Shane Stark
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Shane Stark earned a trip to nationals with a third-place finish at NCAA East Regionals

King's Stark Earns Trip to NCAA D-III Wrestling Nationals with Third-Place Finish at East Regional Championships

3/2/2013 8:25:00 PM

MARCH 2, 2013

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KING'S STARK PLACES THIRD, QUALIFIES FOR NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

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Shane Stark
GETTYSBURG -- King's College sophomore Shane Stark earned a trip to the NCAA Division III National Tournament by placing third at 184-pounds at the East Regional Championships Saturday at Gettysburg College.

Stark (16-4) was one of two Monarchs to place in the event, being joined by junior Tommy Desir who was sixth at 165 pounds. With Stark's qualification, it will mark the 13th straight year the Monarchs have had at least one grappler reach the Division III National Championships.

In his first match Stark posted a 13-6 decision over Mark Gerrity of Stevens before reaching the semi-finals with a 5-2 decision over fifth-seeded Kyle Spangler of Johns Hopkins. In the semi-finals Stark fell to top-seeded eventual champion Brian Broderick of The College of New Jersey 10-3 to fall into the consolation bracket.

Stark then posted a 3-1 victory over sixth-seeded Eric Bach of Wilkes to reach the consolations finals. There he faced a rematch with Spangler and garnered a 6-2 decision to place third and earn a trip to Cedar Rapids, IA for the national event March 10-11.
Tommy Desir
At 165-pounds, King's fifth-seeded Desir won his first match with a 17-1 technical fall over Dan Matrazzo of Mt. St. Vincent. He was then pinned in 6:26 by fourth-seeded and nationally-ranked Owen Vernon of Centenary. In the consolations, Desir posted a 13-1 major decision over William Reick of Washington & Lee, before reaching the consolation semi-finals with a 7-3 decision over Nick Della Ferra of Delaware Valley.

Desir, however, would fall to third-seeded David Rice of New York University by a 9-8 count. Desire would then settle for six place when he fell to sixth-seeded Nathan White of Wilkes 4-2 in the fifth-sixth place match, concluding his season with a 24-8 record.

Two of King's top wrestlers entered the event battling injuries which ultimate resulted in the end of their respective seasons.

Senior heavyweight Peter Dwyer was seeded third in the tournament but came into the tournament with a knee injury. Unfortunately for Dwyer, he reinjured his knee in the opening round and was forced to default to unseeded Anthony Chu of New York University. Dwyer then saw his collegiate career come to an end when he was forced to withdraw from the tournament

At 149, King's fourth-seeded Chris Mazzocchi made his first appearance on the mats since missing the past month with a leg injury. The rust showed as Mazzocchi lost his first match 8-3 to Mike Shaughnessy of The College of New Jersey. In the consolation bracket, Mazzocchi was then reinjureed and was forced to default to Muhlenberg's Matt Parker.

In the 141-pound class, King's sixth-seeded Demarquis Holley won his first match with a 12-2 major decision over Matt Watson of the Merchant Marine Academy. In the quarterfinals Holley was pinned in 4:06 by third-seeded Dale Fava of Delaware Valley. In the consolations, Holley won his first match with a 23-7 technical fall against Brian Lathan of Mt. St. Vincent, but was then eliminated in next bout by a heartbreaking 8-7 decision to second-seeded Jeff Peterson of Wilkes. He finished his rookie season with a 16-8 record.

At 125-pounds, King's freshman Jamie Scarantino lost his first two matches and was eliminated. In his first match the unseeded Scarantino was pinned in 4:30 by fifth-seeded Chris Donaldson of Ursinus, Donaldson would eventually reach the finals where he placed second. In his first consolation match Scarantino fell to sixth-seeded Janik Santana-Quintana 8-6 in overtime. He concluded his rookie year with a 13-14 mark.

In the 157-pound division, King's Nathanial Seals dropped his first match by a 14-3 major decision to fourth-seeded Brandon Yeik of Merchant Marine. After Seals picked up a forfeit win in the first-round of consolations, he fell 6-4 to Gabriel Gleason of New York University and was eliminated. Seals wrapped up his sophomore year with a 4-10 record.

At 174, King's unseeded Anthony Clifford lost his opening match 10-0 to fifth-seeded Dallas Winston of Delaware Valley. He was then eliminated in his first consolation match 10-7 by Ron Tassoni of Washington & Lee. Clifford finished his freshman campaign with a 5-14 mark.

In the 197-pound class, Monarch junior Cemah Tudae-Torboh was pinned in 2:11 in his first match by Christian Psomas of Ursinus. Tudae-Torboh won his first consolation match by posting a 18-2 technical fall over Connor Smith of Washington & Lee, but was then eliminated in his next bout by fall in 4:45 to Sabrino Galassi of New York University. He finished his junior season with a 2-11 record.

At 133-pounds, King's did not enter a competitor as starter Aaron Perez (5-6) was unable to gain medical clearance to compete after suffering an injury nearly three weeks ago.


Team Standings
Centenary 109.5
Delaware Valley 108
Wilkes 106.5
NYU 86
Ursins 68.5
TCNJ 67
Johns Hopkins 64
Stevens 60
Mcdaniel 49
Merchante Marine 47
Hunter 42
Gettysburg 31
Kings 29
Scranton 10.5
Muhlenberg 5.5
Washington & Lee 4.5
Mt. St. Vincent 3

 
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