Cornell & Penn State share Southern Scuffle title; Lopouchanski fifth for UNCG
GREENSBORO, N.C. - After two days of wrestling and 958 matches, Cornell and Penn State each claimed a share of the 2010 UNCG Southern Scuffle championship as each team earned 151.5 points during the two days.
The Big Red and Nittany Lions each won three individual titles as Kyle Dake, Justin Kerber and Cam Simaz won titles for Cornell, while David Taylor, Ed Ruth and Cameron Wade each won titles for Penn State. 149-pounder Ivan Lopouchanski was the lone UNCG wrestler to place in the tournament, as he came away with a fifth-place finish. Byron Sigmon and Caylor Williams also advanced to day two for the Spartans, but both fell one match short of placing in the tournament.
Lopouchanski began his day with a narrow 5-4 loss to Joey Metzler from Old Dominion in the quarterfinals. He rebounded in the consolation bracket with a 3-2 decision against Liberty's Scott Clymer before scoring a 4-2 win over James English from Penn State. He then fell to No. 15 Torsten Gillespie in the consolation semifinals to fall into the fifth-place match. In that match, Lopouchanski avenged his earlier loss to Metzler by defeating him 8-4.
In the championship finals, Old Dominion's James Nicholson, ranked fourth nationally, used a first period takedown to defeat No. 7 Zach Sanders from Minnesota, 4-2, at 125 pounds. In the 133 pound match, No. 9 Rollie Peterkin from Penn hit a five-point move in the third period against No. 4 Lou Ruggirello to win 6-0.
In a battle of the nation's top two wrestlers at 141 pounds, Michigan's Kellen Russell (No. 1) scored a first period takedown and had another one in the third period to defeat No. 2 Mike Thorn from Minnesota, 6-2. One of the tightest finals matches came at 149 pounds as No. 1 Kyle Dake from Cornell recorded a third-period escape to narrowly defeat No. 6 Frank Molinaro, 1-0.
The most dominant performance in the finals was at 157 pounds as No. 3 David Taylor from Penn State scored an impressive 19-2 technical fall in just 4:06 against No. 9 Paul Young from Indiana. No. 4 Justin Kerber scored an escape and followed it up with a takedown in the third period to score a 6-4 win over No. 7 Cody Yohn from Minnesota.
No. 10 Ed Ruth continued his run through the tournament as he scored a 7-2 decision over No. 2 Chris Henrich from Virginia to win the 174-pound title. In the semifinals, Ruth defeated No. 1 Mack Lewnes from Cornell. At 184 pounds, No. 2 Chris Honeycutt used a reversal and pair of takedowns en route to defeating No. 3 Steve Bosak from Cornell, 7-2.
The tightest match of the finals was at 197 pounds as No. 2 Cam Simaz from Cornell scored a 5-4 win against No. 6 Cayle Byers from George Mason in the second tiebreaker. Simaz rode Byers out in the first 30 second tiebreaker and then earned an escape in the second tiebreaker. In the final match of the tournament, No. 6 Cameron Wade of Penn State scored a two-point near-fall with 15 seconds and earned a point for riding time to defeat No. 7 Ben Apland from Michigan, 4-2.
AGATE
2010 Southern Scuffle Champions:
Team: Cornell & Penn State
Individual:
125: No. 4 James Nicholson (Old Dominion)
133: No. 9 Rollie Peterkin (Penn)
141: No. 1 Kellen Russell (Michigan)
149: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell)
157: No. 3 David Taylor (Penn State)
165: No. 4 Justin Kerber (Cornell)
174: No. 10 Ed Ruth (Penn State)
184: No. 2 Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro)
197: No. 2 Cam Simaz (Cornell)
285: No. 6 Cameron Wade (Penn State)
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Ed Ruth (Penn State)
Gregorian Award (most pins in least amount of time): Brice Arand (Oregon State)
ASU Wrestling Finishes Action at Southern Scuffle
GREENSBORO, N.C.- Appalachian State University wrestling wrapped up competition at the annual Southern Scuffle hosted by UNC Greensboro on Thursday afternoon.
After day one of the Southern Scuffle, the Mountaineers advanced three wrestlers to the final day of action.
At 149 pounds, Appalachian sent junior Savva Kostis (Boone, N.C./Watauga) to the mat on the final day after Kostis posted a 2-1 record on day one and earned a bye in the consolation round. Kostis lost a tight decision to Liberty's Scott Clymer, 9-7 though to end his participation in the tournament.
Junior Kyle Blevins (Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa) was the bright spot for ASU on the second day of action at 165. Blevins, who earned three wins against no defeats on the first day, lost his first match of the tournament to Dan Yates (Michigan), 4-2, sending Blevins to the consolation round. Blevins rebounded and posted back-to- back decisions against Virginia Tech's Chris Moon, 6-1, and Kent State's Ross Tice, 5-3. Blevins ran into Paul Gillespie of Hofstra and fell 3-2 to end his day on the mat.
