Fourteen wrestlers will represent the Southern Conference in the NCAA Championships, which begin this Thursday in Auburn Hills, MI.
INFORMTION ON THE NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Event Schedule
Brackets
Day One Recaps
Below is a look at the results from Thursday night and Friday morning and a look ahead to Friday's evening matches:
125-lb.
Thursday night, wrestleback: Javier Maldonado (UTC) def. Matthew Fisk (Lehigh) 5-3
Friday: Javier Maldonado (UTC) def. Collin Cudd (Wisconsin) 7-1
Friday: Javier Maldonado (UTC) def. Michael Sees (Bloomsburg) 4-3
Friday Evening: Javier Maldonado (UTC) lost to #5 Charlie Falck (Iowa) 8-0
133-lb.
Thursday night, second round: #5 Matt Keller (UTC) def. #12 Robert Preston (Harvard), WBF 4:48
Friday Quarterinfinals: #5 Matt Keller (UTC) lost to #4 Coleman Scott (Oklahoma State) 6-4, sv
Friday Evening: #5Matt Keller def. Christian Staylor (Old Dominion) 7-5
#5 Matt Keller def. Andrae Hernandez (Indiana) 9-2
Saturday Morning:
#5 Matt Keller (UTC) def. #6 Darrell Vasquez (Cal Poly) 5-2
1# Nick Simmons (Michigan State) def. #5 Matt Keller (UTC) 8-0
Keller wins 4th place in the 133-lb. weight class
141-lb.
Thursday night, second round: Michael Keefe (UTC) def. #7 Brandon Rader (West Virginia) 14-13
Friday Quarterfinals: Michael Keefe (UTC) lost to #2 Derek Moore (UC-Davis) 10-4
Friday Evening: Michael Keefe lost to Max Meltzer (Harvard) 13-9
149-lb.
Thursday night, second round: Tyler Turner (Wisconsin) def. #8 Aaron Martin (UTC) 5-0
#10 Lance Palmer (Ohio State) def. #7 Scott Ervin (ASU) 10-3
Friday Wrestlebacks:
#7 Scott Ervin (ASU) def. #9 Morgan Atkinson (Fullerton) 8-3
#7 Scott Ervin (ASU) def. #2Matthew Storniolo (Oklahoma) 10-6
#8 Aaron Martin (UTC) def. John Cox (Navy) 8-1
#8 Aaron Martin (UTC) def. Matt Moley (Bloomsburg) 3-1, OT
Friday Evening:
#7 Scott Ervin lost to #4 Jordan Leen (Cornell) 5-2
#8 Aaron Martin lost to #6 J.P. O'Connor (Harvard) 6-3
149-lb. (Thursday night, wrestleback)
Ryan Adams (North Dakota State) def. Sam Alvarenga (VMI) 6-4
157-lb.
Thursday night wrestleback: Jacob Yost (UTC) def. Devin Mesanko (Columbia) 3-2
Friday Wrestleback:
Jacob Yost (UTC) def. John Jarred (Navy) 8-4
Jacob Yost (UTC) def. William Rowe (Oklahoma) 6-4
Friday Evening:
Jacob Yost (UTC) lost to #11 Matt Kocher (Pittsburgh) 5-3
165-lb.
Thursday night, wrestleback: Daneil Atondo (Bakersfield) def. Tim Sayers (UTC) 12-9
174-lb.
Thursday night, wrestleback: Steve Luke (Michigan) def. Joseph Lowe, (UNCG) 3-2
Lloyd Rogers (UTC) def. Nathan Lee (Boise St.) 5-2
Phillip Moricone (Edinboro) def. Neal Martin (ASU) 11-2
Friday Wrestleback:
Lloyd Rogers (UTC) lost to #6 Kenneth Cook (UC Davis) 16-3
184-lb.
Thursday night, wrestleback: Josh Edmondson (UTC) def. Nathan Shirk (Bloomsberg) 6-4
Friday: Josh Edmondson (UTC) lost to #3 Mike Pucillo (Ohio State) 17-5
197-lb.
Thursday night, wrestleback: Corry Murray (VMI) def. Andrew Anderson (Northern Iowa) 6-1
Friday: Corry Murray (VMI) lost to Dallas Herbst (Wisconsin) by fall 4:48
285-lb.
Thursday night, second round: Ryan Gritter (Central Michigan) def. Matt Koz (UTC) 2-1
Friday wrestleback:
Matt Koz (UTC) def. Josh Buuck (Indiana) WID, 2:39
Matt Koz (UTC def. Ed Prendergast (Navy) 6-2
Friday Evening:
Matt Koz (UTC) lost to #4 Dustin Fox (Northwestern) 2-1
The Chattanooga Mocs enter the final day of competition tied for 20th in the team rankings with 27 points.