Defending champion Emmanuel leads NCWA Nationals with four finalists, with Liberty in second
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Video capture of returning NCWA champion Cody Chaney competing against Taylor Westlake of Liberty in the 184 pound semifinals.
ALLEN, Texas – Defending champion Emmanuel College, led by four individual finalists, lead the NCWA Nationals after the second day, ahead of second place Liberty by 56.5 points.
Emmanuel is led by three returning champions, all who were seeded No. 1 and reached the finals again, Darius Bunch at 133 pounds, Cody Chaney at 184 pounds and Maveric Rechsteiner at 197 pounds. Emmanuel’s other finalist, top seeded Jeremiah Lutz at 149, was third in last year’s NCWA Nationals at 157.
Liberty, which placed second last year, has just one finalist, No. 1 seed Josh Ferenczy at 174 pounds, but still has six other wrestlers in the consolation rounds. Liberty is in second with 137 points, followed by Central Florida with 127 points, Grand Valley State with 110.5 points and Air Force Prep with 85 points.
Frenenczy is one of four 2016 NCWA runners-up who have reached the finals again, along with No. 3 seed Timothy Sakow of Central Florida at 125 pounds, No. 4 seed Stevan Webb of UConn at 235 pounds and No. 4 seed Jesse Gaudin of Central Florida at 285 pounds.
Air Force Prep and Central Florida has three finalists, while no other school has more than one.
In the women’s division, returning team champion Southwest Oregon CC is in first place with six finalists and last year’s runner-up Ottawa in in second with four finalists
Four 2016 NCWA women’s champions have reached the finals again, Samantha Frank of Maine at 101, Marina Goocher of Michigan-Dearborn at 136, Carly Jaramillo of Southwestern Oregon at 143 and Tatum Sparks of Southwestern Oregon at 155.
An updated story by Scott Farrell of the NCWA will be posted when received.
NCWA NATIONALS
At Allen, Texas
Men’s Finals pairings
125 – No. 5 Anthony Decesare (Air Force Prep) vs. No. 3 Timothy Sakow (Central Florida)
133 – No. 1 Darius Bunch (Emmanuel) vs. No. 2 Justus Griffith (Central Florida)
141 – No. 5 Zach Vatalare (Michigan WC) vs. No. 2 Brent Waterman (Maine)
149 – No. 1 Jeremiah Lutz (Emmanuel) vs. No. 2 Ryan Kemmerer (Temple)
157 – No. 1 Parker Simington (Air Force Prep) vs. No. 14 Beau Doerr (Florida)
165 – No. 9 Jacoby Ward (Air Force Prep) vs. No. 10 Bailey Carlson (Brigham Young)
174 – No. 1 Josh Ferenczy (Liberty) vs. No. 2 Clay Kocsis (Penn State - Mont Alto)
184 – No. 1 Cody Chaney (Emmanuel) dec. No. 2 George Vanvalen (Alfred State)
197 – No. 1 Maveric Rechsteiner (Emmanuel) vs. No. 3 Kyler Slade (Ohio State WC)
235 – No. 4 Stevan Webb (UConn) vs. No. 3 Harun Bogdanic (Grand Valley State)
285 – No. 4 Jesse Gaudin (Central Florida) vs. No. 3 Rickey Carter (Florida A&M)
Men’s Semifinal results
125 pounds
No. 5 Anthony Decesare (Air Force Prep) dec. No. 1 Byron Smith (Middle Tennessee), 8-1
No. 3 Timothy Sakow (Central Florida) dec. No. 7 Anthony Monahan (Apprentice), 3-0
133 pounds
No. 1 Darius Bunch (Emmanuel) maj. dec. No. 13 Cole Schreiber (Florida), 14-3
No. 2 Justus Griffith (Central Florida) dec. No. 11 Maripo Gasarabaga (Richland), 7-3
141 pounds
No. 5 Zach Vatalare (Michigan WC) dec. No. 8 Marcos Mercado (Springfield Tech), 10-3
