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February 24, 2007

Builders win NCWA MAC Conference for 4th straight year

MARYVILLE, TENN. - For the fourth straight year, the wrestling team won the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Mid-Atlantic Conference championship held at Maryville College on Saturday.

All but two wrestlers qualified for the NCWA Nationals March 8-10 in Dallas, Texas where the Builders finished second last year. The Builders scored 133.5 points to easily outdistance University of Maryland-Baltimore County (60.5) and the host Maryville College (58.5).

Six wrestlers won their weight classes:

  • Kevin Hill scored two wins by pin to take the 125 pound title defeating Joe Jellison of Lee University in 4:57 and Brandon Flood of Southern Virginia in 3:27.
  • Micah Amrozowicz won the 133 pound bracket by advancing to the finals on a bye and defeating teammate Charles Owusu 15-3.
  • Freshman Jeremiah Jones scored two wins at 141 pounds to take that title. He started with a pin over Tom Vigliotti of UMBC in 62 seconds and then defeated Nick Demianovich also of UMBC 10-4 for the title.
  • Junior Eric Lybarger advanced to the 174 pound final following a bye where he defeated Kevin Nolan of Maryville 15-7.
  • Junior Justin Gilliard scored a major decision over Gwo Shih of UMBC 13-4 before defeating Kyle Chewning of Maryville 3-2 in the finals at 184 pounds.
  • Junior Cecil Lee scored a pin over Thomas Green of Shepherd University in 4:40 to take the heavyweight crown.

NCWA MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
TEAM SCORES: Apprentice School 133.5; UMBC 60.5; Maryville 58.5; Catawba 38; Shepherd 31, Southern Va. 26.5; Va. Tech 21; Clemson 9.5; Lee 7; Glenville State 4.5.

APPRENTICE RESULTS

  • 125: Kevin Hill (A) p. Joe Jellison (Lee) 4:57; Hill p. Brandon Flood (SVU) 3:27
  • 133: Charles Owusu (A) p. Brady Miller (Maryville) 2:58; Micah Amrozowicz (A) maj. dec. Owusu 15-3
  • 141: Jeremiah Jones (A) p. Tom Vigliotti (UMBC) 1:02; Josh Flint (A) maj. dec. Zach Winters (Shepherd) 10-0; Nick Demianovich (UMBC) p. Flint 5:41; Jones dec. Demianovich 10-4; Flint p. Vigliotti :52; Flint maj. dec. Winters 9-1.
  • 149: Matt Perry (A) tech fall Bryan Bush (Glenville) 23-7; Mike Hornzell (UMBC) maj. dec. Perry 18-9
  • 174: Eric Lybarger (A) maj. dec. Kevin Nolan (Maryville) 15-7
  • 184: Justin Gilliard (A) maj. dec. Gwo Shih (UMBC) 13-4; Gilliard dec. Kyle Chewning (Maryville) 3-2.
  • 197: Tommy Arnold (A) p. Scott Gillespie (Maryville) 4:38; Bo Noah (Catawba) dec. Arnold 14-9
  • 235: Jim Campbell (A) p. Irvin Lilly (Lee) 1:47; Elliot Freed (VT) p. Campbell 4:58; Adawi Revels (Catawba) p. Kendall Ridenour (A) 6:22; Ridenour p. Lilly 1:01; Campbell def. Dusty Cole (Maryville) forfeit; Ridenour dec. Campbell 3-2
  • 285: Cecil Lee (A) p. Thomas Green (Shepherd) 4:40