MURFREESBORO, TN. -- The Apprentice School wrestling team won
four out of five dual matches on Saturday to take fifth place out
of 16 teams in the first National Collegiate Wrestling Association
National Duals held at Middle Tennessee State University.
The Builders went 2-1 in pool action defeating Ohio University
31-20 and Auburn University 50-6 before falling 26-19 to Marion
Military Institute (Ala.).
That loss put them into a bracket of second place finishers from
the four pools to compete for fifth place. In that first
match they defeated Kansas State University 33-26 to advance and
face regional-rival University of Maryland Baltimore County for
fifth place.
Trailing 20-17 heading into the heavyweight match, the Builders
needed at least a major decision by senior Cecil Lee to take the
victory. Holding an 8-1 advantage with 15 seconds left in the
match, Lee caught his opponent in a cradle and scored a pin with
two seconds left in the match to give the Apprentice School a 23-20
win.
For the day, two Builders went 5-0 in the duals. Lee and
freshman Ricky Anderson each won all five bouts, with each scoring
three pins and a pair of forfeit victories. Anderson now has
a 14-7 record on the year with 11 of those wins by pin mainly at
157 pounds. Lee raises his record to a stellar 30-6 on the
season with 10 of those being by pin at heavyweight.
Freshman Paul Branch and senior Ty Holley each won three bouts
on the day. Branch recorded a forfeit win, one by major
decision and one by pin to raise his record to 4-3 at 125
pounds. Holley earned two of his three wins by major decision
and the third via forfeit in his four matches at 141 pounds.
The Builders now sport an 8-6 dual match record and will travel
to Scranton, Pa. next Saturday to participate in a tri-match at the
University of Scranton with Oswego State (NY) and NCAA Division III
18th-ranked The College of New Jersey starting at noon.
APPRENTICE 31, OHIO UNIV. 20
125: Branch (A) won by forfeit; 133: Kretz (O) dec. Chevres
10-6; 141: Holley (A) maj. dec. Phillips 12-4; 149: Perry (A) dec
Smith 7-5; 157: Anderson (A) p. Skelly 1:56; 165: Greenburg (O)
dec. An. Damico 11-5; 174: Mills (A) p. Stewart 6:40; 184: Korecky
(O) maj. dec. Hare 17-8; 197: Tatawi (O) maj. dec. Bowling 14-4;
235: McGruder (O) won by forfeit; 285: Lee (A) won by forfeit.
APPRENTICE 50, AUBURN 6
125: Branch (A) maj. dec. Plitt 17-6; 133: Chevres (A) dec.
Catulle 15-9; 141: Holley (A) won by forfeit; 149: Beaufort (A)
dec. Christy 7-3; 157: Anderson (A) won by forfeit; 165: An. Damico
(A) won by forfeit; 174: Au. Damico (A) maj. dec. Griffin 18-6;
184: Mills (A) p. Gililand 4:32; 197: Lipford (A) won by forfeit;
235: Woulfe (Au) p. Bowling 2:38; 285: Lee (A) p. Clevinger 1:21.
MARION MILITARY 26, APPRENTICE 19
125: Jones (M) dec. Branch 6-3; 133: Frank (M) dec. Chevres
11-10; 141: Holley (A) maj. dec. Shoemo 11-3; 149: Caviness (M)
dec. Perry 2-1; 157: Anderson (A) p. Lucas 2:28; 165: Harcum (A)
maj. dec. Salvatore 17-9; 174: Mitchell (M) dec. Au. Damico 3-2;
184: McGee (M) dec. Hare 11-6; 197: Damarco (M) p. Mills 3:45; 235:
Kirkwood (M) tech fall Lipford 21-6; 285: Lee (A) p. Raymond 2:11
APPRENTICE 33, KANSAS STATE 26
125: Branch (A) p. Williamson 2:17; 133: Taylor (K) p. Chevres
2:03; 141: Sexton (A) dec. Dunham 9-6; 149: Anderson (A) won by
forfeit; 157: Pipes (K) maj. dec. Beaufort 9-1; 165: Ruhl (K) p.
O'Connor 1:08; 174: Adu-Ali (K) maj. dec. An. Damico 15-2; 184:
Hare (A) won by forfeit; 197: Bowling (A) won by forfeit; 235:
Martinez (K) p. Lipford 4:35; 285: Lee (A) won by forfeit
APPRENTICE 23, UMBC 20
125: Harley (UMBC) dec. Branch 14-11; 133: Chevres (A) tech fall
Schwartz 22-6; 141: Bowser (UMBC) tech fall Holley 16-1, 4:00; 149:
Broadwater (UMBC) dec. Perry 10-7; 157: Anderson (A) p. Huber :48;
165: Harcum (A) dec. Lanciotti 6-5; 174: Mills (A) dec. Essa 3-0;
184: Vogelzon (UMBC) dec. Hare 16-15; 197: Onyenemery (UMBC) dec.
Bowling 5-3; 235: Lapoint (UMBC) dec. Lipford 15-11; 285: Lee (A)
p. Shih 6:58.
