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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

March 7, 2011 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized