WESTMINSTER, MD – The Johns Hopkins wrestling dropped its final two regular season dual meets of the season as the Blue Jays fell to Washington & Lee (35-10) and Muhlenberg (34-15) in matches that took place at McDaniel College on Saturday afternoon.  The Blue Jays end the regular season at 5-11 overall and 1-5 in the Centennial Conference.
 
Against the Generals
Johns Hopkins opened with a 4-1 win by freshman Brent Lorin over Riley Parker at 125, but the Generals won the next four bouts, including two by forfeit, one by decision and one by technical fall, to jump out to a 20-3 lead.
 
Junior Dominick Reyes, who is ranked 10^th by the NWCA and eighth by d3wrestle.com, then edged Shane Conners, 5-2, at 165 and Joe Paul followed with a 12-4 major decision of Alec Horne at 174, but the Generals grabbed a win by decision at 184 and two more forfeits to close out the victory.
 
Against the Mules
Six forfeits (four by the Blue Jays and two by the Mules) meant that only four bouts were wrestled in this one.  After trailing 16-5, the Blue Jays got a 7-1 win from sophomore Bradlee Lamontagne at 157 and a forfeit win from Reyes at 165 to pull within 16-15, but the Mules answered with wins by decision at 174 and 184 and two more forfeits to grab the victory.
 
Notes of Interest
With his two wins today, Lorin improved to 20-11 overall and he is 13-1 in his last 14 matches • Reyes picked up the 80^th win of his career with his two victories today and is now 80-24 • Paul picked up his 25^th win of the season with his victory against Washington & Lee and is 25-13 on the year.
 
What's Next
Johns Hopkins will return to action on Saturday, February 15 when the Blue Jays travel to Muhlenberg for the 2020 Centennial Conference Championships.
 
Washington & Lee-35, Johns Hopkins-10
125: Brent Lorin (J) dec. Riley Parker 4-1; (0-3)
133: Charlie Cunningham (W) won by forfeit; (6-3)
141: Bryce Crew (W) won by forfeit; (12-3)
149: Alex Winart (W) dec. Jared Osborne 5-4; (15-3)
157: Ryan Luth (W) tech. fell Bradlee Lamontagne 16-1; (20-3)
165: Dominick Reyes (J) dec. Shane Conners 5-2; (20-6)
174: Joe Paul (J) maj. dec. Alec Horne 12-4; (20-10)
184: Rexx Hallyburton (W) dec. Nathan Wertheimer 8-3; (23-10)
197: Brad Basham (W) won by forfeit; (29-10)
HWT: Clay Chadwick (W) won by forfeit. (35-10)
 
Muhlenberg-34, Johns Hopkins-15
125: Brent Lorin (J) won by forfeit; (0-6)
133: Joshua Hickey (M) won by forfeit; (6-6)
141: Gregory Baum (M) won by forfeit; (12-6)
149: Austin Sherman (M) maj. dec. Jared Osborne 14-5; (16-6)
157: Bradlee Lamontagne (J) dec. Yonbue Tanco 7-1; (16-9)
165: Dominick Reyes (J) won by forfeit; (16-15)
174: Brian Jamison (M) dec. Joe Paul 3-2; (19-15)
184: Jimmy Fratantoni (M) dec. Nathan Wertheimer 8-2; (22-15)
197: Luca Colestock (M) won by forfeit; (28-15)
HWT: Scott Schaeffer (M) won by forfeit. (34-15)