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Dec. 5, 2004

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The University of Virginia wrestling team sent six wrestlers and one assistant coach to compete in Penn State’s 2004 Nittany Lion Open. Four Cavaliers (Damian Johnson, Anthony Burke, Byron Dunlap and Jim Hartey) and UVa assistant coach Scott Moore placed in the top eight spots for their respective weight classes in the event.

Johnson recorded a second place finish by going 4-1 at 174-pounds to highlights Virginia’s individual results. Burke posted a fifth place finish after going 5-2 at 125-pounds. Dunlap and Hartey each placed seventh in the event. Dunlap took seventh after going 4-2 at 133-pounds and Hartey took seventh after going 5-2 at 157-pounds.

UVa’s Drew DiPasquale and Andrew Leffler also competed in the event. DiPasquale went 2-2 at 149-pounds and Leffler went 3-2 in the heavyweight class.

Virginia assistant coach Scott Moore posted a perfect 6-0 record at 149-pounds en route to a first place finish in his class. All six of Moore’s win were by fall.

Here is a look at UVa’s individual results from the 2004 Nittany Lion Invitational:

2004 Nittany Lion Open

W/L Opponents Result Event/Date

125	*** 5th Place ***W	Anthony Burke (UVa) def. John Bittinger (Duquesne)	4-3		PSU Open 12/5W	Anthony Burke (UVa) def. Sean Corea (Delaware State)	TF, 16-1		PSU Open 12/5L	Mike Silengo (Penn) def. Anthony Burke (UVa)		8-3		PSU Open 12/5W	Anthony Burke (UVa) def. Brandon Clemmer (Kutztown)	Fall @ 4:39	PSU Open 12/5W	Anthony Burke (UVa) def. Mike Rodriguez (Cornell)		6-4		PSU Open 12/5L	Obe Blanc (Lock Haven) def. Anthony Burke (UVa)		6-5		PSU Open 12/5W	Anthony Burke (UVa) def. Brad Canterbury (Navy)		Med. For.	PSU Open 12/5

133 *** 7th Place ***L Sam Gray (Navy) def. Byron Dunlap (UVa) 3-2 PSU Open 12/5W Byron Dunlap (UVa) def. Ronnie Wilburne (Navy) Fall @ 1:05 PSU Open 12/5W Byron Dunlap (UVa) def. Brett Frimer (Boston U.) Fall @ 3:30 PSU Open 12/5W Byron Dunlap (UVa) def. Shawn Protz (Penn) 7-5 PSU Open 12/5L Tony Curto (Bloomsburg) def. Byron Dunlap (UVa) Fall @ 4:15 PSU Open 12/5W Byron Dunlap (UVa) def. Mike Anderson (Bloomsburg) Fall @ 1:37 PSU Open 12/5

149W Drew DiPasquale (UVa) def. Brandon Smith (Columbia) 11-4 PSU Open 12/5L Cody Harrington (Unat.) def. Drew DiPasquale (UVa) 5-2 PSU Open 12/5W Drew DiPasquale (UVa) def. Shawn Blanchard (Millersville) 10-8 OT PSU Open 12/5L Jack Deckeer (Penn State) def. Drew DiPasquale (UVa) 4-0 PSU Open 12/5

149 *** 1st Place ***- UVa Assistant Coach -W Scott Moore (UVa) def. Christopher Stout (American) Fall @ 2:33 PSU Open 12/5W Scott Moore (UVa) def. Danny Song (US Marine Academy) Fall @ 2:35 PSU Open 12/5W Scott Moore (UVa) def. Tom Pagano (East Stroudsburg) Fall @ 1:09 PSU Open 12/5W Scott Moore (UVa) def. Matthew Gulosh (Navy) Fall @ 2:14 PSU Open 12/5W Scott Moore (UVa) def. Jay Morrison (Edinboro) Fall @ 1:03 PSU Open 12/5W Scott Moore (UVa) def. John Cox (Navy) Fall @ 0:31 PSU Open 12/5

157 *** 7th Place ***W Jim Hartey (UVa) def. Matt Rothstein (Maryland) 3-1 PSU Open 12/5L Patrick Lukanich (Navy) def. Jim Hartey (UVa) 3-2 PSU Open 12/5W Jim Hartey (UVa) def. Danridge Glitz (US Marine Academy) MD, 8-0 PSU Open 12/5W Jim Hartey (UVa) def. Chris Long (Penn) 4-0 PSU Open 12/5W Jim Hartey (UVa) def. Matt Marquart (Lock Haven) Fall @ 4:55 PSU Open 12/5L Aric Furhman (Bloomsburg) def. Jim Hartey (UVa) 5-0 PSU Open 12/5W Jim Hartey (UVa) def. Jon Denk (Duquesne) Med. For. PSU Open 12/5

174 *** 2nd Place ***W Damian Johnson (UVa) def. Robert Orleski (Rutgers) 7-5 PSU Open 12/5W Damian Johnson (UVa) def. Cody Rapp (Navy) 4-2 PSU Open 12/5W Damian Johnson (UVa) def. Brian Cantalupi (Penn State) 2-1 PSU Open 12/5W Damian Johnson (UVa) def. Jack Kitchen (Penn) 6-2 PSU Open 12/5L Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) def. Damian Johnson (UVa) MD, 10-2 PSU Open 12/5

HWTW Andrew Leffler (UVa) def. Matt Rosner (East Stroudsburg) 3-0 PSU Open 12/5L Tanner Garrett (Navy) def. Andrew Leffler (UVa) 9-3 PSU Open 12/5W Andrew Leffler (UVa) def. Fieldon Daubert (Mill Hall) MD, 11-2 PSU Open 12/5W Andrew Leffler (UVa) def. Forest Smith (Delaware Valley) Fall @ 7:30 PSU Open 12/5L Marc Allemang (Duquesne) def. Andrew Leffler (UVa) Fall @ 2:22 PSU Open 12/5

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