LEXINGTON, Va. -- W&L senior Ezra Morse (Central Point, Ore./Crater) took the championship of the 197-pound weight class at the VMI Keydet Wrestling Invitational on Sunday in Lexington. For Morse, it was his third consecutive championship at the 197-pound weight class at the VMI Invitational.
Morse began the day with a 7-2 win over Tim Gutierrez of Anderson. He then defeated Mike Yetter of Old Dominion, 4-0, in the semifinals and Matt Bishop of Cumberland, 3-2, in the finals.
Sophomore Joseph Mueller (San Diego, Calif./Mount Carmel) took home a fourth place finish in the 184-pound weight class. Mueller fell to Josh Muncy of Cumberland in the consolation finals. Senior Ivan Zdanov (Frederick, Md./Frederick) picked up two victories on the day at 174-pounds as he defeated Chris Wilkes of Cumberland, 7-3, in the opening round and teammate Jason Smee (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East) in the consolation round. Zdanov finished the day with a record of 2-2.
The Generals return to action on December 1 when they travel to Scranton, Pa., to participate in the Scranton Tournament.
-- GENERALS --
125 pounds
John Starks (Old Dominion) d. Ben Segal, 22-9
Ben Segal d. Mike Johnson (Cumberland), 6-3
Ryan McAlester (Citadel) d. Ben Segal, 13-3
133 pounds
Curry Pickard (UNC Pembroke) d. Anjan Ghosh, 1:58 (F)
David Johnson (UNC Greensboro) d. Anjan Ghosh, 3:17 (F)
141 pounds
Paul Hayward (Anderson) d. John Polena, 7-6
Donnie Barbaree (VMI) d. John Polena, 6-2
149 pounds
Cory Little d. Wendell Davis (UNC Pembroke), 5:30 (F)
Chris Hardy (VMI) d. Cory Little, 3:45 (F)
Ryan Tripp (UNC Greensboro) d. Cory Little, 1:50 (F)
157 pounds
Josh Merry (Anderson) d. Brian Avello, 4-3
Scott Konicki (Cumberland) d. Brian Avello, 6-3
165 pounds
Charles Jones (UNC Greensboro) d. Steve Saks, 12-2
Jordan Amos (VMI) d. Steve Saks, 6-5
Shannon Meehan (VMI) d. Walter Hoyt, 1:10 (F)
Keith Yull (VMI) d. Walter Hoyt, 5:08 (F)
Alex Pierce (UNC Greensboro) d. Alex Poor, 4-3
Alex Poor d. Cory Engelhard (VMI), 5-3
Charles Jones (UNC Greensboro) d. Alex Poor, 13-10
174 pounds
Ivan Zdanov d. Chris Wilkes (Cumberland), 7-3
James Rose (Citadel) d. Ivan Zdanov, 5-3
Ivan Zdanov d. Jason Smee, (FF)
Levi Craig (Duke) d. Ivan Zdanov
Conor Heely (VMI) d. Jason Smee, :23 (F)
184 pounds
John Bohren (Citadel) d. Joe Mueller, 18-5
Josh Muncy (Cumberland) d. Joe Mueller, 6-5
197 pounds
Ezra Morse d. Tim Gutierrez (Anderson), 7-2
Ezra Morse d. Mike Yetter (Old Dominion), 4-0
Ezra Morse d. Matt Bishop (Cumberland), 3-2
