Four Cavaliers Place At Lehman Open Friday
LANCASTER, Pa. – Four members of the Virginia wrestling team placed at the Lehman Open on Friday (Jan. 7) with Jarod Verkleeren and Quinn Miller taking second-place finishes, while Patrick McCormick and Denton Spencer both finished third.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Verkleeren and Miller took the highest finishes of the day on the way to his runner-up finishes at 149 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Verkleeren posted three wins by technical fall to open the day and added a pin in his semifinal match before dropping a one-point decision in the final to go 5-1. Miller went 4-1 on the day, dropping his final match by pin to the top-seeded wrestler.
Spencer went 4-1 on the day with a pin in his opening match on the way to his third-place finish at 149 pounds, while McCormick also went 4-1 with a major decision in his opening bout.
NOTES ON THE DAY
• Quinn Miller placed for the second straight appearance at the Lehman Open after winning in 2019-20.
• It’s the second straight runner-up finish for Verkleeren after second at the Mat Town Open in December.
• Denton Spencer also placed for the second consecutive tournament after taking second at the Mat Town Open.
• Gabe Christenson made his first appearance after transferring to Virginia from Iowa at the semester.
FROM HEAD COACH STEVE GARLAND
“We had a really solid day today. Our guys were grateful to be able to compete and it showed out there. Patrick (McCormick) wrestled the best he has all year. Jarod (Verkleeren) was in the finals and made it there in dominating fashion. Quinn (Miller) got the opportunity to wrestle one of the nation’s best heavyweights in the finals. That’s what we came here for.
“We wanted to compete. We wanted to get as many matches as we could. We need them. I’m thankful. There were a lot of other positives as well. Lots of guys I could list. I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do here in the coming weeks with these guys.”
VIRGINIA INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
125
Patrick McCormick – Third Place Finish
R32: McCormick major dec. Dom Flatt (Millersville), 10-2
R16: McCormick major dec. Matthew Schreiber (Binghamton), 14-3
QF: McCormick dec. Hunter Adrian (Brown), 3-1
SF: Jacob Allen (Navy) dec. McCormick, 5-3
Third-Place Match: McCormick over Jared Van Fleet (Air Force) by disqualification
133
Joe Haynes
R32: Bye
R16: Sidney Flores (Air Force) dec. Haynes, 7-2
Conso. R16-2: Haynes dec. Matt Morris (Millersville), 7-0
Conso. R8-1: Jace Palmer (North Carolina) dec. Haynes, 6-3
Erik Roggie
R32: Mark Montgomery (Army) dec. Roggie, 8-3
Conso. R16-2: Roggie tech fall Darby Diedrich (Brown), 15-0 (5:23)
Conso. R8-1: Roggie pinned Corey Cabanban (Iowa State), 3:39
Conso. R8-2: Angelo Rini (Columbia) major dec. Roggie, 14-6
141
Kyren Butler
R32: Thomas Deck (Army) dec. Butler, 3-2
Conso. R16-1: Butler dec. Blake Boyers (Brown), 8-2
Conso. R16-2: Butler over Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) by medical forfeit
Conso. R8-1: Butler dec. Myles Griffin (Spartan WC), 6-2
Conso. R8-2: Vince Cornella (Spartan WC) dec. Butler, 5-3
Nick Coy
R32: Andrew Gapas (Rutgers) dec. Coy, 4-3
Conso. R16-1: Timothy Levine (Brown) pinned Coy, 0:36
Scott Kiyono
R32: Gabe Willochel (Edinboro) major dec. Kiyono, 12-1
Conso. R16-1: Garrett Kuchan (Air Force) major dec. Kiyono, 12-2
149
Jarod Verkleeren – Second-Place Finish
R64: Verkleeren tech fall Eli Tuckey (Millersville), 18-1 (7:00)
R32: Verkleeren tech fall. River Curtis (Navy), 17-1 (5:13)
