Lander University

Farrah Sheeren

Wrestling 1/21/2026 7:47:00 PM Turner Kirby - Director of Athletic Communications

#6 Lander Completes 3-0 Road Trip with 50th Conference Win

HARROGATE, Tenn. – The sixth-ranked Lander wrestling team wrapped up its road trip in dominant fashion on Wednesday evening, rolling past the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters 47-12 in a Conference Carolinas matchup.

The win marked Lander's 36th straight conference victory and the 50th conference win in program history, making the Bearcats the first program in Conference Carolinas history to reach the milestone.

Lander (16-3, 7-0 CC, 4-0 CC West Division) controlled the match from start to finish in an abbreviated dual that featured five forfeits and five contested bouts, all of which ended by pin or technical fall in either the first or second period.

Oren Decker got the Bearcats on the board early, needing just 1:55 to secure a pin at 125. After a Lander forfeit at 133 and a Lincoln Memorial pin at 141 briefly swung momentum, the Bearcats responded emphatically.

Back-to-back pins from Garrett Wood and Reid Noble at 149 and 157 put Lander back in front at the halfway point, 18-12.

From there, the Railsplitters forfeited the next four weights at 165, 174, 184, and 197. The forfeit at 197 marked Champ Higdon's third forfeit win of the road trip.

Isaac Sheeren closed the night in dominant fashion at heavyweight, rolling to a 19-2 technical fall in 3:24, nearly ending the match by pin following a second-period reversal.

Lander returns home for its final two home duals of the season, welcoming Shorter to Horne Arena on Tuesday, January 27, before closing the home slate against Emmanuel on Thursday, January 29.

Results
125: Oren Decker (LAND) over Tyler Costantino (LMU) (Fall 1:55)
133: Blake Allen (LMU) won by forfeit
141: Porter Finstad (LMU) over Dominic D`Ambrosio (LAND) (Fall 1:58)
149: Garrett Wood (LAND) over James Thaxton (LMU) (Fall 4:14)
157: Reid Noble (LAND) over Julian Smith (LMU) (Fall 2:09)
165: Ransom Randolph (LAND) won by forfeit
174: Xander McWilliams (LAND) won by forfeit
184: Sean Crews (LAND) won by forfeit
197: Champ Higdon (LAND) won by forfeit
285: Isaac Sheeren (LAND) over Brady Comerford (LMU) (TF 19-2 3:24)

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Players Mentioned

Sean Crews: 174; Sophomore; 174

Oren Decker: 125; Redshirt Junior; 125

Xander McWilliams: 157; Senior; 157

Reid Noble: 149; Junior; 149

Ransom Randolph: 165; Junior; 165

Isaac Sheeren: 285; Sophomore; 285

Garrett Wood: 157; Redshirt Junior; 157

Players Mentioned

Sean Crews
: Sophomore; 174
: 174

Oren Decker
: Redshirt Junior; 125
: 125

Xander McWilliams
: Senior; 157
: 157

Reid Noble
: Junior; 149
: 149

Ransom Randolph
: Junior; 165
: 165

Isaac Sheeren
: Sophomore; 285
: 285

Garrett Wood
: Redshirt Junior; 157
: 157