UNC Greensboro Wrestlers Compete at Navy Classic

 

GREENSBORO, NC ? Senior Chris Bencivenga won the 141 pound weight class at the Navy Classic to lead UNC Greensboro at the Navy Classic.  Andrew Saunders and Byron Sigmon finished second at 157 pounds and 174 pounds respectively, to help the Spartans to a fourth place finish as a team with 69.5 team points.

 

Bencivenga, the number one seed in his weight class, began his afternoon with a pair of major decisions.  He defeated Colin Leadbeter from Navy 15-4 before dispatching David Ivaschenko 14-5 to advance to the semifinals.  He pinned Rob Tate from Gardner-Webb in just 1:54 to advance to the finals where he beat Chris Diaz from Virginia Tech, 6-3, to claim the championship.

 

Saunders and Sigmon both advanced to the finals in their respective weight classes before both narrowly losing decisions.  Saunders started his evening by pinning Matt Gittleman from Franklin and Marshall at the 1:39 mark of the first period.  He then defeated the number two seed in his weight class, Frankie McLaughlin, 7-4, to advance to the finals.  In the finals he dropped a tight 5-3 decision to Jesse Dong from Virginia Tech.

 

Sigmon kicked off his day by pinning Turner Rooney from Duke at the 6:06 mark in the match.  He advanced to face Bagna Tovuujav from George Mason 7-2.  He narrowly fell in the finals to Luke Rebertus, 3-2, to finish second in the tournament.

 

The Spartans return to the match next weekend as they kickoff the dual portion of their schedule.  UNCG will travel to Troy, NY to participate in the Journeyman/Brute Northeast Duals where they will have dual matches against American, Bloomsburg, Lehigh and Binghamton beginning at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday.

 

AGATE

 

133 Pounds:

Austin Clouse (Navy) dec. Casey Boyle (UNC Greensboro), 7-6

Trevour Smith (Campbell) dec. Casey Boyle (UNC Greensboro), 5-1

 

141 Pounds:

Chris Bencivenga (UNC Greensboro) maj. dec. Colin Leadbeter (Navy), 15-4

Chris Bencivenga (UNC Greensboro) maj. dec. David Ivaschenko (Citadel), 14-5

Chris Bencivenga (UNC Greensboro) fall Rob Tate (Gardner-Webb), 1:34

Chris Bencivenga (UNC Greensboro) dec. Chris Diaz (Virginia Tech), 6-3

 

157 Pounds:

Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro) fall Matt Gittleman (Franklin and Marshall), 1:39

Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro) Frankie McLaughlin (George Mason), 7-4

Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro) dec. Jake Bohn (George Mason), 4-2

Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech) dec. Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro), 5-3

 

165 Pounds:

Andrew Rendos (Bucknell) fall Victor Hojilla (UNC Greensboro), 4:35

Victor Hojilla (UNC Greensboro) fall Adam Bumley (West Virginia), 2:42

Jason Coyne (Navy) dec. Victor Hojilla (UNC Greensboro), 10-8

 

174 Pounds:

Byron Sigmon (UNC Greensboro) fall Turner Rooney (Duke), 6:06

Byron Sigmon (UNC Greensboro) dec. Bagna Tovuujav (George Mason), 7-2

Luke Rebertus (Navy) dec. Byron Sigmon (UNC Greensboro), 3-2

 

184 Pounds:

Kevin O’Conner (Virginia Tech) fall Craig McIntosh (UNC Greensboro)

Craig McIntosh (UNC Greensboro) dec. Ryan Sula (Duquesne), 9-7

Matt Weston (West Virginia) dec. Craig McIntosh (UNC Greensboro), 6-2

David Thompson (Bucknell) dec. Ryan Sughrue (UNC Greensboro), 4-1

Ryan Sughrue (UNC Greensboro) dec. Zach Ulm (George Mason), 7-4

Ryan Sughrue (UNC Greensboro) dec. Greg Prioleau (Navy) 10-3

Ryan Sughrue (UNC Greensboro) maj. dec. Jimmy Schulz (Franklin and Marshall), 12-3