Senior Dylan Temple (Marietta, Ga./Walton) wrestled unattached for the Mountaineers at 197 pounds in his first matches of the season and recorded a 2-1 record on the first day of action. But Temple was halted on the second day by Charles Johnson (Oregon State), 10-2 in his only match on day two.
The Apps start the New Year off on January 4th, as they host Virginia Tech and Campbell in Varsity Gym, with matches starting at 4 p.m.
ASU Results
149
Scott Clymer (Liberty) dec. Savva Kostis, 9-7
165
Dan Yates (Michigan) dec. Kyle Blevins, 4-2
Blevins dec. Chris Moon (Virginia Tech), 6-1
Blevins dec. Ross Tice (Kent State), 5-3
Paul Gillespie (Hofstra) dec Blevins, 3-2
197
Charles Johnson (Oregon State) major dec. Dylan Temple, 10-2
Luvsandorj Places Third, Bulldogs Conclude Action at Southern Scuffle
Greensboro, N.C. - The Citadel wrestling team wrapped up action at the Southern Scuffle at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center on Thursday. The Bulldogs finished in 19th place out of 34 teams.
No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) continued his stellar season as he went 8-1 in the tournament and took third place at 165 pounds. The sophomore boosted his overall season record to 23-4.
Luvsandorj started out with a pair of wins over Army's Jacob Vetter and Oregon State's Jonathan Brascetta before narrowly falling to Michigan's Dan Yates. In the consolation bracket, the Bulldog would find redemption as he raced through the bracket including ousting #26 Thomas Scotton of North Carolina. Earning a rematch with Yates in the semifinals, this time he would earn a 3-1 sudden victory to advance to the third place title match where he downed Hofstra's Paul Gillespie to take the title.
The Citadel faced nationally ranked opponents in nine of the ten weight classes in the tournament. Also finding success was Richard Alarcon at 125 pounds, Derek Royster at 149 pounds, Josh Tuck at 184 pounds and J.C. Oddo at 174 pounds, who lost both of his matches to nationally ranked foes.
The Bulldogs finished just a half-point behind host UNCG for the most team points scored by a SoCon team. VMI and Appalachian State also competed in the two-day event. No. 1 Cornell shared the overall title with Penn State as each squad earned 151.5 points.
125
Joaquin Marquez (CIT) fall Brett Kostern (GW), 3:40
Robert Gribschaw (UNC) fall Joaquin Marquez (CIT), 2:51
Robert Dyar (COL) fall Joaquin Marquez (CIT), 2:17
#12 Frank Perrelli (CORN) dec. Richard Alarcon (CIT), 4-1
Richard Alarcon (CIT) dec. Tanner Bidelspach (CAMP), 8-2
Richard Alarcon (CIT) dec. Ryan Renkey (ARMY), 6-4 SV1
Zach Huxford (GMU) dec. Richard Alarcon (CIT), 4-3
133
Eric Morrell (EDIN) maj. dec. Tyler Sim (CIT), 13-4
Erik Spjust (UVA) dec. Tyler Sim (CIT), 3-2
#13 Zac Stephens (MICH) maj. dec. Eli Ashby (CIT), 15-2
Gavin Moore (OHIO) dec. Eli Ashby (CIT), 8-2
141
#22 Christopher Villalonga (CORN) dec. Jordan Dix (CIT), 3-1 TB1
Scott Festejo (ODU) dec. Jordan Dix (CIT), 6-2
149
James English (PSU) dec. Derek Royster (CIT), 7-3
Derek Royster (CIT) dec. David Zilverberg (MINN), 10-3
Derek Royster (CIT) med. for. Justin Accordino (HOF)
Shane Strumwasser (COL) dec. Derek Royster (CIT), 6-5
#27 Eric Grajales (MICH) dec. David Ivashchenko (CIT), 7-0
Josh Roosa (BLOOM), dec. David Ivashchenko (CIT), 7-2
Shane Strumwasser (COL) dec. Nick LaFevre (CIT), 2-1
Patrick Smith (MINN) dec. Nick LaFevre (CIT), 4-0
157
Pierre Frazile (CIT) dec. Rich Jackson (NAVY), 3-2
Tyler Banks (HOF) dec. Pierre Frazile (CIT), 2-1
James Vollrath (PSU) dec. Pierre Frazile (CIT), 3 -2
165
Kenneth Radford (CIT) dec. Cody Hutcheson (CORN), 10-9
Cody Yohn (MINN) maj. dec. Kenneth Radford (CIT), 15-3
#15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) dec. Jacob Vetter (ARMY), 5-3
#15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) dec. Jonathan Brascetta (OSU), 4-2
Dan Yates (MICH) dec. #15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT), 4-2
#15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) tech. fall Dominick Vetell (ASU), 27-11
#15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) dec. Ryan LeBlanc (IND), 7-3
