The
Citadel ninth, Khishignyam MOW at Reno Tournament of Champions
RENO,
Nev. – Ugi Khishignyam continued his domination in the 141-pound weight class
as the redshirt freshman went 5-0 and downed two ranked wrestlers en route to
capturing his second individual title of the season at the Reno Tournament of
Champions on Sunday.
The Bulldogs captured ninth place as a team with 54.5 points. Oregon
State earned the team title with 145 points.
Khishignyam, who didn't allow a single takedown or reversal in his five
bouts, collected two falls (one pin and one technical fall) and a major
decision before meeting 18th-ranked Nathan Pennesi from West Virginia in the
semifinals.
The Mongolia native dominated Pennesi in an 8-3 decision to move him into
the championship match against Oregon State's fourth-ranked Michael Mangrum.
In the final bout, the Bulldog grappler used two takedowns while allowing
just three escapes to narrowly edge out Mangrum and earn the title at 141. He
was named the Reno Tournament of Champions' Most Outstanding Wrestler following
the conclusion of the competition.
Khishignyam improved his record to 19-2 on the season and earned his
second individual crown of his young career.
Odie Delaney highlighted the heavyweight division for the Bulldogs as the
redshirt senior earned his 49th and 50th career pins. Delaney downed Southern
Oregon's Tanner Marvel in the fifth minute before collecting his impressive
50th pin on Grand Canyon's Tyrell Fortune to move him into a semifinal match
against longtime rival Jeremy Johnson from Ohio.
Johnson and Delaney have met five previous times in their careers,
including a championship bout at the Navy Classic on Nov. 17 where Delaney
earned the 7-6 victory over the then-10th-ranked Johnson.
A season ago at the NCAA Championships, Johnson ended Delaney's season by
taking a victory in the consolation bout, leaving the Bulldog grappler one win
shy of earning All-American status
In Sunday's bout, Delaney got the best of the Bobcat wrestler again,
collecting a 3-1 decision and earning a spot in the championship match against
No. 11 Mike McClure, who was able to earn the win by fall over Delaney at the
3:40 mark.
Delaney now holds a career record of 96-38 as he closes in on the 100-win
plateau.
Appalachian
State 15th at Reno
RENO,
Nev. – With a sixth-place finish by sophomore Jesse Johnson at 174 pounds,
Appalachian State finished 15th out of a 27-team field at the Reno Tournament
of Champions at the Reno Events Center on Sunday.
Johnson started his tournament run with four straight victories,
highlighted by a technical fall over Southern Oregon’s Jacob Abrams in the
opening round. Johnson followed the first-round win with a 12-3 major decision
over The Citadel’s Jared Hemmings and back-to-back decisions against Missouri
Valley College’s Brett Bader and Clackamas’ Dustin Johnson.
After rattling off four straight victories, Johnson fell to two ranked
opponents, as No. 2 Ty Vinson of Oregon State and No. 4 Kody Reed of Montana
State-Northern both defeated the sophomore. In Johnson’s fifth-place match, the
Lexington, N.C., native could not find an answer, losing by fall at the 4:12
mark.
Redshirt sophomores Dominic Parisi (125 pounds) and Paul Weiss (197
pounds) claimed three victories each on the day, while senior Brett Boston (133
pounds), junior Chris Johnson (141 pounds) and sophomore Joe Cummings (285
pounds) earned two wins apiece.
The 15th-place finish was two places higher than Southern
Conference opponent Campbell as the Mountaineers finished with 30.5 points. No.
11 Oregon State captured the Tournament of Champions crown, closing the night
with 145 points.
Appalachian State will take the next few weeks off and bring in 2013 with
the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Currently, 23 teams are
schedule for this season’s tournament.
Campbell finishes 18th
at Reno
RENO, Nev. –
Campbell finished 18th at the Reno Tournament of Champions on
Sunday, totaling 25 points on the day. Sophomore Paul Duggan (165 pounds) and
freshman Eric Montoya (125 pounds) owned the best records for the Camels, each
finishing 5-2.
Duggan improved to 11-9 on the season. He earned a 12-2
major decision over Grand Canyon’s Ryan Miller and added four decisions.
Montoya continues to have the top record on the season for
the Camels, moving to 17-8 in his rookie season. He tallied a technical fall
(21-1, 5:23) over Simpson’s Hayden Zimmerman and a 12-1 major decision over
Michigan State’s Josh Heinzer. He also posted three decisions.
