BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Appalachian State University wrestling was on the road Tuesday night to take on Southern Conference foe Gardner-Webb. The Runnin’ Bulldogs (4-5, 2-2 SoCon) upset the Mountaineers (9-3, 4-1 SoCon), 22-18, handing the Apps their first SoCon loss of the season and snapped their six-match winning streak.
The dual match started with the 125-pound weight class that featured Vito Pasone against Cortez Starkes. Pasone gave App State the lead with a 12-5 decision win. Jacob Grigg, at 133 pounds, dropped a hard-fought overtime match to Tyler Ziegler by a 4-2 tiebreaker to level the score at 3-3.