GETTYSBURG, Pa.. -- The Washington and Lee wrestling team competed in the Centennial Conference Championships hosted by Gettysburg College on Saturday. The Generals finished fifth out of eight squads.
Ursinus took the team championship with 85.5 points and was followed by Muhlenberg (74.5), Johns Hopkins (61.0), McDaniel (50.0), W&L (48.0), Stevens Tech (39.0), Gettysburg (30.0) and Kings Point (23.5).
On the day, the Blue and White had one runner-up finish, three third-place finishes and one fourth-place finish.
Junior Anthony Boniello (Katonah, N.Y./Somers) finished as the runner-up at 165 pounds. Boniello posted a technical fall over Kings Point's Trevor Muhler (17-1) in the first round and an 8-3 triumph over Mike Schwager of Ursinus, before getting pinned by Stevens Tech's Brandon MacWhinnie (1:36) in the championship bout. MacWhinnie was named the Centennial Conference Wrestler of the Year.
Juniors Jesse Sataloff (Baltimore, Md./McDonogh) and Kirk Adamson (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's) and sophomore John Christopher (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) all placed third, while junior David Shubick (Bound Brook, N.J./Bound Brook) took fourth place.
Sataloff (174 lbs) pinned Aaron Balk of Gettysburg (1:30) in the first round, was pinned by McDaniel's Drew Winfield (2:57) in the semifinals and defeated Troy McGuinness of Kings Point, 3-2, in the third-place match.
Adamson (197) had a major decision, 17-7, over Ferris Bond of McDaniel in the first round, was then defeated by Muhlenburg's Matt Loesch, 9-1, in the semifinals and bounced back to defeat Stevens Tech's James Roarty, 11-4, to finish third.
At the heavyweight, Christopher downed McDaniel's Ryan Deiter, 5-2, in the first round, was defeated by Joe Tartar of Muhlenberg, 5-1, but responded with a 4-1 win over Jonathon Freeman of Johns Hopkins to take the bronze.
Shubick, competing at 133 pounds, was victorious in his first round match-up, pinning Michael Sumner of Johns Hopkins in 4:50, before being pinned by Ursinus' Trevor Beard (4:51) in the semifinal. He then lost to McDaniel's Steven Colasuonno, 5-3, in the third-place bout.
The Generals conclude their 2006-07 season with an 8-3 record and will return all but one wrestler in 2007-08.
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Team Scores
1. Ursinus 85.5
2. Muhlenberg 74.5
3. Johns Hopkins 61.0
4. McDaniel 50.0
5. Washington and Lee 48.0
6. Stevens Tech 39.0
7. Gettysburg 30.0
8. Kings Point 23.5
1st Round Results
125: Kyle Brisson (S) d. Tim Hall (Mc), 16-4; Sammy Brusca (W&L) p. Michael Tenenhaus (Mu), 6:36.
133: #1 Billy Hall (Mu) p. Richard Masella (G), 2:36; David Shubick (W&L) p. Michael Sumner (JH), 4:50; #2 Trevor Beard (U) p. Anthony Day (KP), 0:56.
141: Rob Terrin (W&L) d. Patrick Conrad (S), 8-5; James Bloom (U) d. Randy Neaton (Mc), 10-8; #2 Marco Priolo (JH) p. Aaron Melton (KP), 1:45.
149: #1 Leo Dorman (S) md. Eric Preefer (Mc), 15-5; Chris Springer (U) p. James Gettinger (JH), 5:32; Joe DeCampo (Mu) md. Seth Ching (KP), 13-4; #2 Matt Shank (G) tf. Eric Gagne (W&L), 15-0, 5:32.
157: #1 Andrew Goldstein (G) p. Matt Friedman (Mu), 2:47; Peter Lawrence (W&L) d. Dandridge Glitz (KP), 8-5; James Crumlish (JH) d. Zach Hetrick (Mc), 3-0; #2 Mark Barber (U) p. Zak Lenz (S), 4:29.
