Golden Bears Place Seven
December 3, 2016
GRANTHAM, Pennsylvania -- WVU Tech wrestling had seven Golden Bears place at the Messiah-Petrofes Invitational including a team-best fifth place finish from junior Jephte Jeanpaul during the two-day competition in Grantham, Pennsylvania. As a team, Tech finished with 69 points good for eighth out of 14 squads.
Jeanpaul finished with five falls towards his finish including a pin at 6:07 in the 157 fifth place match over fellow teammate freshman Louis Bernard.
Senior Paul Gonzales (125), Bernard (157) and junior Casey Hogg (285) all earned sixth place in their respective weight classes. Gonzales earned a major decision (11-4) over Springfield's Devin Marino and ultimately loss in his final bout due to medical forfeit.
Bernard wrestled towards five falls at 157 including a technical fall against McDaniel's Aadam Abdullabi, 19-3. Hogg was pinned at 1:47 in his final bout by Springfield's Joe Fusco but earned two falls throughout the invitational.
Senior Terry Nance finished seventh at 197, earning his finish with an 8-5 decision over Springfield's Justin McLee in his last match of the weekend.
Seniors Denis Robles (133) and Bryan Overton (165) both finished eighth to round out Tech's place makers. Robles had a major decision (19-6) over Gettysburg's Josh Newman while Overton earned a major decision (14-1) over Mount Union's Jacob Taylor.
The Gold and Blue will return to the mat Saturday, December 10 when they travel to Lynchburg, Virginia to face Liberty University and Southern Virginia University.
Team Scores
1.
Messiah
Mess
209.0
2.
Gettysburg
Gett
131.5
3.
Mount Union
MtU
130.0
4.
Wilkes
Wilk
130.0
5.
Springfield
SC
108.5
6.
Greensboro
Gree
72.0
7.
Ursinus
Urs
72.0
8.
West Virginia Tech
WVT
69.0
9.
Alderson Broaddus
AB
56.0
10.
Muhlenberg
Muhl
53.0
11.
McDaniel
McD
48.5
12.
Bridgewater State
BSU
36.5
13.
Bergen CC
BCC
13.0
14.
Thaddeus Stevens
Thad
7.0
Messiah-Petrofes Invitational Results for West Virginia Tech
Invitational 125 - Paul Gonzales's place is 6th and has scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Paul Gonzales (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Paul Gonzales (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Gabriel Wilson (Greensboro) (Dec 9-7)
Quarterfinal - Lucas Malmberg (Messiah ) won by tech fall over Paul Gonzales (West Virginia Tech) (TF 22-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Paul Gonzales (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Devin Marino (Springfield) (Dec 11-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Paul Gonzales (West Virginia Tech) won by medical forfeit over Stefhen Caple (Thaddeus Stevens) (MFF)
Cons. Semi - Nick Mancini (Mount Union) won by injury default over Paul Gonzales (West Virginia Tech) (Inj. 2:06)
5th Place Match - Lenny Ogozalek (Gettysburg) won by medical forfeit over Paul Gonzales (West Virginia Tech) (MFF)
Invitational 133 - Denis Robles Gomez's place is 8th and has scored 6.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Denis Robles Gomez (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Denis Robles Gomez (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Brandon White (Mount Union) (Dec 12-5)
Quarterfinal - Zachary Rainess (Greensboro) won by fall over Denis Robles Gomez (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 1:09)
Cons. Round 4 - Denis Robles Gomez (West Virginia Tech) won by major decision over Josh Newman (Gettysburg) (Maj 19-6)
Cons. Round 5 - Andrew Nirchio (Springfield) won by tech fall over Denis Robles Gomez (West Virginia Tech) (TF 18-2)
7th Place Match - Cody Buchanan (Alderson Broaddus) won by tech fall over Denis Robles Gomez (West Virginia Tech) (TF 20-5)
Invitational 149 - Leland Swafford's place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Leland Swafford (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Austin Rush (Mount Union) won by fall over Leland Swafford (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 3:52)
Cons. Round 2 - Leland Swafford (West Virginia Tech) won by major decision over Traken Sutton (Gettysburg) (Maj 14-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Leland Swafford (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Brian Jamison (Muhlenberg) (Fall 6:10)
Cons. Round 4 - Matt Harris (Alderson Broaddus) won by major decision over Leland Swafford (West Virginia Tech) (Maj 18-8)
Invitational 157 - Corey Palmer's place is unknown and has scored 1.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Brown (Wilkes) won by fall over Corey Palmer (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 4:39)
Cons. Round 1 - Corey Palmer (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Corey Palmer (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Eddie Howlette (Ursinus) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Corey Palmer (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Kevin Diehl (Messiah ) (Dec 12-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Ashton Gyenizs (Wilkes) won by fall over Corey Palmer (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 2:29)
Invitational 157 - Louis Bernard's place is 6th and has scored 16.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Louis Bernard (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Tristan Chen (Gettysburg) (Fall 3:25)
Champ. Round 2 - Louis Bernard (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Kevin Diehl (Messiah ) (Fall 1:18)
Quarterfinal - Nicholas Racanelli (Wilkes) won by fall over Louis Bernard (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 4:03)
Cons. Round 4 - Louis Bernard (West Virginia Tech) won by tech fall over Aadam Abdullabi (McDaniel) (TF 19-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Louis Bernard (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Ashton Gyenizs (Wilkes) (Fall 4:45)
Cons. Semi - John Ritter (Wilkes) won by fall over Louis Bernard (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 3:31)
5th Place Match - Jephte Paul (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Louis Bernard (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 6:07)
Invitational 157 - Jephte Paul's place is 5th and has scored 19.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Colin Kowalski (Gettysburg) won by fall over Jephte Paul (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 4:47)
Cons. Round 1 - Jephte Paul (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Chase Taylor (Wilkes) (Fall 2:59)
Cons. Round 2 - Jephte Paul (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Matt Jiampetti (Bridgewater State) (Fall 4:02)
