March 3, 2006
PHILADELPHIA, PA - The 2006 CAA Wrestling Championships at the Daskalakis Athletic Center at Drexel University have begun. The first round has been completed with very few surprises. Only a pair of seeds, both ranked sixth, fell in the first round; Jeremiah Fennell was pinned by Old Dominion's Jon Dolida and Jon Divello of James Madison was pinned by Nick Magaraci of Wagner.
Old Dominion wrestlers went 4-0 today, Bryan LaShomb majored his opponent 12-1, and Ryan Williams pinned Caleb Lesloff of Campbell University. Nick Pullano recorded a tech fall over his opponent from James Madison at the 5:10 mark.
The second round will begin at 4 p.m. Results will be updated throughout the day. Check drexeldragons.com for updated brackets and results.
Complete First-Round Results:
125 Pounds
(1)Steve Mytych (DU) maj. Steve Gurien (Bing), 12-1(4)Bryan LaShomb (ODU) dec. Mike Arone (SH), 8-4(3)Ryan Smith (RID) wbf. Trevour Smith (CU), 2:42
133 Pounds
(4)Ryan Williams (ODU) wbf. Caleb Lesloff (CU), 2:00Erick Cholewa (Bing) dec. Bryan Matsura (BU), 10-8
141 Pounds
(1)Charles Griffin (HOF) t.f. Chris Cartella (GMU), 6:27(2)Chris Davis (SH) wbf. Elliott Berger (CU), F3:16
149 Pounds
Nathan Patterson (Bing) dec. Justin Ensign (Wag), 4-2Mike Kessler (Rid) dec. Jeff Jacobs (JMU), 10-4
157 PoundsNick Pullano (ODU) t.f. Scott Yorko (JMU), 5:10(2)Ryan Hluschak (DU) wbf. Patrick Larkin (Wag), 5:20
165 Pounds
Chris Marold (RID) wbf. Sam Sirota (Bing), 4:23Nick Magaraci (Wag) wbf. (6)Jon Divello (JMU), 3:52Scott Hunter (DU) dec. Brett Poynter (CU), 11-5
174 Pounds
Kevin Owen (Bing) dec. Brian Anderson (JMU), 4-1(1)Mike Patrovich (HOF) t.f. Nick Dalicandro (SH), 3:15
184 Pounds
Brian Stouffer (DU) dec. Steven Higgins (CU), 3-2
285 Pounds
James Connors (BU) dec. Nick Ciufo (RID), 5-1Jon Dolida (ODU) wbf. (6)Jeremiah Fennell(CU), F4:13