Lehigh Gives No. 20 Pitts It's First Dual Loss of the Season
PITTSBURGH - The Panthers hosted in-state rival Lehigh in their second home competition of the season. Pitt (2-1, 1-0 EWL) had its first loss of the season as the Mountain Hawks (4-3, 0-0 EIWA) won the contest, 29-10.
Pitt got started at heavyweight as redshirt sophomore Zach Sheaffer (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley) faced No. 13 Paul Weibel. Lehigh's Weibel scored on a takedown and was able to control Sheaffer, winning with a fall at the 2:12 mark. The Mountain Hawks took a 6-0 lead.
The Panthers came back in the 125-pound bout as sophomore Brad Gentzle (Easton, Pa./Easton) took on Lehigh's Patrick Berger. Gentzle scored early on a takedown and used it to pin Berger in 31 seconds. The Panthers tied up the score at six.
At 133 pounds, Pitt's No. 8 Drew Headlee (Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg) went up against Lehigh's Seth Ciasulli. Both wrestlers were scoreless in the first period. Ciasulli scored on a reversal and three more points on a near fall to take a five-point lead. Headlee came back with an escape, but Ciasulli scored on a takedown to move to a six-point lead. In the third period, Headlee scored on a reversal to get within four points. He scored another point when Ciasulli was stalling. Ciasulli went on to win the bout, 7-4, giving the Mountain Hawks a three-point lead, 9-6.
Pitt's Joe Ciampoli (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) faced Matt Ciasulli at 141 pounds. Ciasulli scored two on an early takedown, but Ciampoli came back with an escape. Ciasulli grabbed a three-point lead at the end of the first period after another takedown. In the second period, Ciasulli scored on an escape, putting him up by four going into the final period. Ciasulli had another takedown, and Ciampoli score on another escape. Ciasulli scored again on a takedown and with riding time, won a 10-2 major decision. The Mountain Hawks kept the lead, 13-6.
The 149-pound bout was between Pitt's Joey Ecklof (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) and Lehigh's No. 9 Trevor Chinn. Ecklof earned two points on an early takedown, and Chinn came within one point from an escape. Chinn scored two on a takedown, and Ecklof came back with an escape to tie it up at three. In the second period, Ecklof had an escape to take a 4-3 lead. But Chinn had an escape in the third period to tie it up at four. He went on to score on a takedown and a near fall to win an 8-4 decision. Lehigh moved to a 16-6 lead.
At 157 pounds, Pitt's Dave Kapetanovich (Pittsburgh, Pa./CCAC) went up against Lehigh's Dave Nakasone. With a takedown early in the first period, Nakasone took a two point lead. Kapetanovich came back with an escape. Nakasone, though, went on to score on another takedown, giving him a 4-1 lead at the end of the first period. Nakasone had three takedowns in the second period, giving him an 11-3 lead, with Kapetanovich scoring on only two falls. In the final period, Nakasone jumped to 17 points after including riding time for the 17-5 major decision. Lehigh moved ahead, 20-6.
Pitt's Sean Richmond (Emmaus, Pa./Easton) took on Lehigh's Mike Galante at 165 pounds. Galante grabbed a five-point lead in the first period, scoring on two takedowns and a two-point near fall while holding Richmond to an escape. In the second period, Galante had an escape to extend his lead to six points. Richmond had an escape in the final period, but Galante went on to win the bout, 7-2. The Mountain Hawks took a 23-6 lead.
At 174 pounds, the Panthers' No. 4 Keith Gavin (Factoryville, Pa./Lackawanna Trail) went up against Lehigh's No. 19 David Helfrich. The two were scoreless in the first period, but Gavin got on the board with an escape in the second. He jumped to a three-point lead with a takedown and then held Helfrich to only one point with an escape. IN the final period, Gavin scored three points on a near fall and with a point for riding time, earned a 10-0 major decision. Lehigh remained in the lead, 23-10.
Wrestling at 184 pounds, Pitt's Mike Heist (Orefield, Pa./Parkland) faced Lehigh's David Craig. A takedown in the first period gave Craig a two-point lead. He scored on an escape early in the second to move ahead by three. Craig move to five points with another takedown, and Heist scored on an escape. In the final period, Craig earned a point for riding time to win the bout, 6-1. The Mountain Hawks moved ahead, 26-10.
The 197-pound bout was a matchup between Pitt's Eric Cassidy (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) and Lehigh's No. 20 Matt Cassidy. In the first period, Matt Cassidy score on a takedown, but Eric Cassidy earned a point on an escape. Pitt's Eric Cassidy scored on a penalty in the second, moving him within one point of Lehigh. He went on to earn a point for an escape in the final period, tying the score up at three. Matt Cassidy scored on a takedown and received a point for riding time to win the 6-3 decision. Lehigh won the matchup against the Panthers, 29-10.
Pitt's next competition will be on Sunday, Dec. 17 at Duquesne. The Panthers will compete in a tri-meet with the Dukes and Appalachian State, beginning at 10 a.m.
Lehigh 29, (#20) Pitt 10
HWT: Paul Weibel (L) WBF Zach Sheaffer (P), 2:12 [6-0, Lehigh]
125: Brad Gentzle (P) WBF Patrick Berger (L), 0:31 [6-6]
133: Seth Ciasulli (L) dec. Drew Headlee (P), 7-4 [9-6, Lehigh]
141: Matt Ciasulli (L) maj. dec. Joe Ciampoli (P), 10-2 [13-6, Lehigh]
149: Trevor Chinn (L) dec. Joey Ecklof (P), 8-4 [16-6, Lehigh]
157: Dave Nakasone (L) maj. dec. Dave Kapetanovich (P), 17-5 [20-6, Lehigh]
165: Mike Galante (L) dec. Sean Richmond (P), 7-2 [23-6, Lehigh]
174: Keith Gavin (P) maj. dec. David Helfrich (L), 10-0 [23-10, Lehigh]
184: David Craig (L) dec. Mike Heist (P), 6-1 [26-10, Lehigh]
197: Matt Cassidy (L) dec. Eric Cassidy (P), 6-3 [29-10, Lehigh]
LHU Grabs Two Titles, 13 Places in First Mat Town Open
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Two champions and 13 place-winners later, the Lock Haven
University wrestling program opened up its first Mat Town Open a success. The
format changed from the previous team-tournament style to increase numbers and
quality of match-ups.
No. 7 Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) and No. 16 Seth Martin (Selinsgrove,
Pa./Selinsgrove) each won titles at 125 and 157, respectively.
