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Jan. 31, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia wrestling team hosted a quad meet with the Kent State Golden Flashes, the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Old Dominion Monarchs at UVa’s Memorial Gymnasium. Each team faced the other three opponents in the event. Kent State went a perfect 3-0 after defeating Virginia Tech 27-12, Virginia 29-10 and Old Dominion 32-11. UVa finished 2-1 and defeated ODU 25-14 and VT 31-8, while Virginia Tech went 1-2 after defeating Old Dominion 29-12. ODU went winless after going 0-3 in the competition.
In the first session of dual matches, Virginia won six out the ten bouts against Old Dominion en route to posting a 25-14 victory in Dual I. The Cavaliers recorded three consecutive wins to build a 12-0 lead to open the match and never looked back. UVa’s ranked duo of #2 Scott Moore (141-pounds) and #10 Tim Foley (165-pounds) each recorded a fall in the dual. In Dual 2, Kent State defeated Virginia Tech 27-12 after winning eight of the ten bouts in the match. After the Golden Flashes and Hokies split the first pair of bouts, KSU went on to claim seven of the last eight weight classes to cruise to a 15-point win. Kent State’s trio of #19 ranked Mike Tolar (157-pounds), 125-pounder Drew Opfer and 141-pounder Nate Daugherty each posted a major decision win for the Golden Flashes. Both of the Hokies’ two victories were by fall by after VT’s ranked duo of #10 David Hoffman (133-pounds) and #18 Chris Stith (165-pounds) pinned their opponents.
In the second session of dual matches, Kent State defeated Virginia 29-10 after the Golden Flashes won eight of ten bouts against the Cavaliers in Dual III. KSU’s 184-pounder Alex Camargo highlighted Kent State’s victory after posting a fall at 1:26 over the Cavaliers’ Drew Michelotti, while UVa’s Foley posted a 11-1 major decision win over KSU’s Nick Brenner at 165-pounds to highlight UVa. In Dual IV, Virginia Tech defeated Old Dominion 29-12 with the Hokies claiming wins in six of the ten bouts. VT won five of the first eight matches to pull out to a comfortable lead it would not relinquish. Virginia Tech’s duo of 149-pounder Reed Carpenter and Stith each recorded a win by fall, while the Hokies’ Ryan Broughman (125-pounds) and Hoffman each posted a pair of major decision victories.
In the third session of dual matches, Virginia defeated Virginia Tech 31-8 in Dual V. The Cavaliers won seven of the ten bouts, including the first three consecutive matches, and rolled to a 23-point win over the Hokies. Virginia built a commanding 19-5 lead with three matches remaining before staking claim to two of the final three bouts. UVa’s Moore recorded his second fall and third victory of the afternoon to improve his record to 35-0 overall with an NCAA leading 25 wins coming by fall. UVa’s 149-pounder Aaron Martin also recorded a fall over VT’s Carpenter to post his first collegiate fall. In Dual VI, Kent State pulled away for a 32-11 win over Old Dominion. After both teams split the first six matches by claiming three wins apiece, the Golden Flashes turned a close 13-11 dual into a 21-point victory after winning the last four bouts of the match to put the dual out of reach. Kent State’s Daugherty pinned ODU’s Jason Earnhardt at 3:13 at 141-pounds and 125-pounder Drew Opfer racked up an 18-0 technical fall victory to highlight KSU’s win.
By going 2-1 in competition today, Virginia’s record improves to 5-3 overall in dual matches this season. The Cavaliers will return to action on Saturday, February 7th when UVa travels to Pennsylvania to compete in a pair of non-conference dual matches. Virginia will face Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa. at 1:00 PM before facing Drexel in Philadelphia, Pa. at 7:00 PM.