165: #1 Brandon MacWhinnie (S) p. Dan Clarke (G), 2:59; Courtney Nightengale (Mc) d. David Lavin (Mu), 4-2; Mike Schwager (U) p. Peter Kavanagh (JH), 1:43; #2 Anthony Boniello (W&L) tf. Trevor Muhler (KP), 17-1, 7:00.
174: Jonathan McCarthy (U) d. Justin Fitch (Mu), 2-1; Jesse Sataloff (W&L) p. Aaron Balk (G), 1:30; #2 Drew Winfield (Mc) md. Troy McGuinness (KP), 15-6.
184: #1 Eric Fishel (JH) p. Dean Staley (G), 2:54; Max Courtney (W&L) d. Max Beall (Mc), 8-5; Matt Horn (Mu) md. Ernie Gualmano (S), 14-2; #2 Harry Keyser (U) p. Matt Jones (KP), 4:53.
194: #1 Matt Loesch (Mu) p. James Roarty (S), 1:47; Kirk Adamson (W&L) md. Ferris Bond (Mc), 17-7; Tyler Schmidt (JH) p. Jonathan Leinberger (G), 5:36; #2 Eric Vincent (KP) p. Martin Guy (U), 5:15
285: #1 Joe Tartar (Mu) p. William Young (S), 0:41; John Christopher (W&L) d. Ryan Deiter (Mc), 5-2; Jonathan Freeman (JH) p. Mike Pattanite (G), 3:34; #2 Matt Williams (U) d. John Brunetti (KP), 5-1.
Semifinals Results
125: #1 Phil Greene (KP) md. Kyle Brisson (S), 19-6; #2 Steve Kingland (U) md. Sammy Brusca (W&L), 10-2.
133: #1 Billy Hall (Mu) p. Steve Colasuonno (Mc), 6:52; #2 Trevor Beard (U) p. David Shubick (W&L), 4:51.
141: #1 Rob Kein (Mu) d. Rob Terrin (W&L), 11-3; #2 Marco Priolo (JH) tf. James Bloom (U), 17-0, 4:30.
149: Chris Springer (U) d. #1 Leo Dorman (S), 8-6; #2 Matt Shank (G) d. Joe DeCampo (Mu), 8-1.
157: #1 Andrew Goldstein (G) d. Peter Lawrence (W&L), 10-8; #2 Mark Barber (U) d. James Crumlish (JH), 3-1.
165: #1 Brandon MacWhinnie (S) p. Courtney Nightengale (Mc), 4:58; #2 Anthony Boniello (W&L) d. Mike Schwager (U), 8-3.
174: #1 David Kraus (JH) d. Jonathan McCarthy (U), 4-2, SV; #2 Drew Winfield (Mc) p. Jesse Sataloff (W&L), 2:57.
184: #1 Eric Fishel (JH) md. Max Courtney (W&L), 12-4; #2 Harry Keyser (U) d. Matt Horn (Mu), 9-6.
197: #1 Matt Loesch (Mu) md. Kyle Adamson (W&L), 9-1; Tyler Schmidt (JH) d. #2 Eric Vincent (KP), 14-12.
285: #1 Joe Tartar (Mu) d. John Christopher (W&L), 5-1; Matt Williams (U) d. Jonathon Freeman (JH), 9-7.
Finals Results
125: #1 Phil Greene (KP) defeated #2 Steve Kingsland (U)
133: #1 Billy Hall (Mu) d. #2 Trevor Beard (U), 15-3
141: #1 Rob Kein (Mu) d. #2 Marco Priolo (JH), 5-2
149: #2 Matt Shank (G) d. #4 Chris Springer (U)
157: #1 Andrew Goldstein (G) d. #2 Mark Barber (U), 12-9
165: #1 Brandon MacWhinnie p. #2 Anthony Boniello (W&L), 1:36
174: #2 Drew Winfield (Mc) d. #1 David Kraus (JH), 10-3
184: #1 Eric Fishel (JH) d. #2 Harry Keyser (U), 7-1
197: #1 Matt Loesch d. #3 Tyler Schmidt (JH), 11-3
285: #1 Joe Tartar (Mu) d. #2 Matt Williams (U), 3-2
