BOONE, N.C. — Kaden Keiser delivered a takedown five seconds into App State's home dual against Presbyterian on Monday night.
When
Aldo Hernandez broke a scoreless tie with back points in the final period of the night, he provided the bookend to a dominant performance from the Mountaineers.
App State improved to 3-0 in SoCon duals by having a hand raised at all 10 weights in a 42-0 victory against the Blue Hose with 597 in attendance at Varsity Gym. It was the Mountaineers' national-leading 18th dual shutout since the calendar flipped to 2020.
They wrestled without two of their four ranked starters, but
Colby McBride (bumping up from 125 pounds to 133 in his dual debut) and
Hunter Adams (making just his second career dual start at 197) were both victorious as App State (4-3 overall) had a combined eight freshmen or sophomores in its lineup.
Like McBride, Hernandez also had a narrow victory that wasn't clinched until time expired, and
Logan Eller posted a 10-5 decision against 2024 SoCon Championship tournament semifinalist Caleb Roe at 184.
App State's six bonus-point wins included a pin in just 29 seconds from 28th-ranked
Luke Uliano at 174, and
Stephan Monchery was also responsible for six team points via a win by forfeit — PC heavyweight Morvens Saint Jean wasn't in the lineup for the Blue Hose (1-8, 0-3).
Keiser (20-3 tech fall at 149) and seventh-ranked
Will Miller (17-1 tech fall at 165) accounted for five team points apiece, while four-point major decisions came from
Jeremiah Price (19-7 at 157) and
Bryson Terrell (9-0 at 125).
Eller recorded a takedown in the first 12 seconds and added two early near fall points against Roe, PC's wins leader this season. Eller was seeking a major decision with an 8-2 lead and riding time locked up in the third period before Roe cut into his deficit with a late takedown.
Facing Ryan Luna, who has the second-most wins on PC's team this season, Hernandez went through a scoreless first period before being on the wrong end of a second-period rideout. Starting the third period on top — a quick escape would have given Luna a 1-0 lead with riding time on his side — Hernandez pushed the riding time back under a minute before breaking the 0-0 tie with four back points en route to a 4-1 victory.
Before Hernandez took the mat, McBride had a second-period rideout in a match with no takedowns in the first or third periods. Wrestling up a weight class, McBride chose neutral instead of starting down to begin the third period, and the riding time advantage was the difference in a 1-0 victory.
The 2024-25 season is presented by Hungry Howie's and Penn Station. App State returns to action Friday at Bellarmine (1-2, 0-1 SoCon) in Louisville, Ky., then travels to Gardner-Webb four days later for a Tuesday dual in Boiling Springs.
App State 42, Presbyterian 0
149:
Kaden Keiser (APP) def. Eli Holiday (PC), 20-3 tech fall
157:
Jeremiah Price (APP) def. Jamisen Colongione (PC), 19-7 maj. dec.
165: #7
Will Miller (APP) def. Joshua Roe (PC), 17-1 tech fall
174: #28
Luke Uliano (APP) def. Nathan Furman (PC), fall (0:29)
184:
Logan Eller (APP) def. Caleb Roe (PC), 10-5 dec.
197:
Hunter Adams (APP) def. Toler Hornick (PC), 11-6 dec.
Hwt:
Stephan Monchery (APP) won by forfeit
125:
Bryson Terrell (APP) def. Brayden Adams (PC), 9-0 maj. dec.
133:
Colby McBride (APP) def. Tyler Rodier (PC), 1-0 dec.
141:
Aldo Hernandez (APP) def. Ryan Luna (PC), 4-1 dec.
Attendance: 597
