NEWBERRY, S.C. --- In their final open tournament of the 2025 season, the Allen University men's wrestling program saw four Yellow Jackets combine for 13 victories at Sunday's Newberry Open, hosted on the campus of Newberry College.
In the 149-weight class,
Drevon Wallace earned four wins over competitors from Southeastern and Keiser University. His victories included one by pinfall in 5:40, two by decision of 7-5 and 8-1, and one by injury default after 6:53.
In the 157-weight class,
Quincy Gash started the day with a tech fall win, 19-3, over Newberry's DJ Taylor. Later in the afternoon, Gash added a second victory in a closely-contested battle against Gunther Gerstenacker and won via 8-7 decision.
In the 184-weight class, Jerrel Baskin placed fourth overall after securing five wins Sunday. Among his victories, three came via decision, one by major decision, and one by tech fall.
Finally in the 197-weight class,
Sekou Bangoura began the tournament with a pinfall victory over UNC Pembroke's Chad Metikosh in 4:38. The freshman followed that up with a decision win against Shadow Ridge's Aaron Coverdell, 9-8.
149 Weight Class
Championship Round One - Bashir Rostami (Newberry - UNATTACHED) won by fall over Drevon Wallace (Allen) (Fall 2:12)
Consolation Round One - Drevon Wallace (Allen) won by fall over Noah Gilbert (Unattached) (Fall 5:40)
Consolation Round Two - Drevon Wallace (Allen) won by decision over Joaquin Tanabe (Keiser University) (Dec 7-5)
Consolation Round Three - Drevon Wallace (Allen) won by injury default over Jaime Rodriguez (Southeastern) (Inj. 6:53)
Consolation Round Four - Drevon Wallace (Allen) won by decision over Blaze Garcia (Keiser University) (Dec 8-1)
Consolation Round Five - James Gonzalez (N/A) won by major decision over Drevon Wallace (Allen) (Maj 17-6)
157 Weight Class
Championship Round One - Quincy Gash (Allen) won by tech fall over Dj Taylor (Newberry) (TF 19-3)
Championship Round Two - Pete Winterstein (Unattached) won by decision over Quincy Gash (Allen) (Dec 6-1)
Consolation Round Two - Quincy Gash (Allen) received a bye () (Bye)
Consolation Round Three - Quincy Gash (Allen) won by decision over Gunther Gerstenacker (Unattached) (Dec 8-7)
Consolation Round Four - Nikolas Trujillo (Southeastern) won by tech fall over Quincy Gash (Allen) (TF 21-5)
184 Weight Class
Championship Round One - Rocco D`Ascoli (Keiser University) won by fall over Jerrel Baskin (Allen) (Fall 6:43)
Consolation Round One - Jerrel Baskin (Allen) received a bye () (Bye)
Consolation Round Two - Jerrel Baskin (Allen) won by tech fall over Raul Parrish (N/A) (TF 19-2)
Consolation Round Three - Jerrel Baskin (Allen) won by major decision over Cameryn Pettigrew (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Maj 12-4)
Consolation Round Four - Jerrel Baskin (Allen) won by decision over Rylan Breen (NC State-unattached) (Dec 3-1)
Consolation Round Five - Jerrel Baskin (Allen) won by decision over Brett Sanderlin (Davidson) (Dec 7-5)
Consolation Semifinals - Jerrel Baskin (Allen) won by decision over Joshua Lange (Unattached-Davidson) (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match - Jack Harty (Unattached) won by no contest over Jerrel Baskin (Allen) (NC)
197 Weight Class
Championship Round One - Sekou Bangoura (Allen) won by fall over Chad Metikosh (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Fall 4:39)
Championship Round Two - Sekou Bangoura (Allen) won by decision over Aaron Coverdell (Shadow Ridge) (Dec 9-8)
Quarterfinal - Cason Howle (Unattached) won by tech fall over Sekou Bangoura (Allen) (TF 16-0)
Consolation Round Four - Bryce Gadson (UNC-Pembroke) won by fall over Sekou Bangoura (Allen) (Fall 5:36)
