ALLENTOWN, PA – Johns Hopkins junior Dominick Reyes won the 165-pound title to highlight the Blue Jays' efforts at the 2020 Centennial Conference Wrestling Championships.  The Blue Jays, who also had four individual fourth-place finishers, placed sixth in the final team standings with 30.5 points.  Washington & Lee totaled 75.5 points to claim its first-ever team title, while host Muhlenberg finished second with 69.5 points.
 
Reyes Claims First Conference Crowns
Reyes earned the first Centennial Conference title of his career after finishing third as a freshman and second as a sophomore at 157.  Seeded second and ranked ninth nationally, Reyes earned a bye into the semifinals, where he met third-seeded Kieran Duggan of the Merchant Marine Academy.  Reyes had topped Duggan, 10-8, during the regular season and again picked up a two-point victory as claimed an 8-6 win in today' semifinal.  In the final, Reyes met Washington & Lee's Shane Conners, who had upset top-seeded Dylan Schwartz, in the other semifinal.  Reyes had edged Conners, 5-2, just a week ago, but created more separation in this one as he claimed his title with a decisive 9-3 victory.
 
Four Place Fourth
In addition to Reyes' first-place finish, Johns Hopkins got four fourth-place finishes from sophomore Bradlee Lamontagne (157), sophomore Joe Paul (174), senior Nathan Wertheimer (184) and junior Hank Behaeghel.  Lamontagne, Paul and Wertheimer all went 2-2 on the day, while Behaeghel, who was returning to action for the first time since January 11, went 1-2.  Both of Wertheimer's wins came by fall.
 
The Streak Continues
Reyes' title at 165 pounds extended Johns Hopkins' streak of years with at least one Centennial Conference Champion to 11.  Overall, Johns Hopkins has produced 25 Centennial Conference Champions, 18 of which have come in the last 11 years and 22 of which have come under the direction of current head coach Keith Norris
 
Fourth Champion at 165
Reyes is the fourth Johns Hopkins wrestler to win the Centennial Conference title at 165 pounds.  He joins Jose Gonzalez (2000), Patrick Stanley (2008) and Christian Ostrowski (2013) as JHU's 165-pound champions.
 
30-30
With his two wins today, Reyes improved his record this season to 30-2.  He is just the third wrestler in school history to win 30 or more matches in two or more seasons as he also won 30 as a freshman.  He joins Paul Bewak (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) and Ricky Cavallo (2018, 2019) on this select list.
 
Up Next
The Blue Jays will return to action on February 28-29 when they compete in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships at Messiah.  The top three finishers in each weight class at the regional championships qualify for the NCAA Championships.