PEMBROKE, N.C. - Senior Justin Gilliard and freshman Charles
Robinson earned victories for the Apprentice School on Wednesday
night as they lost at Division II UNC Pembroke 42-7.
Gilliard, a Virginia Beach native, earned his team-best
26th victory on the season recording an 8-6 victory at
165 pounds over John Henry Clemmer. The shipfitter apprentice
now sports a 14-4 record in dual matches to lead the team in that
category and has won seven of his last eight bouts.
Robinson, a Mechanicsville, Va. native took a 10-0 victory at
184 pounds over Justin McIntire to raise his record to 20-9 on the
season. A welder apprentice, Robinson has won five of his
last six bouts.
Apprentice School (8-10) will end its regular season on Saturday
night at home with a double-dual match starting at 6:30 pm.
The Builders will first wrestle Washington & Lee University and
then face Longwood University.
UNC PEMBROKE 42, APPRENTICE
SCHOOL 7
133: Mike Nash (UNCP) p. Jeff Jiron 2:43; 141: Brandon Bradley
(UNCP) p. Adam Welch 4:36; 149: Dennis Fix (UNCP) dec. Josh Flint
7-3; 157: Rahshaad Saunders (UNCP) p. Austen Damico 2:15; 165:
Justin Gilliard (A) dec. John Henry Clemmer 8-6; 174: JJ Davis
(UNCP) p. Daniel Hare 2:45; 184: Charles Robinson (A) maj. dec.
Justin McEntire 10-0; 197: Timmy Allen (UNCP) maj. dec. Josh Seal
14-2; 285: Erik Stancil (UNCP) won by forfeit; 125: Joe Mavins
(UNCP) tech fall Kevin Hill 24-8