JANUARY 16, 2010
KING'S WRESTLERS GO 3-0 ON SATURDAY TO FINISH 5TH IN BUD WHITEHILL DIVISION III DUALS
WILLIAMSPORT – After going 1-1 on Friday, the King's College won three straight matches on Saturday to finish with a fine fifth-place-finish at the 20-team Bud Whitehill Division III Duals at Lycoming College, Williamsport.
King's (10-8), which entered the tournament unranked with a 6-7 mark, went 4-1 amongst a field that included eight squads ranked nationally in Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.
In its first match on Saturday, the Monarchs posted a 24-16 win over Trine University. In its next match, the Monarchs upset 21st ranked host Lycoming by a 24-13 count. In the fifth-sixth place match, the Monarchs pulled out a 20-19 victory over Ohio Northern.
Against Trine, the Monarchs trailed 16-15 heading into the final two bouts. Freshman Peter Dwyer picked up a clutch pin in 2:00 before Chris Rash sealed the match with a narrow 2-1 decision.
In the matchup against Lycoming, King's jumped out to a 10-0 lead after wins by Mike Tabasco, Tony Miele, and Frankie Davis. Taylor Green added a major decision to push the Monarch advantage to 14-5, but the Warriors posted three straight decision to close to within 15-13. Again, with two matches remaining, Dwyer and Rash again came up huge. Dwyer scored a second straight first period pin and Rash won another harrowing 2-1 decision to put the match away.
In King's final match of the day, the Monarchs rallied to place fifth. After racing out to another 10-0 lead on decisions by Tabasco and Davis, along with a major decision by Miele, Ohio Northern scored a pin at 149 to cut the lead to 10-6 but Green answered for King's with a 6-2 decision at 157 to up the Monarch lead to 13-6. Ohio Northern fought back, however, to win the next three bouts with two technical falls and a decision to capture a 19-13 lead with two bout left.
Once again the Monarch duo of Dwyer and Rash were up to the challenge. Dwyer secured an important 13-1 major decision to cut the lead to 19-17 to set up a dramatic finish at 285. Rash then followed up with match-clinching 5-3 decision to give King's its third victory of the day in dramatic fashion.
Tabasco, Miele, Green, Dwyer, and Rash all went 3-0 on the day while Davis was 2-1 to lead
King's returns to the mat Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. matchup at Muhlenberg College in Allentown.
King's 24 – Trine 16
125 - Michael Tabasco (K) won by forfeit
133 - Anthony Miele (K) won by forfeit
141 - Thomas Pompei (T) dec. Franklin Davis, 7-2
149 - Elias Larson (T) major dec. Justin Kay, 16- 4
157 - Taylor Green (K) dec. Kyle Long, 1- 0
165 - George Markou (T) dec. Jerry Robbins, 5-1
174 - Jason Alber (T) major dec. David Foley, 12-4
184 - Nicholas Kraus (T) dec. Frank Marinucci, 3-1
197 - Peter Dwyer (K) pinned Alex Fleet, 2:00
285 - Christopher Rash (K) dec. Dylan Forbes, 2-1
* Trine University penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
King's 24 – Lycoming 13
125 - Michael Tabasco (K) dec. Stephen Hinton, 7-3
133 - Anthony Miele (K) major dec. Terrell Nixon, 10-1
141 - Franklin Davis (K) dec. Eric Grecco, 4-2
149 - Isaiah Britton (L) tech fall Justin Kay, 19-3
157 - Taylor Green (K) major dec. Colton Eyer, 9-1
165 - Jefferson Thomas (L) dec. Jerry Robbins, 10-4
174 - Kyle Crouthamel (L) dec.David Foley, 6-4
184 - Troy Hayre (L) dec. Frank Marinucci, 7-4
197 - Peter Dwyer (K) pinned Russel Korbul, 2:04
285 - Christopher Rash (K) dec. Zach Eckstrom, 2-1
King's 20 – Ohio Northern 19
125 - Michael Tabasco (K) major dec. Louis Piszker, 13-5
133 - Anthony Miele (K) dec. Jeremy Jones, 4-1
141 - Franklin Davis (K) dec. Garret Freeman, 7-4
149 - Michael Letcher (ON) pinned Noah Blackwell, 6:12
157 - Taylor Green (K) dec. Luke Miller, 6-2
165 - William Painter (ON) tech fall Adam Kerrin, 15-0
174 - Kyle Kwiat (ON) tech fall David Foley, 16-0
184 - Matthew Alexander (ON) dec. Frank Marinucci, 8-3
197 - Peter Dwyer (K) major dec. David Jones, 13-1
285 - Christopher Rash (K) dec. Justin Southwick, 5-3
