March 8, 2008

(Pittsburgh, Pa.): Edinboro scored 133 points and won the 33rd Annual EWL (Eastern Wrestling League) Championships on Saturday, March 8th, at Fitzgerald Field House.

Host Pitt finished second with 111 points, West Virginia was third with 103.5, Bloomsburg fourth with 86, Lock Haven fifth with 70.5, Clarion sixth with 55 and Cleveland State seventh with 53 points.

The tournament "OW", as voted by the coaches, was Edinboro's Gregor Gillespie who won the individual title at 157 pounds with an 8-3 win over Bloomsburg's Matt Moley.

Clarion had a very solid tournament and totaled 8 placewinners at this year's EWL's. The Golden Eagles were led by third place finishers Jay Ivanco (Fr. Monroeville - Gateway) at 125-pounds and Hadley Harrison (So. McKean - General McLane) at 149-pounds.

Taking fourth place was 197-pounder Jamie Luckett (Jr. St. Charles, Mo.), while 157-pounder Travis Uncapher (Fr. Grapeville - Hempfield) finished fifth, and Rob LaBrake (133- So. N. Bennington, Vt.), Mario Morelli (174- So. DuBois), Scott Joseph (184- So. Export - Kiski) and Roman Husam (hwt. - Fr. Lewisburg) all finished sixth.

Ivanco defeated Pitt's Ryan Bosso 4-0 to earn his third place finish. He was 3-1 on the day and raised his season record to 27-13. After losing to WVU's Kyle Turnbull 5-2 in his opening match, Ivanco majored Ryan Riggs (CS) 10-1, then upset Lock Haven's John Trumbetti 6-4 in overtime to get to Bosso.

Harrison defeated Lock Haven's Matt Fittery 6-5 for third place. Harrison led 5-3 in the third when Fittery's takedown tied the match with about 40-seconds left. Harrison escaped about 12 seconds later and posted the 6-5 win. The win didn't come without controversy however. At the end of the first period, with Harrison leading 2-0, he used a power half to turn Fittery and the mat was pounded signaling a pin at 2:49. But the mat judge (2nd official) overruled the pin, declared an illegal arm bar on Harrison, put the score at 2-1 Harrison and put the wrestlers back on the mat. The ruling caused about a 10-minute delay in the match, and Clarion head coach would have filed a protest had Harrison lost the re-start of the match. Harrison was 2-1 on the day and raised his record to 23-10. He lost his opening bout 3-2 to Edinboro's Daryl Cocozzo, but came back and won a 12-5 decision over Ryan Hurley (CS) before posting his win against Fittery.

Luckett was 2-2 on the day to finish fourth at 197. He opened with a 5-2 win over Eric Shaw (BL), lost 10-1 to Jared Villers (WV), defeated Dave Crowell (Pitt) 3-2 and lost 3-1 in sudden death to Edinboro's Pat Bradshaw. Lucket finished the year at 11-8.

Uncapher won his fifth place match 7-6 over Rob Michaels of Cleveland State and was 1-2 on the day. He opened with a 9-4 loss to Pitt's Matt Kocher, then lost by fall to Zac Fryling of WVU, before winning his 5th place bout. Uncapher is now 22-11.

LaBrake lost his fifth place match to Jason Guffey (BL) 4-2 in overtime, while Morelli lost his 5th place match by a 9-7 margin to Cleveland State's J.T. Miller, and Husam lost a potential upset bid against Dustin Rogers (WV) 10-7 for fifth.

LaBrake won 13-1 over Jared Garvin (WV), then lost 13-6 to Billy Ashnault (LH) and 15-9 to Josh Palivoda (CS). He finished the year 11-17.

Morelli opened with a 15-7 loss to Chance Litton (WV), defeated Brian Shaw (BL) 5-4, lost 2-0 to Tom Kocher (LH) and to Miller. Mario finished the season 15-19.