No. 2 Brent Waterman (Maine) forfeit over No. 3 Jonathan Sigler (Liberty)
149 pounds
No. 1 Jeremiah Lutz (Emmanuel) pin No. 4 Brandon Robinson (Liberty), 0:39
No. 2 Ryan Kemmerer (Temple) dec. No. 3 Dylan Dwyer (Grand Valley State), 9-3
157 pounds
No. 1 Parker Simington (Air Force Prep) pin No. 5 Ethan Kenney (Penn State - Fayette), 4:24
No. 14 Beau Doerr (Florida) dec. No. 2 Jay Sheppard (Emmanuel), 7-5
165 pounds
No. 9 Jacoby Ward (Air Force Prep) maj. dec. No. 5 J.A. Jones (Emmanuel), 12-2
No. 10 Bailey Carlson (Brigham Young) dec. No. 14 Adam Kehr (Ferris State), 3-1
174 pounds
No. 1 Josh Ferenczy (Liberty) pin No. 5 Trace Carello (Air Force Prep), 6:35
No. 2 Clay Kocsis (Penn State - Mont Alto) dec. No. 3 Shane Brown (Akron), 5-2
184 pounds
No. 1 Cody Chaney (Emmanuel) dec. No. 5 Taylor Westlake (Liberty), 8-2
No. 2 George Vanvalen (Alfred State) dec. No. 3 River Robertson (Maine), 2-1
197 pounds
No. 1 Maveric Rechsteiner (Emmanuel) pin No. 5 Jesse Slocum (Akron), 4:07
No. 3 Kyler Slade (Ohio State WC) dec. No. 2 George Hargrove (Springfield Tech), 4-2 SV
235 pounds
No. 4 Stevan Webb (UConn) dec. No. 9 Seth Brennock (Ohio State WC), 8-6 SV
No. 3 Harun Bogdanic (Grand Valley State) dec. No. 2 Zak Pitt (Emmanuel), 5-3
285 pounds
No. 4 Jesse Gaudin (Central Florida) pin No. 1 Donavan Lozada (Springfield Tech), 2:12
No. 3 Rickey Carter (Florida A&M) dec. No. 2 Dylan Stadel (Utah State), 5-2
Men’s Top 20 Teams after Day 2
1. Emmanuel, 193.5
2. Liberty, 137
3. Central Florida, 132.5
4. Grand Valley State, 110.5
5. Air Force Prep, 85
5. Apprentice. 85
7. Springfield Tech, 77
8. Middle Tennessee, 73.5
9. Grays Harbor, 69.5
10. Florida, 66.5
11. Alfred State, 60
12. Maine, 55.5
13. Temple, 54.5
14. UConn. 53
14. Washington State, 53
16. Brigham Young, 50.5
16. Penn State WC, 50.5
18. Akron, 45.5
19. James Madison, 39.5
20. South Carolina, 39
Out of 98 teams
Women’s finalists
101 - Samantha Frank (Maine - W) vs. Malie Gonsalves (Southwestern Oregon CC)
109 - Valerie Rivera (Ottawa) vs. Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa)
116 - Fayth Woodward (Southwestern Oregon CC) vs. Hailey Augustyn (Texas - Arlington - W)
123 - Yaritza Arteaga (Richland – W) vs. Cecilia Vu (Washington - W)
130 - Avery Souders (North Texas - W) vs. Lacey Henderson (Ottawa)
136 - Marina Goocher (Michigan - Dearborn - W) vs. Kaylynn Hixenbaugh (Southwestern Oregon CC)
143 - Michelle Duong (Florida - W) vs. Carly Jaramillo (Southwestern Oregon CC)
155 - Tatum Sparks (Southwestern Oregon CC) vs. Tianna Roy (Springfield Tech - W)
170 - Alexus Sauceda (Richland – W) vs. Cendall Manley (Liberty - W)
191 - Ebony Ayers (Southwestern Oregon CC) vs. Amber Tahir (Ottawa)
Women’s Semifinals results
101 pounds
Samantha Frank (Maine - W) pin Lisa Nguyen (Western Washington - W), 3:34
Malie Gonsalves (Southwestern Oregon CC) dec. Marino Aguayo (UCLA - W), 12-7
116 pounds
Fayth Woodward (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Michaela Sprague (Husson - W), 3:48
1Hailey Augustyn (Texas - Arlington - W) maj. dec. Shania Magdelona (Ottawa), 11-2
123 pounds
Yaritza Arteaga (Richland - W) pin Chassity Todacheenie (Arizona - W), 1:10
Cecilia Vu (Washington - W) dec. Victoria Norris (Ottawa), 9-2
130 pounds