Casey Caldwell (Navy) dec. Ryan Sughrue (UNC Greensboro), 5-3

Kevin O’Conner (Virginia Tech) fall Ryan Sughrue (UNC Greensboro), 2:39

 

197 Pounds:

Cayle Byers (George Mason) tech. fall Peter Sturgeon (UNC Greensboro), 17-1

Colin Ely (Franklin and Marshall) dec. Peter Sturgeon (UNC Greensboro), 8-3

 

285 Pounds:

Joe Sheffield (UNC Greensboro) maj. dec. John Simmons (Duquesne), 12-0

Scott Steele (Navy) fall Joe Sheffield (UNC Greensboro), 2:35

Joe Sheffield (UNC Greensboro) dec. Ivan Muller (Citadel), 3-1

Joe Sheffield (UNC Greensboro) dec. Aaron Brown (Citadel), 3-1

Dustin Porter (Gardner-Webb) fall Joe Sheffield (UNC Greensboro), 3:41

 

 

Davidson Competes at Keystone Classic

 

PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Senior Sam O'Hair brought home a runner-up finish in the 184 pound weight class and junior Ben Altman won third place at 125 to lead the Davidson wrestling team at the Keystone Classic, held Sunday on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

O’Hair was the leading point-producer on the day for the Wildcats, recording 16 points courtesy of advancing to the championship match at 184, where he lost a 7-5 decision to the No. 1 seed in the weight class. On his way through the bracket, O’Hair, who was the No. 2 seed, had three wins, including a first-round pin that took only 1:48, one of the fastest pins of the day. In his second-round contest, the Alexandria, Va. native advanced with a 13-4 major decision, then moved on through the semifinals via his 5-4 decision.

Despite dropping a 5-4 decision in his opening-round match, Altman came back with six-straight victories to sweep through the loser’s bracket on his way to the third-place match at 125. Altman dominated in his run through the bracket, winning all of his matchups by at least three points, including an 18-2 technical fall victory over the No. 6 seed in the bracket. In the third-place contest, Altman exacted revenge on Payne Lint, who was the one that he had fallen to in the first round, taking a 7-4 decision to garner third place and finish his day with 12.5 points.

Junior Carl Sandercock recorded a team-high two falls on the day, with his fastest coming in 4:13 in his opening-round match, then coming back with a pin that occurred 6:05 over his first competitor in the bottom bracket. He also took a 5-2 decision in his next round, before falling 7-5 to end his day. Sandercock closed the meet with six points, third-highest on the squad.

Four other wrestlers accumulated points for the team on the day, including Tyler Mullen (2 pts), Alex Radsky (0.5 pts), Kevin Cook (0.5 pts), and Charlie Wolff (0.5 pts). As a team, the Wildcats had a total of 38 points, good for ninth place out of the teams competing in the tournament.

The host Quakers of Penn brought home the team title, recording 138.5 points to edge out the runners-up from University of Pittsburgh, who came home with 135 ponts. Fellow SoCon members Appalachian State (68.5) and Virginia Military Institute (13.5), also took part in the tournament.

Davidson will now prepare to open the December portion of their schedule when they play host to the Davidson Open on Dec. 6, at the Baker Sports Complex.

 

 

VMI Competes at Keystone Classic

 

PHILADELPHIA- Senior Leon Barrow placed fifth in the 285-pound weight class as the VMI wrestling team competed at the Keystone Classic on Sunday afternoon at The Palestra.

 

Barrow (Williamsburg, Va.), who earlier this season placed fifth at the King College Open, began his run on Sunday with a 4-3 win over Brown's Zach Zdrada.  Barrow next faced off with Pitt's Zack Scheaffer, ranked seventh nationally, and was pinned at the 4:50 mark.  The Keydet heavyweight then dropped a 7-5 decision to Penn's Tyler Blakely, before rebounding to win the fifth-place match 3-2 over Mercyhurst's Kenny Bluska.

