Redshirt sophomore Nate Higley completed a 7-0 weekend. On Saturday, he led GMU to two dual victories. In his first match, Higley won by major decision, 14-3 over Joshua Viarengo of Davidson. That win helped propel the Patriots to at 24-10 dual meet victory and the Atlantic 10 Conference Dual Meet Championship. In the second match of the day, Higley collected a forfeit victory over Cleveland State and that win helped Mason to a 23-14 dual meet victory over the MAC East foe.
The next day, Higley competed at A Better Way Athletics Patriot Open Tournament and finished the day with the championship after five victories. In the first round, he beat Carter Nix of Morgan State with his first fall of the day in 1:47. In the second round, Higley won by major decision, 8-0, over Cael McIntyre of American University. In the quarterfinals, Higley beat Michael Pizzuto of Maryland, 9-8. In the semifinals, he won 7-4 over Nico Nardone of the University of Pennsylvania. In the finals, Higley needed just 24 seconds to flatten Evan Mougalian of Penn.
Overall, Higley was 7-0 on the weekend to improve his record to 8-0 on the season with five bonus point victories. He has three pins, two major decisions, two decisions and a forfeit this season.