Blanc topped John Sutika (University of Pitt-Johnstown) in convincing fashion in
round one, a 21-3 tech fall. After a 7-0 blanking of Franklin & Marshall
College's Jake Bucha, Blanc beat Ian Moser (Bloomsburg University) 8-3 to
advance to the title bout. He then topped the University of Virginia's Ross
Gitomer 7-4 for first place.
Martin made quick work of the rounds up to the championship, dropping Penn State
University's Jon Clemens by third-period fall, the University at Buffalo's
Stephen Muldrow by second-period tech fall (17-0) and adding another tech fall
of Jake Hostetter (Millersville University) to get to the finals. There he met
No. 11 Nate Galloway (Penn State). Martin got a late takedown to seal the 6-3
win. The win over Muldrow was Martin's 90th career victory.
Other place-winners for the Bald Eagles included sophomore Tom Kocher
(Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) in second at 184, third-place finishes from
rookie Danny Lopes (Oakhurst, N.J./Ocean Township) at 133, and freshman Landis
Wright (Bellefonte, Pa./Bald Eagle) at 165, fourth-place spots from freshman
Zach Kell (Ikesburg, Pa./West Perry) at 141, rookie Corey Blake (East
Fallowfield, Pa./Coatesville) at 165 and freshman Mike Cook (Bellefonte,
Pa./Bald Eagle) at heavyweight, and sixth place by sophomore Mark Armstrong
(Sugar, Pa./Wyalusing) at 141, freshman Anwar Goeres (Holley, N.Y./Phoenix) at
133, senior Derrick Morgan (Media, Pa./Athens) at 174, freshman Nick Hyatt
(Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg) at 125 and freshman Branden Bowden (Duncannon,
Pa./Central Dauphin East) at heavyweight.
Kocher beat Shawn Fendone (Edinboro University) 8-6 and Calvin Cardillo
(Virginia)14-5 before falling to Penn State's Dave Erwin in the finals 12-6.
Sophomore Donnie Reinhart (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin), freshman Travis Stem (Wingate,
Pa./Bald Eagle) and sophomore Michael Hudak (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) also
entered for LHU at 184, with Reinhart going 1-3, Stem 0-2 and Hudak 0-2.
Lopes continued to make his case for the starting job at 133, beating Joe Wilson
(Buffalo) 8-6 and John Lester (Millersville) before slipping 6-1 to Old Dominion
University's B.J. Compton. Lopes then got consecutive wins over Compton's
teammate Adam Koballa 5-3 and Kyle Fluke (Edinboro) 4-3 for third place. The
Bald Eagles also entered Goeres and freshman Erik Smith (Villas, N.J./Pittman)
at 133, with Goeres going 2-3 for sixth place, and Smith dropping both of his
bouts.
Wright beat Penn State's Mike Lorenzo 5-1 and lost to ODU's Nick Pullano 16-4 in
the second round. He wrestled back with a 6-2 defeat of Josh Evans
(Millersville), a 13-7 edging of Justin Herbert (Franklin & Marshall) and a 4-3
win over Brent Fiorito (Virginia) before taking down teammate Blake 8-5 for
third. Along with Blake, the Bald Eagles entered junior Jameik Matthews (Laurel,
Del./Laurel) and rookie Derek Caldwell (Curwensville, Pa./Curwensville). Blake
was 3-2 en route to fourth, Matthews 0-1 and Caldwell 0-2.
Kell took fourth at 141, beating Alex Lauffenburger (Bloomsburg) 8-1 and getting
a sudden-victory 5-3 win over Buffalo's Evan Veney. Kell then lost to Ryan
Williams (ODU) before beating teammate Armstrong 6-5. ODU's Cam Watkins then
beat Kell 12-7 in the third-place bout. Along with Armstrong, LHU entered
sophomore Bradley Marquart (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford) at 141, with Armstrong
going 3-3 for sixth place and Marquart dropping both of his matches.
Cook was LHU's top finish at heavyweight, beating Christian Refakis (F&M) 13-1,
PSU's Brendan Herlihy 3-2 in overtime before falling to the consolation after a
9-1 loss to ODU's Matt Pellar. Cook rebounded with a 6-2 win over teammate
Bowden, then lost 11-2 to Jeff Parker of Buffalo. Joining Cook and Bowden was
sophomore Chris Grablutz (Newton N.J./Kittatinny), with Bowden finishing sixth
at 3-3 and Grablutz going 1-2.
At 174, Morgan was the lone LHU finisher, starting his day with a 6-5 loss to
Dave Sullivan (East Stroudsburg University). Morgan battled back with
three-straight wins in the consolation, dropping a pair of Monarchs in Bryan Koz
(15-2) and Derek Coffey (6-2) and a high school grappler before losing to
Sullivan again 6-4. Morgan couldn't rebound in the fifth-place match, losing by
fall to PSU's Jack Decker. Neither of LHU's other entries fared any better, as
freshman Alex Dalrymple (Branchville, N.J./High Point) was 2-2 and both senior
Michael Metzger (Shillington, Pa./Governor Mifflin) and junior Rory McCoy
(Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) went 1-2.
Hyatt was 2-3 for a sixth-place finish at 125, while freshman George Ester
(Odenton, Md./Arundel) went 1-2 at the same class. Junior Brian Ellis
(Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) dropped both of his matches at 149, while freshman
Donnie Ament (Acme, Pa./Mt. Pleasant) was 1-2.
At 197, freshmen Jeremie Cook (Venice, Fla./Venice) and Dustin Pine
(Mercersburg, Pa./James Buchanan) came up empty, each going 0-2.
The Bald Eagles are back in action Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Penn State Open.
LHU Wrestlers Make Strong Showings in Early Open Tournaments
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa., BUFFALO, N.Y. and HUNTINGDON, W.Va. - Members of the Lock
Haven University wrestling squads have picked up 14 place-winners in early open
tournaments, including two in today's ESU Open, hosted by East Stroudsburg
University.
Freshman Landis Wright (Bellefonte, Pa./Bald Eagle) took fourth at ESU, starting
out with wins over the University of Pittsburgh's Jake Pelletier (F: 3:40) and
Virginia Tech's Eddie Baughn (16-8) before losing to Penn State University's
Dave Rella 4-3 in the quarterfinals. Wright bounced back with wins over Clarion
University's Mario Morelli (8-2) and Ryan Pope of Delaware Valley College (5-1)
before dropping an 8-5 decision to Rella again for the fourth-place finish.
