LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee sophomore Ezra Morse (Central Point, Ore./Crater) won the 197-pound weight class as the Generals placed fifth of eight teams in the Washington and Lee Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Warner Center.
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Longwood College won the team championship with 87 points and was followed by Davidson (63), Washington & Jefferson (53.5), Scranton (52), Washington and Lee (49.5), Cumberland College (47), Pensacola Christian (29), and Gallaudet (0).
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Ian Kaplan of Davidson was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler after taking the 157-pound weight class, the third time he has won his weight class in the W&L Invitational.
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Also putting together a solid performance for W&L was junior Josh Chamberlain (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin), who finished second in the 149-pound weight class. Junior Jeff Paul (Towson, Md./Towson) fell to Morse in the championship of the 197-pound weight class, finishing as the runner-up in that division, while junior John Sensing (Hockessin, Del./Tutnall) placed third in the heavyweight division.
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-- GENERALS --
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TEAM STANDINGSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Longwood (87)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Davidson (63)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Washington & Jefferson (53.5)Â Â Â Â Â Â
Scranton (52)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Washington and Lee (49.5)Â Â Â Â Â Â
Cumberland (47)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Pensacola Christian (29)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Gallaudet (0)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
125 - Kevin DeJulius (W&J)
133 - John Carey (Scranton)
141 - Mike LeTang (Scranton)
149 - Aaron Bradley (Longwood)
157 - Ian Kaplan (Davidson)
165 - Zane Harshman (Longwood)
174 - Jayson Hobbs (W&J)
184 - Wes Koteski (W&J)
197 - Ezra Morse (W&L)
285 - Kris Lucas (Longwood)
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