No. 12 Cornell College defeated Simpson College 35-10 in the dual opener for both schools Nov. 19 in Mount Vernon, Iowa. In the 125-pound opener, Micky Spiwak posted a 16-4 victory over Casey Miller (So., Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley NW H.S.). Tigue Snider pinned Levi Vogel (So., Jesup, Iowa, Jesup H.S.) 4:33 into their 133 pound match.
Kevin Donahue earned a major decision victory, 11-3 over Caleb Brus (So., Creston, Iowa, Creston H.S.) at 141. The Storm got on the board at 149 when Calvin Barber (Jr., Winterset, Iowa, Winterset H.S.) charted a 13-4 major decision victory over Jacob Schwebke. Dave Paramski defeated Ben Hektoen (Sr., Birmingham, Iowa, Fairfield H.S.) via technical fall at 6:02 in the 157-pound matchup.
Joe Hambleton defeated Wade Dowling (Jr., West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley H.S.) 8-0 at 165. No. 6 Kyle Kehrli pinned Sam Thielen (So., Lee's Summit, Mo., North H.S.) at 1:51 of the 174-pound contest. Carmen Sacco defeated Jordy Ammons (So., Knoxville, Iowa, Knoxville H.S.) 5-1 at 184. At 197, Robet Widemer defeated Sam Collora (Jr., Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Mt. Pleasant H.S.) 6-5. John Bunch (So., Prole, Iowa, Martensdale-St. Mary's H.S.) won by forfeit at heavyweight to end the dual.
"I was disappointed with how we wrestled tonight," said Simpson head coach Clint Manny. "We didn't come ready at all. Calvin attacked in his match and did a good job. He let (his opponent) up to go for the major decision. We need to regroup and get ready for Augsburg this weekend."
The Storm travel to the Augsburg Brute-Adidas Open Saturday in Minneapolis. Bell time is set for 9 a.m.
