Appalachian State 35, Davidson 7
BOONE, N.C. – The Appalachian State wrestling team picked up its second commanding win in a row with a 35-7 rout of the Davidson Wildcats on Sunday at Varsity Gym.
The Mountaineers started the match winning three in a row before losing one, then winning three more in a row. The Mountaineers only dropped two matches on the night, picking up two forfeits, a tech-fall, a pin and four decisions.
Javon Johnson picked up his first collegiate win, beating James McCord with a 6-3 decision at the 141-pound weight class, and Dylan Cottrell got his 11th straight win, gaining a 10-7 decision against Kevin Birmingham. Cottrell has now moved to 22-1 on the season and is still ranked seventh in the 149-pound weight class by AWN in last week’s poll.
Aaron Scott was faced with gaining the early momentum for the Mountaineers at the 157-pound weight class. He picked up the team’s first win of the night with a 6-2 win against Dan Hagemann. App State took the early 3-0 lead.
Next up was the most dominating match of the night. Zack Strickland got the Mountaineers six points by receiving a full-match tech-fall, not giving up a single point. He got the first takedown of the match and continued to tilt his opponent, picking up near-fall after near-fall. He received the 15-0 win by earning the one-point riding time at the end of the match.
Getting his second-straight start at the 197-pound weight class, Tyler Radford put together an impressive performance by earning the 5-1 decision against Michael Moore.
Denzel Dejournette started his match off strong, gaining the first takedown. After, he forced his opponent into a cradle and pinned him (4:43), picking up six more points for the Apps.
Dominic Parisi (Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson) and Colin Hedash (Slatington, Pa./ Lehigh) both picked up forfeits in the 125 and 174 -pound weight classes, respectively.
The Mountaineers dropped the 133 and 184-pound weight classes. Nick Vetell dropped his 184 match with a 9-3 decision to Donald Patrick, and Vito Pasone, facing the larger Anthony Elias at 133, dropped the 18-9 major decision.
The Mountaineers got the 35-7 win. They moved to 29-1 against Davidson dating back to 1990.
Appalachian will be back on the mat Feb. 23 against SIUE in Varsity Gym at 2 p.m. in its last home match of the season. The team will be honoring its graduating seniors.
Davidson will face SIUE in a SoCon tilt in Boone on Sunday, Feb. 23.
Appalachian State 35, Davidson 7
157 – Aaron Scott (APP) won by decision over Dan Hagemann (DAV) 6-2 (App leads 3-0)
165 – Zack Strickland (APP) won by tech-fall over Patrick Devlin (DAV) 15-0 (7:00) (App leads 8-0)
174 – Colin Hedash (APP) won by forfeit. (App leads 14-0)
184 – Donald Patrick (DAV) won by decision over Nick Vetell (APP) 9-3. (App leads 14-3)
197 – Tyler Radford (APP) won by decision over Michael Moore (DAV) 5-1. (App leads 17-3)
285 – Denzel Dejournette (APP) won by pin over Eddie Isola (DAV) 4:43. (App leads 23-3)
125 – Dominick Parisi (APP) won by forfeit. (App leads 29-3)
133 – Anthony Elias (DAV) won by major decision over Vito Pasone (APP) 18-9. (App leads 29-7)
141 – Javon Johnson (APP) won by decision over James McCord (DAV) 6-3 (App leads 32-7)
149 – Dylan Cottrell (APP) won by decision over Kevin Birmingham (DAV) 10-7. (App wins 35-7)
The Citadel tops North Carolina, Duke
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Turtogtokh Luvsandorj notched his 125th and 126th career wins to become The Citadel wrestling team's all-time winningest wrestler on Sunday as the Bulldogs beat North Carolina 19-18 and Duke 26-11 on Senior Day at McAlister Field House.
The Bulldogs improved to 9-3 on the season and return to conference action with a 4-1 SoCon mark Wednesday when they head to Buies Creek, N.C., to take on Campbell in a rescheduled matchup that was postponed by last week’s winter storm.
In his final collegiate match at McAlister Field House, Luvsandorj notched an 8-1 win over Duke's Marcus Cain, which sealed the Bulldogs' ninth straight win over the Blue Devils dating back to 2003. It was the redshirt senior's 126th career win, moving him past former teammate Odie Delaney (2013) and Sean Markey (2006) in the record book.
Luvsandorj tied the record earlier in a thrilling 4-2 sudden victory win over North Carolina's John Michael Staudenmayer. The victory gave the Bulldogs a 16-14 advantage with two bouts remaining.
The Mongolia native improved to 31-5 on the season at 165 pounds with a 12-0 dual record and extended his winning streak to 14.
Ugi Khishignyam, who is also in his final season as a Bulldog, captured two wins on the day, earning a 19-7 major decision over UNC's Brian Bokoski before cruising past Duke's Xaviel Ramos by a 21-5 technical fall at 5:21.
The 141-pounder closed out his career with a perfect 9-0 record at McAlister Field House and improved his season mark to 17-3 and career to 59-9.
Matt Frisch and Aaron Walker continued their successes at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively, with two wins each.
Frisch notched a hard-fought 5-2 decision over Tar Heel grappler Christian Barber in the day's opening match before a 5-3 win over Duke's Connor Bass in his second.
Walker, who is 12-0 in dual action this season, gained two more victories to extend his winning streak to 13, topping UNC's Jake Crawford 8-3 before an impressive 10-6 win over Immanuel Kerr-Brown.
