App State Wrestling repeats as SoCon Champions
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by App State Athletics
BOONE, N.C. — App State repeated as tourney champs with five individual champions among the 10 weight classes. Cody Bond (149 pounds), Tommy Askey (157 pounds) and Will Miller (165 pounds) also won individual titles to clinch automatic NCAA Championships bids for Kansas City as every App State starter posted a top-four finish.
The 24th-ranked Mountaineers totaled 114.0 points, 16.5 more than runner-up Campbell, which also had six finalists. SoCon Coach of the Year JohnMark Bentley guided App State to a fourth conference tournament title and an 11th league title overall, counting regular season races.
App State went 9-1 in the quarterfinal round with four major decisions, one tech fall and four pins — from Bellis, Oakley, Askey and Floyd.
The Mountaineers then went 6-3 in their semifinal matches with one pin from Brooker, who followed a quarterfinal tech fall with a fall against Presbyterian's Caleb Roe, who had an opening-round pin to stun second-seeded Jha'Quan Anderson from Gardner-Webb.
Oakley trailed 4-2 in a ranked semifinal against Chattanooga's Blake Boarman before taking the lead on a takedown with 46 seconds left and finishing on top in a 5-4 victory. Bond turned defense to offense on a tiebreaking takedown with 1:25 left and finished on top, getting two back points in the process, to prevail 7-1 against Campbell's Justin Rivera in their semifinal showdown.
Brackets and full results can be found here.
Automatic Qualifiers for the NCAA Tournament
125 pounds
Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga)
133 pounds
Domenic Zaccone (Campbell)
Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State)
Dysen Dunham (VMI)
141 pounds
Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga)
149 pounds
Cody Bond (Appalachian State)
Jeffrey Boyd (Citadel)
157 pounds
Tommy Askey (Appalachian State)
165 pounds
Will Miller (Appalachian State)
Domonic Baker (Campbell)
174 pounds
Austin Murphy (Campbell)
184 pounds
Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State)
197 pounds
Levi Hopkins (Campbell)
285 pounds
Taye Ghadiali (Campbell)
Final Results
125 pounds
1st Place Match - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) maj. dec. Drew West (Gardner-Webb), 14-2
133 pounds
1st Place Match - Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) dec. Domenic Zaccone (Campbell), 5-4
141 pounds
1st Place Match - Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) dec. Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb), 14-8
149 pounds
1st Place Match - Cody Bond (Appalachian State) dec. Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel), 2-0
157 pounds
1st Place Match - Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) dec. Tanner Peake (Davidson College), 9-2
165 pounds
1st Place Match - Will Miller (Appalachian State) dec. Domonic Baker (Campbell), 8-3
174 pounds
1st Place Match - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec. Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga), 5-4
184 pounds
1st Place Match - Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) dec. Caleb Hopkins (Campbell), 5-4
197 pounds
1st Place Match - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) pin Patrick Brophy (The Citadel), 0:30
285 pounds
1st Place Match - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) pin Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State), 5:40
Semifinal Results
125 pounds
Drew West (Gardner-Webb) pin Anthony Molton (Campbell), 5:30
Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) dec. Chad Bellis (Appalachian State), 5-2
133 pounds
Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) pin Dyson Dunham (VMI), 6:43
Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) dec. Blake Boarman (Chattanooga), 5-4
141 pounds
Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) dec. Wynton Denkins (Campbell), 15-12
Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec. Patrick Jordon (VMI), 11-5
149 pounds
Cody Bond (Appalachian State) dec. Justin Rivera (Campbell), 7-1
Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel) dec. Noah Castillo (Chattanooga), 4-1
157 pounds
Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) dec. Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga), 8-2
Tanner Peake (Davidson College) med. forf. Chris Earnest (Campbell)
165 pounds
Will Miller (Appalachian State) maj. dec. Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson College), 12-3
Domonic Baker (Campbell) dec. Benjy Haubert (The Citadel), 8-3
174 pounds
Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec. Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State), 10-8
Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) dec. Braxton Lewis (VMI), 8-4
184 pounds
Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec. Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson College), 7-0
Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) pin Caleb Roe (Presbyterian College), 6:19
197 pounds
Levi Hopkins (Campbell) pin Josh McCutchen (Gardner-Webb), 2:58
Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) dec. Carson Floyd (Appalachian State), 14-10
285 pounds
Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) pin Jake Fernicola (Davidson College), 0:50
Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) maj. dec. Ben Stemmet (The Citadel), 11-3
Quarterfinal Results
125 pounds
Anthony Molton (Campbell) tech. fall Trent Dominguez (Presbyterian College), 19-4
Drew West (Gardner-Webb) pin Malik Hardy (The Citadel), 7:43
Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) pin Anthony Burke (VMI), 3:49
Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) pin Enis Ljikovic (Davidson College), 0:52
133 pounds
Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) pin Brayden Adams (Presbyterian College), 2:44
Dyson Dunham (VMI) maj. dec. Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb), 16-5
Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) dec. George Rosas (The Citadel), 6-0
Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) pin Hale Robinson (Davidson College), 5:48
141 pounds
Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) tech. fall Ryan Luna (Presbyterian College), 17-1
Wynton Denkins (Campbell) dec. Jacob Silka (The Citadel), 7-3
Patrick Jordon (VMI) dec. Isaac Byers (Appalachian State), 4-2
Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) tech. fall Joshua Viarengo (Davidson College), 15-0
149 pounds
Cody Bond (Appalachian State) maj. dec. Trent Donahue (Presbyterian College), 13-1
Justin Rivera (Campbell) dec. Zach Price (Gardner-Webb), SV 4-1
Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) dec. Ryan Vigil (VMI), 12-7
Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel) dec. Tyler-Xavier McKnight (Davidson College) TB 2-1
157 pounds
Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) pin Josh Yost (VMI), 4:06
Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) maj. dec. Hayden Watson (The Citadel), 17-5
Chris Earnest (Campbell) tech. fall Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb), 17-0
Tanner Peake (Davidson College) tech. fall Elijah Holiday (Presbyterian College), 18-3
165 pounds
Will Miller (Appalachian State) maj. dec. Caleb Chandler (VMI), 17-4
Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson College) dec. Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga), 6-1
Benjy Haubert (The Citadel) tech. fall Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb), 20-4
Domonic Baker (Campbell) tech. fall Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian College), 20-2
174 pounds
Austin Murphy (Campbell) pin Josh Williams (Presbyterian College), 1:34
Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) maj. dec. Brodie Porter (The Citadel), 12-2
Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) dec. Marc Koch (Davidson College), 8-6
Braxton Lewis (VMI) maj. dec. Sam Mora (Gardner-Webb), 13-3
184 pounds
Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) tech. fall Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga), 17-1
Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson College) dec. Adam Ortega (The Citadel), 11-6
Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) tech. fall Toby Schoffstall (VMI), 19-4
Caleb Roe (Presbyterian College) pin Jha`Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb), 1:35
197 pounds
Levi Hopkins (Campbell) pin George Hopkins (Presbyterian College), 1:34
Josh McCutchen (Gardner-Webb) pin David Harper (Chattanooga), 4:03
Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) maj. dec. Cameo Blankenship (Davidson College), 8-0
Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) pin Josh Evans (VMI), 5:45
285 pounds
Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) received a bye
Jake Fernicola (Davidson College) dec. Tyler Mousaw (VMI), 3-1
Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) dec. Kaleb Snodgrass (Chattanooga), 5-1
Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) maj. dec. Morvens Saint-Jean (Presbyterian College), 13-1
Team Results
- Appalachian State: 114.0 points
- Campbell: 97.5 points
- Chattanooga: 63.5 points
- Gardner-Webb: 49.5 points
- The Citadel: 44.5 points
- Davidson College: 23.0 points
- VMI: 18.0 points
- Presbyterian College: 5.5 points
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