Campbell will travel once more before returning to Buies
Creek, N.C. The Camels will participate in the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 in
Chattanooga, Tenn.
SIUE splits at Purdue
Duals
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.
– Kyle Lowman and David Devine were double winners Sunday as the SIUE
wrestling team split matches at Purdue’s Holloway Gymnasium.
The Cougars, 2-6, dropped a 34-9 decision to host Purdue,
9-2, and picked up a 27-15 victory over Iowa Western. Purdue would go on to defeat
Iowa Western 42-(-1) due to an unsportsmanlike call.
Lowman, a 157-pounder, scored a first-period pin over Purdue’s
Frankie Porras in 1 minute, 45 seconds. He added a major decision over Iowa
Western's Sean Dulom 8-0.
Devine, at heavyweight, closed out the Purdue match with a
3-2 triumph over Alex White. He joined Lowman with two wins by scoring a 5-2
decision over John Jude of Iowa Western.
SIUE won five of the final six matches against Iowa Western,
including a forfeit to Jake Tindle at 184 pounds. Lowman’s victory started the
stretch of wins. Jake Residori earned a 5-1 decision over Zak Benitz at 165
pounds. Josh Wood recorded a fall at exactly the 5-minute mark of his match
against Iowa Western's Ronald Lemons at 197 pounds.
The Cougars are now idle until Jan. 6 when they compete for the
first time this regular season at the Vadalabene Center. SIUE faces Appalachian
State and Northern Illinois.
Purdue 34, SIUE 9
125: Camden Eppert (PU) wins by forfeit (PU 6 – SIUE 0)
133: Danny Sabatello (PU) def. Patrick Meyers (SIUE), D 7-2 (PU 9 – SIUE 0)
141: Brandon Nelsen (PU) def. Drew Vrbenec (SIUE), MD 11-3 (PU 13 – SIUE 0)
149: Ivan Lopouchanski (PU) def. Dillon Pousson (SIUE), TF 18-3 (7:00) (PU 18 –
SIUE 0)
157: Kyle Lowman (SIUE) def. Frankie Porras (PU), Fall 1:45 (PU 18 – SIUE 6)
165: Pat Robinson (PU) def. Jake Residori (SIUE,) D 5-2 (PU 21 – SIUE 6)
174: Chad Welch (PU) def. Deshoun White (SIUE), D 11-8 (PU 24 – SIUE 6)
184: Patrick Kissel (PU) def. Jake Tindle (SIUE), MD 8-0 (PU 28 – SIUE 6)
197: Braden Atwood (PU) def. Josh Wood (SIUE), Fall 6:46 (PU 34 – SIUE 6)
285: David Devine (SIUE) def. Alex White (PU), D 3-2 (PU 34 – SIUE 9)
SIUE 27, Iowa Western
CC 15
125: Adrian Lozano (IWCC) wins by forfeit (IWCC 6 – SIUE 0)
133: Patrick Meyers (SIUE) def. Carlos Garcia (IWCC), TF 19-3 (5:19) (IWCC 6 –
SIUE 5)
141: Peter Stewart (IWCC) def. Drew Vrbenec
(SIUE), D 7-4 (IWCC 9 – SIUE 5)
149: Kasey Einerson (IWCC) def. Dillon Pousson (SIUE), D 8-4 (IWCC 12 – SIUE 5)
157: Kyle Lowman (SIUE) def. Sean Dulom (IWCC), MD 8-0 (IWCC 12 – SIUE 9)
165: Jake Residori (SIUE) def. Zak Benitz (IWCC), D 5-1 (IWCC 12 – SIUE 12)
174: Dan Williams (IWCC) def. Deshoun White (SIUE), D 4-2 (IWCC 15 – SIUE 12)
184: Jake Tindle (SIUE) wins by forfeit (IWCC 15 – SIUE 18)
197: Josh Wood (SIUE) def. Ronald Lemons (IWCC), Fall 5:00 (IWCC 15 – SIUE 24)
285: David Devine (SIUE) def. John Jude (IWCC), D 5-2 (IWCC 15 – SIUE 27)
Chattanooga drops
pair of duals at Grapple at the Garden
NEW YORK – Chattanooga’s
wrestling team had strong individual performances but dropped two team duals in
the Grapple in the Garden, presented by Suplay.com, on Sunday. Sophomore Nick
Soto and senior Niko Brown both posted a pair of wins against No. 2 Oklahoma
State and Rutgers in the first collegiate duals in Madison Square Garden.