Here is a look at the results from today’s quad-meet action:
Dual IVirginia - 25Old Dominion - 14
Wgt. Opponents Results Score UVa/ODU157 Paul Bjorlo (UVa) def. Jesse Pearce (ODU) 4-0 3-0165 Tim Foley (UVa) def. John Adams (ODU) Fall @ 1:51 9-0174 Mike Grogan (UVa) def. Robby Gosnell (ODU) 7-5 (OT) 12-0184 Matt Ulrey (ODU) def. Drew Michelotti (UVa) MD, 15-5 12-4197 Adam Wright (ODU) def. Kevin Collier (UVa) 7-3 12-7HWT Derrell Lorthridge (ODU) def. Scott Smith (UVa) MD, 10-2 12-11125 Brian Sticca (UVa) def. Jared Smith (ODU) MD, 12-3 16-11133 Chris Buckner (ODU) def. Steve Hromada (UVa) 9-8 (OT) 16-14141 Chet Naylor (UVa) def. Joshua Puryear (ODU) 8-4 19-14149 Scott Moore (UVa) def. Brian Roznowski (ODU) Fall @ :44 25-14
Dual IIVirginia Tech – 12Kent State – 27
Wgt. Opponents Results Score VT/KSU157 Mike Tolar (KSU) def. Andrew Donofrio (VT) MD, 18-8 0-4165 Chris Stith (VT) def. Nick Brenner (KSU) Fall @ 2:08 6-4174 Aaron Miller (KSU) def. Steve Borja (VT) 7-1 6-7184 Alex Camargo (KSU) def. Jerome Villanueva (VT) 8-4 6-10197 Nick Hiller (KSU) def. Canaan Prater (VT) 9-5 6-13HWT Willie Leonard (KSU) def. Kris Wiedegreen (VT) 3-1 (OT) 6-16125 Drew Opfer (KSU) def. Ryan Broughman (VT) MD, 16-2 6-20133 David Hoffman (VT) def. Jared Opfer (KSU) Fall @ 2:43 12-20141 Nate Daugherty (KSU) def. John Gallagher (VT) MD, 9-1 12-24149 Jason Bake (KSU) def. Reed Carpenter (VT) 9-3 12-27
Dual IIIVirginia – 10Kent State – 29
Wgt. Opponents Results Score UVa/KSU157 Mike Tolar (KSU) def. Paul Bjorlo (UVa) 6-0 0-3165 Tim Foley (UVa) def. Nick Brenner (KSU) MD, 11-2 4-3174 Ardian Ramadani (KSU) def. Michael Grogan (UVa) 7-1 4-6184 Alex Camargo (KSU) Drew Michelotti (UVa) Fall @ 1:26 4-12197 Nick Hiller (KSU) def. Kevin Collier (UVa) 8-4 4-15HWT Willie Leonard (KSU) def. Andrew Leffler (UVa) MD, 10-1 4-19125 Drew Opfer (KSU) def. Brian Sticca (UVa) 9-8 4-22133 Jared Opfer (KSU) def. Steve Hromada (UVa) MD, 11-1 4-26141 Scott Moore (UVa) – No Match Forfeit 10-26149 Jason Bake (KSU) def. Aaron Martin (UVa) 7-4 10-29
Dual IVVirginia Tech – 29Old Dominion – 12
Wgt. Opponents Results Score VT/ODU157 Jesse Pearce (ODU) def. Andrew Donofrio (VT) 12-6 0-3165 Chris Stith (VT) def. John Adams (ODU) Fall @ 4:09 6-3174 Steve Borja (VT) def. Matt Ulrey (ODU) 6-2 9-3184 Adam Wright (ODU) def. Shaun Guttridge (VT) 4-2 9-6197 Canann Prater (VT) – No Match Forfeit 15-6HWT Derrell Lorthridge (ODU) def. Kris Wiedegreen (VT) 3-1 15-9125 Ryan Broughman (VT) def. Jared Smith (ODU) MD, 16-6 19-9133 David Hoffman (VT) def. Billy Hayduk (ODU) MD, 18-4 23-9141 Jason Earnhardt (ODU) def. Chris Smolko (VT) 9-6 23-12149 Reed Carpenter (VT) def. Brian Roznowski (ODU) Fall @ 4:40 29-12
Dual VVirginia – 31Virginia Tech – 8
Wgt. Opponents Results Score UVa/VT157 Paul Bjorlo (UVa) def. Andrew Donofrio (VT) Med. Def. 6-0165 Tim Foley (UVa) def. Chris Stith 9-5 9-0174 Michael Grogan (UVa) def. Steve Borja (VT) 4-2 12-0184 Shaun Guttridge (VT) def. Drew Michelotti (UVa) 6-1 12-2*197 Scott Smith (UVa) def. Tomas Ovalle (VT) 4-3 15-2HWT Kris Wiedegreen (VT) def. Andrew Leffler (UVa) 5-3 15-5125 Brian Sticca (UVa) def. Ryan Broughman (VT) MD, 14-5 19-5133 David Hoffman (VT) def. Steve Hromada 16-12 19-8141 Scott Moore (UVa) def. Chris Smolko Fall @ 0:54 25-8149 Aaron Martin (UVa) def. Reed Carpenter Fall @ 3:45 31-8* Minus one point for unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Dual VIKent State – 32Old Dominion – 11
Wgt. Opponents Results Score KSU/ODU157 Mike Tolar (KSU) def. Jesse Pearce (ODU) 9-2 3-0165 Robby Gosnell (ODU) def. Nick Brenner (KSU) 5-4 3-3174 Aaron Miller (KSU) def. Matt Ulrey (ODU) MD, 12-3 7-3184 Adam Wright (ODU) def. Ardian Ramadani (KSU) 5-4 7-6197 Nick Hiller (KSU) – No Match Forfeit 13-6HWT Derrell Lorthridge (ODU) def. Willie Leonard (KSU) TF, 17-2 13-11125 Drew Opfer (KSU) def. Jared Smith (ODU) TF, 18-0 18-11133 Jared Opfer (KSU) def. Chris Buckner (ODU) MD, 12-3 22-11141 Nate Daugherty (KSU) def. Jason Earnhardt (ODU) Fall @ 3:13 28-11149 Jason Bake (KSU) def. Joshua Puryear (ODU) MD, 11-3 32-11
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