Husam finished 6th with an 0-3 record. He lost the opener to Mike Spaid (BL) 9-1, lost to Rashard Goff (7-1) and then to WVU's Rogers. He actually led Rogers 5-0 in the first and nearly pinned the nationally ranked wrestler, but Rogers escaped an came back to win 10-7. Husam finished 8-22 this year.

Joseph finished sixth, and could have fared better, but an ankle and knee injury forced him to medical forfeit his match for fifth place at 184 to Dave Sullivan (Pitt), who he defeated 5-4 in the opening round. Joseph lost 19-5 to Kurt Brenner, was injured and lost to Jesse Hasseman (8-5) and then forfeited his final match. Officially 1-2, he finished the year 12-21.

Also wrestling for the Golden Eagles were Sal Lascari at 141 and Dominic Ross at 165. Both were 0-2 and out of the tournament. Lascari finished the season 16-12, and Ross finished 5-6.

CLARION NOTES: The EWL provides 32 NCAA Division I Qualifiers for the National Tournament... The top 2 placewinners in each weight class qualify, and 12 wild cards are selected from the remaining placewinners... The coaches are meeting Saturday night and the final 12 wild cards will be announced following that meeting...

33rd Annual EWL (Eastern Wrestling League) Championships

University Of Pittsburgh - Fitzgerald Fieldhouse

March 8, 2008

TEAM SCORING

Edinboro 133.0

Pittsburgh 111.0

West Virginia 103.5

Bloomsburg 86.0

Lock Haven 70.5

Clarion 55.0

Cleveland State 53.0

FINALS

125- Mike Sees (BL) dec. Eric Morrill (E) 8-7

133- Jimmy Conroy (P) Billy Ashnault (LH) 3-2

141- Drew Headlee (P) dec. Torsten Gillespie (E) 5-1

149- Daryl Cocozzo (E) Dave Jauregui (WV) 4-2

157- Gregor Gillespie (E) Matt Moley (BL) 8-3

165- Jarrod King (E) dec. Donnie Jones (WV) 8-5

174- Keith Gavin (P) dec Chance Litton (WV) 7-3

184- Kurt Brenner (WV) dec. Chris Honeycutt (E) 10-8

197- Jared Villers (WV) dec. Ben Hepburn (LH) 1-0

285- Zach Shaeffer (P) dec. Mike Spaid (BL) 4-2

THIRD PLACE

125- Jay Ivanco (CL) dec Ryan Bosso (CS) 4-0

133- Ricky Deubel (E) maj. dec. Josh Palivoda (CS) 11-1

141- Steve Waite (WV) pinned Darren Kern (BL)

149- Hadley Harrison (CL) dec. Matt Fittery (LH) 6-5

157- Matt Kocher (P) dec. Zac Fryling (WV) 2-0

165- Ricky Schmelyun (BL) Ethan Headlee (P)

174- Phil Moricone (E) maj. dec. Tom Kocher (LH) 8-0

184- Jeremie Cook (LH) dec. Jesse Hasseman (BL) 5-4

197- Pat Bradshaw (E) dec. Jamie Luckett (CL) 3-1 sd

285- Joe Fendone (E) dec. Rashard Goff (CS) 3-0

FIFTH PLACE

125- John Trumbetti (LH) med. forf. Kyle Turnbull (WV)

133- Jason Guffey (BL) dec. Rob LaBrake (CL) 4-2 ot

141- Mike Hurley (CS) pinned Clint Shirk (LH) 5:21

149- Ryan Hurley (CS) dec. George Hickman (BL) 8-5

157- Travis Uncapher (CL) Rob Michaels (CS) 7-6

165- Marcus Effner (CS) dec. Derek Caldwell (LH) 13-5

174- JT Miller (CS) dec. Mario Morelli (CL) 9-7

184- Dave Sullivan (P) med. forf. Scott Joseph (CL)

197- Eric Shaw (BL) Dave Crowell (P)

