Midlands Championship
Chattanooga
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Chattanooga wrestlers Cody Cleveland and Joey Knox earned fourth-place finishes Sunday night at the 45th Annual Midlands Championships and helped the 10th-ranked Mocs to a sixth-place finish in the team standings.
Cleveland, a sophomore from Tullahoma, Tenn., wrestled eight times in the consolation bracket at 141 pounds after going 1-1 in the main draw. He reached the Third-place match by pinning Harvard’s eighth-seeded Corey Jantzen at 4:49. Top-seeded Alex Tsirtsis of Iowa scored a 12-1 major decision over Cleveland for third place.
Knox made the championship quarterfinals before dropping to the consolations. After three wins including a pin of third-seeded Mitch Mueller of Iowa State, the Dublin, Ga., sophomore dropped a 5-3 decision to Missouri’s Josh Wagner, seeded No. 7.
“We wrestled above our seeds at every weight,” UTC Head Coach Chris Bono said. “This was a good gauge for the NCAA Tournament because it was a two-day tournament with two-day weigh-ins. Cody Cleveland had an incredible tournament and wrestled 10 matches. Joey Knox was outstanding as well.”
The Mocs also earned three seventh-place finishes and an eighth-place Sunday.
Picking up seventh-place finishes for the Mocs were Steve Hromada (133), Lloyd Rogers (174) and Matt Koz (197). Josh Edmondson (184) notched an eighth-place finish. Hromada won four matches. Rogers, the eighth seed, defeated fourth-seeded Nick Hayes of Northwestern, 9-8, and Koz won a 9-5 decision over No. 7 Joe Williams of Michigan State.
The Mocs finished with 78.5 team points and moved into sixth place in the team standings after holding down the 12th spot following the first day. Iowa took the team title in the 52 team field. Iowa State was second followed by future Chattanooga opponent Central Michigan.
The Mocs return to action Jan. 6, taking on Kennesaw State and Northern Iowa in Douglasville, Ga.
UTC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
125 ? No. 7 Javier Maldonado (UTC) dec. Ryan Riggs (Cleveland State), 7-2; Troy Dolan (Missouri) dec. Maldonado, 5-2
Consolations: Johnny Olanowski (Missouri) by forfeit Maldonado
133 ? Steve Hromada (UTC) dec. Chris Clark (American), 4-0; No. 3 Joe Slaton (Iowa) maj. dec. Hromada, 15-5
Consolations: Hromada dec. Whitt Dunning (Army), 5-3; Hromada dec. No. 5 Andrae Hernandez (Indiana), 5-1; Cory VomBaur (Wyoming) dec. Hromada, 4-2; Hromada dec. No. 8 Conor Beebe (Central Michigan), 7-5 (Hromada Seventh Place)
141 ? Cody Cleveland (UTC) tech fall Josh Mohr (IL St. WC), 16-0 (3:33); Ryan Cubberly (Central Michigan) dec. Cleveland, 12-9
Consolations: Cleveland tech fall Jacob Elsbernd (Peacock WC), 16-0 (3:50); Cleveland dec. Micah Carter (Mich. State), 13-9; Cleveland maj. dec. Tony D’Alie (Central Mich.), 12-3; Cleveland maj. dec. Ali Lockett (San Francisco State), 11-2; Cleveland dec. Keith Sulzer (Northwestern), 6-3; Cleveland dec. Nick Gallick (Iowa State), 8-6; Cleveland pinned No. 8 Corey Jantzen (Harvard), 4:49;
No. 1 Alex Tsirtsis (Iowa) maj. dec. Cleveland, 12-1 (Cleveland Fourth Place)
149 ? Joey Knox (UTC) maj. dec. Jeff Kastel (Elmhurst), 15-4; Knox dec. Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern), 6-0; Knox pinned No. 4 Brandon Carter (Central Mich.), 4:36; No. 5 Jake Patacsil (Purdue) pinned Knox, 4:36
Consolations: Knox dec. Kurt Kinser (Indiana), 10-5; Knox pinned Marty Gould (Northwestern), 1:28; Knox dec. No. 3 Mitch Mueller (Iowa State), 2-0;