Freshman George Ester (Odenton, Md./Arundel) earned a sixth-place spot at East
Stroudsburg, competing at 125. After dropping a 6-4 decision to James Nicholson
of Old Dominion University, Ester beat the host school's Paul Gerbino 11-4 and
the University of Pitt-Johnstown's Chris Yentzer 6-5. After a 4-3 win over
Nassau Community College's Alptekin Ozkilic and a 4-3 win over Lou Ruland of the
University of Maryland, Ester beat the USMA's Thang Tran 10-6 and dropped Josh
Proctor of Delaware Valley 9-3. A 10-3 loss to Tran's teammate Davey Mason put
Ester in the fifth-place bout, a 5-0 loss to Matt Oliver of the UNA-Elite.
Junior Matthew Maris (Mooresville, N.C./USMMA), and rookies Anwar Goeres
(Holley, N.Y./Phoenix) and Erik Smith (Villas, N.J./Pittman) all competed at
133, with Maris fairing the best at 3-2, Goeres going 2-2 with both wins by pin,
and Smith going 1-3.
Freshman Zach Kell (Ikesburg, Pa./West Perry) was the lone 141-pounder for the
Bald Eagles, dropping a pair of bouts. LHU entered four 149-pounders, the best
of which was freshman Donnie Ament (Acme, Pa./Mount Pleasant) having a strong
run in the wrestlebacks and finishing 4-2 on the day. Junior Brian Ellis
(Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) was 1-1, Freshman Nathan Owens (Morrisdale, Pa./West
Branch) 1-2 and junior Will O'Donnell (Cherry Hill, N.J./Glouchester County
College) 1-2.
At 157, sophomore Daniel Lewis (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) was 1-2. LHU entered
another quartet at 165, with Wright leading the way. Sophomore Jacob
Lauffenburger (Warren, Pa./Warren) went 3-2, while freshman Derek Caldwell
(Curwensville, Pa./Curwensville) and sophomore Andrew Martin (Carlisle, Pa./Big
Spring) each went 0-2.
Junior Rory McCoy (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) went 2-2 for the Bald Eagle's
lone entry at 174 pounds, while sophomore Donnie Reinhart (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin
Coffman) and freshman Travis Stem (Wingate, Pa./Bald Eagle) both toed the line
at 184. Stem went 2-2 while Reinhart went 0-2.
At 197, LHU sent out freshman Dustin Pine (Mercersburg, Pa./James Buchanan), who
finished 3-2. The LHU heavyweight was sophomore Chris Grablutz (Newton,
N.J./Kittatinny), suffering a pair of quick losses.
At the Buffalo Open, Jeremie Cook (Venice, Fla./Venice) took second at 197, Nick
Hyatt (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) fifth at 125, followed by Ester at sixth, Alex
Dalyrmple (Branchville, N.J./High Point) was fifth at 174, while Steve Loomis
(Oxford, N.Y./Oxford Academy) and Jameik Matthews (Laurel, Del./Laurel) were
both eighth at 174 and 165, respectively.
The West Virginia Open produced five more placers, led by title-winner Derrick
Morgan (Media, Pa./Athens) at 174 pounds. Danny Lopes (Oakhurst, N.J./Ocean
Township) at 133, Matt Fittery (Denver, Pa./Cocalico) at 149 and Seth Martin
(Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) at 157, each took third. Taking fourth at 184 was
sophomore Tom Kocher (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township).
The Bald Eagles are back in action tomorrow at 10 a.m. when they host the
Third-Annual Pennsylvania Duals. LHU will face York College, Clarion University
and No. 21 Lehigh University.
Morgan and Blanc Receive Pre-Season Rankings
LOCK HAVEN, Pa- With the 2006-07 Lock Haven University wrestling season right around the corner, Amateur Wrestling News (AWN) and Rev Wrestling All-Division Collegiate Rankings (REV) have announced the preseason rankings. Senior standout Derrick Morgan (Media, Pa./Athens) and junior powerhouse Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) were two Bald Eagles who made the lists.
Morgan is ranked No. 17 in the 184-pound weight class, on the AWN list. His record for the 2005-06 season was 24-14, he accumulated three major decisions, tallied one technical fall and his fastest pin of the year was 1:01. These impressive season statistics produced numerous awards throughout the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL). Morgan was a National Qualifier, an All-PSAC selection, third place at the PSAC tournament and third place at the EWL tournament.
Blanc wrestles in the 125-pound category and is ranked No. 9 in by AWN and No. 11 by REV. His record for the 2005-06 season was 24-14, he totaled seven major decisions and recorded three technical falls. He garnered many honors during the season such as being a National Qualifier, a PSAC runner-up, EWL Champion, an All-PSAC selection, PSAC Wrestler of Week (11/29) and EWL Wrestler of Week (11/29).
Morgan, Blanc and the rest of the Bald Eagles will open their season at the Pa. State Duals on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m.
No. 14 Lehigh Narrowly Escapes Drexel's Upset Bid, 21-19
Philadelphia, Pa. - Drexel dropped a tough match to No. 14 Lehigh, 21-19, in the Dragons' final regular season dual meet of the season. Drexel ended its season 20-9 while Lehigh improved to 12-5-1. The 20 wins mark a new school-record for victories in a season.
Lehigh jumped to a 10-point lead on the first three matches of the evening. Lehigh's Matt Fisk used a second-period escape to earn a 1-0 decision over Steve Mytych (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) in a match-up of freshman 125-pounders. Lehigh's Jon Stout and Cory Cooperman followed with a pair of decision victories, the latter a major decision. Facing a 10-point deficit, the Dragons looked to junior Chris Renninger (Cresonia, Pa./Blue Mountain) to get them back in the match. Renninger responded with his 10th pin of the season at 3:33 of the match. In the next match, 19th-ranked Ryan Hluschak (Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh) recorded a win by fall of his own when he matted Trevor Chinn at 4:18. Hluschak has now won 16 of his last 17 matches. The two wins by fall put Drexel on top, 12-10.
Lehigh countered with former NCAA national champion Troy Letters at 165 pounds. The senior defeated Drexel's Scott Hunter (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus), 17-3, to give the Mountain Hawks a 14-12 match lead. Lehigh also won at 174 and 184 pounds, the latter by major decision to extend its lead to 21-12. At 197 pounds, Drexel's Jon Oplinger (Bath, Pa./Northampton) stunned 16th-ranked Matt Cassidy when he earned a 16-6 major decision to pull Drexel within five points with just one match remaining. Defending CAA heavyweight champion Chris Cowen (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) faced Lehigh's heavyweight offering, Kevin McFarland, who usually wrestles at 197 pounds. Cowen earned a pair of takedowns and was awarded a point when McFarland was cited for stalling but was unable to record a pin. Cowen did win a 7-0 decision, though the Mountain Hawks escaped with a 21-19 match win.