 

"Leon had a couple of good wins, and Curtis did too, but other than that, our guys are continuing that rude awakening into Division I competition," said VMI head coach John Trudgeon.  "The competition was good, but we're just not where we need to be right now.  In a technique-based sport like wrestling, we really need to develop our skills.  We'll put the pedal to the metal and keep working hard to improve.  We brought nine freshmen, four sophomores and a senior with us, and I'm hoping that we're learning some lessons along the way."

 

Sophomore Curtis Moore (Stafford, Va.) lost a 2-0 decision to Pitt's Brock Mantella to begin his day at 184 lbs.  In the consolation bracket, Moore scored a 2-0 decision of his own over conference foe Dennis Paiva of Appalachian State, then pinned Boston's Mike Platco in 6:25.  Moore's run ended with a 3-2 loss in the consolation quarterfinals to Mercyhurst's Bryan Wolff.

 

At 133 lbs., freshman Tyler Hutchens, a placewinner at the Hokie Open last week, suffered an injury in his first match of the day, forcing a pair of medical forfeits.  Fellow freshman Michael Bowman scored a 5-3 win over Appalachian State's Lawrence White at 133, before dropping his next two matches to seeded opponents.

 

The Keydets also had a pair of entrants at 149 lbs. Freshman Joe Munno scored his first collegiate pin in only 1:27 against Boston's Andrew Swank before losing a major decision to nationally-ranked Cesar Grajales of Penn.  Redshirt-freshman Joel Hutchens scored a win in the 149-lb. consolation bracket, a 7-1 dispatching of American's Nick Pitas.

 

Other Keydets posting wins on the day included sophomore Doug Nesmith at 174 and freshmen Vinnie Gallo at 165 and Matthew Brock at 157, with Nesmith and Brock each posting their first collegiate pins in those victories.

 

The Keydets return to action in two weeks, competing in a tri-meet hosted by Gardner-Webb.  On Thursday, Dec. 4, the Keydets will take on the host Runnin' Bulldogs and Spartanburg Methodist.

 

 

Appalachian State Wrestlers Take Part in Keystone Classic

 

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Austin Trotman took second place at 174 and joined five Mountaineers who had at least three victories as Appalachian took sixth place at the Keystone Classic on Sunday.

 

Trotman's second place finish was the highest for the Mountaineers, and the second time

 

Trotman has placed at the Keystone Classic after a fifth place finish as a freshman last year. Sophomore Dylan Temple finished third at 184, while junior Frank Celorrio earned a fifth place finish at 133, the same as a year ago. Freshman Kyle Blevins finished in fourth place at 165. Brett Houghton also earned three wins for the Mountaineers.

 

Trotman's run started with a 13-3 major decision over Brown's Bran Crudden. Trotman then advanced due to a forfeit and defeated Pittsburgh's Dave Sullivan 6-2 to advance to the finals. Trotman couldn't overcome sixth ranked Mike Cannon and dropped an 11-4 decision. Trotman is 6-1 to start the season.

 

Temple won his first two matches of the day handily, dropping Pitt's Andy Vaughan by major decision 9-1 and pinning Boston's Mike Platco in the first period. He then dropped a 7-5 decision to eventual 184 champion Matt Gevelinger. Temple continued on in the wrestleback as he beat Vaughan again, this time 7-2, to move into the third place match where he met Mercyhurst's Bryan Wolff. Temple didn't take much time as he pinned Wolff just 2:18 into the match for a third place finish. Temple's four wins were the most of any Mountaineer on the day.

 

Andrew Sifakis won his first match of the day defeating Brown's TJ Popolizio 7-3. Up next was the University of Pennsylvania's Rollie Peterkin. Peterkin, ranked seventh in the country, pinned Sifakis 2:23 into the match. Sifakis pinned Penn's Zack Ellis in the second round of wrestleback's before falling to Davidson's Ben Altman.

 

After losing his first match 4-3, Blevins won three-straight matches to finish in fourth place. Blevins fell in the third place match to Pitt's Ethan Headlee, but earned his first pin and technical fall of the season on his way there.

 

At 133, Celorrio lost his first match of the day 10-8 to Rider's Matt Bradley, but won four of his final five matches for a fifth place finish. Celorrio defeated Bradley 10-4 in the fifth place match.

