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Maroons Take Panthers in ODAC Wrestling

Cody Gibson, Sports Editor • February 6, 2024

Senior Rayshawn Dixon won at 285 pounds and improved to 24-0 this season.

The Panthers men’s wrestling team dropped an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) dual meet to Roanoke College, fall 38-9 at the Cregger Center last Thursday.

The match started at the 141-pound weight class, and the Panthers proceeded to lose seven straight matches to open the dual and spot Roanoke a 34-0 lead.

Rayshawn Dixon, senior, ranked #7 nationally at 285 pounds by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, finally got the Panthers on the scoreboard, posting a 7-1 decision over Roanoke’s Brady Elswick. With the win, Dixon improved his individual record to a perfect 24-0.

Richard Albert, freshman, accepted a forfeit for the Panthers at 125 pounds to trim the score to 26-9. Adrian Samano, sophomore then bumped up to 133 pounds and dropped a 14-4 major decision to #13 Mac Cafurello, who also bumped up from 125 pounds.

Coach Logan Meister’s team will be back on the mat Thursday against Greensboro at home. The ODAC dual is set for a 7:00 p.m. start an is senior night.

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Cody Gibson, Sports Editor

Hi, my name is Cody Gibson but everyone on campus calls me “CG”. I’m currently a junior here. My major is Mass Media and Communications. I’m from Salem, VA which is about an hour away from here, so Ferrum feels like a second home. I play football here. I play Free Safety, wearing number 20. The job I want to pursue after college is a game day announcer or have a podcast that either talks about football or something else that interests me. Some of the things I like to do are working out, being outside, watching football, and chill on the weekends.