WESTMINSTER, Md. -- The Washington and Lee wrestling team earned 12 points to finish sixth at the Centennial Conference Championships on Saturday at McDaniel College.
Ursinus College finished with 107 points to take home the conference crown. It was followed by McDaniel (101.5), Johns Hopkins (56.5), Muhlenberg (41), Gettysburg (25.5) and W&L.
Sophomore 174-pounder Brian Avello (Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman) was the top finisher for the Generals, placing second. He defeated Gettysburg's Aaron Fuchs (10-6) to pick up one point and McDaniel's Caleb Moore (12-11) for eight more. Ursinus' Mike Troutman pinned him in 1:07 in the final.
Senior Alex Poor (Perkasie, Pa./Germantown Academy) was the only other wrestler to tally points for W&L. Grappling at 165, Poor was defeated by Johns Hopkins' Tim Wagner (5-1) in his first-round match. After earning a half-point with a bye, Poor won a 6-5 decision against Gettysburg's Matt Denholtz for two-and-a-half points before being pinned in a rematch with Wagner in 1:13.
The Generals conclude their season with a 3-11 overall record, 0-5 against CC competition.
-- GENERALS --
WASHINGTON AND LEE WRESTLERS AT THE CC CHAMPIONSHIPS
125 POUNDS
Match 1 - Jed Wulfekotte (Muhlenberg) d. Ben Everett (W&L), 5-2
Match 2 - Nick Alley (McDaniel) d. Ben Everett (W&L), Fall 1:36
141 POUNDS
Match 1 - Jason Suslavich (Johns Hopkins) d. John Polena (W&L), 10-5
Match 2 - Mike Cox (Ursinus) d. John Polena (W&L), Technical fall 5:55
157 POUNDS
Match 1 - Joe Salerno (Muhlenberg) d. Corey Little (W&L), Fall 1:55
Match 2 - Reno Reitmayr (Johns Hopkins) d. Corey Little (W&L), Fall :58
165 POUNDS
Match 1 - Tim Wagner (Johns Hopkins) d. Alex Poor (W&L), 5-1
Match 2 - Alex Poor (W&L) d. Matt Denholtz (Gettysburg), 6-5
Match 3 - Tim Wagner (Johns Hopkins) d. Alex Poor (W&L), Fall 1:13
174 POUNDS
Match 1 - Brian Avello (W&L) d. Aaron Fuchs (Gettysburg), 10-6
Match 2 - Brian Avello (W&L) d. Caleb Moore (McDaniel), 12-11
Match 3 - Mike Troutman (Johns Hopkins) d. Brian Avello (W&L), Fall 1:07
184 POUNDS
Match 1 - Sebastian Voltarelli (Ursinus) d. Jason Smee (W&L), Fall :51
Match 2 - Chris Coogan (Gettysburg) d. Jason Smee (W&L), Major decision 10-0