No. 7 Josh Wagner (Missouri) dec. Knox, 5-3 (Knox Fourth Place)
157 ? Seth Garvin (UTC) tech fall Ben Boudro (Mich. State), 16-0 (4:58); Garvin dec. Bobby Latessa (Harvard), 5-1; No. 5 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) maj. dec. Garvin, 10-2
Consolations: Garvin maj. dec. Clint Artis (Illinois), 10-2; Garvin dec. Pete Puckett (Central Mich.), 8-2; No. 6 Wayne French (Great Falls WC) maj. dec. Garvin, 14-2
165 ? Colby Covington (Iowa Central) dec. Nick Davis (UTC), 8-3
Consolations: Aaron Jansen (Iowa) maj. dec. Davis, 11-2
174 ? No. 8 Lloyd Rogers (UTC) pinned Evan Copeland (Adams State), 4:38; Rogers dec. No. 9 Alex Dolly (Northern Iowa), 4-1; No. 1 Keith Gavin (Pitt) dec. Rogers, 4-2
Consolations: Rogers dec. Ben Friedl (Illinois), 7-2; Mike Miller (Rider) dec. Rogers, 3-1 ot; Rogers dec. No. 4 Nick Hayes (Northwestern), 9-8 (Rogers Seventh Place)
184 ? Josh Edmondson (UTC) maj dec. Justin Lucas (Chicago), 17-7; No. 8 Marc Bennett (Indiana) dec. Edmondson, 4-1
Consolations: Edmondson dec. Dan Dunning (Northern Iowa), 5-3; Edmondson dec. Andy Oloughin (Northern Iowa), 4-1; Edmondson dec. No. 6 Doug Umbehauer (Rider), 6-4, Edmondson dec. Derek Ross (Neb-Kearney), 17-15 ot; No. 4 Louis Caputo (Harvard) tech fall Edmondson, 17-0 (2:42); Ben Kelto (Central Michigan) maj. dec. Edmondson, 9-1 (Edmondson Eighth Place)
197 ? No. 5 Matt Koz (UTC) maj. dec. Joe Fagiano (Indiana), 13-5; No. 4 T.J. Morrison (Rider) dec. Koz, 3-1 ot
Consolations: Koz dec. Logan Brown (Purdue), 4-3; No. 8 Andrew Anderson (Northern Iowa) dec. Koz, 6-1; Koz dec. No. 7 Joe Williams (Michigan State), 9-5 (Koz Seventh Place)
285 ? No. 7 Zach Sheaffer (Pitt) by medical forfeit Matt Lettner (UTC)
Consolations: Dom Bradley (Missouri) dec. Lettner, 5-2
TEAM RESULTS
1. 174.0 Iowa
2. 133.0 Iowa State
3. 113.5 Central Michigan
4. 96.0 Illinois
5. 82.5 Northwestern
6. 78.5 Chattanooga
7. 74.5 Pittsburgh
8. 74.5 Indiana
9. 58.0 Purdue
10. 50.0 Northern Illinois
Southern Scuffle
Appalachian State
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Appalachian State wrestling team finds themselves in 18th place out of 28 teams in the fifth-annual Southern Scuffle. ASU has eight wrestlers still in the competition, all remaining in the wrestle-back bracket. Appalachian entered the tournament with 18 entries.
Senior Scott Ervin, the No. 4 seed in the 149-pound bracket, made ASU’s deepest charge into the tournament thus-far. Ervin won his first two matches by 9-0 and 3-0 margins. Ervin was defeated in the round-of-16 by Hofstra’s Mitch Smith, 7-2.
Senior brothers Tommy Hutchinson and Eddie Hutchinson each won their opening matches before falling in the second round. Tommy fell 5-3 to the No. 3 seed in the 165-pound bracket while Eddie fell 9-2 to the No. 5 seed at 157-pounds. Fellow senior Terreyl Williams was victorious over UNC Greensboro’s Casey Boyle, 17-8, but fell in the second round. Freshman Austin Trotman took a 10-4 first round victory before falling 7-5 in overtime to be relegated to the wrestle-back bracket.
Sophomore Frank Celorrio was pinned in his first match, but rallied to win his first wrestle-back match to advance to the second day. Freshmen Dylan Temple and John Allen Griswold both reached the second day in the 184 and 197-pound brackets respectively. Griswold was pinned in the opening round, but atoned with a pin in the opening round of the wrestle-back. Temple fell in the opening round 6-2 then won 6-2 in the wrestle-back.
