Four Cavaliers Place At Southeast Open On Sunday
ROANOKE, Va. – Four members of the Virginia wrestling team placed in competition at the Southeast Open on Sunday (Nov. 3) to lead a group of 16 competitors at the event.
Sophomore Robert Patrick (Ligonier, Pa.) and junior Drew Peck (Chambersbug, Pa.) both placed in the open division. Patrick took a fourth-place finish at 174 pounds, while Peck took a sixth-place finish at 184 pounds.
Freshmen Nick Coy (Jeanette, Pa.) and Justin Phillips (Lynchburg, Va.) both placed in the freshman/sophomore bracket. Coy posted a second-place finish at 141 pounds, while Phillips turned in a sixth-place finish at 165 pounds.
In all, 16 members of the squad competed at the event. Of those 16 wrestlers, 12 competed in an unattached capacity. Redshirt freshman Alex Cruz (Orting, Wash.), redshirt juniors Sam Martino (Colonial Heights, Va.) and Michael Murphy (Lookout Mountain, Tenn.), and junior Michael Battista (Ashburn, Va.) all competed as attached wrestlers at the event.
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Nick Coy – 2nd Place Finish (Freshman/Sophomore Bracket)
Coy dec. Caleb Birdwell (Campbell) – 8-2
Coy dec. David Loniewski (Davidson) – 7-3
Coy dec. Dawson Bates (App. State) – 3-2
Caleb Ray (WVU) dec. Coy – 2-0
Scott Kiyono
Kiyono dec. Anthony Sountis (UMd) – 6-0
Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. Kiyono – 7-4
Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) dec. Kiyono – 3-2
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Ray Costa (Freshman/Sophomore Bracket)
Jason Kraisser (Campbell WC) major dec. Costa – 15-1
Costa dec. Josh Yost (VMI) – 9-6
Costa dec. Andrew Dickson (GMU) – 11-4
Costa dec. Liam Lusher (WVU) – 13-11
Job Chishko (VMI) major dec. Costa – 12-1
Alex Cruz
Colton Diblasi (GMU) pinned Cruz – 4:50
Cruz tech fall Diavantae Reddick (Campbell) – 18-0 (3:26)
Cruz dec. Justin Yorkdale (GMU) – 5-0
Seth Hogue by injury default
Gray Hart
Kyler Rea (WVU) dec. Hart – 4-1
Hart pinned Bobby Pryhocki (Campbell) – 2:26
Hart pinned Jamie Nunez (King University) – 5:22
Mason Wallace (Chattanooga) dec. Hart – 4-1
Michael Murphy
Seth Hogue (WVU) pinned Murphy – 4:19
Murphy major dec. Austin Smith (Ferrum) – 16-2
Caden Darber (VT) pinned Murphy – 6:02
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Patrick Evans (Freshman/Sophomore)
Evans major dec. Colby Teague (Mount Olive) – 11-1
Will Lawrence (VMI) dec. Evans – 3-1
Justin Crawford (Notre Dame College) major dec. Evans – 10-0
Sam Martino
Hunter Costa (Davidson) dec. Martino – 4-3
Albert Rechenmacher (UNC) dec. Martino – 4-2
Anthony Steinmeyer (Freshman/Sophomore Bracket)
Steinmeyer pinned Erik Eva (Davidson) – 1:25
Steinmeyer major dec. Kam Miller (App. State) – 12-3
Rodney Winston Jr. (GMU) pinned Steinmeyer – 2:15
Justin Crawford (Notre Dame College) dec. Steinmeyer – 6-1
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Justin Phillips – 6th Place Finish (Freshman/Sophomore Bracket)
Phillips dec. Josh Anderson (UNC) – 5-0
Phillips dec. Jon Hoover (VMI) – 4-3
Jonathan Spadafora (Terrapin WC) – dec. Phillips – 7-2
Phillips pinned John Ridle (Gardner-Webb) – 4:43
Phillips dec. Brett Mordecai (App. State) – 11-8
Neil Schuster (GMU) pinned Phillips – 2:52
David Veltri (Freshman/Sophomore)
Ethan Hoffman (UNC) dec. Veltri – 10-5
Veltri pinned Bilal Estwani (Unattached) – 2:53
Loranzo Rajaonarivelo (GMU) major dec. Veltri – 15-6
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Channing Connors (Freshman/Sophomore Bracket)
Cole Maddox (Campbell) dec. Connors – 6-3
Connors dec. Cameron Andrews (Campbell WC) – 11-7
John Joll (WVU) major dec. Connors – 14-2
Robby Patrick – 4th place finish
Patrick dec. Joey Mazzara (UNC) – 6-4 (sv-1)
Patrick tech fall Caleb Spears (Newberry) – 16-0 (2:21)
Phillip Spadafora (UMd) dec. Patrick – 7-4
Tony Lombardo (GMU) tech fall Patrick – 17-2 (4:15)
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Michael Battista
Andrew Morgan dec. Battista – 2-0
Tony Vezzetti (Notre Dame College) dec. Battista – 3-2
Drew Peck – 6th Place Finish
Tony Vezzetti (Notre Dame College) pinned Peck – 6:03
Peck pinned Benjamin Stacey (Chattanooga) – 0:26
Peck dec. Hunter DeLong (WVU) – 9-2
Chris Kober (Buies Creek RTC) dec. Peck – 4-1
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Mateusz Kudra
Brandon Ngati (WVU) dec. Kudra – 4-0
Mark Chaid (UNC) dec. Kudra – 4-0