GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Washington and Lee wrestling team
claimed two place-winners and finished eighth out of nine teams at
the Centennial Conference Championships on Saturday afternoon on
the campus of Gettysburg College.
Johns Hopkins won the team championship with 79 points, followed
by Ursinus (73.5), Stevens (64.5), Gettysburg (53.5), Merchant
Marines (48), McDaniel (27.5), NYU (24.5), Washington and Lee
(21.5) and Muhlenberg (15).
Individually for the Generals, seniors David Dennis
(Sherman, W.Va./Ravenswood) and Sam Campbell
(Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) produced the team's top finishes.
Dennis was the runner-up at 157 pounds, while Campbell placed third
in the 133-pound bracket.
Dennis opened his day with a pin of Gettysburg's Joe Fiore in
3:57, tying the school record for pins in a season (11) and
increasing his own school career record (33). He then
defeated Brent Lowe of McDaniel in the semifinals, 6-4, but was
pinned (6:32) by Matt Fusaro of Johns Hopkins in the championship
match. He completed his season with a 23-6 overall
record.
Campbell went 3-1 on the day to tie the W&L record for
season wins held by James Crytzer since the 1976-77 season.
He opened with a 12-1 major decision over Tom Healy of the Merchant
Marines, but then dropped a narrow 3-2 decision to eventual
champion Alex Blank of Ursinus. Campbell then recovered to
post an 11-1 major decision over Michael Koren of Johns Hopkins in
the consolation semifinals, before notching a 4-2 win over
Gettysburg's Matt Spano in the third-place match. He finished
his senior campaign with a 25-8 overall record.
Campbell and Dennis completed their careers ranked second and
fourth all-time on the W&L career wins list. Campbell
ended his career with a 73-34 overall mark, while Dennis finished
71-30.
First-year 141-pounder Conor Duffey (Boxford,
Mass./Brooks School) and sophomore 149-pounder HT
Kotchinian (Lowell, Mass./Belmont Hill) were the only other
Generals to post a win in the tournament. Both fell in the
quarterfinal round of the championship bracket.
-- GENERALS --
133 Pounds
Quarterfinals
Sam Campbell d. Tom Healy (USMMA); 12-1
Semifinals
Alex Blank (UC) d. Sam Campbell; 3-2
Consolaton
Sam Campbell d. Michael Koren (JHU); 11-1
Third Place
Sam Campbell d. Matt Spano (GC); 4-2
141 Pounds
Quarterfinals
Elisha Gaylor (UC) d. Conor Duffey; 12-4
Consolation
Conor Duffey d. Matthew Parker (Muhl); 10-1
Mason Goretsas (McD) d. Conor Duffey; 8-5
149 Pounds
First Round
HT Kotchinian d. Tony Stanell (GC); 4-0
Quarterfinals
Connor McCormick (UC) d. HT Kotchinian; 3-2
Consolation
Logan Yox (McD) d. HT Kotchinian; 3-2
157 Pounds
Quarterfinals
David Dennis d. Joe Fiore (GC); Fall 3:57
Semifinals
David Dennis d. Brent Lowe (McD); 6-4
Championship
Matt Fusaro (JHU) d. David Dennis; Fall 6:32
165 Pounds
Quarterfinals
Josh Miller (USMMA) d. Dan Igel;
Fall 6:35
Consolation
Sean McGarry (McD) d. Dan Igel; 6-2
174 Pounds
Quarterfinals
Jared Leon (GC) d. Zan
Reed; 10-2
Consolation
Matt Krueger (UC) d. Zan Reed; 11-4
184 Pounds
Quarterfinals
Jakub Pawlowski (NYU) d. Morgan Moskal; TF, 17-2
(6:55)
Consolation
Anthony Iorio (GC) d. Morgan Moskal; Fall 2:03