Senior Neal Martin was sent home early after closing the day with a 1-2 record in the 174-pound bracket. Martin, the No. 9 seed, claimed a 9-5 victory but suffered losses by 4-10 and 3-4 deficits. Junior heavyweight Jared Campbell also dropped his opening match before rallying in the wrestle-back to earn a win. Campbell fell 1-3, then won 4-2, but lost in his third match of the day, falling 3-9. Sophomore Brett Houghton went 1-2 at 165-pounds
Freshman Glen Holmes notched an opening round victory at 184-pounds, 8-1, before falling in consecutive matches ending his tournament. Freshman Alex Cooke saw his first action of the season at 157-pounds. Cooke suffered a tech fall in the first round, 0-16, but advanced to the second round of the wrestle-back due to a medical forfeit. Cooke suffered a majority decision loss, 3-11 eliminating him from the tournament.
Five Mountaineers failed to notch victories. Juniors Derrick Calloway and Ryan Scott were eliminated from the 285 and 141-pound classes. Sophomores Corey Hulsey and Mark Maya competed at 125 and 141-pounds respectively. Freshman Chip Powell was win-less at 149-pounds in his hometown.
Wrestling will resume on Sunday morning at 9 a.m. The Tournament, hosted by UNC Greensboro, is being held at the Greensboro Coliseum, tickets are still available. Check www.southernscuffle.com for brackets updated throughout the day.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Thanks to a fifth place effort by senior Scott Ervin at 149-pounds, the Appalachian State wrestling was able to finish in 17th place out of 28 total teams. ASU narrowly missed claiming top honors for any SoCon squad, finishing 5.5 pounds shy of host UNC Greensboro.
The No. 4 seed, Ervin made a nice run on Championship Sunday, winning five of his six matches to advance to the medal round. In the opener, Ervin defeated the No. 7 seed by a tech fall, 17-0. Next up was the No. 2 seed Darrion Caldwell, ranked No. 3 in the USA Today/NWCA NCAA Division I poll. Ervin pinned Caldwell after 4:15 to stay alive in the tournament. A pair of 5-1 and 3-0 victories put Ervin in position to take home a medal at the end of the tournament.
A loss at the hands of the No. 5 seed, Adam Hall of Bosie State, relegated Ervin to the fifth place match. In the medal match, Ervin was able to exact revenge on Mitch Smith of Hofstra, who defeated Ervin on Saturday evening. The medal is Ervin’s third of the season, the fifth place finish joins Ervin’s gold medals from the Reno Tournament of Champions and Keystone Classic earlier in the season.
Freshman Dylan Temple was one of three Mountaineers to win a match on Championship Sunday. Temple earned a 6-5 decision over Erik Schuth of Ohio to proceed in the 184-pound wrestle-back bracket. Temple fell in the next round to UNC’s Nick Tenpenny, 1-4, eliminating the ASU freshman. Senior Eddie Hutchinson advanced to Sunday’s second round of wrestle-backs at 157-pounds when his opponent forfeited, giving Hutchinson the pass. In the next round, Hutchinson was downed by Thomas Scotton of UNC, 3-5.
Sophomore Frank Celorrio failed to advance in the 125-pound wrestle-back bracket, 2-5 to UVA’s Anthony Burke. Senior Tommy Hutchinson (Brandon, Fla./Brandon) was eliminated in the 165-pound wrestle-back by Edinboro’s Paul
Paddock, 1-2. Freshman John Allen Griswold was bounced from the 197-pound wrestle-back by Binghamton’s Corey Waite, 4-7.
Senior Terreyl Williams suffered a 5-13 majority decision loss to Bloomsburg’s Jason Guffey. Freshman
Austin Trotman, who advanced to Sunday in the 184-pound wrestle-back, was forced to forfeit his match due to injury.
Appalachian will now return to Boone before traveling to Arlington, Texas for the Lone Star Duals. Appalachian will compete in four dual matches against opponents to be determined starting at 10 a.m. on January 5.
Individual Results (Day 2 in Bold)
125:
John Trumbetti (Lynn Haven) pins. Frank Celorrio (ASU), 0:33.
Celorrio (ASU) tech. fall. Allan Stein (Navy), 20-2.
Anthony Burke (UVA) dec. Celorrio (ASU), 2-5.
125:
(4) Nichollas Bedelyon (Kent St.) tech. fall. Corey Hulsey (ASU), 2-17.
William Chamberlain (Old Domion) maj. dec. Hulsey (ASU), 12-4.
133:
Terreyl Williams (ASU) maj. dec. Casey Boyle (UNC Greensboro), 17-8.
