January 7, 2012

Wrestling Competes At NWCA National Duals

The 22nd ranked wrestling team at the 2012 National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen National Duals on Saturday afternoon. JWU dropped a 27-15 decision against ninth-ranked Elmhurst and then wrapped up their tournament with a 24-10 setback against 28th ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Johnson & Wales junior TJ Wesbter (Markham, Ill.) recorded a pair of victories at 141 pounds, including a win by pin fall against Elmhirst's Jake Denhof in a time of 4:54.  Freshman Frank Marotti (Fairfield, N.J.) and junior Connor Nelson (Wakefield, R.I.) each had two wins on the day for the Wildcats.

With the two losses Johnson & Wales falls to 5-2 on the season.  The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, January 14th when they host Wesleyan in a dual match starting at 7:00 p.m.

 

Elmhurst 27, Johnson & Wales 15                                                    (JWU-EC) 

Wt.                                                                                          Score   Running Score

125 - Joe Pronk (JWU)            Wins By Forfeit                          6-0       6-0 
133 - Dalton Bullard (EC) Dec. John Donaleski (JWU)               4-0       6-3
141 - Thomas Webster (JWU) Pinned Jake Denhof (EC)           4:54     12-3
149 - Ryan Earley (Elmhurst) Dec. Richard Pilkington (JWU)     13-7     12-6
157 - Matthew Ross (JWU) Dec. Michael Grice (EC)                   4-2       15-6
165 - Yousef Al-Ghoul (EC) Pinned Michael Frick (JWU)             4:42     15-12
174 - Danny Balderas (EC) Dec. Frank Marotti (JWU)                9-4       15-15
184 - Josef Rau (EC) Pinned Connor Nelson (JWU)                   1:58     15-21
197 - Dan Vargas (EC) Dec. Blake McNulty (JWU)                      11-6     15-24
285 - Brian Brooks (Ec) Dec. Humphrey Swift (JWU)                  3-2       15-27

 

Wisconsin-Stevens Point 24, Johnson & Wales 10                            (JWU-WSP)

Wt.                                                                                          Score   Running Score

125 - Lance Fabry (WSP) Dec. Joe Pronk (JWU)                       4-3       0-3
133 - Joe Mileski (WSP) Dec. John Donaleski (JWU)                 8-3       0-6
141 - Thomas Webster (JWU) Dec. Jordan Kust (WSP)           10-4     3-6
149 - Shane Sweeney (WSP) Dec. Michael Ferinde (JWU)       3-2       3-9
157 - Ben Strobel (WSP) Dec. Matthew Ross (JWU)                10-6     3-12
165 - Frank Marotti (JWU) Dec. Jordan Schulte (WSP)             10-7     6-12
174 - Ryan Conat (WSP) Dec. Sean Prell (JWU)                       6-5       6-15
184 - Connor Nelson (JWU) Maj. Dec. Andy Borchardt (WSP)  12-1     10-15
197 - Dustin Wozniak (WSP) Pinned Blake McNulty (JWU)       1:16     10-21
285 - Matt Cuadra (WSP) Dec. Humphrey Swift (JWU)             3-2       10-24

Johnson & Wales 23, North Central 14                                              (JWU-NC)

Wt.                                                                                                 Score   Running Score 

125 - Nathan Fitzenreider (NC) Tech Fall Andrew Gauthier (JWU) 16-1      0-5
133 - Gideon Yim (JWU) Dec. Sean Tomac (NC)                              9-7       3-5
141 - Andrew Zobac (NC) Tech. FallThomas Webster (JWU) 20-3    3-10 
149 - Richard Pilkington (JWU) Dec. Eric Oyster (NC)                      4-1      6-10
157 - Joby Bodi (NC) Maj. Dec. Michael Frick (JWU)                         11-0    6-14
165 - Frank Marotti (JWU) Dec. Jason Bonham (NC)                        8-6     9-14
174 - Sean Prell (JWU) Dec. Kyle Geary (NC)                                   3-2     12-14
184 - Connor Nelson (JWU) Maj. Dec. Andrew Hiller (NC)                14-6   16-14
197 - Blake McNulty (JWU) Maj. Dec. Dylan Mahler (NC)                  14-4    20-14
285 - Humphrey Swift (JWU) Dec. Chris James (NC)                        5-1      23-14