Virginia Wrestling Finishes Second at VISW Tournament

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Jan. 7, 2006

HARRISONBURG, Va. – – Anthony Burke, Eric Albright, Drew DiPasquale and Kyle Narkiewicz all claimed individual titles as the University of Virginia Wrestling Team finished second at the Virginia Intercollegiate State Wrestling Championship Saturday at James Madison University’s Sinclair Gym in Godwin Hall. Old Dominion won the five-team tournament tallying 115.5 points. The Cavaliers scored 101.5 points followed by Virginia Military Institute in third with 55.0 points, George Mason’s 42.0 and JMU’s 40.5.

At 125 pounds, Burke was the only Cavalier to win by fall in the championship bout. He pinned Old Dominion’s Bryan LaShomb at 3:57. Burke finished the tournament with two pins and a major decision. He pinned JMU’s Thang Ho in the quarterfianals and added a 17-3 major decision win over JMU’s Louis Sweet.

Albright defeated Old Dominion’s Ryan Williams, 3-2, in the 133 pound championship bout. Albright pinned George Mason’s Stewart Gonzalez at 0:59 in the quarterfinals before claiming a 5-2 decision over VMI’s Brando Stillo, his second win over Stillo on the week.

DiPasquale claimed the title at 149 pounds when he defeated VMI’s Sam Alvarenga, 10-8. DiPasquale finished the tournament a perfect 4-0 after earning a 4-3 decision over JMU’s Greg Soufleris in the round of 16. He then added a 6-1 decision over George Mason’s Jay Chicester in the quarterfinals and a 7-1 decision over Old Dominion’s Jeff Becker in the semifinals.

Narkiewicz won the title at 184 pounds defeating JMU’s Brian Lambert, 8-2. He defeated VMI’s Cory Murray in the semifinals, 8-2, to advance.

Nick Alparone at 141 pounds, Mike Grogan at 174 pounds and Brent Jones at 197 pounds all finished as runner-ups after advancing to championship bouts. Peter Ferrara at 141 pounds and Kyle Artusio at 157 pounds each finished third winning the consolation championships.

The Cavaliers will next compete in the Virginia Duals next weekend, Jan. 13-14, in Hampton, Va.

Championship Bouts:
125 Anthony Burke (UVa.) won by fall Bryan LaShomb (ODU), 3:57
133 Eric Albright (Uva.) dec. Ryan Williams (ODU), 3-2
141 Shannon Slack (ODU) dec. Nick Alparone (UVa.), 11-5
149 Drew DiPasquale (UVa.) dec. Sam Alvarenga (VMI), 10-8
174 Tristan Hansen (ODU) dec. Mike Grogan (UVa.), 3-2
184 Kyle Narkiewicz (UVa.) dec. Brian Lambert (JMU), 8-2
197 Adam Wright (ODU) maj. dec. Brent Jones (UVa.), 15-4

Round of 16
Weight: 149
Drew DiPasquale (Virginia) Dec Greg Soufleris (James Madison), 4-3
Weight: 165
Brian McReynolds (Virginia) Dec Mike Meagher (James Madison), 5-3

Quarterfinals
Weight: 125
Anthony Burke (Virginia) Fall Thang Ho (James Madison), 5:16
Joe Coughlin (George Mason) M-Dec Zach Anderson (Virginia), 11-1

Weight: 133
Eric Albright (Virginia) Fall Stewart Gonzalez (George Mason), 0:59
Ryan Williams (Old Dominion) Fall Ben Johnson (Virginia), 1:58

Weight: 141
Nick Alparone (Virginia) Dec Jochen Granja (VMI), 8-2

Weight: 149
Sam Alvarenga (VMI) M-Dec Danny Artusio (Virginia), 18-4
Jeff Jacobs (James Madison) M-Dec Matt Federici (Virginia), 18-5
Jeff Becker (Old Dominion) Fall Trevor Bowers (Virginia), 1:47
Drew DiPasquale (Virginia) Dec Jay Chichester (George Mason), 6-1

Weight: 157
Mike Sewell (Virginia) Dec Mitch Davey (James Madison), 12-5
Kyle Artusio (Virginia) M-Dec Mitch Webster (George Mason), 14-5

