‘Cats Defeat Presbyterian in League Opener; Fall to Frankin & Marshall

Thursday, December 18

Clinton, S.C.

9:00 AM

Davidson College

Presbyterian

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‘Cats Defeat Presbyterian in League Opener; Fall to Frankin & Marshall

12/18/2025 1:27:00 PM | Wrestling

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CLINTON, S.C. – Highlighted by a 21-9 victory in its Southern Conference Opener, Davidson finished 1-1 Thursday at Presbyterian's Quad-Dual inside Templeton Gymnasium.

Following their win over the Blue Hose, the Wildcats dropped a 25-13 decision to Franklin & Marshall to move to 3-6 overall.

Against Presbyterian, Davidson won six of the first seven weight classes by decision to all but put the dual out of reach.

Dylan Smith, who finished the day 2-0 in his first dual action of the season, put the final points on the board for the Wildcats with a 10-8 win over Toler Hornick.

Brady Joling (125), Anderson Heap (149) and Marc Koch (174) also finished the day with a pair of wins.

Davidson 21, Presbyterian 9
Clinton, S.C. | Templeton Gymnasium
125 – Brady Joling (DAV) over Brayden Adams (PC) by Decision, 3-0
133 – Luke Passarelli (DAV) over Fernando Dominguez (PC) by Decision, 15-10
141 – Ryan Luna (PC) over Marley Washington (DAV) by Decision, 2-0
149 – Anderson Heap (DAV) over Joseph Morris (PC) by Decision, 5-1
157 – Anwar Alli (DAV) over Niko Valenzuela (PC) by Decision, 6-1
165 – Bryce Griffin (DAV) over Yanik Simon (PC) by Decision, 9-4
174 – Marc Koch (DAV) over Joshua Roe (PC) by Decision, 8-3
184 – Reed Douglas (PC) over Cody Kirk (DAV) by Decision, 6-4
197 – Dylan Smith (DAV) over Toler Hornick (PC) by Decision, 10-8
285 – Morvens Saint-Jen (PC) over DJ Spring II (DAV) by Decision, 4-0

Franklin & Marshall 25, Davidson 13
Clinton, S.C. | Templeton Gymnasium
125 – Brady Joling (DAV) over Jack Porter (F&M) by Decision, 4-1
133 – Mason Leiphart (F&M) over Luke Passarelli (DAV) by Tech Fall, 15-0
141 – Bryce Kresho (F&M) over Marley Washington (DAV) by Fall, 2:09
149 – Anderson Heap (DAV) over Pat Phillips (F&M) by Decision, 2-1
157 – Josh Hillard (F&M) over Anwar Alli (DAV) by Decision, 8-3
165 – Josh Palmucci (F&M) over Bryce Griffin (DAV) by Decision, 9-4
174 – Marc Koch (DAV) over Dominic Wheatley (F&M) by Decision, 1-0
184 – James Conway (F&M) over Josh Lange (DAV) by Tech Fall, 17-1
197 – Dylan Smith (DAV) over RJ Moore (F&M) by Major Decision, 9-1
285 – Brody Kline (F&M) over DJ Spring II (DAV) by SV-1, 8-1

Up Next
Davidson returns home Saturday for a 2 p.m. dual with Ohio University inside John M. Belk Arena.