Spinks, Stednitz Earn Championships

January 14, 2017

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Behind first-place performances from Cody Spinks and Keith Stednitz, the Alderson Broaddus wrestling team competed at the Will Abele Tournament Saturday at Ursinus College.

The Battlers finished with two champions in the tournament and had another fourth-place finish from Micah Powell.

"Cody and Keith killed it today," said head coach Sam Gardner. "They were dominant in every position. I am proud of the example these guys have set. They train hard and never miss practice and they look to score in every position."

At 165 pounds, Stednitz earned a first-round bye before advancing by injury default in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, he pinned Connor Dixon from Rowan in just 15 seconds to advance him to the semifinals. In the final four, Stednitz pinned his next opponent with 39 seconds left in the opening period before doing the same in the finals in just 56 seconds over Zachary Goranson of Ursinus to win the class.

Spinks also pinned his way to the finals at 184 pounds with three in a row before winning early in the second period over Cody Richmond of Ursinus to win the championship with four straight falls. Spinks remains undefeated on the season and is currently ranked No.7 in the country in his weight class.

Powell earned a fourth-place finish at 141 pounds as he wrestled his way back to earn three wins in wrestle backs before falling 18-3 in the third-place match. Earning three match victories on Saturday for AB included Jason West at 157 pounds and Davis Solak at 174 pounds. Each won their opening match before falling in the quarterfinals and then both won a pair of matches in wrestle backs.

At 125 pounds, Breandan Coughlin dropped his opening round match due to an injury in the third period before earning a pair of first-period falls in wrestle backs. In his next match, he was pinned with a chance to wrestle in the third place match. Also competing at 125 pounds was Travis Harrington who finished 2-2 on the day. After losing his opening-round match, Harrington won a pair of matches in wrestle backs including two pins before falling 4-1 to Matt Moy who ended up finishing in third place. At 133, Cody Buchanan earned a similar route as he won his opening match 12-11 before losing a tough 5-4 battle Edwin Fiscal of Wilkes in the quarters. In wrestle backs, he earned an injury default before falling in the next round on a first-round pin.

Also winning two matches for AB was Zachary Gwinn at 149 pounds. He won his opening match 4-0 before falling in the quarterfinals 6-4. After a second-period fall in his next match, his day ended with an 8-2 decision loss in wrestle backs.

"We entered 11 athletes and had nine guys win multiple matches," said Gardner. "We put people on their backs and kept them there. We need to learn from mistakes we made and be better for next week. The WV Invitational is no joke. We are going to have to fight to be competitve."

The Battlers return to action next Saturday when they will compete in the WV Invite held at West Liberty University.

Will Abele Invitational Results for Alderson Broaddus

Will Abele Invitational 125 - Breandon Coughlin's place is unknown and has scored 5.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Max Spatola (Penn State Wrestling Club) won by injury default over Breandon Coughlin (Alderson Broaddus) (Inj. 5:33)
Cons. Round 1 - Breandon Coughlin (Alderson Broaddus) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Breandon Coughlin (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Dominic DeGraba (Oneonta) (Fall 0:21)
Cons. Round 3 - Breandon Coughlin (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Manuel Canfijin (WCU - Unattached) (Fall 1:19)
Cons. Semi - Brandon Miller (Ursinus) won by fall over Breandon Coughlin (Alderson Broaddus) (Fall 4:33)

Will Abele Invitational 125 - Travis Harrington's place is unknown and has scored 5.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matt Moy (Case Western Reserve) won by decision over Travis Harrington (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Travis Harrington (Alderson Broaddus) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Travis Harrington (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Max Spatola (Penn State Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:53)
Cons. Round 3 - Travis Harrington (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Jacob Sechrist (PSU Mont Alto) (Fall 1:31)
Cons. Semi - Matt Moy (Case Western Reserve) won by decision over Travis Harrington (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 4-1)

Will Abele Invitational 133 - Cody Buchanan's place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cody Buchanan (Alderson Broaddus) won by decision over Samir Sharad (UMBC) (Dec 12-11)
Quarterfinal - Edwin Fiscal (Wilkes) won by decision over Cody Buchanan (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Cody Buchanan (Alderson Broaddus) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Cody Buchanan (Alderson Broaddus) won by injury default over Patrick Ammirati (Ursinus) (Inj. 0:00)
Cons. Semi - Kevin Knox (Oneonta) won by fall over Cody Buchanan (Alderson Broaddus) (Fall 1:55)

