FAIRMONT, W. Va. – The Frostburg State Men's Wrestling team fell on the road to Fairmont State by a final score of 30-9.
 
The Fighting Falcons came out strong, winning the first four bouts of the meet with three by decision and 141 being by pinfall. Freshman Seth Crawford picked up the first Bobcat win of the day, earning a 10-7 decision at 157. Following suit at 165, senior Noah Reho had another close victory with a 7-5 decision to pull the overall meet down to 15-6.
 
Fairmont swiftly responded, winning by decision at 174 and taking another fall at 184 to effectively seal the meet result. Frostburg's last win came at 197, where junior Austin Lewis earned another decision at 6-4, with the Falcons taking 285 with another pin for the 30-9 final. The Bobcats were able to enjoy more success in exhibitions, with junior Zach Alkhatib and freshman Connor Frank both winning by pinfall, while junior Austen Slaybaugh had a high-scoring 18-16 decision victory.
 
With the loss, Frostburg drops to 0-1 to start the season, while Fairmont improves to 1-0. The Bobcats will return to action on Saturday, November 21 as they head to Shenandoah for an invitational in Winchester, Va. Information and updates will be posted to frostburgsports.com.

Fairmont State def. Frostburg State 30-9

125: Kai Plinski (FAIR) over Nate Wilhelm (FROST) (Dec 7-0) – FAIR leads 3-0
133: Trace Ragland (FAIR) over Carter Beck (FROST) (Dec 4-0) - FAIR leads 6-0
141: Blake Ringer (FAIR) over Logan Intrieri (FROST) (Fall 4:30) - FAIR leads 12-0
149: Moses Eads (FAIR) over Gage Heilbrun (FROST) (Dec 10-8) - FAIR leads 15-0
157: Seth Crawford (FROST) over Carter Pauley (FAIR) (Dec 10-7) FAIR leads 15-3
165: John Reho (FROST) over Brock Evans (FAIR) (Dec 7-5) - FAIR leads 15-6
174: Josh Woyan (FAIR) over Mason Buckler (FROST) (Dec 10-4) FAIR leads 18-6
184: Cooper Durst (FAIR) over William Applegarth (FROST) (Fall 3:28) FAIR leads 24-6
197: Austin Lewis (FROST) over Jake Stephenson (FAIR) (Dec 6-4) FAIR leads 24-9
285: Eli Makel (FAIR) over Alex Hoy (FROST) (Fall 0:50) FAIR wins 30-9
 
Extra Matches:
133: Zachary Alkhatib (FROST) over Aiden Meeks (FAIR) (Fall 4:41)
149: Connor Frank (FROST) over James Simms (FAIR) (Fall 6:17)
157: Austen Slaybaugh (FROST) over Cameron Attard (FAIR) (Dec 18-16)
165: Owen Collins (FAIR) over Seth Wayland (FROST) (MD 12-1)