Chattanooga Wins 25th SoCon Wrestling Championship
BOONE, N.C.– Led by four individual titlists, Chattanooga returned to its perch atop the Southern Conference by winning the 2011 SoCon Wrestling Championship on Saturday at the Holmes Center. After a disappointing fourth-place finish last year, Chattanooga won its 25th overall SoCon title and its sixth in the last seven years. The Mocs’ SoCon-record 25 team championships have come in just 34 years in the league. Rest of story at www.soconsports.com/wrestling
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1) Chattanooga – 98 pts.
2) UNC Greensboro – 87.5 pts.
3) Appalachian State – 57.5 pts.
4) The Citadel – 44.5 pts.
5) VMI – 27 pts.
6) Davidson – 18 pts.
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
125 – No. 1 Manuel Ramirez (UNCG) dec. No. 3 Prescott Garner (UTC), 17-6
133 – No. 2 Demetrius Johnson (UTC) dec. No. 1 Jamel Johnson (UNCG), 5-1
141 – No. 1 Cody Cleveland (UTC) dec. No. 3 Mike Kessler (ASU), 9-5
149 – No. 1 Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. No. 2 Dean Pavlous (UTC), 7-5
157 – No. 1 Josh Condon (UTC) dec. No. 2 Pierre Frazile (CIT), 11-5
165 – No. 2 Kyle Blevins (ASU) dec. No. 1 Turtogtokh Lusandorj (CIT), 4-3 (2OT)
174 – No. 1 Brandon Wright (UTC) dec. No. 3 Byron Sigmon (UNCG), 6-4
184 – No. 1 Austin Trotman (ASU) dec. No. 2 Jason McCroskey (UTC), 6-4
197 – No. 1 Caylor Williams (UNCG) dec. No. 2 Nikolas Brown (UTC), 3-2
285 – No. 1 Josh Wine (VMI) dec. No. 2 Peter Sturgeon (UNCG), 3-2
NCAA SECOND-PLACE TIEBREAKERS (winners also receive automatic berths to NCAA Championships)
165 – No. 1 Turtogtokh Lusandorj (CIT) dec. No. 3 Dan Waddell (UTC), 5-1
285 – No. 2 Peter Sturgeon (UNCG) dec. No. 4 Marc Tyson (ASU), 7-3
Maryland Captures 2011 ACC Wrestling Championship
Terps’ senior Mike Letts voted Most Valuable Wrestler.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – For the third time in four seasons, the Maryland Terrapins own the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestling Championship. The Terps triumphed in five of the six weight class finals in which they competed on Saturday night to break open a tight battle with ACC regular-season champion Virginia Tech and finish atop the 2011 field. A crowd of 1,986 at the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena watched the Terps claim their second title under head coach Kerry McCoy and their ACC-leading 23rd wrestling championship in school history.
2011 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP WEIGHT CLASS FINALS
(Each weight class winner and runner-up named All-ACC)
125 – Jarrod Garnett (VT) def. Matt Snyder (VA), 6-4 (SV)
133 – Devin Carter (VT) tech. fall Joe Spisak (VA), 19-4
141 – Jon Kohler (MD) def. Darrius Little (NCS), 3-1 (SV)
149 – Darrion Caldwell (NCS) def. Derek Valenti (VA), 6-3
157 – Jesse Dong (VT) def. Kyle John (MD), 6-3
165 – Josh Asper (MD) def. Pete Yates (VT), 9-3
174 – Mike Letts (MD) def. Chris Henrich (VA), 4-2
184 – Corey Peltier (MD) def. Diego Bencomo (DU), 3-1
197 – Zac Bennett (NC) def. Chris Penny (VT), 9-5
285 – Spencer Myers (MD) def. David Marone (VT), 3-2 (TB2)
Rest of Story at http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/030511aaa.html
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