Mike Kessler finished the day with two wins at 141. Kessler beat Brown's Ross Baldin in the first round of wrestleback's and dropped VMI's David Yost 2-0 in the second round. Kessler fell in the third round 5-1 to Stephen DeLorenzo, also of Brown.

 

Chip Powell also finished with two wins on the day in the 149 pound weight class. Powell defeated Brown's Mark Bloom 3-1 before falling to No. 15 ranked Cesar Grajales 11-2. Grajales (Penn) went on to win the championship for the second year in a row. Savva Kostis also wrestled at 149 for Appalachian and picked up his first win of his collegiate career by defeating Boston's Andrew Swank 8-2.

 

Houghton and Alex Cooke both had a solid showing at 157. Houghton won his first two matches of the day, downing Mercyhurst's Jeremiah Hill 5-0 and posting a 10-0 major decision over Penn's T.J. Polacek. He then dropped a 5-1 decision to Rider's Mike Kessler. Kessler finished in second place. Cooke lost his first match, but came back to beat Polacek 8-5 and Pittsburgh's Jeff Warusz 5-1. The wins were Cooke's first two collegiate wins.

 

Antionne Jones won his first match of the season, wrestling at 165. Jones dropped VMI's Vincent Gallo 12-8.

 

David Pritz won his second match of the season with a 7-5 decison over VMI's Ronnie Ellsworth.

 

Dustin Heiser dropped both his matches at 285, the second one a hard fought 2-1 decision to Davidson's Charlie Wolff.

 

The Mountaineers will head to New York on Saturday, Nov. 29 to compete in the Notheast Duals (Troy, N.Y.)

 

 

Nebraska 29, Chattanooga 15

 

LINCOLN, Neb. ---The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (3-4) wrestling team dropped a 29-15 decision to Nebraska (1-0) in Lincoln on Thursday evening.  The sixth-ranked Huskers proved too much for the Mocs where they have been strongest at positions 157, 165 and 174.

 

The match started at 157 where No. 19 Joey Knox dropped a major decision to No. 3 Jordan Burroughs, 17-7.  Seth Garvin dropped his first match of the season to No. 5 Stephen Dwyer at 165, losing a 9-3 decision to give the Cornhuskers a 7-0 lead.

 

Redshirt freshman Jason McCroskey suffered his first loss of the season at 174 to No. 3 Brandon Browne on a 12-6 decision.  The Huskers followed with a 15-3 major decision at 184 by Levi Wofford over Kyle McKee and a fall by No. 4 Craig Brester at 2:45 over redshirt freshman Ethan Winel at 197 in what proved to clinch the match and stake a 20-0 lead.

 

True freshman Cody Sliger came close to getting the Mocs on the board in his first collegiate matchup losing a 5-3 decision to NU’s Tucker Lane.  Sliger took a 1-0 lead on an escape with 1:49 left in the second period and was tied 2-2 after two periods.  A Lane reversal at 1:55 of the third provided the winning margin.

 

The two teams swapped forfeits at 125 and 133 with the Mocs getting six points from freshman Paul Garza at 125.  Senior Steve Hromada missed the match by not making weight.

 

No. 4 Cody Cleveland dominated his match with Curtis Salazar at 141.  After spotting Salazar a 3-2 lead after one period, Cleveland ran off six straight points to go up 8-3 before claiming a fall at 5:38.  Dan Waddell closed out the match on a good note for the Mocs with an 11-4 decision over Brian Litch at 149.

 

The Mocs now travel to Omaha, Neb., for the Kaufman-Brand Open at the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday.  The Kaufman-Brand Open, hosted by Nebraska-Omaha at Sapp Fieldhouse, has been the nation’s largest single-day collegiate meet in the nation for several years with more than 600 wrestlers from approximately 40 teams expected to compete.

 

NOTES:

 

>Chattanooga’s roster features one All-America in Cody Cleveland at 141.  Nebraska has four:  Craig Brester (197), Brandon Browne (174), Jordan Burroughs (149) and Stephen Dwyer (165).

 

>The Mocs have two wrestlers ranked in Cleveland, No. 4 at 141, and Joey Knox, No. 19 at 157.

