Story Links
Feb. 6, 2000
WASHINGTON, DC – The University of Virginia wrestling teamcompleted competition in the third annual American University CongressionalCup wrestling tournament. The event was hosted by American University atBender Arena and featured a field of seven schools which included:American, Carson-Newman, George Mason, Hofstra, Maryland, Rutgers andVirginia. UVa finished second with 73.5 points behind Congressional CupChampion Hofstra (116 points).
The Cavaliers were highlighted by Ryan McGrath (Blairstown,N.J./Blair Academy), Steve Garland (Middletown, N.Y./Middletown), JohnPozniak (State College, Pa./State College), P.J. Bory (Suffern,N.Y./Suffern) and Ryan Painter (Rainelle, V.W./Rainelle) in thetournament.
McGrath claimed the 184 lbs. championship after he defeated GeorgeMason’s Adam Turner by the score of 7-5 and Hofstra’s Steve Sinkovich by amajor decision score of 11-1 in the 184 title bout. He was the loneCavalier to claim an individual championship in the tournament.
Garland (125), Bory (141), Pozniak (149) and Painter (HWT) eachreached the championship round of their respective weight classes.Garland, ranked seventh in the country, finished second in the 125 lbs.class after he posted a 15-6 major decision victory over George Mason’sDonnie Pereira and a technical fall win at 6:53 over Maryland’s MattPandullo. However, Garland did not compete in the 125 lbs. finals due tohis departure for East Lansing, Michigan where he will compete in the 2000National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Classic at MichiganState University on February 7th.
Bory pinned Carson-Newman’s Tim Voiles at 2:48 and defeated GMU’sDonnie DeFilippis by the score of 8-7 before falling to Hofstra’s JasonDeBruin by the count of 15-7 in the 141 lbs. finals. Pozniakearned a 4-2 sudden-victory win over Rutgers’ Jon Forster before he droppeda slim 4-3 decision to Hofstra’s Eric Schmiesing in the 149 lbs. finals.
Painter topped Maryland’s Jeremy Duncan by the score of 5-3 beforehe lost a 4-2 sudden-death decision to Rutgers’ Frank Sabatino in theheavyweight finals.
Virginia will return to home action on Wednesday, February 9th whenthe Cavaliers host the James Madison Dukes in a dual match competition.The event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in MemorialGymnasium.
Final Team Scores
Pl. Team Score 1 Hofstra 116 2 VIRGINIA 73.5 3 American 42.5 4 Rutgers 35.5 5 George Mason 30.5 6 Maryland 28 7 Carson-Newman 27.5
Individual Results:
Wgt. Results Score125 Steve Garland (UVa) def. Donnie Pereira (GMU) MD 15-6 Steve Garland (UVa) def. Matt Pandullo (Maryland) TF @ 6:53 Tom Noto (Hofstra) WBF vs. Steve Garland (UVa) WBF
133 Dave Takseraas (UVa) def. Jeff Beverly (Rutgers) 4-2 (OT) Brandon York (Maryland) def. Dave Takseraas (UVa) MD 17-4 Dave Takseraas (UVa) def. Peter Tarricone (American) 4-3 Rob Becker (GMU) def. Dave Takseraas (UVa) 4-0
141 P.J. Bory (UVa) def. Tim Voiles (Carson-Newman) Fall @ 2:48 P.J. Bory (UVa) def. Donnie DeFilippis (GMU) 8-7 Jason DeBruin (Hofstra) def. P.J. Bory (UVa) 15-7
149 John Pozniak (UVa) def. Jon Forster (Rutgers) 7-2 Eric Schmiesing (Hofstra) def. John Pozniak (UVa) 4-3
157 Dennis Papadatos (Hofstra) def. Don Carlo-Clauss (UVa) 5-3 Don Carlo-Clauss (UVa) def. Rob Booth (Maryland) 3-2 Bryon Lauer (Rutgers) def. Don Carlo-Clauss (UVa) Fall @ 3:49
165 Noel Thompson (Hofstra) def. Brian Muir (UVa) 4-2 Brian Muir (UVa) def. Chad Scheidegger (GMU) MD 14-3 Brian Muir (UVa) def. Amir Khan (Rutgers) 7-4 Josh Weidman (Maryland) def. Brian Muir (UVa) 6-1
174 Stacy Woodhouse (American) def. Steve Mazzola (UVa) 7-4 Steve Mazzola (UVa) def. Mike Tomaino (Maryland) 7-3 Steve Mazzola (UVa) def. Kris Urquhart (Carson-Newman) 9-4 Steve Mazzola (UVa) def. Stacy Woodhouse (American) Def.
184 Ryan McGrath (UVa) def. Adam Turner (GMU) 7-5 Ryan McGrath (UVa) def. Steve Sinkovich (Hofstra) MD 11-1
197 Jimi Massey (UVa) def. Ben Jones (GMU) TF @ 4:20 Andy Yoerger (Carson-Newman) def. Jimi Massey (UVa) 7-7 (OT) Jimi Massey (UVa) def. Craig Buckley (Rutgers) 9-7 Rich Attonito (Hofstra) WBF vs. Jimi Massey (UVa) WBF
Hwt Ryan Painter (UVa) def. Jeremy Duncan (Maryland) 5-3 Frank Sabatino (Rutgers) def. Ryan Painter (UVa) 4-2 (OT)