Navy was without two of its top wrestlers for Friday night’s match with in-state rival Maryland. Starters Steban Cervantes and Jadaen Bernstein both sat out with minor injuries. Head coach Joel Sharratt could not have asked for more out of their replacements.
AJ Alford and Joshua Roetman posted pins at 174 and 197 pounds as Navy routed in-state rival Maryland, 29-9, in college wrestling on Friday night at Alumni Hall. Alford was filling in for Bernstein while Roetman took the lineup spot normally occupied by Cervantes.
“I was a little bit nervous coming in, but we had some young guys really step up,” Sharratt said.