 

>UTC entered the match with a 17-1 combined record at positions 157, 165 and 174.

 

>Due to Matt Lettner’s injury (separated shoulder) last weekend, true freshman Cody Sliger got the start coming out of a planned redshirt.

 

RESULTS

 

Chattanooga 15

No. 6 Nebraska 29

 

Individual Matches

Wt	Winning Wrestler (School)	WinType	Losing Wrestler (School)	Score
157	No. 3 Jordan Burroughs (NU)	MD	No. 19 Joey Knox (UTC)	17-7
165	No. 5 Stephen Dwyer (NU)	DEC	Seth Garvin (UTC)	9-3
174	No. 3 Brandon Browne (NU)	DEC	Jason McCroskey (UTC)	12-6
184	Levi Wofford (NU)	MD	Kyle McKee (UTC)	15-3
197	No. 4 Craig Brester (NU)	FALL	Ethan Winel (UTC)	2:45
285	Tucker Lane (NU)	DEC	Cody Sliger (UTC)	5-3
125	Paul Garza (UTC)	Forfeit	(NU)
133	Patrick Aleksanyan (NU)	Forfeit	Steve Hromada (UTC)
141	No. 4 Cody Cleveland (UTC)	FALL	Curtis Salazar (NU)	5:38
149	Dan Waddell (UTC)	DEC	Brian Litch (NU)	11-4

 

 

RESULTS WITH PLAY-BY-PLAY

157 Pounds: No. 3 Jordan Burroughs (NU) vs. No. 19 Joey Knox (UTC)
First Period...... :40, Burroughs takedown, 2-0.....:28, Knox escape, 2-1.....:10, Burroughs takedown, 4-1....Second Period.....Burroughs chooses down.....:45, Burroughs reversal, 6-1......:37, Knox escape, 6-2.....:28, Burroughs takedown, 8-2.....:25, Knox escape, 8-3.....Knox stall warning......:14, Burroughs takedown, 10-3.....Third Period....Knox chooses down.....1:58, Knox escape, 10-4.....Knox stalling, 11-4......1:35, Burroughs takedown, 13-4.....1:27, Knox escape, 13-5......1:23, Burroughs takedown, 15-5.....1:06, Knox escape, 15-6......:40, Burroughs takedown, 17-6.....:35, Knox escape, 17-7.....

Burroughs (NU) wins by major decision, 17-7.

NU 4, UTC 0

 

165 Pounds: No. 5 Stephen Dwyer (NU) vs. Seth Garvin (UTC)
First Period....2:49, Garvin technical violation, 1-0.....1:09 Dwyer technical violation, 1-1.....Second Period....Dwyer chooses down.....1:45, Dwyer escape, 2-1.....1:28, Dwyer takedown, 4-1.....Third Period....Garvin chooses down.....1:15, Garvin stall warning....1:06, Garvin escape, 4-2.....:44, Dwyer takedown, 6-2....:32, Garvin escape, 6-3.....:02, Dwyer takedown, 8-3......Dwyer riding time advantage, 2:28, 9-3...Dwyer (NU) wins by decision, 9-3.

NU 7, UTC 0

 

174 Pounds: No. 3 Brandon Browne (NU) vs. Jason McCroskey (UTC)
First Period...1:24, Browne takedown, 2-0.....1:05, McCroskey escape, 2-1....:56, Browne takedown, 4-1.....:42, McCroskey escape, 4-2....:15, Browne takedown, 6-2.....Second Period....Browne chooses down....1:22, Browne reversal, 8-2....1:08, McCroskey escape, 8-3.....:45, McCroskey stall warning....:21, McCroskey takedown, 8-5......:11, Browne reversal, 10-5.....Third Period.....McCroskey chooses down....1:52, McCroskey escape, 10-6.....:20, Browne takedown, 12-6.....Browne (NU) wins by decision, 12-6.

