Apprentice School up 1.5 points on Liberty after semifinal round at NCWA Nationals
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ALLEN, Texas – The team race is very close after day two of the NCWA Nationals on Friday, as the Apprentice School slipped into the lead, just 1.5 points ahead of Liberty, which held the lead over the first three sessions.
The Apprentice School pushed three into the championship finals, with No. 2 Colton Messick (125), No. 1 Chad Simmons (157) and No. 2 Ross Graham (197) winning in the semifinals. Three other team members are in the consolation rounds.
Liberty only qualified one person for the finals, No. 1 Austin Amos (235), but has eight other wrestlers in the wrestle-backs. Central Florida is in third place with no finalists, but 10 athletes in the consolation rounds.
Only one returning champion reached the finals, No. 2 seed Stevan Webb of UConn at 235. The other returning champion, Justice Griffith of Central Florida, was defeated in the 133-pound semifinals by No. 1 seed Arthur Payne of Mott CC.
A pair of No. 1 seeds lost in their semifinals. At 149 pounds, unseeded Ty'rae Carter of Texas A&M beat No. 1 seed Jay Sheppard of Emmanuel, 4-3. At 285 pounds, No. 4 seed Nathan Spinetti of Penn State – Fayette beat top-seed Jesse Gaudin of Central Florida, 8-3.
In the women’s bracket, Southwestern Oregon is running away with the tournament with an impressive 120 points, way ahead of second place Maine with 47 points.
The semifinals featured a matchup of returning champions, as Marina Goocher of Michigan-Dearborn scored a 13-1 major decision over Avery Souders of North Texas. Goocher was the 136-pound champ last year, and Souders won it at 130 pounds last year.
Follow the live coverage and check out the brackets at FloWrestling.
NCWA NATIONALS
At Allen, Texas
Championship Finals pairings
125 pounds - No. 1 Byron Smith (Middle Tennessee) vs. No. 2 Colton Messick (Apprentice)
133 pounds - No. 1 Arthur Payne (Mott CC) vs. No. 6 De'ante Evans (Toledo)
141 pounds - No. 1 Tyler Sage (Florida) vs. No. 3 Deviniare Hayes (Queens)
149 pounds - Ty'rae Carter (Texas A&M) vs. No. 2 Zach Blevins (Toledo)
157 pounds - No. 1 Chad Simmons (Apprentice) vs. No. 2 Hunter Quinn (Emmanuel)
165 pounds - No. 4 Javiair White (Rutgers WC) vs. No. 3 Richard Viruet (Springfield Tech)
174 pounds - No. 1 Noah Curreri (Queens) vs. No. 2 Shane Brown (Akron)
184 pounds - No. 1 George Vanvalen (Alfred State) vs. No. 3 Jerron Thomas (Mott CC)
197 pounds - No. 1 Robert Lapeter (Florida State) vs. No. 2 Ross Graham (Apprentice)
235 pounds - No. 1 Austin Amos (Liberty) vs. No. 2 Stevan Webb (UConn)
285 pounds - No. 4 Nathan Spinetti (Penn State - Fayette) vs. No. 2 Dylan Stadel (Utah State)
Team Standings
1 Apprentice 130
2 Liberty 128.5
3 Central Florida 110
4 Queens 98.5
5 Brigham Young 94
6 Emmanuel 91.5
7 Springfield Tech 87
8 Middle Tennessee 86.5
9 Grays Harbor 74.5
10 UMBC 72
11 Grand Valley State 62
12 Alfred State 61
13 Toledo 58.5
14 Washington State 55
15 Akron 48
16 Mott CC 46.5
17 Maine 43
17 UConn 43
19 Florida 42
20 Penn State WC 41.5
Men's Semifinal results
125 Byron Smith (Middle Tennessee) DEC Deonte Carter (UMBC), 10-3
125 Colton Messick (Apprentice) DEC Melvin Rubio (Queens), 13-10
133 Arthur Payne (Mott CC) DEC Justus Griffith (Central Florida), 6-3
133 De'ante Evans (Toledo) DEC Noah Gilbert (Queens), 2-1
141 Tyler Sage (Florida) MD Wesley Hollingsworth (East Carolina), 11-3
141 Deviniare Hayes (Queens) F Reid Stewart (Liberty), 6:11
149 Ty'rae Carter (Texas A&M) DEC Jay Sheppard (Emmanuel), 4-3
149 Zach Blevins (Toledo) DEC Martin Mitchell (UMBC), 13-11
157 Chad Simmons (Apprentice) TF Azamat Akhmedov (UMBC), 17-0 7:00
157 Hunter Quinn (Emmanuel) DEC Dan Ritz (Penn State WC), 5-3
165 Javiair White (Rutgers WC) F Bailey Carlson (Brigham Young), 4:28
165 Richard Viruet (Springfield Tech) DEC Joseph Scott (Liberty), 7-2
174 Noah Curreri (Queens) DEC John Prentice (Penn State - DuBois), 3-1
174 Shane Brown (Akron) DEC Sam Karel (Liberty), 6-0
184 George Vanvalen (Alfred State) TF Jarrod Smiley (Central Florida), 15-0 5:00
184 Jerron Thomas (Mott CC) DEC Vincent Levin (Florida Gulf Coast), 4-2
197 Robert Lapeter (Florida State) DEC Sean Kennedy (Middle Tennessee), 5-3
197 Ross Graham (Apprentice) F Randolph Prud'homme (Central Florida), 1:24
235 Austin Amos (Liberty) DEC Seth Brennock (Ohio State WC), 3-2
235 Stevan Webb (UConn) F Luttere Eglaus (Central Florida), 6:40
285 Nathan Spinetti (Penn State - Fayette) DEC Jesse Gaudin (Central Florida), 8-3
285 Dylan Stadel (Utah State) DEC Donavan Lozada (Springfield Tech), 6-3
Women’s finals pairings
101 pounds - Samantha Frank (Maine - Women) vs. Alexsis Perez (North Texas - Women)
109 pounds - Ivy Navarro (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Hilary Merrifield (Maine - Women)
116 pounds - Luciana Schement (Texas - Women) vs. Katlin Wells (Springfield Tech - Women)