Drexel will host the 2006 CAA Championships on March 3 and 4. The first match is slated to begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 3.
February 19, 2006 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Lehigh 21, Drexel 19
125 - Matt Fisk (L) d. Steve Mytych, 1-0
133 - John Stout (L) d. Zach Makovsky, 7-3
141 - Cory Cooperman (L) m.d. Billy Martin, 24-11
149 - Chris Renninger (D) wbf. Matt Ennis, 3:33
157 - Ryan Hluschak (D) wbf. Trevor Chinn, 4:18
165 - Troy Letters (L) m.d. Scott Hunter, 17-3
174 - Travis Frick (L) d. Nick Kozar (D), 3-2
184 - David Helfrich (L) m.d. Brian Stouffer, 12-3
197 - Jon Oplinger (D) d. Matt Cassidy, 16-6
HWT - Chris Cowen (D) d. Kevin McFarland, 7-0
No 8 Lehigh defeats No 10 Arizona State 29-7
By David A. Willauer-Staff Reporter-Lehigh University-Bethlehem, PA-11-17-2005: After a very tough 18-17 defeat at the hands of the Nittany Lions last Sunday at the Penn State Dual Championships, the 4-1 Lehigh University Mountain Hawks with 1 fall, 2 thrilling overtime victories and 2 major decisions defeated the 10th ranked Sun Devils of Arizona State University at 3-1 by a 29-7 score in the Billy Sheridan Dual Meet.
The match started at 125 where 9th ranked Jeremy Mendoza with an escape along with a stalling call defeated Wyalusing sensation Matt Fisk by a 2-0 score Arizona State led in team points 3-0.
Lehigh took 8 out of the nezt 10 matches as Jeff Santo scored a 4:35 second fall over Adam Hickey in 4:35 at 133, 3rd seed Cory Cooperman's 9-3 decision over Jason Robbins at 141, freshman sensation and New York State Champion Trevor Chinn making his debut scored a takedown in double sudden death overtime with 1:00 left defeated Pat Payne 4-2, 12th seed Derek Zinck's 19-8 major decision over Kevin Gaugher, 2nd seed Troy Letters 7-2 win over 11th seed Pat Pitsch at 165, 7th seed Travis Frick's 15-7 major decision victory over Alex Pavlenko, another overtime win by Dave Helfrich as he scored a takedown in sudden death with 2 seconds left defeated Jason Trulson 6-4, Matt Cassidy's heroic takedown in the closing in the final period with a upset over 10th seeded Ryan Bader 7-6 and led by a 29-3 score.
4th seed Cain Velasquez's 14-4 major decision over Tom Curl at heavyweight was the other Sun Devil win.
Greg Strobel's comment: "We wrestled well, Troy Letters felt he didn't wrestle well but should have gotten a major. "Matt Cassidy, my 197 pounder had his game face today with the huge upset over Ryan Bader as he wrestled and reacted well fought through for us." "Jeff Santo was very outstanding he has been off the mats for one month to comeback for us wrestled real solid , he went go out there and recorded a pin his opponent was very unbelivable. "I went out and recruited some more wrestlers to come to Lehigh, when I came back I asked my assistant Chris Ayers how were the practices, he told me they were ready for the match as we corrected some mistakes in the wrestling room after the loss to Penn State." "Dave Helfrich did well was a bit nervous still ties up a lot of times but he found a way to win for us."
Lehigh 29 Arizona State 7
125-#9 seed Jeremy Mendoza, AZ dec Matt Fisk 2-0
133-Jeff Santo, L pinned Adam Hickey 4:35
141-#3 seed Cory Cooperman, L dec Jason Robbins 9-3
149-Trevor Chinn, L dec Pat Payne 4-2 sv
157-#12 seed Derek Zinck, L major decision Kevin Gaugher 19-8
165-#2nd seed Troy Letters, L dec 11th seed Pat Pitsch 7-2
174-#7th seed Travis Frick, L maj dec Alex Pavlenko 15-7
184-Dave Helfrich, L dec Jason Trulson 6-4 sv
197-Matt Cassidy, L dec #10th seed Ryan Bader 7-6
285-4th seed Cain Velasquez, AS maj dec Tom Curl 14-4
Attendance 2412
Lehigh Wrestling Club Press Release
When Lee Roy Smith and Stan Zeamer visited us for the LU-Okla St dual--and attended our luncheon where Lee Roy spoke--they asked if the Lehigh Wrestling Club would send a report if we successfully reached our goal of 1,000 members. We're happy to report that we did, quite an accomplishment for the 'little Engineer that could'--with ugrad enrollment still no bigger than 4,500. FYI, 700 students also attended that day--the biggest total at Lehigh in two decades ... thanks to all for your shared enthusiasm in something that means so much both locally and nationally! Best regards,DD
The 2004-05 wrestling season was as exciting for Lehigh's fans as it was for their team, each setting records that will be difficult to break. Thanks to the leadership of Dick Moll, LU '61, and his "band of Board brothers" (which included his highly organized wife, Camille) the Lehigh Wrestling Club set a new record for membership (1014), most events (11), biggest turn-out (340 at NCAAs) and total attendance of over 1,600 guests. It was a superb effort on all fronts, from coaches and wrestlers to board members, volunteers and fans around the globe.
The announced goal of 1,000 members for the Club's year ending April 1 used a theme of "Thousand Member March to March." It was hardly a unanimous decision, with some saying "it couldn't be done." But Membership Coordinator Dave Setzer insisted it could and he's smiling more than usual these days. Using a team of volunteers organized by decade--which included a good number of alumni wrestlers led by 3-time All-American Rick Hepp '95--the fans were asked to join. Again and again--at every event, in emails and on the Club's now popular website which will begin its 4th year this Summer (<http://www.lehighwrestling.com/>http://www.lehighwrestling.com/).
The diversified calendar included a pre-game football tailgate with parents & wrestlers and included three bus trips to away duals, including an overnight outing to Penn State and Pitt and three dinners (all three over 200 guests), including after the EIWA and National Championships. At the NCAA Finals, the Club outgrew the Hard Rock Cafe last March (when 260 squeezed into the restaurant), so the heated outdoor tent solved the "problem" in 2005.
How hard was the goal to reach for the club which is a quarter century old ? By comparison, the membership a year ago was 717 and for 2002 was in the low 300's. The intense and organized planning and promotion no doubt helped Lehigh smash its former record for a home dual, when 5,828 attended to help honor the visit by #1 Oklahoma State. The old record was 5,150 for Syracuse in 1981.
