North Carolina State Open
RALEIGH, NC ? The UNC Greensboro wrestling team opened up their 2007-08 season on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, NC at the NC State Open. The Spartans came home with 10 top four finishers with three athletes, senior Jeff Hedges, senior Daren Burns, and sophomore Ryan Hsu bringing home first-place finishes.
Hedges took first-place at 133 lbs. He received a first- and second-round bye before defeating Justin Staylor (DEC: 11-5), Darrius Jones (MAJ: 12-3), and Jared Jones (DEC: 8-2) in the finals.
Burns won the 197-pound class with a 14-3 major decision over his teammate, junior Kane Smith, in the finals. He won a 7-3 decision over NC State’s Mark Jahad before defeating another teammate, freshman Peter Sturgeon, with a 6:59 pin to reach the finals.
Hsu also had to takedown a teammate to win his class. At 285 lbs., he defeated senior Joe Sheffield with a 2-1 decision. Prior to the championship bout, Hsu pinned Josh Pelletier in 5:55, and then won a 5-3 decision over Andy Totusek.
Also making it to the final rounds for the Spartans were junior Marcus Hannah (3rd, 149 lbs.), senior Andrew Krieger (4th, 149 lbs.), senior Mark Ring (2nd, 157 lbs.), freshman Byron Sigmon (3rd, 165 lbs.), sophomore Jeremy Cannon (2nd, 174 lbs.), and freshman Mikal McKee (3rd, 174 lbs.).
Other teams taking part in the tournament were NC State, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Old Dominion, Liberty, and Appalachian State.
For more information on UNCG wrestling and all other Spartan athletics visit www.uncgspartans.com .
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College - 125
1st Place - James Knox of Maryland - Unattached
2nd Place - Pat Strizki of Maryland - Unattached
3rd Place - Taylor Cummings of NC State
4th Place - Alex Grassi of Virginia Tech-Unattached
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - James Knox (Maryland - Unattached) won by decision over Pat Strizki (Maryland - Unattached) (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Taylor Cummings (NC State) won by tech fall over Alex Grassi (Virginia Tech-Unattached) (TF 19-2)
College - 133
1st Place - Jeff Hedges of UNC Greensboro
2nd Place - Jared Jones of Virginia Tech-Unattached
3rd Place - Justin Staylor of Virginia Tech-Unattached
4th Place - Ryan Tice of NC State
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Jeff Hedges (UNC Greensboro) won by decision over Jared Jones (Virginia Tech-Unattached) (Dec 8-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Justin Staylor (Virginia Tech-Unattached) won by decision over Ryan Tice (NC State) (Dec 9-5)
College - 141
1st Place - Chris Bencivenga of UNC Greensboro-Unattached
2nd Place - Joshua Langholtz of NC State - Unattached
3rd Place - Dex Lederer of Maryland - Unattached
4th Place - Collin Lewis of Liberty-Unattached
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Chris Bencivenga (UNC Greensboro-Unattached) won by tech fall over Joshua Langholtz (NC State - Unattached) (TF 20-5)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Dex Lederer (Maryland - Unattached) won by decision over Collin Lewis (Liberty-Unattached) (Dec 7-2)
College - 149
1st Place - Darrion Caldwell of NC State
2nd Place - Joey Metzler of Old Dominin - Unattached
3rd Place - Marcus Hannah of UNC Greensboro
4th Place - Andrew Krieger of UNC Greensboro
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Darrion Caldwell (NC State) won by pin over Joey Metzler (Old Dominin - Unattached) (Pin 0:28)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Marcus Hannah (UNC Greensboro) won by injury default over Andrew Krieger (UNC Greensboro) (Inj.)
College - 157
1st Place - Kody Hamrah of NC State - Unattached
2nd Place - Mark Ring of UNC Greensboro
3rd Place - Ray Ward of NC State - Unattached
4th Place - Anthony Badaracco of NC State
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Kody Hamrah (NC State - Unattached) won by decision over Mark Ring (UNC Greensboro) (Dec 3-1)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Ray Ward (NC State - Unattached) won by decision over Anthony Badaracco (NC State) (Dec 6-5)
College - 165
1st Place - Anthony Trongone of Virginia Tech-Unattached
2nd Place - William Gilleland of NC State
3rd Place - Byron Sigmon of UNC Greensboro
4th Place - Jalil Dozier of NC State
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Anthony Trongone (Virginia Tech-Unattached) won by major decision over William Gilleland (NC State) (Maj 16-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Byron Sigmon (UNC Greensboro) won by decision over Jalil Dozier (NC State) (Dec 9-8)
College - 174
1st Place - Eddie Baughan of Virginia Tech-Unattached
2nd Place - Jeremy Cannon of UNC Greensboro
3rd Place - Mikal McKee of UNC Greensboro
4th Place - Sam Hunt of Old Dominin - Unattached
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Eddie Baughan (Virginia Tech-Unattached) won by decision over Jeremy Cannon (UNC Greensboro) (Dec 8-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Mikal McKee (UNC Greensboro) won by decision over Sam Hunt (Old Dominin - Unattached) (Dec 12-6)
College - 184
1st Place - Matt Ryan of Virginia Tech-Unattached
2nd Place - Nick Clark of UNC Greensboro-Unattached
3rd Place - Derek Coffey of Old Dominion - Unattached
4th Place - Scott Cust of Old Dominion - Unattached
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Matt Ryan (Virginia Tech-Unattached) won by decision over Nick Clark (UNC Greensboro-Unattached) (Dec 8-4)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Derek Coffey (Old Dominion - Unattached) won by decision over Scott Cust (Old Dominion - Unattached) (Dec 6-0)
College - 197
1st Place - Daren Burns of UNC Greensboro
2nd Place - Kane Smith of UNC Greensboro
3rd Place - Peter Sturgeon of UNC Greensboro-Unattached
4th Place - Alex Soltis of UNC Greensboro-Unattached
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Daren Burns (UNC Greensboro) won by major decision over Kane Smith (UNC Greensboro) (Maj 14-3)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Peter Sturgeon (UNC Greensboro-Unattached) won by injury default over Alex Soltis (UNC Greensboro-Unattached) (Inj.)
College - 285
1st Place - Ryan Hsu of UNC Greensboro
2nd Place - Joe Sheffield of UNC Greensboro-Unattached
3rd Place - Andy Totusek of Old Dominion - Unattached
4th Place - Robert Isola of NC State - Unattached
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Ryan Hsu (UNC Greensboro) won by decision over Joe Sheffield (UNC Greensboro-Unattached) (Dec 2-1)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Andy Totusek (Old Dominion - Unattached) won by decision over Robert Isola (NC State - Unattached) (Dec 3-2)