Ferrum Wrestling Kicked Off The Winter Season

By Lindsey Foster

Ferrum Men’s Wrestling had their first Black vs Gold Scrimmage on Jan. 10, 2021, after weeks of restless practice to prepare for this winter season. The Panthers soon kicked off with their first match in Salem, VA on Jan. 16, 2021 and four wrestlers finished first, including junior Braden Homsey, junior Levi Englman, sophomore Justin Guy, and sophomore Elijah Martin.

(Senior Austin Smith. Photo courtesy of Ferrum Athletics.)

      “Braden, Guy, Elijah, and I always work in the practice room and it was nice to see all of our hard work pay off,” Englman said.

      Women’s Wrestling began this winter season on Jan. 15, in a match against Liberty University. The forfeit win was picked up by Ferrum sophomore Destiny Benjamin, which was followed by a pair of exhibition pins. At the end the Panthers won with a score of 21-13. 

      “Our season opener against Liberty University went very well in my opinion because all the hard work we’ve been putting in really projected itself out on the mat,” Benjamin said.

      Women’s Wrestling also had back-to-back matches on Jan. 16. The first match took place at Limestone in Gaffney, SC and the other at Colorado Mesa. Aside from the loss at both games, the Panthers continued to prepare for future ones.

“We went out there, scored some points and applied our pressure. It showed that we can hang in with the best of the best and that we’re not pushovers,” Benjamin said.

The Emmanuel Women’s Invitational was cancelled due to COVID-19. Senior night was currently postponed. As of now, the next match for the Panthers will be hosted at Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC on Feb. 6.

      Men’s Wrestling will have their next match at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA on Jan. 31, 2021.