Dan Mitcheff (Kent St.) dec. Williams (ASU), 4-7.
Jason Guffey (Bloomsburg) maj. dec. Williams (ASU), 5-13.
141:
Germane Lindsey (Ohio) dec. Mark Maya (ASU), 8-13.
Darren Kern (Bloomsburg) pins. Maya (ASU), 2:58.
141:
(6) Ryan Williams (Old Dominion) maj. dec. Ryan Scott (ASU), 4-19.
Glenn Shober (Navy) pins. Scott (ASU), 6:42.
149:
(4) Scott Ervin (ASU) maj. dec. Colton Palmer (N.C. State), 9-0.
(4) Ervin (ASU) dec. Matt Kaylor (Binghamton), 3-0.
Mitch Smith (Hofstra) dec. (4) Ervin (ASU), 2-7.
(4) Ervin (ASU) tech. fall. (7) Clint Sponseller (Kent St.), 17-0.
(4) Ervin (ASU) pins. (2) Darrion Caldwell (N.C. State), 4:15.
(4) Ervin (ASU) dec. Corey Manson (Cornell), 5-1.
(4) Ervin (ASU) dec. Jeremy Doyle (Cal St. Bakersfield), 3-0.
(5) Adam Hall (Bosie St.) dec. (4) Ervin (ASU), 3-4.
(4) Ervin (ASU) dec. Mitch Smith (Hofstra), 9-4.
149:
Mike Roberts (Boston U.) maj. dec. Chip Powell (ASU), 6-17.
Dennis Bermudez (Bloomsburg) pins. Powell (ASU), 4:34.
157:
Eddie Hutchinson (ASU) pins. Austin Reece (Gardner-Webb), 0:31.
(5) Matt Moley (Bloomsburg) maj. dec. Hutchinson (ASU), 2-9.
Hutchinson (ASU) fft.(2) Jordan Leen (Cornell), medical.
Thomas Scotton (UNC) dec. Hutchinson (ASU), 3-5.
157:
(7) Kody Hamrah (N.C. State) tech. fall. Alex Cooke (ASU), 0-16
Cooke (ASU) fft. Clint Stout (Maryland), (medical).
Anthony Tortora (Hofstra) maj. dec. Cooke (ASU), 3-11.
165:
Tommy Hutchinson (ASU) dec. Anthony Trongone (Va. Tech), 4-1.
(3) Kent Gross (Kent St.) dec. Hutchinson (ASU), 5-3.
Paul Paddock (Edinboro) dec. Hutchinson (ASU), 1-2.
165:
Obie Simpson (Kent St.) dec. Brett Houghton (ASU), 2-5.
Houghton (ASU) maj. dec. Matt Coleman (Edinboro), 17-5.
Rickey Schmelyun (Bloomsburg) pins. Houghton (ASU), 4:13.
174:
Nate Lee (Boise St.) dec. (9) Neal Martin (ASU), 4-10.
(9) Martin (ASU) dec. Sam Hunt (Old Dominion), 9-5.
Justin Kerber (Cornell) dec. (9) Martin (ASU), 3-4.
184:
Sam O’Hair (Davidson) dec. Dylan Temple (ASU), 2-6.
Temple (ASU) dec. Robert McCarthy (UNC), 6-2.
Temple (ASU) dec. Erik Schuth (Ohio), 6-5.
Nick Tenpenny (UNC) dec. Temple (ASU), 1-4.
184:
Glen Holmes (ASU) dec. Corey Vasbiner (Liberty), 8-1.
(5) Eric Chine (Kent St.) maj. dec. Holmes (ASU), 3-13.
Nick Purdue (Ohio) dec. Holmes (ASU), 8-10.
184:
Austin Trotman (ASU) dec. Scott Cust (Old Dominion), 10-4.
(3) Ryan Goodman (NC State) dec. Trotman (ASU), 7-5 (OT).
Nick Tenpenny (UNC) fft. Trotman (ASU).
197:
(3) Daren Burns (UNC Greensboro) pins. John Allen Griswold (ASU), 5:25.
Griswold (ASU) pins. Richard Vitale (Hofstra), 0:51.
Corey Waite (Binghamton) dec. Griswold (ASU), 4-7.
285:
James Guerin (Hofstra) dec. Derrick Calloway (ASU), 2-4.
Roy Dragon (Old Dominion) pins. Calloway (ASU), 3:57.
