Wrestling | 1/28/2015 9:18:00 PM

WICHITA - The Newman wrestling team started its home schedule with a 31-13 victory over Pratt Community College on Wednesday (Jan. 28) at Fugate Gymnasium. Senior Kris Workman was honored before the dual for Senior Night. The Jets moved to 2-7 in duals.
 
NU won six of the 10 weight classes, including two by pins. The Jets also got six points in two forfeit victories.
 
Sophomore Dustin Reed started the dual with a 6-0 forfeit win in the 125 lb. class. The 133 lb. class was open for both teams.
 
Senior Kris Workman moved up to the 141 lb. class to wrestle on senior day in front of a large crowd of friends and family. Battling an elbow injury, Workman lost by an 11-0 major decision for a 6-4 team score.
 
Freshman Tyler Mies got the Jets back on track with a 13-4 major decision win in the 149 lb. class. Mies totaled four takedowns in the victory over Pratt's Daniel Melcher.
 
In the 157 lb. class, freshman Forlanda Parker lost by a 8-3 decision to Austin Hughey. After the first five matches, NU held a close 10-7 edge.
 
Noel Torres won by injury default in the 165 lb. class. After Torres takedown, Pratt's Syed Rafay Ali was unable to continue, upping the Newman lead to 16-7. Michael Kubik got the Jets first pin of the dual, getting the fall at 1:04 over PCC's Travis Quarterman. With the win, NU went up by a 22-7 score.
 
Pratt got a late pin in the 184 lb. class. Dalton Weidl went down in the last minute to Micah Felton in what was a tight match before the pin. Pratt pulled to within nine at 22-13 after the fall.
 
The Jets picked up two victories in the final two weight classes. Bobby Bowman dominated his match and got a pin with 5 seconds left in the third period. Bowman was already up by a 13-0 score before the pin. The victory put NU in front by a score of 28-13 and clinched the dual win. Freshman Lex Plummer finished the match with a 5-2 decision win in the 285 lb. class over Jacob Crane. Plummer had two takedowns in the third period to pull away for the win.
 
NU returns to MIAA dual action on Sunday (Feb. 1) against Nebraska-Kearney. The dual starts at 2 p.m. inside Fugate Gymnasium.
 
Complete results
 
125 – Dustin Reed (NU) won by forfeit
133 – OPEN
141 – Andrew Beck (PCC) won by major decision (11-0) over Kris Workman (NU)
149 – Tyler Mies (NU) won by major decision (13-4) over Daniel Melcher (PCC)
157 – Austin Hughey (PCC) won by decision (8-3) over Forlanda Parker (NU)
165 – Noel Torres (NU) won by injury default over Syed Rafay Ali (PCC)
174 – Michael Kubik (NU) won by fall (1:04) over Travis Quarterman (PCC)
184 – Micah Felton (PCC) won by fall (5:00) over Dalton Weidl (NU)
197 – Bobby Bowman (NU) won by fall (6:55) over Matt Kissinger (PCC)
285 – Lex Plummer (NU) won by decision (5-2) over Jacob Crane (PCC)