NU 10, UTC 0

 

184 Pounds: Levi Wofford (NU) vs. Kyle McKee (UTC)
First Period....2:06, McKee takedown, 0-2....1:47, Wofford escape, 1-2....:07, Wofford takedown, 3-2.....Second Period...Wofford chooses down....1:50, Wofford reversal, 5-2....:54, Mckee escape, 5-3.....Third Period.......McKee chooses down....1:38, Wofford nearfall, 8-3....:42, Wofford nearfall, 11-3.....:04, Wofford nearfall, 14-3.....Wofford riding time advantage, 2:47, 15-3....

Wofford (NU) wins by major decision, 15-3.

NU 14, UTC 0

 

197 Pounds: No. 4 Craig Brester (NU) vs. Ethan Winel (UTC)
First Period....2:41, Brester takedown, 2-0....2:15, Brester nearfall, 4-0....:37 Winel stall warning....

Brester (NU) wins by fall, 2:45.

NU 20, UTC 0

 

285 Pounds: Tucker Lane (NU) vs. Cody Sliger (UTC)
First Period.....Second Period....Sliger chooses down.....1:49, Sliger escape, 0-1....1:03, Lane takedown, 2-1....:57, Sliger escape, 2-2....Third Period....Lane chooses down....1:55, Lane reversal, 4-2.....:54, Sliger escape, 4-3....Lane riding time advantage, 1:13, 5-3...Lane (NU) wins by decision, 5-3.

NU 23, UTC 0

 

125 Pounds: Forfeit (NU) vs. Paul Garza (UTC)
First Period......Garza (UTC) wins by forfeit.

NU 23, UTC 6

 

133 Pounds: Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) vs. Forfeit (UTC)
First Period....Aleksanyan (NU) wins by forfeit.

NU 29, UTC 6

 

141 Pounds: Curtis Salazar (NU) vs. No. 4 Cody Cleveland (UTC)
First Period....2:20, Salazar takedown, 2-0....1:34, Cleveland reversal, 2-2....:01, Salazar escape, 3-2.....Second period....Cleveland chooses down....1:45, Cleveland escape, 3-3....1:07, Cleveland takedown, 3-5....:08, Salazar stalling, 3-6.....Third period....Salazar chooses neutral....1:32, Cleveland takedown, 3-8....Cleveland (UTC) wins by fall, 5:38.

NU 29, UTC 12

 

149 Pounds: Brian Litch (NU) vs. Dan Waddell (UTC)
First Period....2:07, Waddell takedown, 0-2....1:52, Litch escape, 1-2.....:51, Waddell takedown, 1-4.....Second period.....Litch chooses down....1:25, Litch escape, 2-4....:36, Waddell takedown, 2-6.....Third period...Waddell chooses neutral....1:03, Waddell takedown, 2-8....:52, Litch escape, 3-8.....:30, Waddell takedown, 3-10.....:20, Litch escape, 4-10......Waddell riding time advantage, 4-11. Waddell (UTC) wins by decision, 11-4.

NU 29, UTC 15

 

 

Chattanooga Wrestlers Compete at Kaufman-Brand Open

 

OMAHA, Neb. - Cody Cleveland led the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga contingent at the Kaufman-Brand Open hosted Saturday by the University of Nebraska-Omaha.  The junior All-America finished second in the Elite Division of the prestigious event.

 

Cleveland had a bye to open as the top seed in his class.  He started off with a technical fall of Stephen Makuka from Air Force at 5:21 up in the match 15-0.  Cleveland followed with a major decision, 15-2, over Cory Vombaur of Wyoming and a 6-4 decision over Curtis Salazar of Nebraska.  He then dropped a 5-3 decision to Mike Thorn of Minnesota to finish second.

 

Other strong performances included No. 19 Joey Knox at 157, Seth Garvin at 165, Jason McCroskey at 174 and Cody Sliger at 285.

 

Knox won three straight matches setting up a meeting with No. 6 Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota.  Schlatter took an 8-3 decision, but Knox rebounded to take a 6-4 decision over Tyler Safratowich of Minnesota followed by a 10-6 decision over Northern Illinois’ Bryan Deutsch in the third-place match.

 

McCroskey joined Knox as a third-place finisher.  His third-place finish came in the amateur division.  Garvin finished fifth in the elite division, while Sliger was fifth in the amateur.