285:
Jason Marshall (Ohio) dec. Jared Campbell (ASU), 1-3.
Campbell (ASU), dec. Van Sickle (Duke), 4-2.
Ben Berhow (Minnesota) dec. Campbell (ASU), 3-9.
The Citadel
Greensboro, N.C. ? The Bulldog grapplers closed out 2007 with a 25th place finish at the Southern Scuffle on Sunday. Improving on their 2006 efforts, in which the Dogs finished 29th, The Citadel earned 11 points and finished ahead of fellow Southern Conference programs VMI (26th) and Davidson (28th).
The Citadel representatives at 125, 133 and 141 pounds all won their second match of the day on Saturday. Sophomore Tyler Sim (1-2) was awarded a medical forfeit against Sean Katz of Liberty at 125 pounds while 133-pound junior Bulldog Anthony Easter (1-2) defeated his second round opponent T.J. Mitchell of Liberty 6-2. At 141 pounds redshirt senior Michael Arias (1-2) dominated his match against Cornell’s Eric McGrill in a 7-1 victory.
Recording a major decision and a fall during day one of competition was redshirt freshman Derek Royster (2-2) at 149 pounds. After falling to the eventual sixth place winner Jeremy Doyle of California Bakersfield, Royster defeated two wrestlers from VMI. At the 2:51 mark of his second match, Royster pinned Vince Cole. The second victory over a wrester in a VMI singlet was a 12-3 major decision over John Held in the second round of consolation bouts.
Veteran Cadets John Buck (2-2) and Aaron Brown (2-2) also completed their Southern Scuffle competition with two wins. Buck, the Bulldogs 197-pound redshirt senior earned victories during both days of competition. He first came against Ohio’s Chris Iammarino in the second round of consolation matches after receiving a bye o advance into the round. Buck defeated Iammarino 3-1 before taking a 6-3 decision over Boise State’s Ryan Allen in the opening round of Sunday’s action. Brown outscored his second two opponents 16-5 in the first two rounds of consolation action. First the heavyweight grappler defeated Duke’s Mike Tunick 9-2 before taking out Davidson’s Charlie Wolff in a 7-2 decision.
Other wrestlers that competed for The Citadel in the tournament were 133-pound redshirt sophomore Mike Fenton (0-2), freshmen Keith Koziel (0-2) at 157 pounds, Brendan Prince (0-2) at 165 pounds and 174-pound grappler Derek Sickel (0-2). The Bulldogs also had a crop of wrestlers compete unattached, among these athletes were 125-pound freshman Paul Sanford (0-2) who drew the No. 1 seed during the first round of competition, Minnesota’s third nationally ranked Jayson Ness. Rounding out The Citadel’s unattached representatives were freshmen 157-pound grappler Justin Sparrow (0-2), J.C. Oddo (0-2) at 174 pounds and heavyweight Ivan Muller (0-2).
The Bulldogs will be back in action Jan. 6, 2008 when they will open their Southern Conference dual meet season against UNC Greensboro at 2 p.m. on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C. For all of your Bulldog Wrestling news, visit the home of Citadel Athletics at www.CitadelSports.com.
Davidson
GREENSBORO, N.C. ? Junior Sam O’Hair is still alive in the 184-pound Wrestleback bracket after the first day of action at the Southern Scuffle Saturday afternoon.
The 10 weight class pairings included seven nationally-ranked teams and a total of 52 ranked individuals, making the Southern Scuffle one of the most competitive in-season tournaments in collegiate wrestling.
O’Hair defeated Dylan Temple from Appalachian State 6-2 in his opener at 184 and suffered a 9-5 setback to top-seeded Rocco Caponi of Virginia in the second round. He will face Michael Moore of Cornell, who came into the tournament as the sixth seed, Sunday.
Freshmen Joe McGinley and Vitaly Radsky along with sophomore Mike Waters were the only Wildcats to post victories besides O’Hair. Radsky won 6-0 over UNCG’s Manual Ramirez after losing his first match at 125. He lost to Mike Rodriguez of Cornell in the second round of Wrestlebacks.
Waters lost to second-seeded Hudson Taylor of Maryland 8-1 in his opening match at 197 and defeated Peter Sturgeon of UNCG 5-3 in Wrestlebacks. He then defaulted in the second round to end his weekend.
McGinley and junior Scott Matthews each lost their first match at 149 and were forced to face off in Wrestlebacks. McGinley scored the 6-0 victory but lost to seventh-seeded Clint Sponseller of Kent State in the next round.
