WHAT: vs. Marymount University
WHEN: Monday, Nov. 20
WHERE: Hill Field House, Baltimore, Md.
TIME: 6 p.m.
PROGRAM: here
LIVE VIDEO: here
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BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Morgan State wrestling team will host the Marymount University Saint for their home-opener on Monday night at Hill Field House. The match is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT:
Freshmen Shawn Rynarz and Kingsley Menifee picked up victories for Morgan State wrestling last Saturday afternoon but in the end the Bears fell to host George Mason by a score of 36-6, followed by a 56-0 loss to No. 14 Minnesota. Morgan dropped to 0-5 on the season with the pair of losses.
MORGAN PROBABLE LINEUP
125 - Julian Dawson (Fr.)
125 - Kevin Lopez (Jr.)
133 - Shawn Rynarz (Fr.)
133 - Khalid Brinkley (Sr.)
141 - Blake Bryant (Fr.)
141 - Carter Nix (Fr.)
149 - Aaron Turner (Fr.)
157 - Ej Tecson (Fr.)
157 - Shay MacIntosh (Fr.)
165 - Jake Marsh (Sr.)
174 - Cort Vann (Fr.)
184 - Kingsley Menifee (Fr.)
197 - Nate Kendricks- Jr./HWT
197 - Cam Johnson - Fr./HWT
MARYMOUNT PROBABLE LINEUP
125- Dylan Coward
133 - Joseph Custodio
141 - Luke Wahlquist
149 - Mateo Hernandez
157 - Pahris Petalas
165 - Isaac Ponce
174 - Mohammed Fofana
184 - Rylan Moose
197 - Conrad Sund
285 - Brey Loving
NOTABLES
• Leading the return of NCAA Division I, Varsity-level men's wrestling to Maryland's largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Morgan State University announced the hiring of Kenny Monday as the Athletics Department's new men's wrestling coach, effective Aug. 24, 2022. Monday, the first Black wrestler in history to win an Olympic gold medal, is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, three-time Olympian and former NCAA All-American standout, who brings a championship-level coaching pedigree and an expansive yet impressive resume to a Bears' wrestling program looking to restart after a 25-year hiatus. Monday comes to Morgan after serving as the director of wrestling and head wrestling coach at Spire Academy, since 2021.
• Morgan was wrestling in its first competition in 25 years after the program was reinstated this season to make it the only HBCU with a Division I wrestling program.
• In October 2021, the University announced its plans to revive the men's wrestling program at Morgan with the support a $2.7-million gift from HBCU Wrestling (HBCUW), a new initiative reestablishing wrestling programs on HBCU campuses. The gift, which is among the largest received from a private donor to the University, provides funding for the program and supports up to nine full scholarships annually.
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