Weight: 165
Nelson Gosnell (Old Dominion) Fall Brian McReynolds (Virginia), 0:45

Weight: 174
Mike Grogan (Virginia) Fall Zack Winfrey (James Madison), 4:43

Weight: 285
Nick Smith (Virginia) Dec John Dolida (Old Dominion), 4-0

Semifinals
Weight: 125
Anthony Burke (Virginia) M-Dec Louis Sweet (James Madison), 17-3

Weight: 133
Eric Albright (Virginia) Dec Brandon Stillo (VMI), 5-2

Weight: 141
Shannon Slack (Old Dominion) M-Dec Peter Ferrara (Virginia), 16-3
Nick Alparone (Virginia) M-Dec Brian Kibler (James Madison), 11-3

Weight: 149
Drew DiPasquale (Virginia) Dec Jeff Becker (Old Domion), 7-1

Weight: 157
Tommy Cunningham (VMI) Dec Mike Sewell (Virginia), 8-1
Nick Pullano (Old Dominion) Dec Kyle Artusio (Virginia), 10-3

Weight: 174
Mike Grogan (Virginia) Fall Bryan Lenhardt (Old Dominion), 4:27

Weight: 184
Kyle Narkiewicz (Virginia) Dec Cory Murray (VMI), 8-2
Brian Lambert (James Madison) Dec David Mendoza (Old Dominion), 7-4

Weight: 197
Brent Jones (Virginia) Fall Mike Eastman (George Mason), 0:44

Weight: 285
Brandon Scott (James Madison) Def Nick Smith (Virginia), MED

Consolation – 2nd round
Weight: 149
Danny Artusio (Virginia) Dec Greg Soufleris (James Madison), 10-4

Consolation – 3rd round
Weight: 133
Ben Johnson (Virginia) Dec Stephen Biggin (James Madison), 8-6

Weight: 149
Trevor Bowers (Virginia) Dec Jay Chichester (George Mason), 9-6
Danny Artusio (Virginia) Dec Matt Federici (Virginia), 7-0

Weight: 165
Adam Underwood (VMI) Dec Brian McReynolds (Virginia), 3-2

Consolation – Semifinals
Weight: 125
Zach Anderson (Virginia) Dec Louis Sweet (James Madison), 8-2

Weight: 133
Brandon Stillo (VMI) M-Dec Ben Johnson (Virginia), 10-0

Weight: 141
Peter Ferrara (Virginia) Dec Jochen Granja (VMI), 7-4

Weight: 149
Trevor Bowers (Virginia) Dec Jeff Jacobs (James Madison), 9-2
Jeff Becker (Old Dominion) Fall Danny Artusio (Virginia), 0:50

Weight: 157
Mitch Webster (George Mason) Dec Mike Sewell (Virginia), 4-2
Kyle Artusio (Virginia) Fall Mitch Davey (James Madison), 4:52

Weight: 285
Matt Coffey (James Madison) Def Nick Smith (Virginia), MEDICAL

Finals – First listed per weight class is consolation finals, second is championship finals.
Weight: 125
Joe Coughlin (George Mason) Dec Zach Anderson (Virginia), 13-8
Anthony Burke (Virginia) Fall Bryan LaShomb (Old Dominion), 3:57

Weight: 133
Eric Albright (Virginia) Dec Ryan Williams (Old Dominion), 3-2

Weight: 141
Peter Ferrara (Virginia) Fall Brian Kibler (James Madison), 0:39
Shannon Slack (Old Dominion) Dec Nick Alparone (Virginia) 11-5

Weight: 149
Jeff Becker (Old Dominion) Fall Trevor Bowers (Virginia), 0:52
Drew DiPasquale (Virginia) Dec Sam Alvarenga (VMI), 10-8

Weight: 157
Kyle Artusio (Virginia) Dec Mitch Webster (George Mason), 3-2

Weight: 174
Tristan Hansen (Old Dominion) Dec Mike Grogan (Virginia), 3-2

Weight: 184
Kyle Narkiewicz (Virginia) Dec Brian Lambert (James Madison), 8-2

Weight: 197
Adam Wright (Old Dominion) M-Dec Brent Jones (Virginia), 15-4