Thus, the Club and overall Brown & White loyalty helped Lehigh rank 3rd in the nation in average attendance (2,458). Two of those home duals featured wins over this year's #2 and #4 teams, Michigan and Cornell. That was one of several new records set by the team and their coach, Greg Strobel--last year's National Coach-of-the-Year. The dual wins over #2, 3 and 4 were two more vs. Top 4 teams than in any of Lehigh's prior 95 seasons.
Facts and Fancy on 101st EIWA
by ROBY PUBLISHING
Everything you need to know and perhaps a bit more ......
Since you already know by now who won, let's run some numbers on "why" Lehigh edged Cornell to claim their 4th straight team title. The early assumption for CU's slight edge was "more place winners" since they had all 10 men seeded top five and Lehigh had a 7th seed and one not seeded at all. It was surely "bonus points" by the more aggressive Mountain Hawks that would re-claim the title, right?
Not quite true, since each team had 13 bonus wins, giving the Brown & White just a 19-17 lead in bonus points (by seven Engineers to six Big Red wrestlers). For the record the breakdown turned out to be significant, with LU nailing five WBF's to three for CU:
--------MD--TF--F
Lehigh----9---0---5
Cornell---8---2---3
Was it the Cinderella 4th place finish by LU junior, Brian LaMay ? (that's an update from Brian, who turned down enrollment from Stanford 4 yrs ago to come to Bethlehem? Well, yes, in a way--since it was 7 places above his pre-seed of 11th, although that was a technicality from the Committee's dismissing his 14-3 record two weights lower. He went 4-2 to prove skeptics wrong. Yet when you assess net ups & downs off seeds (assigning a "9" for unknown non-seeds), Cornell essentially eliminated all but one point from the spread:
------LU--CU
125...+1.....=
133...=.......=
141...=......+2
149...#2.....-1
157...=.......-2
165...=......+2
174...-1.....+2
184...+5....=
197...=......=
285...-2....+1
---------------
Net...+5....+4
The truth--while Coach Greg Strobel had his team and fans in stitches at the Sat. night dinner by singling out every team member for being "the" biggest reason for the win--both teams wrestled remarkably close to their seeds in an increasingly competitive league. However, going back to LaMay and adding Andrew Rizzi, here's some math: the two scored an amazing 16.5 points (11.5 for LaMay and 5.0 for Rizzi), over a dozen more than the Seeding Committee figured.
Then add 5th-seed, Matt Anderson, who with a WBF and two majors (the latter two vs. #3 and #6), managed an incredible 15.5 points all by himself. By going 4-1 with the three bonuses, he chose a great time to hit his peak: he's now 10-2 since Jan. 22 and his 3rd place bout was a torrid 13-2 major decision over nationally 18th-ranked John Cox of Navy. The bout raised Matt's career mark over John to 3-0 (6-2 in last yr's dual; 9-6 in EIWA quarters).
By comparison, Cornell's 5th-seed at 141 (the Ivy's next Secretary of Defense, Jordan Leen) also bumped up from #5 to a 3rd place to score 10.5 for CU, while Penn's Doug McGraw was knocked down from #3 to #5 at the same weight, scoring 9.0 for the Quakers. The biggest point "jumper" for the Big Red was soph #6 Joey Hooker at 165, who scored 9.5 pts vs. the 6 pts scored by Paul Weibel for his 6th at Hwt (4.5 in some other examples, such as Penn's Rich Ferguson at 165).
Bottom line (among many): Lehigh stole Cornell's script for projected places won--by remaining the league's only member since 1987 to place all 10 men, vs. CU's nine. While a stunning achievement yesterday, it's the 3rd time in four seasons for the Mountain Hawks (joining '02 and last year). In the 40 Easterns from '66 through now with 10 weights, it's been done eight times: the other five were by five schools once each: '74-Navy; '75-Pitt; '77-Lehigh; '81 Syracuse and '87-Army.
The proud Lehigh tradition thus becomes the first program in the league to claim two streaks of four straight or more: the only other time (five straight from 1931-35) came when the school paper nicknamed the school the "Engineers," perhaps to distinguish it from the publication itself (The Brown & White).
The chart of team results for the 2005 EIWA "Battle By The Bay:"
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EIWA TEAM SCORES and PLACES EARNED
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1--Lehigh-------133.5---3---2---2---1---0---2
2--Cornell------131.0---3---3---1---2---0---0
3--Navy---------96.5---0---2---3---1---0---2
4--Columbia-----84.0---0---1---2---2---1---0
5--Penn----------77.5---1---0---0---1---2---4
6--American-----63.5---1---1---1---1---0---0
7--Army---------61.0---1---0---0---1---2---1
8--Rutgers-------40.5---0---1---1---1---0---0
9--Harvard------30.0---1---0---0---0---1---0
10-Brown-------22.0---0---0---0---0---1---1
11-Princeton----14.0.---0---0---0---0---1---0
12-F&M--------13.0---0---0---0---0---1---0
13-ESU---------11.0---0---0---0---0---1---0
OW Award: Travis Lee, Cornell
Fletcher Memorial Trophy (most career pts): Travis Lee
Sheridan Trophy (Most Falls): Jon Trenge (two, in 4:00 total time)
EIWA Coach-of-the-Year: Columbia's Brendan Buckley
ALL PLACES - FINALS, CONSIES
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125 lb
1st- #14 Robbie Preston (Har) dec. Mike Mormile (Cor), 5-3
3rd- Jeff Sato (Col) dec. Mason Lenhard (Penn), 3-1, s.v.
5th- Jeff Schell (Br) dec. Andrew Rizzi (LU, 9-5
133 lb
1st- #1 Travis Lee (Cor) maj. dec. #6 Matt Ciasulli (LU), 13-4
3rd- #19 Sam Gray (Nav) dec. Matt DeLorenzo (Col), 5-4, tb
5th- Tony Severo (Arm) dec. Jeff Eveleth (Penn), 3-1
141 lb
1st- #5 Cory Cooperman (LU) major dec. #2 Nate Gulosh (N), 14-3
3rd- Jordan Leen (Cor) dec. Anthony Constantino (Col), 2-1
5th- #16 Doug McGraw (Penn) dec. Patrick Simpson (Arm), 5-3, s.v.
149 lb
1st- #3 Phillip Simpson (Arm) dec. #2 Dustin Manotti (Cor), 8-7
3rd- Matt Anderson (LU) maj. dec. #18 John Cox (Nav), 13-2
5th- Ricky Turk, (Col) dec. 8-1 Kyle Bernholz (Penn), 8-1
157 lb
1st- #6 Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (AU) dec. #10 Derek Zinck (LU), 14-13
3rd- Devin Mesanko (Col) dec. Gene Zannetti (Rutg), 8-2
5th- Mike Parziale (F&M) dec. Pat Lukanich (Nav), 10-6
165 lb
1st- #1 Troy Letters (LU) dec. Matt Palmer (Col), 7-2
3rd- Craig Dziewiatkowski (Nav) dec. Joey Hooker (Cor) 3-1, s.v.
