BOONE, N.C. – Gardner-Webb got a taste of some of the nation's best on Sunday afternoon in the North Carolina High Country, taking home two fourth place and two sixth place finishes at the 2021 Appalachian State Invitational.

The Runnin' Bulldogs were one of seven programs invited to participate in all weight classes, along with Air Force, host Appalachian State, No. 7 Arizona State, Duke, Indiana and Kent State.

Rising star Jha'Quan Anderson took fourth place at 184 pounds, getting on the board with an opening round win over Duke's Vincent Baker (5-3). Anderson was pinned by 14th-ranked Donnell Washington of Indiana and dropped a hard fought battle to Kent State's Colin McCracken in his final bout.

Anthony Perrine wrestled well to take fourth at 197 pounds. The veteran beat Duke's Luke Chakonia to open things on Sunday and battled 7th-ranked Kordell Norfleet before falling in an 8-2 decision. Nick William (Indiana) topped Perrine in his final match of the day.

Evan Schenk posted a pair of wins to capture sixth place at 174 pounds. After falling in a tight bout by a 7-6 score to Appalachian State's Brett Moredecai, Schenk advanced after teammate R.J. Mosley took a medical forfeit. Schenk then defeated Duke's Conor Becker (4-1) before another hard-fought loss to Moredecai in his final match (3-1 decision).

Freshman heavyweight Peyton McComas finished sixth as well, coming back from a major decision loss in his opener to pin Appalachian State's Jacob Sartorio in a very quick 1:22. Jacob Cover took an 8-4 decision over McComas to end his day.

Gardner-Webb will get back to dual action next Saturday afternoon, traveling to face No. 10 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. The match is set to begin at 1:00 pm.

125: Aeydn Concepcion (0-2)
#21 Jake Ferri (Kent State) tech. fall Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) – 18-2
Login Agin (Duke) pin Aeydn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) –  (1:13)

133: Todd Carter (0-2)
Brendon Fenton (Kent State) dec. Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) – 8-3
#17 Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) dec. Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) – 6-4

141: Trevon Majette (1-2)
Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) dec. Ethan Pickren (Arizona State) – 11-4
Louis Newell (Kent State) dec. Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) – 3-2
Heath Gonyer (Appalachian State) pin Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) – 4:54

149: Brandon Bright (0-2)
#6 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) major dec. Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) – 13-2
Kody Komara (Kent State) dec. Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) – 6-1

157: Corbin Dion (0-2)
#4 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) tech. fall Corbin Dion (Gardner-Webb) – 20-5
Enrique Munguia (Kent State) tech. fall Corbin Dion (Gardner-Webb) – 15-0

174: Evan Schenk (2-2) – 6th Place
Brett Moredecai (Appalachian State) dec. Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) – 7-6
Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) medical forfeit R.J. Mosley (Gardner-Webb)
Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) dec. Conor Becker (Duke) – 4-1
Brett Moredecai (Appalachian State) dec. Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) – 3-1

174: R.J. Mosley (1-2)
R.J. Mosley (Gardner-Webb) dec. Mike Caniglia (Kent State) – 4-1
Sam Wolf (Air Force) dec. R.J. Mosley (Gardner-Webb) – 5-4
Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) medical forfeit R.J. Mosley (Gardner-Webb)

184: Jha'Quan Anderson (1-2) – 4th Place
Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) dec. Vincent Baker (Duke) – 5-3
#14 Donnell Washington (Indiana) pin Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) – 6:39
Colin McCracken (Kent State) dec. Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) – 3-1

197: Anthony Perrine (1-2) – 4th Place
Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) dec. Luke Chakonia (Duke) – 3-2
#7 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) dec. Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) – 8-2
Nick William (Indiana) dec. Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) – 4-0

285: Peyton McComas (1-2) – 6th Place
Jonah Nisenbaum (Duke) major dec. Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) – 12-4
Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) pin Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) – 1:22
Jacob Cover (Kent State) dec. Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) – 8-4