Davidson sent three wrestlers into the fray in the 141-pound weight class, but freshman Jack Templeton, sophomore Carl Sandercock and sophomore Ben Thompson each lost their first two matches. It was Templeton’s first collegiate action for the Wildcats.
Sophomore Ben Altman lost both his matches at 125, falling 10-6 to Lou Ruland of Maryland in Wrestlebacks. Freshman Alex Radsky lost two matches at 133, suffering 9-0 and 11-2 decisions. Junior Kevin Cook lost two matches at 165 and heavyweight freshman Charlie Wolff lost both of his outings.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Junior Sam O'Hair suffered a 4-2 loss to Cornell's Michael Moore in the Wrestleback bracket of the 184-pound weight class at the Southern Scuffle Sunday.
O'Hair was the only Davidson wrestler still alive after the first day of the tournament. The junior won his first match but lost in the second round, setting up today's match with Moore.
The 10 weight class pairings included seven nationally-ranked teams and a total of 52 ranked individuals, making the Southern Scuffle one of the most competitive in-season tournaments in collegiate wrestling.
Davidson returns to the mat at Clarion for its first dual match of the campaign Jan. 9 at 5 p.m.
UNCG
GREENSBORO, NC ? After more than 500 bouts, in a little over eight hours, the UNC Greensboro wrestling team advanced eight grapplers into day-two of the 2007 UNCG Southern Scuffle held at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center. As a team, the Spartans are currently in 15th-place with 25.5 points.
Seniors Jeff Hedges and Daren Burns along with junior Ryan Hsu fought their way through the championship bracket. All three will appear tomorrow morning in the championship quarterfinals. Five additional wrestlers, junior Kane Smith, sophomores Victor Hojilla and Mitchell Johnson, redshirt freshman Byron Sigmon and true freshman Mikal McKee advanced through to the fourth-round wrestlebacks.
Seeded seventh at 133 pounds, Hedges shutout Davidson’s Alex Radsky with a 9-0 decision in the Round of 32 and then followed that victory up with a 9-2 decision over Kyle Hutter of Old Dominion. He will face second-seeded Mack Reiter of Minnesota tomorrow morning in the championship quarterfinal round.
As the No. 3 seed for the 197-pound weight class, Burns made quick time through the brackets. He pinned Appalachian State’s John Allen Griswold in 5:25 in the Round of 32 and then hours later won a 12-2 decision over Ryan Allen of Boise State. Burns is currently ranked 12th nationally in the InterMat/NWCA/NWMA individual polls. He will take on the sixth-seed, David Mendoza of Old Dominion, tomorrow in the championship quarters.
UNCG’s heavyweight, Ryan Hsu also moved forward through the championship bracket. In the Round of 32 he defeated Boise State’s Nick Smith in a 3-2 decision and then in overtime, he won a grueling 3-1 decision over Pat Gilmore of Maryland. Tomorrow Hsu will face the No. 2 seed, Zach Hammond of Cornell.
In the fourth-round of wrestlebacks, Johnson (125 lbs.) will take on Frank Perelli of Cornell. At 165 lbs., Hojilla has Obie Simpson (unattached) and Byron Sigmon will face Matt Demichiel of Navy. McKee, the only UNCG freshman to make it through to the second day of the tournament, is pitted against Kyle Kiss (unattached) in the fourth round consolations. Kane Smith (197 lbs.) will face Robert Johnston of Navy in the same round.
No. 4 Minnesota leads the 28-team field with 53.5 points followed by No. 14 Edinboro with 42.5 points, Boise State in third with a score of 39.5, and No. 24 Old Dominion is in fourth with 38.5 points. No. 17 Cornell and No. 22 Maryland are tied for fifth with 37.5 points and Bloomsburg is in seventh with an even 36 points. Tied at eighth are Kent State and No. 21 Navy with a score of 34 points and No. 15 Hofstra rounds out the Top 10 with 33 points.
Visit the InterMat Notebook for key notes and comments from day-one of the 2007 UNCG Southern Scuffle.
Tickets are still available for the event. Adult tickets are $12, student tickets are $8, and children under the age of 5 are free. Fans can purchase tickets from the Greensboro Coliseum by visiting the box office Monday though Saturday, 11am-6pm or by calling (336) 852-1100. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com.