5th- Kevin Smith (ESU) dec. Rich Ferguson (Penn), 4-3
174 lb
1st- #10 Joe Mazzurco (Cor) major dec. #5 Andy Roy (Rut), 11-3
3rd- #6 Travis Frick (LU) dec. #20 Daniel Waters (AU), 8-3
5th- Dustin Wiles (Penn) dec. Matt Stolpinski (Nav), 10-6
184 lb
1st- #9 Tyler Baier (Cor) dec. Josh Glenn (AU), 4-1
3rd- Chris Ressa (Rut) dec. Brian LaMay (LU), 7-3
5th- #13 Luke Calvert (Arm) dec. Doran Heist (Br), 5-3
197 lb
1st- #1 Jon Trenge (L) dec. #13 Jerry Rinaldi (Cor), 4-1
3rd- Thayer Paxton (Navy) dec. Todd Wisman (Arm), 4-0
5th- Jake Butler (Pr) TFall 24-9 (7:00) Marcus Schontube (Penn)
285 lb.
1st: #1 Matt Feast (Penn) dec. #2 Tanner Garrett (N), 2-1, tb
3rd- Adam LoPiccolo (AU) dec. Tyler Shovlin (Cor), 6-5
5th- #7 Bode Ogunwole (Har) dec. #17 Paul Weibel (LU), 3-1, s.v.
WILD CARDS
Daniel Waters, American - 174
Mason Lenhard, Penn -125
John Cox, Navy -149
Anthony Constantino, Columbia -141
Bode Ogunwole, Harvard - 285
Matt DeLorenzo, Columbia - 133
Tyler Shovlin, Cornell - 285
Dustin Wiles, Penn - 174
Doug McGraw, Penn -141
Joey Hooker, Cornell 165
Jeff Schell, Brown 125
Jake Butler, Princeton -197
ALTERNATES (in case of injury to above): Gene Zannetti, Rutgers - 157; Ricky Turk, Columbia - 149; Todd Wisman, Army - 197
Notes: Strobel lamented one thing about rushing to complete the consolation finals by late afternoon; this year 8 semi-final losers lost their next bout, putting them into the match for 5th/6th and reducing their shot at qualifying for NCAAs
Concerning the furor in the stands over wild cards, while Roby will conduct research on the 5-yr pattern for W.C. selections and NCAA results, for now there is no "there" there. By coach's admission--along with EIWA Editor J. Harmon--this year's selection meeting was largely w/out controversy.
The two most unique weights for wild card review were 184 and Hwt--the former a relatively weak weight nationally and the latter a solid one. While Army's Luke Calvert was #13 nationally, he had a lacklustre tourney after returning from several weeks of injury. At Hwt, yes, Bode Ogunwole was a Rd of 12 last March placing 5th--but he, too, seemed listless at times, losing to unranked Tyler Shovlin. 19-12 on the year, losing in the tourney 9-2 to Weibel, who placed 6th for the 2nd year in a row. Shovlin lost for 3rd place to un-ranked Adam LoPiccolo.
TRIVIA QUESTION: was this the closest team race ever? C'mon readers: sure, the Email text is lengthy but the 2/26 issue answered the question over 30 years. Let's go back 50, using your handy fan guide to the EIWA History:
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EIWA FACTS AND FANCY
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** CLOSEST TEAM RACES - research extended to 50 years
1.) 1986: Navy 121.25, Lehigh 119.75 -----0.0125 (1st place pts above the runner-up)
2.) 1956: Pittsburgh 74, PSU 73 ------------0.0137
3.) 1964: Lehigh 57, Temple 56-------------0.0179
4.) 1982: Navy 133.75, Lehigh 131.25-----0.019048
5.) 2005: Lehigh 133.5, Cornell 131.0------0.019084
6.) 1955: Pittsburgh 51, PSU 50-------------0.0200
** LAST TEAM TIE: 1960 (Pitt, PSU, 66 pts)-----closest winner!
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TRIVIA QUESTION: What Navy wrestler this season is nicknamed "D-12" and why?
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ALL LEHIGH BOUTS
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125: #7 Andrew Rizzi - 6th place (1-2 record; finishes 13-14)
-- Bye in 1st rd
-- L dec. 0-4 to #2 seed Mike Mormile, Cornell in quarterfinals
-- Bye in 2nd rd of consolations
-- W dec. 5-2 vs. #6 seed Alex Uzstics, Navy
-- L dec. 5-9 to #4 seed Jeff Schnell, Brown
133: #2 Matt Ciasulli (3-1 and 27-5) - 2nd place
-- WBF 3:57 Brent Kakesako, Harvard in 1st rd
-- W dec. 4-0 vs. #7 seed Dan Appello, Brown in quarterfinals
-- W dec. 4-0 vs. #3 Sam Gray, Navy in semi-finals
-- LMD 4-13 to #1 Travis Lee, Cornell (32-1) in finals
141: #1 Cory Cooperman (3-0 and 22-2) - 1st place
-- Bye
-- WMD 14-2 vs. #8 seed Mike Baria, Harvard in quarterfinals
-- WMD 11-3 vs. #4 Patrick Simpson (23-13) in semis
-- WMD 14-1 vs. #2 Nate Gulosh (25-7), Navy in finals
149: #5 Matt Anderson (4-1 and 15-5) - 3rd place
-- WBF 3:57 Andrew Smith, F&M in 1st rd
-- W dec. 6-0 vs. #4 seed Mark Smith (31-10), ESU in quarters
-- LMD 2-10 to #1 Dustin Manotti (35-1), Cornell in semis
-- WMD 8-0 #6 Ricky Turk, Columbia
-- WMD 13-2 vs. #3 John Cox (24-8), Navy for 3rd place
157- #2 Derek Zinck (2-1 and 21-4) - 2nd place
-- Bye
-- WMD 16-7 vs. #7 Gene Zannetti, Rutgers in quarters
-- W dec. 9-5 vs. #3 Mike Parziale (29-5), F&M in semis
-- L dec. 13-14 to #1 Muzaffer Abdurakhmanov, American in finals
165- #1 Troy Letters (4-0 and 22-0) - 1st place
-- WBF 0:47 Dwayne HashBarbaris, American in 1st rd
-- WMD 14-4 #8 Heath Lohrman, Brown in quarters
-- WMD 10-2 #4 Craig Dziewiakowkski (27-11), Navy in semis
-- W dec. 7-2 #2 Matt Palmer, Columbia in finals
174- #2 Travis Frick (3-1 and 20-6) - 1st place
-- Bye
-- W dec. 4-1 vs. #7 Dan Stolpinski (23-14), Navy in quarters
-- L dec. 3-1, s.v. to #3 Joe Mazzurco (32-2), Cornell in semis
-- W dec. 4-3 #5 Dustin Wiles, Penn
-- W dec. 8-3 #4 Daniel Waters, American in finals
184- unseeded Brian LeMay (4-2 and 17-5) - 4th place !
