Men's Wrestling 11/5/2018 10:07:00 AM Jordan Alves

Ashton Mutuwa starts Tiger career with win at Cumberlands Patriots Open

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — Ashton Mutuwa started his Tiger wrestling career with a bang as he won the 285-pound weight class at the University of the Cumberlands Patriot Open this past weekend.

Mutuwa went 6-0 on the weekend to lead the Tigers as he allowed only seven points in his six matches over the week and outscored his opponents 57-7 overall.

Mutuwa won the 285-pound weight class via sudden victory over University of the Cumberlands' Araron Johnson, 5-4.

The biggest win may have come in the quarterfinal round as Mutuwa picked up a 2-1 decision over No. 17 Maleek Caton from Williams Baptist.

Marvin Galette also had a solid weekend to start his sophomore season. Galette finished in second place in the 133-pound weight class. The biggest win of the day was a semifinal round as he defeated 2017-18 All-American Olson Delisca from Southeastern, 5-2.

He went 5-0 all the way through the semifinals but loss to No. 7 Tanner Irwin of Williams Baptist College, 8-3.

In addition, the Tigers had Aaron Rugnao, Gavin Smith, Calieb Ray, Aaron Mosley and Hunter Hancock competing this weekend.

Rugnao, wrestling at 141, lost his second-round matchup before picking up two wins in the consolation bracket. Smith, wrestling at 157, won his first three matches but lost in the semifinal to Derrick Smallwood, 7-3.

Ray also had a solid weekend. He won his first three matches before falling to Caleb Spears from Spartanburg Methodist College, 8-4, in the quarterfinals. Ray also worked his way through the consolation bracket with two wins before falling in the consolation semifinals.

Mosley earned five points for the Tigers by winning his first two matches and two consolation bracket bouts. He also lost in the consolation semifinals. The biggest win for Mosley on the weekend was a victory over No. 7 John Olivieri in the consolation rounds.

Hancock rounded out the Tigers at 285 pounds and had just one victory over the weekend in the second round over Midway University's Kevin Ixpanel.

The Tigers get their Mid-South Conference duals schedule started in two weeks as CU heads south to Georgia and Florida. The Tigers travel to Brewton Parker College on Thursday, Nov. 15 and Southeastern University on Friday, Nov. 16.

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Players Mentioned

Hunter Hancock: Redshirt Freshman; Summit High School

Aaron Rugnao: Sophomore; Bear Creek High School

Marvin Galette: Junior; South Pointe High School (Spartanburg Methodist College)

Calieb Ray: Sophomore; St. Xavier High School (St. Catharine College)

Aaron Mosley: Freshman; New Albany, Ind.

Ashton Mutuwa: Junior; Cedar Lake, Ind.

Gavin Smith: Freshman; Atlanta, Ga.

Players Mentioned

Hunter Hancock
: Redshirt Freshman; Summit High School

Aaron Rugnao
: Sophomore; Bear Creek High School

Marvin Galette
: Junior; South Pointe High School (Spartanburg Methodist College)

Calieb Ray
: Sophomore; St. Xavier High School (St. Catharine College)

Aaron Mosley
: Freshman; New Albany, Ind.

Ashton Mutuwa
: Junior; Cedar Lake, Ind.

Gavin Smith
: Freshman; Atlanta, Ga.