285- Dustin Rogers (WV) dec. Roman Husam (CL) 10-7

Consi - Semifinals

125- Jay Ivanco (CL) dec. John Trumbetti (LH) 6-4 ot

125- Ryan Bosso (P) med. forf. Kyle Turnbull (WV)

133- Ricky Deubel (ED) dec. Jason Guffey (BL) 6-2

133- Josh Palivoda (CS) dec. Rob LaBrake (CL) 15-9

141- Steve Waite (WV) dec. Mike Hurley (CS) 11-6

141- Darren Kern (BL) dec. Clint Shirk (LH) 2-0

149- Matt Fittery (LH) maj. George Hickman (BL) 11-2

149- Hadley Harrison (CL) dec. Ryan Hurley (CS) 12-5

157- Zac Fryling (WV) pinned Travis Uncapher (CL) 4:34

157- Matt Kocher (Pitt) tech. fall Rob Michaels (CS) 18-3; 5:08

165- Ricky Schmelyun (BL) dec. Marcus Effner (CS) 4-2

165- Ethan Headlee (P) pinned Derek Caldwell (LH)

174- Phil Morrione (ED) maj. dec. JT Miller (CS) 12-0

174- Tom Kocher (LH) dec. Mario Morelli (CL) 2-0

184- Jesse Hasseman (BL) dec. Scott Joseph (CL) 8-5

184- Jeremie Cook (LH) dec. Dave Sullivan (P) 4-0

197- Pat Bradshaw (E) dec. Eric Shaw (BL) 8-3

197- Jamie Luckett (CL) dec. Dave Crowell (P) 3-2

285- Joe Fendone (E) dec. Dustin Rogers (WV) 4-3

285- Rashard Goff (CS) Roman Husam (CL) 7-1

SEMIFINALS -

125- Mike Sees, Bloomsburg Def Kyle Turnbull, West Virginia, INJ 2:48

125- Eric Morrill, Edinboro Dec John Trumbetti, Lock Haven, 7-2

133- Billy Ashnault, Lock Haven Dec Rob LaBrake, Clarion, 13-6

133- Jimmy Conroy, Pittsburgh Dec Jason Guffey, Bloomsburg, 11-5

141- Drew Headlee, Pittsburgh Dec Clint Shirk, Lock Haven, 2-0

141- Torsten Gillespie, Edinboro Fall Mike Hurley, Cleveland State, 5:17

149- Daryl Cocozzo, Edinboro Dec Hadley Harrison, Clarion, 3-2

149- David Jauregui, West Virginia Dec Matt Fittery, Lock Haven, 8-4

157- Gregor Gillespie, Edinboro Dec Matt Kocher, Pittsburgh, 5-2

157- Matt Moley, Bloomsburg Fall Zac Fryling, West Virginia, 5:57

165- Jarrod King, Edinboro Fall Ethan Headlee, Pittsburgh, 4:01

165- Donnie Jones, West Virginia Dec Marcus Effner, Cleveland State, 7-4

174- Keith Gavin, Pittsburgh M-Dec Tom Kocher, Lock Haven, 12-4

174- Chance Litton, West Virginia Dec Phil Moricone, Edinboro, 10-5

184- Kurt Brenner, West Virginia M-Dec Scott Joseph, Clarion, 19-5

184- Chris Honeycutt, Edinboro Dec Jeremie Cook, Lock Haven, 6-1

197- Jared Villers, West Virginia M-Dec Jamie Luckett, Clarion, 10-1

197- Ben Hepburn, Lock Haven Dec Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro, 5-4 TB