 

The Mocs return to mat at Maclellan Gym on Sunday, Nov. 30, hosting Va. Tech at 2:30 p.m. and Anderson University at 4.

 

KAUFMAN-BRAND OPEN RESULTS (MOCS ONLY) ? Complete Brackets

Elite Division

133

Steve Hromada (UTC) bye in round one

Montell Marion (Iowa) maj. dec. Hromada, 12-4 (Marion 2nd-place finisher)

Consolations

Hromada pinned No. 17 Josh Baldridge (UNI), 2:21

Hromada dec. Laramie Shaffer (ISU), 7-3

Cody Garcia (UNO) dec. Hromada, 10-6

 

141

No. 4 Cody Cleveland bye in round one

Cleveland tech fall Stephen Makuka (Air Force), 5:21 (15-0)

Cleveland maj. dec. Cory Vombaur (Wyoming), 15-2

Cleveland dec. Curtis Salazar (Neb.), 6-4

Mike Thorn (Minn.) dec. Cleveland, 5-3  CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

 

157

No. 19 Joey Knox (UTC) dec. DaVaughn Perkins (Ind.), 11-6

Knox maj. dec. Jared Rickert (Minn.), 16-3

Knox dec. Tyson Reiner (UNI), 6-5

No. 6 Dustin Schlatter (Minn.) dec. Knox, 8-3 (Schlatter 2nd-place finisher)

Consolations

Knox def. Tyler Safratowich (Minn.), 6-4

Knox dec. Bryan Deutsch (NIU), 10-6  THIRD-PLACE MATCH

 

165

Brandon Wright (UTC) bye in round one

Seth Garvin (UTC) maj. dec. Brad Lower (CCC), 13-3

No. 5 Stephen Dwyer (Neb.) maj. dec. Wright, 10-2 (Dwyer 1st-place finisher)

Garvin maj. dec. Ruffin Tchakounte (Iowa), 10-1

Garvin dec. Aaron Cook (BV), 7-4

Scott Glasser (Minn.) maj. dec. Garvin, 12-3

Consolations

Wright dec. Lower, 7-4

Andrew Sorenson (Iowa St) dec. Wright, 5-2

Aaron Janssen (Iowa) dec. Garvin, 6-2 (Janssen 3rd-place finisher)

Garvin dec. Stephen Crozier (Air Force), 10-4  FIFTH-PLACE MATCH

 

184

Tom Eaton (Northwestern) dec. Kyle McKee (UTC), 5-2

Consolations

Curtis Chenoweth (NEO) dec. McKee, 10-5

 

197

Ethan Winel (UTC) med. for. Alphonso Hernandez

No. 4 Craig Brester pinned Winel, 2:54 (Brester 1st-place finisher)

Consolations

Derek Ross (UNK) pinned Winel, 1:32

 

Amateur Division

125

Paul Garza (UTC) bye in round one

Garza dec. Grant Sutter (UNI), 9-2

Patrick Hunter (ICCC) maj. dec. Garza, 15-2 (Hunter 2nd-place finisher)

Consolations

Matt Rein (UNO) dec. Garza, 8-7

 

141

Ben Johnson (UTC) dec. Kaz Fujinawa (UNK), 16-9

Johnson pinned Dillon Minor (ILCC), 4:32

Johnson dec. Nate Herda (Aug), 5-3

Austin Enoch (Minn.) dec. Johnson, 9-4

Consolations

Brent Fisher (FHSU) dec. Johnson, 8-5

 

149

Steve Zimmerman dec. Dan Waddell (UTC), 5-2 (Zimmerman 1st-place finisher)

Consolations

Waddell dec. Nick Flynn (SDSU), 3-0

Waddell dec. Russell Evans (BV), 6-4

Waddell dec. Clay Wakefield (Northwestern), 8-7

Chase Smith (Wyoming) dec. Waddell, 7-5

 

174

Jason McCroskey (UTC) bye in round one

McCroskey maj. dec. Will Johnson (NDSU), 15-2

McCroskey pinned Tyler Hancock (NIACC), 1:48

Cody Yohn (Minn.) dec. McCroskey, 7-5 (Yohn 1st-place finisher)