-- W dec. 6-3 vs. #4 Doran Heist, Brown in 1st rd
-- L dec. 2-3 to #5 Chris Ressa, Rutgers in quarters
-- WMD 12-4 Jack Flemming, Princeton
-- W dec. 6-1 Dan Gallagher, Penn
-- W dec. 7-3 #3 seed Luke Calvert (21-6 on yr), Army
-- L dec. 3-7 to #5 Chris Ressa (20-8), Rutgers
197- #1 Jon Trenge (3-0 and 25-3)
-- Bye
-- WBF 2:16 vs. #8 Leo Saniuk, Brown in quarters
-- WBF 1:44 vs. #4 Jake Butler (21-5), Princeton in semis
-- W dec. 4-1 #2 Jerry Rinaldi (33-8), Cornell in finals
285- #4 Paul Weibel (24-11)
-- W dec. 7-2 Bart Seeman (8-9), Columbia in 1st rd
-- W dec. 9-2 vs. #5 Paul Shovlin (17-11), Cornell in quarterfinals
-- L dec. 3-6 to #1 Matt Feast (24-3), Penn in semi-finals
-- LBF 1:06 to #8 Adam LoPiccolo, American
-- L dec. 1-3 s.v. to #2 Bode Ogunwole, Harvard in finals
BIG 12 CONFERENCE RESULTS - Omaha, NE (Sat nite)
.......NOT the Parity The Nation Sought
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1-Okla St-95; 2-Iowa St-49; 3-Nebraska-47.5; 4-Okla-45; 5-Missouri-35
Wrestling in Omaha, NE, the Cowboys had an incredible seven champions and eight finalists in a romp (whomp?), including a huge upset by true freshman, Coleman Scott over #1 Sam Hazewinkel. Inverted results occurred at 157--and Matt Murray was one Husker who didn't enjoy a home mat advantage.
One who did was mercurial B.J. Padden who was seeded 5th last March, a #8 pre-season followed by 14th in Jan, 17th in Feb before dropping from AWN's poll on 2-21. His win over Jake Rosholt won't be overlooked.
125 lb.
1st: #17 Coleman Scott (OSU) dec. #1 Sam Hazewinkel (OU), 2-1 (OT-TB1)
3rd - #8 Matt Keller (NU) dec. #12 Grant Nakamura (ISU), 6-3
133 lb.
1st: #10 Nathan Morgan (OSU) maj. dec. Dominick Moyer (NU), 14-6
3rd: Jesse Sundell (ISU) dec. Joe Comparin (OU), 6-4 OT (SV1)
141 lb.
1st: #1 Nate Gallick (ISU) dec. #2 Teyon Ware (OU), 4-3 (TB2)
3rd: #12 Daniel Frishkorn (OSU) dec. #4 Matt Murray (NU), 8-1
149 lb.
1st: #1 Zach Esposito (OSU) dec. #4 Matt Storniolo (OU), 10-4
3rd: Cody Greene (MU) by fall over Travis Shufelt (NU), 5:17
(Shufelt returned from a serious knee injury in time for conf).
157 lb.
1st: unr. Kevin Ward (OSU) dec. #18 Brad Cieleski (MU), 6-4
3rd: #5 Trent Paulson (ISU) maj. dec. #13 B.J. Wruight (NU), 12-4
165 lb.
1st: #3 Johny Hendricks (OSU) dec. #5 Tyron Woodley (MU), 4-1
3rd: #8 Jacob Klein (NU) dec. #6 Travis Paulson (ISU), 3-1
174 lb.
1st: #1 Chris Pendleton (OSU) dec. #2 Ben Askren (MU), 12-8
3rd: #8 EK Waldhaus (OU) dec. #15 Nick Passolano (ISU), 3-1
184 lb.
1st: #3 Kurt Backes (ISU) WBF #2 Travis Pascoe (NU), 2:13
3rd: #16 Justin Dyer (OU) dec. #14 Matt Pell (MU), 4-2
197 lb.
1st: unr. B.J. Padden (NU) dec. #2 Jake Rosholt (OSU), 6-2
3rd: #17 Joel Flaggert (OU) dec. #19 Jeff Foust (MU) 5-3
285 lb.
1st: #1 Steve Mocco (OSU) dec. #11 Scott Coleman (ISU), 9-4
3rd: #14 Justin Hager (OU) dec. Jon May (NU), 6-1
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BIG TEN FINALS - at Iowa City - Sunday
For those wondering how far back Minnesota & Iowa were
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1. Illinois----------130
2. Minnesota----123.5
3. Michigan------118
4. Iowa--------------94.5
5t. Indiana---------89
5t. Wisconsin----89
7. Penn State----72.5
8. Michigan St---70.5
9. Northwestern-68.5
10. Purdue--------38.5
11. Ohio State---26.5 (significant drop from last yr's NCAA 3rd)
125- #3 Nick Simmons (MichSt) dec. #2 Kyle Ott (Illinois) 4-2
133- #5 Mack Reiter (Minn) WBF #3 Mark Jayne (Illinois) 4:34
141- #3 Josh Churella (Michigan) dec. #6 Andy Simmons (MichSt) 2-0
149- #5 Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan) dec. #12 Craig Henning (Wisc) 3-2
157- #3 Alex Tirapelle (Illinois) dec. #2 Ryan Bertin (Michigan) 4-3
165- #2 Ryan Churella (Michigan) dec. #4 Mark Perry (Iowa) 6-5
174- #3 Pete Friedl (Illinois) dec. #4 Jake Herbert (NW) 4-3
184- #5 Eric Bradley (PennSt) dec. #4 Brian Glynn (Illinois) 3-2
197- #15 Matt Delguyd dec. #4 JD Bergman (OhioSt) 5-3
285- #2 Cole Konrad (Minn) dec. #5 Pat DeGain (Ind) 4-1
ILLINOIS PLACEWINNERS (school record five finalists)
First Big 10 title for Illini since 1952.