285- Zach Sheaffer, Pittsburgh Dec Rashard Goff, Cleveland State, 5-1

285- Mike Spaid, Bloomsburg Dec Dustin Rogers, West Virginia, 7-3

Consolation - 1st Round

125- Jay Ivanco, Clarion M-Dec Ryan Riggs, Cleveland State, 10-1

133- Rick Deubel, Edinboro M-Dec Jared Garvin, West Virginia, 12-4

141- Darren Kern, Bloomsburg Dec Sal Lascari, Clarion, 6-4

149- Ryan Hurley, Cleveland State Dec Joe Ciampoli, Pittsburgh, 6-4

157- Travis Uncapher, Clarion Dec John Mangini, Lock Haven, 8-3

165- Rick Schmelyun, Bloomsburg M-Dec Dominic Ross, Clarion, 16-3

174- Mario Morelli, Clarion Dec Brian Shaw, Bloomsburg, 6-5

184- Dave Sullivan, Pittsburgh M-Dec Derek Cummins, Cleveland State, 10-2

197- Dave Crowell, Pittsburgh Dec Benny Balogh, Cleveland State, 12-9

285- Joey Fendone, Edinboro Dec Dan Craig, Lock Haven, 6-0

Quarterfinals

125- Mike Sees, Bloomsburg Fall Ryan Riggs, Cleveland State, 2:45

125- Kyle Turnbull, West Virginia Dec Jay Ivanco, Clarion, 5-2

125- John Trumbetti, Lock Haven Dec Ryan Bosso, Pittsburgh, 9-6

133- Billy Ashnault, Lock Haven Dec Rick Deubel, Edinboro, 8-6

133- Rob LaBrake, Clarion M-Dec Jared Garvin, West Virginia, 13-1

133- Jimmy Conroy, Pittsburgh M-Dec Josh Palivoda, Cleveland State, 17-4

141- Drew Headlee, Pittsburgh Fall Steve Waite, West Virginia, 4:33

141- Torsten Gillespie, Edinboro T-Fall Darren Kern, Bloomsburg, 15-0 5:36

141- Mike Hurley, Cleveland State Fall Sal Lascari, Clarion, 5:33

149- Daryl Cocozzo, Edinboro Dec George Hickman, Bloomsburg, 6-2

149- David Jauregui, West Virginia Dec Joe Ciampoli, Pittsburgh, 5-4

149- Matt Fittery, Lock Haven M-Dec Ryan Hurley, Cleveland State, 18-8

157- Gregor Gillespie, Edinboro T-Fall John Mangini, Lock Haven, 17-0 3:49

157- Matt Kocher, Pittsburgh Dec Travis Uncapher, Clarion, 9-4

157- Zac Fryling, West Virginia Fall Rob Michaels, Cleveland State, 2:20

165- Jarrod King, Edinboro M-Dec Dominic Ross, Clarion, 16-4

165- Ethan Headlee, Pittsburgh Dec Rick Schmelyun, Bloomsburg, 5-0

165- Marcus Effner, Cleveland State M-Dec Derek Caldwell, Lock Haven, 15-5

174- Tom Kocher, Lock Haven M-Dec JT Miller, Cleveland State, 10-1

174- Chance Litton, West Virginia M-Dec Mario Morelli, Clarion, 15-7

174- Phil Moricone, Edinboro Fall Brian Shaw, Bloomsburg, 3:41

184- Kurt Brenner, West Virginia M-Dec Derek Cummins, Cleveland State, 20-7

184- Scott Joseph, Clarion Dec Dave Sullivan, Pittsburgh, 5-4

184- Chris Honeycutt, Edinboro Dec Jesse Hasseman, Bloomsburg, 2-0

197- Jamie Luckett, Clarion Dec Eric Shaw, Bloomsburg, 5-2

197- Ben Hepburn, Lock Haven Dec Benny Balogh, Cleveland State, 6-0

197- Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro Dec Dave Crowell, Pittsburgh, 6-2

285- Zach Sheaffer, Pittsburgh Fall Dan Craig, Lock Haven, 3:00

285- Rashard Goff, Cleveland State Dec Joey Fendone, Edinboro, 3-0

285- Mike Spaid, Bloomsburg M-Dec Roman Husam, Clarion, 9-1