Avery Souders (North Texas - W) maj. dec. Josselinne Orellana (Springfield Tech - W), 13-4
Lacey Henderson (Ottawa) dec. Legacie Dominguez (Texas A&M - W), 3-2
136 pounds
Marina Goocher (Michigan - Dearborn - W) pin Marisol Arredondo (Ottawa), 6:09
Kaylynn Hixenbaugh (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Sha'nice Jackson (Ottawa), 1:30
143 pounds
Michelle Duong (Florida - W) pin Cindy Walding (North Texas - W), 1:54
Carly Jaramillo (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Mary Rupert (Texas A&M - W), 2:30
155 pounds
Tatum Sparks (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Michelle Macdavid (UMass - W), 1:26
Tianna Roy (Springfield Tech - W) dec. Taj-destiny Vierra (Southwestern Oregon CC), 2-0
170 pounds
Alexus Sauceda (Richland - W) pin Bree Tate-johnson (Southwestern Oregon CC), 0:34
Cendall Manley (Liberty - W) maj. dec. Jewell Morgan (Northern Kentucky - W), 16-4
191 pounds
Ebony Ayers (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Jocelyne Ayala (Ottawa), 2:37
Amber Tahir (Ottawa) pin Kay Tehotu (Southwestern Oregon CC), 6:30
109 pounds Round Robin
Valerie Rivera (Ottawa) pin Nastasha Balkum (Houston - Downtown - W), 1:37
Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa) forfeit Mireya Cortez (Richland - W)
Valerie Rivera (Ottawa) forfeit Mireya Cortez (Richland - W)
Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa) maj. dec. Nastasha Balkum (Houston - Downtown - W), 21-9
Women’s Top 10 after Day Two
1. Southwestern Oregon CC, 75.5
2. Ottawa, 45.5
3. Richland, 24
3. North Texas, 24
5. Florida, 16.5
6. Springfield Tech, 14.5
7. Maine, 13
7. Texas – Arlington, 13
7. Michigan – Dearborn, 13
10. Texas A&M, 11
ALLEN, Texas – Defending champion Emmanuel College, led by four individual finalists, lead the NCWA Nationals after the second day, ahead of second place Liberty by 56.5 points.
Emmanuel is led by three returning champions, all who were seeded No. 1 and reached the finals again, Darius Bunch at 133 pounds, Cody Chaney at 184 pounds and Maveric Rechsteiner at 197 pounds. Emmanuel’s other finalist, top seeded Jeremiah Lutz at 149, was third in last year’s NCWA Nationals at 157.
Liberty, which placed second last year, has just one finalist, No. 1 seed Josh Ferenczy at 174 pounds, but still has six other wrestlers in the consolation rounds. Liberty is in second with 137 points, followed by Central Florida with 127 points, Grand Valley State with 110.5 points and Air Force Prep with 85 points.
Frenenczy is one of four 2016 NCWA runners-up who have reached the finals again, along with No. 3 seed Timothy Sakow of Central Florida at 125 pounds, No. 4 seed Stevan Webb of UConn at 235 pounds and No. 4 seed Jesse Gaudin of Central Florida at 285 pounds.
Air Force Prep and Central Florida has three finalists, while no other school has more than one.
In the women’s division, returning team champion Southwest Oregon CC is in first place with six finalists and last year’s runner-up Ottawa in in second with four finalists
Four 2016 NCWA women’s champions have reached the finals again, Samantha Frank of Maine at 101, Marina Goocher of Michigan-Dearborn at 136, Carly Jaramillo of Southwestern Oregon at 143 and Tatum Sparks of Southwestern Oregon at 155.
An updated story by Scott Farrell of the NCWA will be posted when received.
