The Muhlenberg wrestling team defeated Merchant Marine and Johns Hopkins to finish the Centennial Conference dual-meet season with a perfect 6-0 record.

The dual-meet title is the first for the Mules (18-4), who also tied the school record set last year with 18 wins in duals, since the 2000-01 season. They will attempt to win the championship that counts most - the tournament championship - when they host the CC meet at Memorial Hall next Saturday.

Senior Josh Hickey (133), sophomore Greg Baum (141), senior Austin Sherman (149), sophomore Luca Colestock (197) and Scott Schaeffer (HWT) all went 2-0 on the day. 

Muhlenberg also sent nine wrestlers to the Messiah Open. Sophomore Nick Cope did the best, placing fifth at 165.

The Mules trailed Merchant Marine 6-4 after three bouts, which included the 15th career major decision for senior Dylan Schwartz. The nationally ranked 165-pounder did not wrestle against Hopkins and finished with a career record of 14-1 in CC duals.

Senior Jimmy Fratantoni battled Merchant Marine's nationally ranked 184-pounder into overtime before falling, 3-1.

A technical fall by Colestock (28-1) started a string of seven straight victories, all with bonus points, for the Mules, who went on win 37-10. Schaeffer needed just 34 seconds to notch his 30th career pin.

Muhlenberg took a forfeit in the first bout against Johns Hopkins but lost only one contested bout en route to a 34-15 win. Sherman (pictured above) posted his second major decision of the day, moving to within one of the school record of 19 career majors.

Muhlenberg 37, Merchant Marine 10
165 Dylan Schwartz (Mu) maj. dec. Kieran Duggan, 10-2
174 Dominick Esposito (MM) dec. Brian Jamison, 8-4
184 Joshua Glantzman (MM) dec. Jimmy Fratantoni, 3-1 (sv)
197 Luca Colestock (Mu) tech fell Andrew French, 5:09 (16-1)
HWT Scott Schaeffer (Mu) pinned Dan Dubinsky, 0:34
125 Matt Ferrante (Mu) won by forfeit
133 Josh Hickey (Mu) won by forfeit
141 Greg Baum (Mu) pinned Jace Garza, 3:53
149 Austin Sherman (Mu) maj. dec. Steven Shields, 13-1
157 Luke Gauthier (MM) maj. dec. Yonbüe Tanco, 12-1

Muhlenberg 34, Johns Hopkins 15
125 Brent Lorin (JH) won by forfeit
133 Josh Hickey (M) won by forfeit
141 Greg Baum (M) won by forfeit
149 Austin Sherman (M) maj. dec. Jared Osborne, 14-5
157 Bradlee Lamontagne (JH) dec. Yonbüe Tanco, 7-1
165 Dominick Reyes (JH) won by forfeit
174 Brian Jamison (M) dec. Joe Paul, 3-2
184 Jimmy Fratantoni (M) dec. Nathan Wertheimer, 8-2
197 Luca Colestock (M) won by forfeit
HWT Scott Schaeffer (M) won by forfeit

Messiah Open (complete results)
133
Domenic Difrancescantonio (TCNJ) tech fall Alex Helpin (Muhl), 18-2
Helpin over Samuel Hanley (Lycoming) by medical forfeit
Anthony Wiggins (Millersville) maj. dec. Helpin, 16-5

133
Marco Vespa (unattached-Penn State) pinned Jeorcy Peña (Muhl), 0:35
Anthony Wiggins (Millersville) maj. dec. Peña, 12-4

141
Nic Mele (TCNJ) tech fall Michael Ruane (Muhl), 16-0
Sean Coakley (Franklin & Marshall) tech fall Ruane, 18-0

165
Nick Cope (Muhl) dec. Wyatt Bingaman (Messiah), 8-5
Jack Conway (Penn) pinned Cope, 2:56
Cope pinned Traken Sutton (Gettysburg), 6:18
Cope over Paul Santomarco (Lycoming) by medical forfeit
Stefan Major (Stevens) pinned Cope, 2:00
fifth place: Cope over Farouq Muhammed (unattached) by medical forfeit

174
Tommy DiSisto (Muhl) pinned Efrain De Leon (Gettysburg), 2:03
John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) pinned DiSisto, 2:03
Cody Richmond (Liberty) maj. dec. DiSisto, 13-1

174
Carl Vasti (Stevens) maj. dec. Scott Horry (Muhl), 15-4
Conner Boal (Lycoming) pinned Horry, 0:55

197
Michael Kustanbauter (Lycoming) pinned Hunter Gill (Muhl), 4:55
Sean Gillispie (Liberty) pinned Gill, 2:15

HWT
Chad Strube (unattached) maj. dec. Sam Rothstein (Muhl), 19-7
Rothstein pinned Frank Veloce (Lycoming), 2:12
John Fulmer (Lycoming) pinned Rothstein, 5:17

HWT
Ryan Kaplow (Muhl) dec. Frank Veloce (Lycoming), 7-1
Caleb Warner (unattached) pinned Kaplow, 0:53
Warren Russell (Lycoming) dec. Kaplow, 7-1