Wrestling

Mahlic Sallah, Roanoke, Sr., 184 lbs.

Mahlic Sallah, Roanoke, Sr., 184 lbs.
Posted: Jan 30, 2023

Sallah, a senior from Roanoke, Va., earns his second ODAC weekly award of the season after capturing the 184-pound title at the Pete Willson Invitational hosted by Wheaton College (Ill.). Sallah, ranked 11th nationally and first in the Southeast Region by the NWCA, bested a pair of regionally-ranked and one national-rated opponent over his 5-0 run. He opened with a pin after 21-seconds of Isaac Sell from Muskingum College. He backed that with a second win by fall, this time at 6:42 over Stephen Watson from the host Thunder. Sallah then posted his first ranked win of the event, enjoying an 11-3 major decision over Cortland's Brian Torres, the fourth-ranked wrestler in the Mid-East Region. He then squared off with Gavin Layman from 18th-ranked Ohio Northern University. Sallah earned a 6-1 decision over the Central Region's #5 competitor, setting a championship showdown with Niall Schoenfelder from 10th-ranked UW-Eau Claire. Sallah churned out a 5-2 decision over the nation's sixth-ranked competitor at 184 pounds to claim the title.

* All referenced rankings are current as of the NWCA's latest release: National | Regional

WRESTLING WEEKLY HONOR ROLL - 165 LBS. AND HEAVIER

RAYSHAWN DIXON | FERRUM
 Jr. | 285 lbs. | Fayetteville, N.C.
 - ranked 5th nationally and 2nd in regionally by the NWCA
 - at Pete Willson Invitational: went 5-0 to win the title at 285 lbs. for his 4th title of the year; won by fall (4:44) over Roman Jellick (Cortland); won by decision (5-0) over Sam Melton (UW-Eau Claire); won by sudden victory-1 (3-1) over Daniel Skold (Augustana); won by decision (7-4) over Ka'Ron Lewis (Ozarks - ranked #6 in Lower Midwest by NWCA); won by sudden victory-1 (8-6) over Cole Fibranz (Chicago)

DYLAN WEAVER | SHENANDOAH
 Jr. | 174 lbs. | Annandale, Va.
 - vs. Southern Virginia (L, 23-22): won by decision (8-2) over Tyson Hoopes
 - at Ken Ober Memorial Tournament (ETOWN): won title at 174 lbs.; won by tech. fall (18-0) over John Shaffer (Norwich); won by fall (4:20) over Tyler Balent (RIT); won by fall (4:52) over Caden Droege (ETOWN); won by decision (10-6) over Ganon Smith (ETOWN)