#15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) dec. #26 Thomas Scotton (UNC), 3-2
#15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) fall Jeb Clark (UTV), 1:38
#15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) dec. Dan Yates (MICH), 3-1 SV1
#15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) dec. Paul Gillespie (HOF), 4-3
174
J.C. Oddo (CIT) fall Angelo Malvestuto (UVA), 2:06
#27 Justin Zeerip (MICH) dec. J.C. Oddo (CIT), 8-0
J.C. Oddo (CIT) fall Nijel Jones (UNC), 2:38
#8 Scott Glasser (MINN) dec. J.C. Oddo (CIT), 4-0
184
Justin Sparrow (CIT) dec. Michael Erdman (PRIN), 5-3
#2 Steve Bosak (CORN) fall Justin Sparrow (CIT), 2:06
#28 Brice Arand (OSU) fall Josh Tuck (CIT), 1:41
Josh Tuck (CIT) fall Vincent Salyer (GW), 1:30
Josh Tuck (CIT) dec. Justin Sparrow (CIT), 9-4
Brock Mantella (BU) dec. Josh Tuck (CIT), 3-2
197
#10 Matt Powless (IU) maj. dec. Kelby Smith (CIT), 17-6
Kyle Sanders (OHIO) dec. Kelby Smith (CIT), 8-4
285
Luke Johnson (CIT) dec. Chad Bleske (MICH), 4-3
#7 Cameron Wade (PSU) fall Luke Johnson (CIT), 3:56
Andy Hartshorn (OHIO) maj. dec. Luke Johnson (CIT), 14-3
Odie Delaney (CIT) fall Stryker Lane (CORN), 2:17
#23 Richard Alaca (IND) fall Odie Delaney (CIT), 6:13
Eloheim Palma (UNC) dec. Odie Delaney (CIT), 7-2
Final team scores:
t1. Cornell - 151.5
t1. Penn State - 151.5
3. Oregon State - 132.5
4. Michigan - 132
5. Minnesota - 126.5
6. Kent State - 76
7. Edinboro - 72
8. Penn - 71.5
t9. Hofstra - 65.5
t9. Virginia - 65.5
11. Old Dominion - 60.5
12. Navy - 57.5
13. Indiana - 54.5
14. Ohio - 45.5
15. Air Force - 45
16. North Carolina - 42.5
17. Utah Valley - 38
18. UNCG - 36
19. The Citadel - 35.5
20. Army - 33.5
21. George Mason - 33
22. NC State - 32.5
23. Princeton - 29
24. Bloomsburg - 27
25. VMI - 25.5
26. Lock Haven - 22
27. Liberty - 20
28. Appalachian State - 18.5
t29. Gardner-Webb - 15
t29. Virginia Tech - 15
31. Duke - 13
32. Boston - 8.5
33. Campbell - 5
34. Columbia - 4.5
The Citadel returns to action on Jan. 9 when they take on Appalachian State in Boone, N.C. For more information on Bulldog wrestling, visit CitadelSports.com.
Wine Captures Fourth-Place at Southern Scuffle
GREENSBORO, N.C.- The VMI wrestling squad concluded competition at the 2010 Southern Scuffle Thurs., Dec. 30 with a trio of Keydets taking part in the action after day one. The highlight of the day was senior heavyweight Josh Wine's performance, as he took fourth-place in the heavyweight bracket. Wine's finish also boosted the team score to 25.5 points, giving the Keydets a 25th-place finish.
Following a 2-0 mark on day one, Wine's day began with a huge win over the nations' ninth-ranked heavyweight, Anthony Nelson of Minnesota by a 7-3 margin. In the next round, he squared off against No. 7 Ben Apland of Michigan, but dropped the match via pinfall at the 3:41 mark of the bout.
After falling into the consolation bracket following his first setback of the tourney, the senior rebounded with a 3-1 victory over Joe Tymosuzuk of Kent State to put himself in the consolation finals against Nelson, who he defeated earlier in the day. However, in the third-place match, Nelson secured the pinfall at the 6:28 mark of the match, ending Wine's day with a fourth-place finish.
Wine wrapped up the tournament with a 4-2 record, bringing his season tally to 6-2 on the young season.
In other Keydet action on day two, sophomore Conor Black was forced to withdraw due to injury in his bout against Mike Alexander of Cornell, while fellow sophomore John Dommert was defeated by Ben Clymer of Hostra in the 184 lbs. bracket by a 7-0 count.
The Keydets return to action on Jan. 7-8, as the squad will travel to the 31st Virginia Duals in Hampton, Virginia. Bouts are currently slated to begin at 9 a.m. in the all-day affair.
VMI Agate
Conor Black, So, 174 lbs.
L, Inj. Default, Mike Anderson, Cornell
John Dommert, So., 184 lbs.
L, 7-0, Ben Clymer, Hofstra
Josh Wine, Sr., 285 lbs.
W, 7-3, No. 9 Anthony Nelson, Minnesota
L, Fall (3:41), No. 7 Ben Apland, Michigan
W, 3-1, Joe Tymosuzuk, Kent St.
L, Fall (6:28) Nelson, Minnesota