GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The No. 21 York College wrestling team closed out its dual season on Thursday night with a decisive 37-7 victory at Gettysburg College.

After the Bullets (9-8) took the first match at 125, Ryan Flynn (Newtown Square Pa. / Marple Newtown) earned the first victory for York (21-5) with a dominating 11-0 major decision at 133. The Spartans' top wrestler extends his win streak to 14 matches and improves his season record to 37-9. 

Freshman Jeffrey Walker (Bristow, Va. / Brentsville) looked very comfortable in his new role at 144 pounds as he earned a second-period pin fall in 4:03 to put York ahead 10-3.

Senior Drew Spector (West Deptford, N.J. / West Deptford) kept the wins coming for York as he methodically worked his way to a 6-3 decision at 149. 

Austin Barley (York, Pa. / Spring Grove) looked strong in the first period as he dictated the pace and jumped out to a 13-2 lead. Barely got into trouble in the second period and nearly gave up a pin fall, but he managed to get out the dangerous situation and went on to claim the 14-6 major decision.

Tyler Rhoads (Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East) put together a dominating performance en route to an 19-3 (4:46) technical fall at 174 as he capped off a run of six straight bout wins and clinched the dual win for York. 

John Shorter (Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township) got back to his winning ways as he found himself in a close battle at 197. The freshman gutted out a 6-4 decision as he battle through a lower body injury throughout the match. Shorter is now 31-8 in his first collegiate campaign.

"Big Mike" Mike Spencer (Pompton Plains, N.J. / Pequannock Township) lived up to his namesake as York's heavyweight wrestler put an exclamation point on the Spartan victory with a big pin fall in 3:16. Spencer is now 31-15 with a team-leading 15 pin falls on the year. 

The Spartans will compete at the NCAA Mid-East Regionals hosted by Messiah College on Sunday, March 1.

Tyler Rhoads photo courtesy of Joe Rodgers