SUNY Oneonta Athletics

Bethel captured the heavyweight championship at the Citrus Invitational during the weekend of Dec. 29-30.  Bethel remained undefeated on the season going 5-0 with four pins in the event.

Bethel began the tournament on Saturday with a pin of Liberty University’s David Smith in 1:47. Bethel then made quick work of Ferrum’s Tyrique Nolan with a pin just 56 seconds into the match.

On Sunday morning, Bethel advanced to the semifinals with a pin of Trinity’s John O’Brien in 27 seconds. In the Semifinals, Bethel won an 8-0 major decision over Cornell College’s Chris Lyons before pinning Connor Calkins of RIT in the championship match.

Bethel is now 27-0 on the year with 17 pins.