R16: Verkleeren tech fall. Tanner Craig (Army), 18-0 (3:00)
QF: Verkleeren dec. Ricky Cabanillas (Brown), 4-0
SF: Verkleeren pinned Ryan Burgos (Edinboro), 2:26
FINAL: No. 23PJ Ogunsanya (Army) dec. Verkleeren, 4-3
157
Jon Errico
R32: Errico dec. Niko Katsuyosji (Harvard), 11-5
R16: Levi Haines (Unattached) dec. Errico, 6-2
Conso. R16-2: Errico major dec. Logan Sciotto (Navy), 16-6
Conso. R8-1: Errico dec. Derek Fields (NC State), 4-2
Conso. R8-2: Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) dec. Errico, 7-6
Denton Spencer – Third-Place Finish
R32: Spencer pinned Derek Fields (NC State), 1:31
R16: Spencer dec. Nate Lukez (Army), 4-2
QF: Spencer dec. Ben Barton (Lock Haven), 6-4
SF: No. 28 Markus Hartman (Army) pinned Spencer, 4:39
Third-Place Match: Spencer over No. 18 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) by medical forfeit
165
Gavin Cagle
R32: Jonathan Park (Navy) dec. Cagle, 9-3
Conso. R16-1: Cagle major dec. Andrew Vogelbaucher (Millersville), 13-4
Conso. R16-2: Cagle dec. Grant Stotts (Iowa State), 6-4 (sv-1)
Conso. R8-1: Erik Gibson (Spartan WC) dec. Cagle, 7-2
174
Krystian Kinsey
R32: No. 29Ben Pasiuk (Army) dec. Kinsey, 8-2
Conso. R16-1: Kinsey dec. Jack Kelly (Penn State), 8-3
Conso. R16-2: Marcelli dec. Kinsey, 10-9
Vic Marcelli
R32: Marcelli dec. Anthony Cicciarelli (West Virginia), 4-1
R16: Anthony Yacovetti (Millersville) dec. Marcelli, 3-1
Conso. R16-2: Marcelli dec. Krystian Kinsey, 10-9
Conso. R8-1: Marcelli pinned Coy Bastian (Bucknell), 1:57
Conso. R8-2: Colt Bartley (Cornell) major dec. Marcelli,
Hudson Stewart
R32: Stewart dec. Joey Arnold (Edinboro), 8-5
R16: Alex Faison (NC State) dec. Stewart, 12-7
Conso. R16-2: Stewart dec. Andrew Sharer (West Virginia), 9-3
Conso. R8-1: Stewart dec. Sean Kilrain (Lehigh), 4-3
Conso. R8-2: Stewart dec. AJ Demsey (Va. Tech), 16-11
Conso. R4: No. 29 Ben Pasiuk (Army) tech fall Stewart, 16-1 (2:42)
184
Vikram Ostrander
R32: Jake Thompson (Air Force) major dec. Ostrander, 9-0
Conso. R16-1: Cody Fisher (Iowa State) pinned Ostrander, 5:52
197
Gabe Christenson
R32: Christenson tech fall Pierce Bausano (Harvard), 15-0 (3:48)
R16: Christenson dec. Kyle Epperly (Rutgers), 8-5
QF: Lucas Cochran (Penn State) dec. Christenson, 8-6
Conso. R8-2: Christenson dec. Channing Connors (UVA), 8-6
Conso. R4: Cade Wilson (Brown) dec. Christenson, 4-2
Channing Connors
R32: Bye
R16: Geoff Magin (Pittsburgh) dec. Connors, 7-3
Conso. R16-2: Connors dec. Matteo Fulgieri (North Carolina), 9-2
Conso. R8-1: Connors pinned Bruce Vaughn (Millersville), 1:33
Conso. R8-2: Gabe Christenson (UVA) dec. Connors, 8-6
Colden Dorfman
Conso. R16-2: Dorfman major dec. Kyle Epperly (Rutgers), 14-3
Conso. R8-1: Dorfman major dec. Cole Forrester (Air Force), 10-2
Conso. R8-2: Dorfman over Geoff Magin (Pittsburgh) by forfeit
Conso. R4: No. 25 JT Brown (Army) tech fall Dorfman, 15-0 (5:41)
285
Jessie Knight
R32: No. 27 Riley Smith (Navy) major dec. Knight, 20-8
Conso. R16-2: Knight pinned Collin Burns (Binghamton), 6:08
Conso. R8-1: Bishop McCoy (Millersville) dec. Knight, 5-2
Mateusz Kudra
R32: Bye
R16: Isaac Reid (Lock Haven) tech fall Kudra, 17-2 (4:50)
Conso. R16-2: Kudra dec. Lear Quinton (Brown), 9-5
Conso. R8-1: Brandon Whitman (North Carolina) tech fall Kudra, 16-0 (4:00)
Quinn Miller – Second-Place Finish
R32: Miller dec. Nico Colucci (Rutgers), 4-1
R16: Miller dec. Dan Conley (Columbia), 5-0
QF: Miller dec. No. 27 Riley Smith (Navy), 6-1
SF: Miller over Matthew Cover (Princeton) by forfeit
FINAL: No. 7 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) pinned Miller, 2:28