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GREENSBORO, NC ? After two days of wrestling, the team from Minnesota walked away with the 2007 UNCG Southern Scuffle championship and claimed their third team title. The Golden Gophers also won four individual titles. UNCG had four wrestlers place as senior Jeff Hedges along with juniors Kane Smith and Ryan Hsu came away with eighth-place finishes. Placing fourth, senior Daren Burns was the top finisher for the Spartans .
At 133 pounds, Hedges lost a tough match to the No. 2 seed and sixth-ranked Mack Reiter of Minnesota in the championship quarterfinal round. Despite going into the third period down 13-2, Hedges gave Minnesota a 30-second scare as he got him on his back and held on until Reiter was able to regain position. Reiter went on to win the match with a 14-5 major decision to advance to the semifinal round.
In the fifth-round of wrestlebacks, Hedges held off Boise State’s Corey Fish to win 3-1 decision, but he couldn’t keep up the pace in the following round as he fell short to Andrew Hochstrasser (unattached) in a 7-4 decision. He finished eighth following a 10-3 loss to No. 8 seed Ricky Deubel of Edinboro.
In the 197-pound bracket, Burns pinned his way into the semifinal round with a 3:44 fall over the No. 6 seed, David Mendoza of Old Dominion in the second period. He went into second period behind, 3-2, but with Mendoza down on the mat, Burns was able to gain enough top-control to lay the shoulder to the mat for the count.
In the championship semifinal round, Burns lost a tough battle to Maryland’s eleventh-ranked 197-pounder. Taylor Hudson, the No. 2 seed and the eventual champion, took control early in the match and was able to hold Burns off for a 14-4 major decision.
A drop into the consolation bracket pitted the No. 3 seed against the No. 4 seed. Burns, ranked 12th nationally, made short work of Edinboro’s 15th-ranked Patrick Bradshaw with a 6-2 decision. He finished fourth following a 12-4 major decision loss to the No. 1 seed, Joseph Rovelli of Hofstra.
Burns is now 92-30 in his career. He needs just six more wins to tie UNCG’s all-time career win record of 98-25 held by Joe Stanton (1993-97).
Heavyweight Ryan Hsu dropped a tough 2-1 decision to No. 2 and ninth-ranked Zach Hammond of Cornell. For the most part it was a stand-up match, but a few quick moves gave Cornell the points and the ticket into the championship semifinals.
In the fifth-round of the 285-pound wrestlebacks, Hsu won an 8-3 decision over Joe Nord of Minnesota to push him into the consolation quarterfinals. In the quarters, he was defeated by the No. 3 seed and 16th-ranked, Mike Spaid of Bloomsburg in a 3-1 decision and he was overcome by North Carolina’s No. 8 seed, Justin Dobies following a 5:44 fall. Hsu finished eighth among 40 wrestlers.
Junior Kane Smith continued through the consolation bracket following a 9-1 major decision victory over Robert Johnston of Navy and in the fifth-round of wrestlebacks, he defeated Eric Shaw of Bloomsburg with a 3-2 decision. Smith faced Edinboro’s Bradshaw in the consolation quarterfinals, but was unable to hold strong. He dropped a 12-5 decision to send Bradshaw into the consolation semifinal round and onto the mat to face UNCG’s Burns.
In the seventh-place round, Smith was unable to finish the match and had to take a medical forfeit in the second period. He finished in eighth-place.
Sophomore Mitchell Johnson lost a 6-2 decision to Frank Perelli of Cornell in the fourth-round of the 125-pound wrestlebacks. In the fourth-round of the 165-pound weight class, sophomore Victor Hojilla suffered a 9-6 loss to Obie Simpson (unattached) and Navy’s Matt Demichiel topped redshirt freshman Byron Sigmon, 6-3.
Mikal McKee’s outstanding freshman showing at the Southern Scuffle was cut short as Kyle Kiss (unattached) fought him off to win a 6-5 decision in the fourth round of the 174-pound wrestlebacks.
In the championship round, the No. 1 seed and No. 3 nationally-ranked 125-pound Jason Ness (Minnesota) pinned the No. 3 seed and thirteenth-ranked Mike Sees of Bloomsburg in 5:48. Seventh-ranked and the No. 2 seed Mack Reiter of Minnesota defeated No. 1 seed and second-ranked Lou Ruggirello in a 5-4 decision for the 133-pound championship.