NCWA NATIONALS
At Allen, Texas
Men’s Finals pairings
125 – No. 5 Anthony Decesare (Air Force Prep) vs. No. 3 Timothy Sakow (Central Florida)
133 – No. 1 Darius Bunch (Emmanuel) vs. No. 2 Justus Griffith (Central Florida)
141 – No. 5 Zach Vatalare (Michigan WC) vs. No. 2 Brent Waterman (Maine)
149 – No. 1 Jeremiah Lutz (Emmanuel) vs. No. 2 Ryan Kemmerer (Temple)
157 – No. 1 Parker Simington (Air Force Prep) vs. No. 14 Beau Doerr (Florida)
165 – No. 9 Jacoby Ward (Air Force Prep) vs. No. 10 Bailey Carlson (Brigham Young)
174 – No. 1 Josh Ferenczy (Liberty) vs. No. 2 Clay Kocsis (Penn State - Mont Alto)
184 – No. 1 Cody Chaney (Emmanuel) dec. No. 2 George Vanvalen (Alfred State)
197 – No. 1 Maveric Rechsteiner (Emmanuel) vs. No. 3 Kyler Slade (Ohio State WC)
235 – No. 4 Stevan Webb (UConn) vs. No. 3 Harun Bogdanic (Grand Valley State)
285 – No. 4 Jesse Gaudin (Central Florida) vs. No. 3 Rickey Carter (Florida A&M)
Men’s Semifinal results
125 pounds
No. 5 Anthony Decesare (Air Force Prep) dec. No. 1 Byron Smith (Middle Tennessee), 8-1
No. 3 Timothy Sakow (Central Florida) dec. No. 7 Anthony Monahan (Apprentice), 3-0
133 pounds
No. 1 Darius Bunch (Emmanuel) maj. dec. No. 13 Cole Schreiber (Florida), 14-3
No. 2 Justus Griffith (Central Florida) dec. No. 11 Maripo Gasarabaga (Richland), 7-3
141 pounds
No. 5 Zach Vatalare (Michigan WC) dec. No. 8 Marcos Mercado (Springfield Tech), 10-3
No. 2 Brent Waterman (Maine) forfeit over No. 3 Jonathan Sigler (Liberty)
149 pounds
No. 1 Jeremiah Lutz (Emmanuel) pin No. 4 Brandon Robinson (Liberty), 0:39
No. 2 Ryan Kemmerer (Temple) dec. No. 3 Dylan Dwyer (Grand Valley State), 9-3
157 pounds
No. 1 Parker Simington (Air Force Prep) pin No. 5 Ethan Kenney (Penn State - Fayette), 4:24
No. 14 Beau Doerr (Florida) dec. No. 2 Jay Sheppard (Emmanuel), 7-5
165 pounds
No. 9 Jacoby Ward (Air Force Prep) maj. dec. No. 5 J.A. Jones (Emmanuel), 12-2
No. 10 Bailey Carlson (Brigham Young) dec. No. 14 Adam Kehr (Ferris State), 3-1
174 pounds
No. 1 Josh Ferenczy (Liberty) pin No. 5 Trace Carello (Air Force Prep), 6:35
No. 2 Clay Kocsis (Penn State - Mont Alto) dec. No. 3 Shane Brown (Akron), 5-2
184 pounds
No. 1 Cody Chaney (Emmanuel) dec. No. 5 Taylor Westlake (Liberty), 8-2
No. 2 George Vanvalen (Alfred State) dec. No. 3 River Robertson (Maine), 2-1
197 pounds
No. 1 Maveric Rechsteiner (Emmanuel) pin No. 5 Jesse Slocum (Akron), 4:07
No. 3 Kyler Slade (Ohio State WC) dec. No. 2 George Hargrove (Springfield Tech), 4-2 SV
235 pounds
No. 4 Stevan Webb (UConn) dec. No. 9 Seth Brennock (Ohio State WC), 8-6 SV
No. 3 Harun Bogdanic (Grand Valley State) dec. No. 2 Zak Pitt (Emmanuel), 5-3
285 pounds
No. 4 Jesse Gaudin (Central Florida) pin No. 1 Donavan Lozada (Springfield Tech), 2:12
No. 3 Rickey Carter (Florida A&M) dec. No. 2 Dylan Stadel (Utah State), 5-2
Men’s Top 20 Teams after Day 2
1. Emmanuel, 193.5
2. Liberty, 137
3. Central Florida, 132.5
4. Grand Valley State, 110.5
5. Air Force Prep, 85
5. Apprentice. 85
7. Springfield Tech, 77
8. Middle Tennessee, 73.5
9. Grays Harbor, 69.5
10. Florida, 66.5
11. Alfred State, 60
12. Maine, 55.5
13. Temple, 54.5
14. UConn. 53
14. Washington State, 53
16. Brigham Young, 50.5
