SIUE competes at Midlands
EVANSTON, Ill. – SIUE wrestlers scored seven points Monday at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
The Cougars won six matches on day one of the two-day tournament. All of SIUE's wrestlers were eliminated.
Jake Residori advanced two rounds in the 174-pound championship bracket and was later eliminated in overtime by South Dakota State's David Kocer.
Connor McMahon and Jake Tindle also advanced to the consolation fourth round but were edged in their final matches. McMahon lost to Minnesota's Pat Smith (unattached) 8-5. Tindle was defeated 4-1 by Maryland's Rob Fitzgerald.
SIUE begins the Southern Conference regular season at home against Appalachian State on Jan. 7 at the Vadalabene Center. The first whistle is set for 7 p.m.
Davidson competes at Midlands, Lock Haven invites
The Davidson wrestling team finished out the 2014 portion of the schedule at the 51st Ken Kraft Midlands Championship and the First Citizens Community Bank LHU Invitational.
A trio of seniors competed at the Midlands in Evanston, Ill., while 14 other Wildcat wrestlers headed to the nine-team field at the Lock Haven Invitational.
Davidson returns to action Jan., 17 with a trip to the Anderson, S.C. The match is set for 2 p.m.
MIDLANDS
EVANSTON, Ill. – At 133 pounds, Anthony Elias earned a 10-5 decision over Missouri's Cole Baumartner in the second round. Elias fell to Jarrod Garnett of Lehigh Valley Athletic Club in the third round and Brance Simms of South Dakota State in the consolation round.
Scott Patrick wrestled at 184 pounds. The fifth-year senior dropped a hard-fought 2-1 decision to Clint Morrison of Rider before falling to Illinois's Nikko Reyes in the consolation round.
Senior Ian Solcz opened Midlands with a loss to Harvard's James Fox before posting a 3-1 decision over Brown's Austin Pfarr in the consolation round three at 197 pounds.
LOCK HAVEN INVITATIONAL
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Fourteen Davidson wrestlers competed at the Lock Haven Invitational. Hofstra took home the team title, besting the nine-team field with 154 points. Lock Haven was second (136.5 points) and Clarion rounded out the top three teams (83 points).
Patrick Devlin earned his first pin of the season at 165 pounds, taking down Ekow Eshun from Franklin & Marhsall at the 2:17 mark.
Konner Pritchard earned a hard-fought 5-3 sudden victory over George Mason's Daniel Mika at 174 pounds.