Seniors Jack Duane and Kenneth Radford also picked up one win apiece on Sunday. Radford gave the Bulldogs a 19-14 lead after a 6-4 decision over UNC's Scott Marmoll in the first match, while Duane closed out The Citadel's 26-11 win with a 9-7 decision against Duke's Jake Kasper.
The Citadel 19, North Carolina 18
197 – Frank Abbondanza (UNC) decision (TB-1) over Marshall Haas, 5-3 – 0-3
HWT – Joe Bexley (CIT) decision over Bob Coe, 6-4 – 3-3
125 – Nathan Kraisser (UNC) technical fall over Joaquin Marquez, 17-1 at 6:31 – 3-8
133 – Troy Heilmann (UNC) win by fall over Aaron Hansen at 4:25 – 3-14
141 – #15 Ugi Khishignyam (CIT) major decision over Brian Bokoski, 19-7 – 7-14
149 – Matt Frisch (CIT) decision over Christian Barber, 5-2 – 10-14
157 – Aaron Walker (CIT) decision over Jake Crawford, 8-3 – 13-14
165 – #8 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) decision (SV-1) over John Michael Staudenmayer, 4-2 – 16-14
174 – Kenneth Radford (CIT) decision over Scott Marmoll, 6-4 – 19-14
184 – Alex Utley (UNC) major decision over Jack Duane, 11-2 – 19-18
The Citadel 26, Duke 11
197 – Conner Hartmann (Duke) major decision over Marshall Haas, 8-0 – 0-4
HWT – Brendan Walsh (Duke) decision over Joe Bexley, 6-2 – 0-7
125 – Joaquin Marquez (CIT) win by forfeit – 6-7
133 – Aaron Hansen (CIT) decision over Evan Botwin, 9-5 – 9-7
141 – #15 Ugi Khishignyam (CIT) technical fall over Xaviel Ramos, 21-5 at 5:21– 14-7
149 – Matt Frisch (CIT) decision over Connor Bass, 5-3 – 17-7
157 – Aaron Walker (CIT) decision over Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 10-6 – 20-7
165 – #8 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) decision over Marcus Cain, 8-1 – 23-7
174 – Trey Adamson (UNC) major decision over Terrell Forbes, 12-3 – 23-11
184 – Jack Duane (CIT) decision over Jake Kasper , 9-7 – 26-11
No. 20 North Dakota State 28, No. 19 Chattanooga 10
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 19th-ranked University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team was knocked out of the championship round of the NWCA National Duals by No. 20 North Dakota State on Sunday. The Mocs won three matches but lost the team dual by a 28-10 score.
Freshmen Michael Pongracz (141) and Dawson Peck (285) and senior Alex Hudson (157) all scored wins in the loss that saw NDSU lead from start to finish. After giving up an opening pin at 125, the match really swung at 133. UTC’s 11th-ranked Nick Soto lost in overtime (6-4) to Justin LaValle, dropping the Mocs into a 9-0 hole.
Pongracz responded with a 4-3 win at 141 over Clayton Cathey, but UTC gave up a four-point major decision at 149. Hudson improved to 26-6 on the year with a 12-2 major decision over Nicholas Olejnik at 157, closing the gap to 12-7 in the team score.
165 was a battle of top-10s between the Bison’s No. 3 Steven Monk and Chattanooga’s ninth-ranked junior Corey Mock. A takedown in the first and a reversal in the third was the only scoring in Monk’s 4-0 win.
NDSU wrapped up the match when No. 17 Kurtis Julson posted a 6-2 decision over sophomore John Lampe at 184. That made the team score 22-7 with two bouts left. Peck rounded out Chattanooga’s scoring with an 8-2 decision over Evan Knutson at heavyweight to improve to 10-1 on the season.
With the loss, UTC dropped to 15-6 on the year, while the Bison improved to 10-4. Chattanooga had a bye in the back draw for Sunday evening, so its next match will be against No. 16 Virginia Tech on Monday at 11 a.m. The Mocs could have two additional matches on Monday if they continue to win.
No. 20 North Dakota State 28, No. 19 Chattanooga 10
125: Hunter Weber (NDSU) - Fall 2:58 - Byron Smith (UTC) – NDSU 6-0
133: Justin LaValle (NDSU) – Dec. 6-4 (SV1) - No. 11 Nick Soto (UTC) – NDSU 9-0
141: Mike Pongracz (UTC) – Dec. 4-3 - Clayton Cathey (NDSU) – NDSU 9-3
149: Tanner Carlisle (NDSU) – Dec. 9-5 – Shawn Greevy (UTC) – NDSU 12-3
157: Alex Hudson (UTC) – MD 12-2 - Nicholas Olejnik (NDSU) – NDSU 12-7
165: No. 3 Steven Monk (NDSU) – Dec. 4-0 - No. 9 Corey Mock (UTC) – NDSU 15-7
174: No. 12 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) – MD 11-3 - Levi Clemons (UTC) – NDSU 19-7
184: No. 17 Kurtis Julson (NDSU) – Dec. 6-2 - John Lampe (UTC) – NDSU 22-7
197: Tyler Lehmann (NDSU) – Fall 1:16 - Scottie Boykin (UTC) – NDSU 28-7
285: Dawson Peck (UTC) – Dec. 8-2 - Evan Knutson (NDSU) – NDSU 28-10