Cons. Round 3 - Jephte Paul (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Austin Roskos (Gettysburg) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Jephte Paul (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Michael Brown (Wilkes) (Fall 3:48)
Cons. Round 5 - Jephte Paul (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Robert `Will` Lamb (Muhlenberg) (Fall 2:42)
Cons. Semi - Nicholas Racanelli (Wilkes) won by major decision over Jephte Paul (West Virginia Tech) (Maj 12-4)
5th Place Match - Jephte Paul (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Louis Bernard (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 6:07)
Invitational 165 - Giovane Lins's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Paskas (Wilkes) won by fall over Giovane Lins (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 1:37)
Cons. Round 1 - Giovane Lins (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Matthew Judge (Wilkes) won by fall over Giovane Lins (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 1:11)
Invitational 165 - Bryan Overton's place is 8th and has scored 6.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Bryan Overton (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Brett McGill (Wilkes) (Dec 8-7)
Champ. Round 2 - Tag Wilbur (Messiah ) won by fall over Bryan Overton (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 1:15)
Cons. Round 2 - Bryan Overton (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Neal Rinker (McDaniel) (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Bryan Overton (West Virginia Tech) won by major decision over Jacob Taylor (Mount Union) (Maj 14-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Bryan Overton (West Virginia Tech) won in double overtime over Jesse Gross (Mount Union) (2-OT 9-7)
Cons. Round 5 - Aarin Feliz (Springfield) won by medical forfeit over Bryan Overton (West Virginia Tech) (MFF)
7th Place Match - Michael Paskas (Wilkes) and Bryan Overton (West Virginia Tech) (DFF)
Invitational 174 - Colton Rowe's place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Colton Rowe (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Colton Rowe (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Austin Brooks (Mount Union) (Dec 11-6)
Quarterfinal - Geovanni Medina (Springfield) won by fall over Colton Rowe (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 6:45)
Cons. Round 4 - John Staron (Mount Union) won by fall over Colton Rowe (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 4:34)
Invitational 184 - Will Van Hoose's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Will Van Hoose (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Antony Risley (Mount Union) won by decision over Will Van Hoose (West Virginia Tech) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Will Van Hoose (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Henry Oberlander (Bridgewater State) won by decision over Will Van Hoose (West Virginia Tech) (Dec 8-3)
Invitational 197 - Terry Nance's place is 7th and has scored 5.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Terry Nance (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Zachary Faust (Wilkes) won by decision over Terry Nance (West Virginia Tech) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Terry Nance (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Terry Nance (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Cody Carr (Mount Union) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Terry Nance (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Jordan Nochimson (Wilkes) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Connor Rogers (Mount Union) won in overtime over Terry Nance (West Virginia Tech) (OT 6-4)
7th Place Match - Terry Nance (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Justin McLee (Springfield) (Dec 8-5)
Invitational 285 - Jon Boarman's place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jon Boarman (West Virginia Tech) won by tech fall over Nicholas Cox (Bridgewater State) (TF 19-0)
Champ. Round 2 - William Emerson (McDaniel) won by fall over Jon Boarman (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 1:10)
Cons. Round 2 - Dan Kiser (Messiah ) won by medical forfeit over Jon Boarman (West Virginia Tech) (MFF)
Invitational 285 - Justice Horn's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Paul Triandafilou (Gettysburg) won by decision over Justice Horn (West Virginia Tech) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Justice Horn (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Justice Horn (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Nicholas Disley (Bridgewater State) (Fall 2:23)
Cons. Round 3 - Nicholas Cox (Bridgewater State) won by fall over Justice Horn (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 4:42)
Invitational 285 - Casey Hogg's place is 6th and has scored 14.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Casey Hogg (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Casey Hogg (West Virginia Tech) won by major decision over Dane Tarantelli (Wilkes) (Maj 11-3)
Quarterfinal - Joe Fusco (Springfield) won by fall over Casey Hogg (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 2:30)
Cons. Round 4 - Casey Hogg (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Nicholas Cox (Bridgewater State) (Fall 0:58)
Cons. Round 5 - Casey Hogg (West Virginia Tech) won by fall over Carlos Ortega (Greensboro) (Fall 1:46)
Cons. Semi - Jacob Huling (Wilkes) won by decision over Casey Hogg (West Virginia Tech) (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match - Joe Fusco (Springfield) won by fall over Casey Hogg (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 1:47)
Invitational 285 - Noah Julian's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matan Peleg (Ursinus) won by fall over Noah Julian (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 2:49)
Cons. Round 1 - Noah Julian (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Brady Estep (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Noah Julian (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 4:54)
Invitational 285 - Jason Wainright's place is unknown and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Huling (Wilkes) won by fall over Jason Wainright (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 4:16)
Cons. Round 1 - Jason Wainright (West Virginia Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jason Wainright (West Virginia Tech) won by decision over Dane Tarantelli (Wilkes) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Carlos Ortega (Greensboro) won by fall over Jason Wainright (West Virginia Tech) (Fall 3:12)
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