1st: Alex Tirapelle (157), Pete Friedl (174)
2nd:Kyle Ott (125), Mark Jayne (133), Brian Glynn (184)
3rd: Cassio Pero (141); 5th: Tyrone Byrd (197)
6th: Donny Reynolds (165), Mike Behnke (Hwt)
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TRIVIA ANSWER on "D-12" Nickname:
165 pounder, Craig Dziewiatkowski
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THOUGHT FOR MIDDLE OF NIGHT: With the final score in the finals at 157 in the EIWA 14-13, which question is most relevant?
1.) Who was American's best wrestling in Annapolis ?
2.) Who was the best American wrestler at 157?
3.) Was there really a 'loser' in the bout ?
Lehigh Captures 101st EIWA Championships
Files associated with this release:
2005 FINAL EIWA BRACKETS
Annapolis, Md. -- Lehigh University won its fourth straight EIWA
championship, outscoring 11th-ranked Cornell, 133.5 to 131.0 to claim
its 32nd team title. Navy tallied 96.5 points for third place and will
send six wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament on March 17-19 in St. Louis,
Mo.
"I am just so proud of our kids the way they battled this weekend," said
Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. "We competed hard at every weight class
and gave a great effort in every match. I would like to recognize the
six seniors that provided great leadership all year long and really
helped give us a building block to where we want to go.
"It's a start for us," added Burnett. "Now, we just need to keep
building and keep getting stronger."
The Mids earned their first invitation to the national tournament when
senior Sam Gray placed third at 133 pounds. The Essex, Vt., native ran
his record to 26-10 with a 5-4 victory in overtime over Matt DeLorenzo
of Columbia. The 3-1 tournament run allowed the senior to reach the NCAA
Tournament after falling just short twice before. He also improved his
career record to 89-50, needing just two more wins to enter the Navy
career top ten wins list.
At 141 pounds, Navy earned its second straight bid with a second-place
showing by Nate Gulosh. Despite falling to Lehigh's Cory Cooperman,
14-1, in the finals, Gulosh garnered his second straight trip to
nationals. Gulosh now stands at 25-7 on the season.
At 149 pounds, John Cox gained one of the 12 wildcard bids handed out as
he finished fourth. Cox fell in the semifinals to eventual champ Phillip
Simpson of Army, 5-0, but defeated Kyle Bernholz of Penn in the medal
round to earn a top-four finish. Cox is now 24-8 on the season.
Craig Dziewiatkowski placed third at 165 pounds to earn an automatic bid
to the NCAAs. Dziewiatkowski defeated Joey Hooker of Cornell, 3-1 by
sudden-victory in the consolation finals to give the Mids their fourth
NCAA participant. Dziewiatkowski is now 29-11 on the 2004-05 campaign.
Navy's last two bids came at the two largest weight classes. Thayer
Paxton avenged an earlier loss to Army's Todd Wisman, knocking off the
Black Knights' 197-pounder, 4-0, to earn an automatic bid with a
third-place finish. Paxton sports a 31-5 mark heading into the NCAA
Tournament.
Lastly, at heavyweight, Tanner Garrett lost a heartbreaking 2-1 setback
to Penn's Matt Feast in overtime in the finals. Garrett advanced to the
finals with a 4-3 double-overtime victory over No. 7-ranked Bode
Ogunwole of Harvard, but ran out of time against Feast. It marked the
second straight year that Feast has defeated Garrett in the finals,
defeating him 4-1 the year before. Garrett is now 32-2 on the season.
Two other Mids, Pat Lukanich at 157 and Matt Stolpinski at 174, earned
sixth-place finishes.
Navy finished with eight placewinners and its third-place finish was its
highest since 1995.
FINALS RESULTS
125 POUNDS
#1 Robbie Preston (Harvard) dec. #2 Mike Mormile (Cornell), 5-3
--Preston, Mormile, Jeff Sato (Columbia), Mason Lenhard (Penn), Jeff
Schell (Brown) advanced to the NCAA Championship
133 POUNDS
#1 Travis Lee (Cornell) major dec. #2 Matt Ciasulli (Lehigh), 13-4
--Lee, Ciasulli, Sam Gray (Navy), Matt DeLorenzo (Columbia) advanced to
the NCAA Championship
141 POUNDS
#1 Cory Cooperman (Lehigh) major dec. #2 Nate Gulosh (Navy), 14-3
--Cooperman, Gulosh, Jordan Leen (Cornell), Anthony Constantino
(Columbia), Doug McGraw (Penn) advanced to the NCAA Championship
149 POUNDS
#2 Phillip Simpson (Army) dec. #1 Dustin Manotti (Cornell), 8-7
--Simpson, Manotti, Matt Anderson (Lehigh), John Cox (Navy) advanced to
the NCAA Championship
157 POUNDS
#1 Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (American) dec. #2 Derek Zinck (Lehigh), 14-13
--Abdurakhmanov, Zinck, Devin Mesanko (Columbia) advanced to the NCAA
Championship
165 POUNDS
#1 Troy Letters (Lehigh) dec. #2 Matt Palmer (Columbia), 7-2
--Letters, Palmer, Craig Dziewiatkowski (Navy), Joey Hooker (Cornell)
advanced to the NCAA Championship
174 POUNDS
#3 Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) major dec. #1 Andy Roy (Rutgers), 11-3
--Mazzurco, Roy, Daniel Waters (American), Travis Frick (Lehigh), Dustin
Wiles (Penn) advanced to the NCAA Championship
184 POUNDS
#1 Tyler Baier (Cornell) dec. #2 Josh Glenn (American), 4-1
--Baier, Glenn, Chris Ressa (Rutgers) advanced to the NCAA Championship
197 POUNDS
#1 Jon Trenge (Lehigh) dec. #2 Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell), 4-1
--Trenge, Rinaldo, Thayer Paxton (Navy), Jake Butler (Princeton)
advanced to the NCAA Championship
HWT
#1 Matt Feast (Penn) dec. #2 Tanner Garrett (Navy), 2-1 (OT)
--Feast, Garrett, Adam LoPiccolo (American), Tyler Shovlin (Cornell),
Bode Ogunwole (Harvard) advanced to the NCAA Championship
TEAM SCORES
1. Lehigh 133.5
2. Cornell 131.0
3. Navy 96.5
4. Columbia 84.0
5. Penn 77.5
6. American 63.5
7. Army 61.0
8. Rutgers 40.5
9. Harvard 30.0
10. Brown 22.0
11. Princeton 14.0
12. Franklin & Marshall 13.0
13. East Stroudsburg 11.0