Consolations

McCroskey dec. David Weske (LCC), 6-0

McCroskey dec. Paul Cabbage (PCC), 11-4  THIRD-PLACE MATCH

 

184

Tyler Roberson (UTC) maj. dec. Brandon Ewertt (New), 16-5

Roberson dec. David Benson (Lab), 6-5

Scott Elliott (SDSU) maj. dec. Roberson, 8-0 (Elliot 1st-place finisher)

Consolations

Erik Red (Air Force) dec. Roberson, 3-1

 

285

Cody Sliger (UTC) dec. Jahsua Marsh (ILCC), 4-3

Sliger dec. Zach Lappnow (Minn.), 6-1

Sliger dec. Derek Toney (BV), 2-1

Nate Reicks (UNK) pinned Sliger, 5:36

Consolations

Taylor Escamilla (UNO) dec. Sliger, 3-1

Sliger med. for. Jacob Scharborough (Wyoming) FIFTH-PLACE MATCH

 

 

The Citadel Places Seventh at the Navy Classic

 

Annapolis, Md. ? The Bulldog wrestling team placed seventh overall in the Navy Classic, Nov. 22.

 

The Bulldogs finished with a total team score of 45.5 points, one point behind the grapplers from Duke. The men from Navy took top honors with a team score of 155.5 points followed closely behind by Virginia Tech with 153.5.

 

197-pound grappler Odie Delaney led the Bulldogs, placing fourth in his weight class behind top wrestlers from George Mason, Virginia Tech and Navy. Delaney had a 3-2 record in the tournament with three falls all recorded in less than two minutes.

 

Wrestling action will continue Dec. 4 as the Bulldogs host the grapplers from Ohio in McAlister Field House at 7 p.m. The Citadel will then travel to State College, Pa. to compete in the Penn State Open Saturday, Dec. 7.

 

 

George Mason 31, The Citadel 14

 

Charleston, S.C. ? The Citadel wrestlers fell to the Patriots from George Mason, 31-14, Nov. 20.

The Bulldogs were unable to defeat the Patriots in their first away dual meet of the 2008-09 season.

 

125-pound wrestler Tyler Sim had a close match with the Patriot’s Brian Wright but was unable to score and lost 6-5.

 

The Citadel’s 141-pound Derek Royster defeated George Mason’s John Delgado in a 5-0 decision. This victory puts Royster at 3-0 so far this season. Following Royster’s lead was teammate, 149-pound David Ivanschenko, who had a major decision victory over the Patriot’s Ryan Watson, 10-0.

 

Another Bulldog to earn points for the overall team score was 165-pound Derek Sickle, who had an 8-6 decision over his competitor Kramer Whitelaw. Heavyweight Bulldog wrestler Aaron Brown had a 14-4 major decision over the Patriot’s Hunter Mansplie.

 

Wrestling action will continue as The Citadel grapplers travel to Annapolis, Md. to compete in the Navy Classic Saturday Nov. 22.

Individual Matches

 

Wt        Winning Wrestler           Type     Losing Wrestler             Score

125       Brian Wright (GM)          DEC     Tyler Sim (Cit)               6 - 5

133       Denny Herndon (GM)      FALL    Pierre Frazile (Cit)          1:21

141       Derek Royster (Cit)        DEC     John Delgado (GM)        0 - 5

149       David Ivashchenko (Cit) MD         Ryan Watson (GM)        0 - 10

157       Jake Bohn (GM)             FALL    Keith Koziel (Cit)            1:31

165       Derek Sickel (Cit)           DEC     Kramer Whitelaw (GM)   6 - 8

174       Mendbagana Tovuujav (GM)        MD       James Oddo (Cit)           21 - 8

184       William Widener (GM)    FALL    Kelby Smith (Cit)           2:25

197       Cayle Byers (GM)          FALL    Andrew Delaney (Cit)      3:50

285       Aaron Brown (Cit)           MD       Hunter Mansplie (GM)    4 ? 14