Posted: Nov 19, 2018
Wrestler of the Week 11/19/18
Ryan Luth, Washington & Lee
Freshman, 157
Milford, Conn. | Joseph A. Foran
Luth improved to 9-1 on the season by going 5-0 for the week. Among his five wins were three pins and a pair of technical falls. In a 36-9 win over Southern Virginia on Friday, Luth notched a pin in just 34 seconds over Easton Whitaker. He then claimed the 157-pound title at the U.S. Marine Corps Star City Tournament on Sunday. He pinned Michael Duzzny of Otterbein (3:46) in his opening match, then had a 15-0 tech fall over Clay Fritz of West Virginia Tech. In the semifinals, he recorded a 16-0 tech fall over Kaleb Fontenot of Huntingdon, and then he recorded a pin in just 1:03 over Kyle Bythell of Elizabethtown in the title match.