16. Penn State WC, 50.5
18. Akron, 45.5
19. James Madison, 39.5
20. South Carolina, 39
Out of 98 teams
Women’s finalists
101 - Samantha Frank (Maine - W) vs. Malie Gonsalves (Southwestern Oregon CC)
109 - Valerie Rivera (Ottawa) vs. Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa)
116 - Fayth Woodward (Southwestern Oregon CC) vs. Hailey Augustyn (Texas - Arlington - W)
123 - Yaritza Arteaga (Richland – W) vs. Cecilia Vu (Washington - W)
130 - Avery Souders (North Texas - W) vs. Lacey Henderson (Ottawa)
136 - Marina Goocher (Michigan - Dearborn - W) vs. Kaylynn Hixenbaugh (Southwestern Oregon CC)
143 - Michelle Duong (Florida - W) vs. Carly Jaramillo (Southwestern Oregon CC)
155 - Tatum Sparks (Southwestern Oregon CC) vs. Tianna Roy (Springfield Tech - W)
170 - Alexus Sauceda (Richland – W) vs. Cendall Manley (Liberty - W)
191 - Ebony Ayers (Southwestern Oregon CC) vs. Amber Tahir (Ottawa)
Women’s Semifinals results
101 pounds
Samantha Frank (Maine - W) pin Lisa Nguyen (Western Washington - W), 3:34
Malie Gonsalves (Southwestern Oregon CC) dec. Marino Aguayo (UCLA - W), 12-7
116 pounds
Fayth Woodward (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Michaela Sprague (Husson - W), 3:48
1Hailey Augustyn (Texas - Arlington - W) maj. dec. Shania Magdelona (Ottawa), 11-2
123 pounds
Yaritza Arteaga (Richland - W) pin Chassity Todacheenie (Arizona - W), 1:10
Cecilia Vu (Washington - W) dec. Victoria Norris (Ottawa), 9-2
130 pounds
Avery Souders (North Texas - W) maj. dec. Josselinne Orellana (Springfield Tech - W), 13-4
Lacey Henderson (Ottawa) dec. Legacie Dominguez (Texas A&M - W), 3-2
136 pounds
Marina Goocher (Michigan - Dearborn - W) pin Marisol Arredondo (Ottawa), 6:09
Kaylynn Hixenbaugh (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Sha'nice Jackson (Ottawa), 1:30
143 pounds
Michelle Duong (Florida - W) pin Cindy Walding (North Texas - W), 1:54
Carly Jaramillo (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Mary Rupert (Texas A&M - W), 2:30
155 pounds
Tatum Sparks (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Michelle Macdavid (UMass - W), 1:26
Tianna Roy (Springfield Tech - W) dec. Taj-destiny Vierra (Southwestern Oregon CC), 2-0
170 pounds
Alexus Sauceda (Richland - W) pin Bree Tate-johnson (Southwestern Oregon CC), 0:34
Cendall Manley (Liberty - W) maj. dec. Jewell Morgan (Northern Kentucky - W), 16-4
191 pounds
Ebony Ayers (Southwestern Oregon CC) pin Jocelyne Ayala (Ottawa), 2:37
Amber Tahir (Ottawa) pin Kay Tehotu (Southwestern Oregon CC), 6:30
109 pounds Round Robin
Valerie Rivera (Ottawa) pin Nastasha Balkum (Houston - Downtown - W), 1:37
Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa) forfeit Mireya Cortez (Richland - W)
Valerie Rivera (Ottawa) forfeit Mireya Cortez (Richland - W)
Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa) maj. dec. Nastasha Balkum (Houston - Downtown - W), 21-9
Women’s Top 10 after Day Two
1. Southwestern Oregon CC, 75.5
2. Ottawa, 45.5
3. Richland, 24
3. North Texas, 24
5. Florida, 16.5
6. Springfield Tech, 14.5
7. Maine, 13
7. Texas – Arlington, 13
7. Michigan – Dearborn, 13
10. Texas A&M, 11
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