FEBRUARY 23, 2009
KING'S MIKE REILLY WINS SECOND STRAIGHT METROPOLITAN CONFERENCE TITLE, WINS OUTSTANDING WRESTLER HONORS, EARNS NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL TOURNAMENT BERTH
Final Brackets
YORK -- King's College sophomore Mike Reilly will make a return trip to the NCAA Division III National Tournament as the Monarch standout successfully defended his 174-pound title at the Metropolitan Conference Championships Sunday at York College. In the process, he was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.
Additionally, senior Zach Wilkinson was third at 184-pounds while junior Chris Rash placed fourth at 285-pounds.
Results are available at the following link:
http://www.ycpspartans.com/sports/wrest/2008-09/news/wre_metro_home
Reilly, who won the Metropolitan title as a freshman, entered the tournament as the third seed despite his status as a defending champion in the weight class he won a year ago.
The Monarchs standout proved his worth with three dominating victories, capped by a championship 17-7 major decision over York's top-seeded Ryan Tomason, the 10th ranked wrestler nationally in Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and eighth by D3Wrestle.com.
Reilly opened the tournament with a bye, then registered a 16-0 technical fall over Charles Cannello of Centenary in the quarterfinals. In a huge semi-final matchup, Reilly posted an impressive 11-2 major decision over second-seeded Greg Osgoodby of the College of New Jersey in a rematch of the 2008 championship match won by Reilly.
Reilly now advances to the NCAA Division III National Championships slated for March 6-7 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Wilkinson, seeded first at 184, opened up by pinning Luke Genovese of Scranton in 0:33. In the semi-finals, Wilkinson was upset 6-5 by fourth-seeded Buddy Gougher of Wilkes in a riding time criteria in overtime. The loss relegated Wilkinson to the consolation bracket where he remained alive with a 4-2 overtime win over Naum Shuminov of New York University. Wilkinson then earned a 7-1 decision over York's Chris Elliott in the consolation finals to lock up third-place.
Rash, seeded third at heavyweight, received a first-round bye, then fell to sixth-seeded Adam Koziol of the College of New Jersey by a score of 12-6. Rash then advanced in the consolation round with a 7-0 decision over Dan Hyderbrand of Hunter, before posting a 7-1 decision over Shane Cooley of York. In the consolation finals, Rash fell again to Kozial of the College of New Jersey, but by fall in 2:46 to finish in fourth place.
At 125-pounds, King's unseeded freshman Mike Tabasco was pined in his opening round match by Wilkes' Shaun Farnham in 1:43. In the consolations, Tabasco scored a 3-2 decision over Dan Franke of the College of New Jersey, before being eliminated on a 14-2 decision to Jerrid Hartman of York.
In the 133-pound class, Monarch rookie Anthony Dietrick received a first-round bye before falling to second-seeded Kyle Flickinger of York by pin in 6:30. In the consolations, Dietrick pinned Adam Gault of Scranton in 2:04, but was eliminated in his next bout by sixth-seeded Steve Contino of New York University by a 6-3 decision.
At 141, King's third-seeded junior Tony Miele received a first-round bye, then dropped a 3-2 semi-final decision to sixth-seeded Bill Tenpenny of the College of New Jersey. In the consolations, Miele rebounded by pinning Jarrod Cawley of Elizabethtown in 4:31 but was eliminated in his next bout by York's Taylor Lum by a 6-5 margin
In the 149-pound class, Monarch fifth-seeded junior Frankie Davis received a first-round bye, then fell in the semi-finals by a 4-3 count to fourth-seeded Albert Gleichauf of York. In the consolations, Davis advanced by pinning Ronald Cuff of Elizabethtown in 4:32, but was eliminated on a 3-0 decision by Centenary's John Stillo in his next match.
At 165, King's unseeded sophomore Jerry Robbins dropped an 8-1 decision to unseeded Steve Glickman of Scranton. He was then eliminated in his first consolation match by a 12-3 count to fifth-seeded James Histed of Wilkes.
The Monarchs' fifth place finish was partially due to King's competing in the event with only eight wrestlers as junior Taylor Green (13-3) at 157-pounds, and senior Zach Martinez (8-5) at 197, who were both injured and unable to compete.
Results are available at the following link:
http://www.ycpspartans.com/sports/wrest/2008-09/news/wre_metro_home
Team Results
1. Wilkes - 98
2. College of New Jersey - 86.5
3. York (Pa.) - 58.5
4. Centenary - 42.0
5. Kings - 37.5
6. Elizabethtown - 35.5
7. NYU - 31
8. Hunter - 23
9. Scranton - 4
Finals Results
125 - Tyler Erdman (Elizabethtown) dec. Shaun Farnham (Wilkes), 5-3
133 - Josh Pauling (Wilkes) dec. Kyle Flickinger (York), 3-2
141 - Greg Martino (NYU) dec. Anthony Dattolo (Wilkes), 6-1
149 - Erik Smith (Wilkes) dec. Tyler Branham (TCNJ), 4-1
157 - Dan DiColo (TCNJ) dec. John Niedrich (YCP), 7-3
165 - Justin Bonitatis (TCNJ) win by fall Matt Regan (Centenary), 2:15
174 - Michael Reilly (Kings) maj. dec. Brian Thomason (YCP), 17-7
184 - Scott Kelley (TCNJ) dec. Buddy Gouger (Wilkes), 4-0
197 - Zach Pizarro (Wilkes) dec. Ed Broderick (TCNJ), 5-2
285 - Deron Sharp (Elizabethtown) dec. Andrew Feldman (Wilkes), 6-3
