, 39-3, inside Salem's T. Edward Davis Gymnasium. GSU moves to (2-1, 2-0 MEC) on the young season.
 
No. 1 Glenville State 46 | Salem 3
The Pioneers jumped out to a big lead early against the Tigers, as Garrett Johnson and Luke Acuna both had a tech fall and Ethan Mitchell pinned SU's Riley Curran. Following a pair of forfeits, Leo Hess III extended the advantage before Clayton Downs put Salem on the board with a 16-11 decision. Andrew Reed, Zach Meisenzahl and TJ Fulgham Jr. then closed out the match strong, securing the 46-3 blowout over the Tigers.
 
125: Garrett Johnson (GSU) over CJ Carrodus (SAL) (TF 17-2 4:01)
133: Luke Acuna (GSU) over David Makupson (SAL) (TF 20-2 4:10)
141: Ethan Mitchell (GSU) over Riley Curran (SAL) (Fall 4:46)
149: Jason Walker (GSU) over (SAL) (For.)
157: Wyatt Wolanski (GSU) over (SAL) (For.)
165: Leo Hess III (GSU) over Micheal Ochoa (SAL) (Fall 1:37)
174: Clayton Downs (SAL) over Christopher Olah (GSU) (Dec 16-11)
184: Andrew Reed (GSU) over Landon Ristoff (SAL) (Dec 5-4)
197: Zach Meisenzahl (GSU) over Terrell Cofield (SAL) (Dec 4-1)
285: TJ Fulgham Jr. (GSU) over Tashawn Cofield (SAL) (Fall 4:16)
 
No. 1 Glenville State 39 | Fairmont State 3
Glenville State opened up with a 9-0 lead, using a decision from Garrett Johnson and a pinfall from Cooper Shore. Fairmont State's Blake Ringer scored three points at 141, but GSU would take complete control of the match from there. Mannix Wasco and Shawn Taylor both notched tech falls, Nico Taddy and Andrew Reed recorded decisions, David Pento and Max Borton majored their opponents and Connor Holm logged a pin as GSU ran away with a 39-3 win over rival Fairmont State.
 
125: Garrett Johnson (GSU) over Kai Plinski (FSU) (Dec 9-3)
133: Cooper Shore (GSU) over Austin Wood (FSU) (Fall 3:52)
141: Blake Ringer (FSU) over Ethan Mitchell (GSU) (Dec 10-7)
149: Mannix Wasco (GSU) over Shawn Young (FSU) (TF 15-0 3:33)
157: Nico Taddy (GSU) over Moses Eads (FSU) (Dec 7-0)
165: Connor Holm (GSU) over Cole Turner (FSU) (Fall 2:11)
174: Shawn Taylor (GSU) over Josh Woyan (FSU) (TF 21-6 4:35)
184: David Pento (GSU) over Cooper Durst (FSU) (MD 13-3)
197: Andrew Reed (GSU) over Jake Stephenson (FSU) (Dec 18-11)
285: Max Borton (GSU) over Eli Makel (FSU) (MD 8-0)
 
Up Next For The Pioneers
The top-ranked Pioneers return to the Waco Center on Friday (Nov. 13) for a dual with Western Colorado. Action begins at 6 p.m. and can be streamed on MEC TV.