Soto, ranked No. 7 in the nation at 125, opened the match
against No. 2 Oklahoma State (6-0) with a fall. He pinned Edward Klimara at the
6:29 mark to give UTC a 6-0 lead. UTC was only down 7-6 after three matches,
but the Cowboys dominated the middle weights with four straight pins.
Brown was able to stop the bleeding with a win at 197. He
posted a 5-4 decision over Austin Schafer, but the Mocs would eventually drop
the match 41-9.
Chattanooga also started quickly against Rutgers (7-1),
winning the first two matches. Soto scored a 10-4 decision over Joe Langel to
put the Mocs up 3-0. It was the third win of the weekend for Soto, upping his
overall record to 13-3.
Freshman Marvin Lopez gave Chattanooga a big boost with a
fall at 133. He pinned Vinny Dellafave at the 5:36 mark for a 9-0 UTC lead.
Rutgers got right back in the match with back-to-back pins
at 141 and 149. The Scarlet Knights followed that with three straight decisions
for a 21-9 lead. A major decision at 184 put the match out of reach, but Brown
still battled for a win at 197. He scored a 3-1 decision over Dan Seidenberg to
improve to 17-1 overall and 7-0 in dual matches. Rutgers went on to win the
match 28-12.
UTC goes into the holiday break with a 4-4 overall record. The
Mocs will now prepare to host the 2013 Southern Scuffle, presented by Defense
Soap on Jan. 1-2 in McKenzie Arena. An impressive field of 23 teams will make
the trip to the Scenic City for the two-day tournament.
No. 2 Oklahoma State
41, Chattanooga 9
125: No. 7 Nick Soto (UTC) - Fall 6:29 - Edward Klimara (Ok. State) - UTC
6-0
133: No. 7 Jonathon Morrison (Ok. State) - MD 12-0 - Marvin Lopez (UTC) - UTC
6-4
141: Julian Feikert (Ok. State) - Dec. 5-3 - Dean Pavlou (UTC) - Ok. State 7-6
149: No. 2 Jordan Oliver (Ok. State) - Fall 3:12 - Jared Presley (UTC) - Ok.
State 13-6
157: Dallas Bailey (Ok. State) - Fall 0:25 - Trey Stavrum (UTC) - Ok. State
19-6
165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Ok. State) - Fall 6:15 - Josh Condon (UTC) - Ok.
State 25-6
174: No. 1 Chris Perry (Ok. State) - Fall 3:49 - Jake Young (UTC) - Ok. State
31-6
184: No. 17 Christopher Chionuma (Ok. State) - MD 18-9 - John Shrader (UTC) -
Ok. State 35-6
197: Niko Brown (UTC) - Dec. 5-4 - Austin Schafer (Ok. State) - Ok. State 35-9
285: No. 4 Alan Gelogaev (Ok. State) - Forfeit - Ok. State 41-9
Rutgers 28,
Chattanooga 12
125: No. 7 Nick Soto (UTC) - Dec. 10-4 - Joe Langel (Rutgers) - UTC 3-0
133: Marvin Lopez (UTC) - Fall 5:36 - Vinny Dellafave (Rutgers) - UTC 9-0
141: No. 15 Trevor Melde (Rutgers) - Fall 1:17 - Dean Pavlou (UTC) - UTC 9-6
149: Kenny Theobold (Rutgers) - Fall 2:52 - Alex Hudson (UTC) - Rutgers 12-9
157: Scott Goodale (Rutgers) - Dec. 9-4 - Trey Stavrum (UTC) - Rutgers 15-9
165: Nick Visicaro (Rutgers) - Dec. 11-8 - Josh Condon (UTC) - Rutgers 18-9
174: No. 9 Greg Zannetti (Rutgers) - Dec. 4-0 - John Lampe (UTC) - Rutgers 21-9
184: No. 13 Dan Rinaldi (Rutgers) - MD 8-0 - Robert Prigmore (UTC) - Rutgers
25-9
197: Niko Brown (UTC) - Dec. 3-1 - Dan Seidenberg (Rutgers) - Rutgers 25-12
285: Billy Smith (Rutgers) - Dec. 4-0 - Kevin Malone (UTC) - Rutgers 28-12