Will Abele Invitational 141 - Micah Powell's place is 4th and has scored 8.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Micah Powell (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Israel Mena (Middlesex College) (Fall 1:10)
Quarterfinal - Richard Dennison (Oneonta) won by decision over Micah Powell (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Micah Powell (Alderson Broaddus) won by decision over Ryan Piesla (WCU - Unattached) (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Micah Powell (Alderson Broaddus) won by tech fall over Brandon Jackson (PSU Mont Alto) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Semi - Micah Powell (Alderson Broaddus) won by decision over Thomas Boldosser (Ursinus) (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match - Richard Dennison (Oneonta) won by tech fall over Micah Powell (Alderson Broaddus) (TF 18-3)

Will Abele Invitational 141 - Andrew Forino's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Quentin Bernhard (Muhlenberg) won by fall over Andrew Forino (Alderson Broaddus) (Fall 1:19)
Cons. Round 1 - Edward Ferrall (Oneonta) won by decision over Andrew Forino (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 4-3)

Will Abele Invitational 149 - Zach Gwinn's place is unknown and has scored 3.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zach Gwinn (Alderson Broaddus) won by decision over Patrick O`Toole (Ursinus) (Dec 4-0)
Quarterfinal - Morgan Fuller (Wilkes) won by decision over Zach Gwinn (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Zach Gwinn (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Brian Jamison (Muhlenberg) (Fall 4:52)
Cons. Round 3 - Kyle Medrow (Wilkes) won by decision over Zach Gwinn (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 8-2)

Will Abele Invitational 157 - Jason West's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jason West (Alderson Broaddus) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jason West (Alderson Broaddus) won by decision over Zach Dellicompagni (Ursinus) (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal - Nicholas Racanelli (Wilkes) won by decision over Jason West (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Jason West (Alderson Broaddus) won by decision over Faryd Daza (Muhlenberg) (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 5 - Jason West (Alderson Broaddus) won by decision over Robert `Will` Lamb (Muhlenberg) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semi - John Ritter (Wilkes) won by fall over Jason West (Alderson Broaddus) (Fall 3:47)

Will Abele Invitational 165 - Keith Stednitz's place is 1st and has scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Keith Stednitz (Alderson Broaddus) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Keith Stednitz (Alderson Broaddus) won by injury default over Gianpierro DiBattista (Ursinus) (Inj. 0:00)
Quarterfinal - Keith Stednitz (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Connor Dixon (Rowan) (Fall 0:15)
Semifinal - Keith Stednitz (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Brett McGill (Wilkes) (Fall 2:21)
1st Place Match - Keith Stednitz (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Zaachary Goranson (Ursinus) (Fall 0:56)

Will Abele Invitational 174 - Sam Solomon's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Tommas (Case Western Reserve) won by decision over Sam Solomon (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Sam Solomon (Alderson Broaddus) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Davis Solak (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Sam Solomon (Alderson Broaddus) (Fall 0:30)

Will Abele Invitational 174 - Davis Solak's place is unknown and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Davis Solak (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Patrick Rafferty (Ursinus) (Fall 5:52)
Quarterfinal - Ryan Marszal (Oneonta) won by decision over Davis Solak (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Davis Solak (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Sam Solomon (Alderson Broaddus) (Fall 0:30)
Cons. Round 3 - Davis Solak (Alderson Broaddus) won by decision over Chris Williams (Penn State Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Semi - Ricky Fornacairi (Wilkes) won by decision over Davis Solak (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 15-10)

Will Abele Invitational 184 - Cody Spinks's place is 1st and has scored 21.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cody Spinks (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Nasser McCummings (Wilkes) (Fall 0:43)
Quarterfinal - Cody Spinks (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Lantze Lange (Oneonta) (Fall 2:23)
Semifinal - Cody Spinks (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Paul Schoenberg (Penn State Wrestling Club) (Fall 5:35)
1st Place Match - Cody Spinks (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Cody Richmond (Ursinus) (Fall 3:20)

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