Jackets have strong showing in last tune-up before conference meet
February 1, 2026

Jackets have strong showing in last tune-up before conference meet

Results

LEBANON, Tenn. - In the program's final regular-season meet, the Defiance Yellow Jackets men's wrestling team saw multiple wrestlers pick up wins at Sunday's Cumberland Open at the Dallas Floyd Phoenix Arena.

Freshman Connor Sintobin highlighted the day for DC with four wins, including two pins, to reach the consolation semifinals. Sintobin had his fastest fall of the season in 3:53 and used the day's performance to climb to 10-10 on the season. 

Timothy Grunden also garnered multiple wins for DC in his first two bouts of the day. After dropping his third match and 141-pound semifinals, a medical forfeit ended his afternoon.

DC also saw winning matches for Drew Matthews, Caden Moore and Parker Cone. Moore and Cone each earned their first pins as Yellow Jacket grapplers.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

  • 141 - Timothy Grunden (2-1): W TF 18-1 vs. Kevondre Young (Georgetown), W 5-2 vs. George Rodriguez (Wayland Baptist), L MD 12-2 vs. Jared Dinh (Cumberland), L medical forfeit vs. Cofy Walls (Georgetown)
  • 149 - Drew Matthews (1-2): W TF 17-0 vs. Kaden Etheridge (Lindsey Wilson), L MD 10-1 vs. Wyatt Cornelison (Unattached), L 4-1 vs. Evan Hemmeter
  • 157 - Caden Moore (1-2): L TF 17-2 vs. Fabian Padilla (Life), W by Fall vs. Diego Rivera (Liberty), L by Fall vs. Thomas Pacheco (Wayland Baptist)
  • 165 - Parker Cone (1-2): L TF 16-1 vs. Blaise Meeks (Cumberland), W by Fall vs. Donovan Washington (Lyon), L 12-8 vs. Brady Nardella (Huntingdon)
  • 165 - Dominic Graziani (0-2): L by Fall vs. Cameron Isabel (Cumberland), L MD 9-1 vs. Corbin Falgout (Huntingdon)
  • 197 - Connor Sintobin (4-2): W TF 20-2 vs. Aiden Howard (Cumberland), L by Fall vs. Kevin Shaw (Huntingdon), W by Fall vs. Standford Thompson (Lindsey Wilson), W by fall vs. Efe Can Atak (Cumberlands), W TF 19-4 vs. Eli Lupton (Lyon), L by Fall vs. Caden Brewer (Cumberlands)
  • 285 - Evan Smigelski (0-2): L TF 15-0 vs. Bruce Wagers (Rio Grande), L 10-4 vs. Noah Todd (Cumberland)

UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets are back on the mats on Feb. 14 at Indiana Tech for the WHAC Championships.

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