ANNAPOLIS, Md. - No. 13 Killian Cardinale placed third, No. 19 Shane Jones placed fifth and the Old Dominion Wrestling team finished in 14th in the 42nd Annual Navy Classic on Saturday.
"Killian had a great tournament in beating a nationally-ranked opponent from Virginia Tech in the third-place bout," head coach Steve Martin said. "Shane also wrestled tough on the day and hit a lot of crisp techniques."
Cardinale managed to get all seven points in the third-place bout in the third round, four of which came on a near fall, to take out No. 20 Joey Prata of Virginia Tech. To get to the bronze medal match, Cardinale went 3-1, losing to American's Gage Curry in the semifinal round.
Jones earned his fifth-place finish after going 5-1 on the day, taking down Drew Hughes of Michigan State in a 5-2 win by decision. His only loss came against third-place finisher Zachary Hartman out of Bucknell.
In his first bout of the day at 133 pounds, Steven Simpson earned a victory over No. 20 Tye Varndell, pinning the ranked wrestler at 6:45. That was one of two ranked victories the Monarchs had on the day, the other coming in Cardinale's third-place bout. The victory over Varndell brought Simpson to the quarterfinals round, where Air Force's Jared Van Vleet ultimately defeated him.
At 285 pounds, No. 24 Will Hilliard went 3-2 on the day, picking up wins over George Mason's Jacob Slinger (13-8), Brown's Tony Valentino (6-0) and Cleveland State's John Kelbly (7-1).
As a team, the Monarchs finished with 41 points, good for a 14th-place finish in the field of 18 teams.
"The first four weeks of the season gave us a good gauge one what we have to improve on," Martin added. "We are looking forward to returning to our wrestling room and continuing to get better."
UP NEXT
The wrestling Monarchs will have a two-week hiatus before their next competition, the George Mason Open, which takes place in Fairfax, Virginia on Saturday, December 7.
ODU Placed Results
125 Killian Cardinale – 3rd Place
Round of 32 – Killian Cardinale (ODU) dec. over Thomas Guitierrez (Kent) 4-2
Round of 16 – Killian Cardinale (ODU) dec. over Geo Barzona (Bucknell) 7-0
Quarterfinals – Killian Cardinale (ODU) dec. over Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) 4-0
Semifinals - Gage Curry (American) dec. over Killian Cardinale (ODU) 12-6
3rdPlace – Killian Cardinale (ODU) dec. over No. 20 Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) 7-2
165 Shane Jones – 5th Place
Round of 32 – Shane Jones (ODU) dec. over Anthony Wokasch (American) 5-3
Round of 16 - Shane Jones (ODU) dec. over Henry Hague (Navy) 6-1
Quarterfinals – Zachary Hartman (Bucknell) MD over Shane Jones (ODU) 16-4
Consolation of 8 #2 – Shane Jones (ODU) dec. over Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 6-4
Consolation of 4 – Shane Jones (ODU) dec. over Randy Meneweather II (Air Force) 3-1
5thPlace – Shane Jones (ODU) dec. over Drew Hughes (Michigan St. ) 5-2
Team Standings
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| 1) T-No. 4 Virginia Tech | 116 |
| 2) Campbell | 107 |
| 3) Michigan State | 99 |
| 4) No. 22 Lock Haven | 85 |
| 5) Rutgers | 83.5 |
| 6) Ohio | 74.5 |
| 7) Navy | 74 |
| 8) Edinboro | 70 |
| 9) American | 67 |
| 10) Air Force | 60.5 |
| 11) Kent State | 58.5 |
| 12) Oregon State | 48 |
| 13) Bucknell | 46.5 |
| 14) Old Dominion | 41 |
| 15) George Mason | 33.5 |
| 16) Cleveland State | 28.5 |
| 17) Brown | 17 |
| 18) Citadel | 15 |