ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Saturday, January 23, 1999

MESSIAH PINS THREE EN ROUTE TO 34-12 WIN AT ETOWN

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Kirby Martin, Tom Chapman and Chris Roggie all recorded pins to lead Messiah to a 34-12 victory over Elizabethtown in Middle Atlantic Conference action on Saturday.  With the loss, the Blue Jays fell to 10-7 on the season.

The Falcons (5-6) won each of the first eight bouts to build a 34-0 lead.  Heavyweight Ryan Sellars won by forfeit for Etown while teammate Bill VanWinkle pinned Messiah's Chad Miller in the night's 125-pound bout.

The Blue Jays return to action on Friday, February 5 against Kutztown University at Bethlehem Catholic High School.  Match time is to be announced.

Messiah 34, Elizabethtown 12

133 Ryan Falk (M) maj. dec. Eric Snavely, 10-1 (4-0)
141 Kirby Martin (M) pinned Mike King, 5:52 (10-0)
149 Tom Chapman (M) pinned Rick Buchwald, 6:44 (16-0)
157 Mike Helm (M) dec. Jason Aurand, 5-3 (19-0)
165 Chris Roggie (M) pinned Mike Fierro, 2:52 (25-0)
174 Randy Pickett (M) dec. Dan Bechtold, 3-1 (28-0)
184 Adam Musser (M) dec. Eric Dusko, 3-2 (31-0)
197 Tim Easter (M) dec. Art Mattes, 8-7 (34-0)
HWT Ryan Sellars (E) won by forfeit (34-6)
125 Bill VanWinkle (E) pinned Chad Miller, 0:44 (34-12)

Team Dual Records: Messiah 5-6, Elizabethtown 10-7.