Pioneers Fall To Tornados, 36-6

BRISTOL, TN. – The SMC Pioneers wrestling team was defeated 36-6  Tuesday evening by the King College Tornados.

The Pioneers got on the board first when Andrew Tillman (Abbeville HS) won a 5-4 decision over King's Cullen King  in the 125-pound match.

King College scored seven straight match victories after SMC's opening win.

Nick Voss (Buford HS, GA) stopped the skid for the Pioneers with a decision over the Tornado's John Brasher at 157 pounds.

SMC will prepare for exam and then have a long layoff until January 16 when they travel to East Tennessee State University.
Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The College is in its 100th academic year of providing a quality education to students in a Christian environment. More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.
 
For more information please contact athletic director Mark Perdue at (864) 587-4237.