Danals, Stewart Take Titles To Lead Virginia At App State Open
BOONE, N.C. – Hadyn Danals and Hudson Stewart both claimed individual titles to lead a group of eight placewinners for Virginia at the App State Open on Saturday (Jan. 28). Danals claimed the title at 184 pounds, while Stewart claimed the title at 174 pounds.
Danals went 4-0 on the day with a pair of pins and a tech fall, while Stewart notched a pin in his championship match to take the title.
Two Cavaliers took runner-up finishes with Brian Courtney finishing second at 141 pounds and Peyton Fenton taking second at 125 pounds. A trio of Virginia wrestlers took third place with Kyren Butler (141), Mason Stefanelli (157) and Krystian Kinsey (197) all claiming medal finishes.
Justin Phillips rounded out the placewinners for the Cavaliers with his fifth-place finish at 174 pounds.
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Peyton Fenton – Second Place Finish
R16: Fenton major dec. Brayden Adams (Presbyterian), 8-0
QF: Fenton dec. Chad Bellis (App. State), 8-5
SF: Fenton pinned Noah Luna (App. State), 5:17
FINAL: No. 27 Eddie Ventresca (Va. Tech) over Fenton by injury default
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Evan Buchanan
R32: Buchanan pinned Alan Diaz (VT), 2:07
R16: Buchanan tech fall Leo Maguidad (UNC), 19-4 (7:00)
QF: Josh Wilson (Greensboro College) dec. Buchanan, 6-3
Conso R8-2: Buchanan pinned Mitchell Johnson (unaffiliated), 0:50
Conso. R4: Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) dec. Buchanan, 3-2
Kyren Butler – Third Place Finish
R16: Butler pinned Nathan Controneo (Citadel), 3:52
QF: Butler dec. Ryan Luna (Presbyterian), 10-4
SF: Josh Wilson (Greensboro College) dec. Butler, 3-2
THIRD-PLACE MATCH: Butler dec. Ike Byers (App. State), 10-3
No. 29 Brian Courtney – Second Place Finish
R16: Courtney tech fall Alfonso Vargas (Florida), 16-0 (2:58)
QF: Courtney pinned Thomas Termini (Citadel), 1:31
SF: Courtney major dec. Ike Byers (App. State), 14-4
FINAL: Josh Wilson (Greensboro College) over Courtney by medical forfeit
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Nick Sanko
R16: Sanko tech fall Hayden McCandless (Florida), 18-1 (3:42)
QF: Austin Paradice (Chattanooga) pinned Sanko, 6:14
Conso. R8-2: Sanko tech fall Payton Hornsby (Presbyterian), 16-0 (3:00)
Conso. R4: Thomas Snipes over Sanko by injury default
Mason Stefanelli – Third Place Finish
R16: Stefanelli pinned Hornsby (Presbyterian), 2:27
QF: Stefanelli dec. Drake Acklin (App. State), 9-6
SF: Jackson Spires (Va. Tech) pinned Stefanelli, 2:32
THIRD-PLACE MATCH: Stefanelli over Austin Paradice (Chattanooga) by medical forfeit
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Griffin Gammell
R16: Gammell pinned Zane Van Fleet (Citadel), 2:30
QF: Don Cates (NC State) dec. Gammell, 9-5
Conso. R8-2: Gammell pinned Roy Price (Citadel), 1:45
Conso. R4: Justin Phillips (Virginia) dec. Gammell, 4-0
Justin Phillips – Fifth Place Finish
R32: Phillips dec. Anthony Spera (Davidson), 3-2
R16: Dylan Reinart (NC State) dec. Phillips, 6-0
Conso. R16-2: Phillips pinned Christopher Salazar (UNC), 2:16
Conso. R8-1: Phillips dec. Cade Tenold (UNC), 3-2
Conso. R8-2: Phillips over Austin Dempsey (Va. Tech) by medical forfeit
Conso. R4: Phillips over Griffin Gammel (Virginia), 4-0
FIFTH-PLACE MATCH: Phillips dec. Braden Welch (App. State), 3-0
Hudson Stewart – Champion
R16: Stewart dec. Roy Price (Citadel), 4-0
QF: Stewart over Will Miller (App. State) by medical forfeit
SF: Stewart dec. Kolton Clark (Va. Tech), 7-6
FINAL: Stewart pinned Brock DelSignore (NC State), 3:47
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Hadyn Danals – Champion
R16: Danals pinned Aiden McCafferty (NC State), 1:10
QF: Danals tech fall Dalton Battle (App. State), 15-0 (4:42)
SF: Danals pinned David Bertrand (Presbyterian), 1:49
FINAL: Danals dec. Joey Milano (NC State), 8-6
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Krystian Kinsey – Third Place Finish
R16: Kinsey pinned George Hopkins (Presbyterian), 1:56
QF: Christian Knop (NC State) dec. Kinsey, 4-3
THIRD-PLACE MATCH: Kinsey over Cade Lautt (UNC) by medical forfeit