The Minnesota powerhouse continued to dominate in the 141-pound weight class as second-seeded and sixth-ranked Manuel Rivera defeated the No. 1 seed, third-ranked Charles Griffin of Hofstra with a 5-3 decision.
In a huge upset, Boston University’s Mike Roberts took the 149-pound championship title away from Minnesota’s No. 1 ranked wrestler and knocked off of the top-seed Dustin Schlatter with a close 3-2 decision.
Minnesota’s 10th-ranked CP Schlatter knocked off the defending 157-pound national champion, No. 2 Gregor Gillespie with a 5-2 decision. 165-pound and No. 14-ranked Mack Lewnes followed-up with a championship victory for Cornell as he won a 3-2 victory over Michael Chaires of Virginia.
No. 14 Alton Lucas of Hofstra won the 174-pound title after defeating the No. 2 seeded and eighth-ranked Mike Letts of Maryland and Kirk Smith (unattached) claimed the 184-pound title with a 1-0 decision over No. 1 seed and seventh-ranked Rocco Caponi of Virginia.
Eleventh-ranked and second-seeded Taylor Hudson of Maryland took the 197-pound championship with a 4:51 fall victory over No. 5 seed Brent Jones of Virginia and in a Navy vs. Navy battle for the heavyweight title, top-seeded and 14th-ranked Ed Prendergast pinned teammate Scott Steele in 8:19.
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VMI
GREENSBORO, N.C.- In their first competition since returning from winter furlough, the VMI wrestling team competed at the Southern Scuffle, hosted by UNC Greensboro at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Senior Jeremy Adams (Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park) accounted for the Keydets’ furthest run in the 29-team tournament, as the 125-pounder won a pair of matches before being pinned by top-seeded Jayson Ness of Minnesota, who pinned each of the six opponents he faced on his way to the title. Adams then dropped a 7-4 decision in the wrestlebacks to Virginia’s Ross Gitomer, finishing among the final 12 competitors at 125 lbs.
Redshirt senior David Metzler (Dayton, Va./Turner-Ashby) also won a pair of matches to begin his tournament, scoring major decisions against Lock Haven’s Clint Shirk (10-2) and UNCG’s Ben Wilmore (8-0). Metzler then bowed out to Hofstra’s Charles Griffin, the 141-pound class’s top seed, by a 15-2 score. However, Metzler was unable to continue in the wrestlebacks on day two due to an injury.
In other action, freshman Curtis Moore won his first match at 184 pounds, shutting out Liberty’s Nick Knowles 3-0 before dropping a 10-2 major decision to third-seeded Ryan Goodman of N.C. State. In the consolation bracket, Moore then dropped a 1-0 decision to ODU’s Scott Cust. Meanwhile at heavyweight, both freshman Josh Wine (Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax) and junior Leon Barrow (Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette) won narrow decisions in the consolation bracket, while Barrow dropped his next match and Wine was forced to withrdraw with an injury.
“We ran into some very good teams at the Southern Scuffle this weekend, and it just shows you how much better the tournament continues to get every year,” said VMI head wrestling coach John Trudgeon. “We had some guys that wrestled good matches, but either dropped close decisions or just ended up with bad draws. Dustin McCabe ended up drawing the top seed at 174, then wrestled a guy from George Mason (Randy Oates) that he lost to at Pembroke, and did much better, but still lost. Freshman Jayme Gordon lost a couple of close matches at 165, and then Dave and Josh both had to pull out with injuries. So we’ll get back to work, put the pieces back together, and get back to training for the State Championships this weekend.”
The Keydets return to action on Saturday morning, participating in the Virginia Intercollegiates, hosted by Virginia in Charlottesville.
1 182 MINNESOTA
2 130.5 EDINBORO
3 121 HOFSTRA
4 94 CORNELL
5 93.5 MARYLAND
6 91.5 VIRGINIA
7 86 Bloomsburg
8 84.5 BOISE STATE
9 79.5 NAVY
10 74.5 OLD DOMINION
11 73 KENT ST
12 61 VA TECH
13 56 NC STATE
14 49.5 CAL- BAKE
15 45 N CAROLINA
15 45 UNC GREENSBORO
17 39.5 APP STATE
18 32 L HAVEN
19 29 Boston U
20 24.5 G MASON
21 17 DUKE
22 15.5 OHIO U
23 14 BINGHAMTON
24 11.5 LIBERTY
25 11 THE CITADEL
26 9 VMI
27 7.5 G-WEBB
28 3.5 DAVIDSON