123 pounds - Kamele Sanchez (Colorado State - Women) vs. Victoria Smith (Southwestern Oregon - Women)
130 pounds - Kendal Davis (Colorado State - Women) vs. Marina Goocher (Michigan-Dearborn - Women)
136 pounds - Olivia Demars (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Tara Linneman (Springfield Tech - Women)
143 pounds - Shannon Ripley (Husson - Women) vs. Rossana Aguilar (Fresno State - Women)
155 pounds - Sierra Fonger (Maine - Women) vs. Maxine Knetter (Wisconsin WC - Women)
170 pounds - Saydie Kala (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Cendall Manley (Liberty - Women)
191 pounds - Leilani Camargo-Naone (Midland-Women) vs. Ebony Ayrers (Southwestern Oregon – Women)
Team Standings
1 Southwestern Oregon - Women 120
2 Maine - Women 47
3 Midland - Women 43
4 North Texas - Women 37.5
5 Colorado State - Women 31
6 Springfield Tech - Women 30
7 Richland - Women 26
8 Liberty - Women 22
9 Fresno State - Women 19
10 Texas A&M - Women 18.5
Women's Semifinal results
101 Samantha Frank Orono, ME (Maine - Women) F Janice Russell New Braunfels, TX (Texas State - Women), 1:53
101 Alexis Perez Denton, TX (North Texas - Women) F Paeton Preciado Dallas, TX (Richland - Women), 3:22
109 Ivy Navarro Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Erika Trujillo Houston, TX (Houston - Women), 2:41
109 Hilary Merrifield Orono, ME (Maine - Women) DEC Yaritza Arteaga Dallas, TX (Richland - Women), 8-7
116 Luciana Schement Austin, TX (Texas - Women) DEC Marie Seely Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 9-5
116 Katlin Wells Springfield, MA (Springfield Tech - Women) DEC Deanna Silva Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 20-14
123 Kamele Sanchez Fort Collins, CO (Colorado State - Women) F Eyza Abbas Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 2:43
123 Victoria Smith Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Itzel Esquivel Houston, TX (Houston - Women), 1:07
130 Kendal Davis Fort Collins, CO (Colorado State - Women) DEC Sierra Joner Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 5-2
130 Marina Goocher Dearborn, MI (Michigan-Dearborn - Women) MD Avery Souders Denton, TX (North Texas - Women), 13-1
136 Olivia Demars Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) DEC Arianna Mcdonald Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB - Women), 9-5
136 Tara Linneman Springfield, MA (Springfield Tech - Women) F Angela Buenrostro Dallas, TX (Richland - Women), 3:21
143 Shannon Ripley Bangor, ME (Husson - Women) F Jahnesia Edwards Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 1:07
143 Rossana Aguilar Fresno, CA (Fresno State - Women) TF Angelica Galvez Palmdale, CA (Cal State - Northridge - Women), 16-0 5:19
155 Sierra Fonger Orono, ME (Maine - Women) F Makaela Fine Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 4:33
155 Maxine Knetter Madison, WI (Wisconsin WC - Women) F Taj Vierra Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 2:42
170 Saydie Kala Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Victoria Ciprian Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 0:21
170 Cendall Manley Lynchburg, VA (LIberty - Women) F Serena Rayon Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 4:57
191 Leilani Camargo-naone Fremont, NE (Midland - Women) F Irene Nunez Houston, TX (University of Houston-Downtown - Women), 3:39
191 Ebony Ayers Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Briana Williams Denton, TX (North Texas - Women), 3:51
The Apprentice School pushed three into the championship finals, with No. 2 Colton Messick (125), No. 1 Chad Simmons (157) and No. 2 Ross Graham (197) winning in the semifinals. Three other team members are in the consolation rounds.
Liberty only qualified one person for the finals, No. 1 Austin Amos (235), but has eight other wrestlers in the wrestle-backs. Central Florida is in third place with no finalists, but 10 athletes in the consolation rounds.
Only one returning champion reached the finals, No. 2 seed Stevan Webb of UConn at 235. The other returning champion, Justice Griffith of Central Florida, was defeated in the 133-pound semifinals by No. 1 seed Arthur Payne of Mott CC.
A pair of No. 1 seeds lost in their semifinals. At 149 pounds, unseeded Ty'rae Carter of Texas A&M beat No. 1 seed Jay Sheppard of Emmanuel, 4-3. At 285 pounds, No. 4 seed Nathan Spinetti of Penn State – Fayette beat top-seed Jesse Gaudin of Central Florida, 8-3.
In the women’s bracket, Southwestern Oregon is running away with the tournament with an impressive 120 points, way ahead of second place Maine with 47 points.
The semifinals featured a matchup of returning champions, as Marina Goocher of Michigan-Dearborn scored a 13-1 major decision over Avery Souders of North Texas. Goocher was the 136-pound champ last year, and Souders won it at 130 pounds last year.
Follow the live coverage and check out the brackets at FloWrestling.
NCWA NATIONALS
At Allen, Texas
Championship Finals pairings
125 pounds - No. 1 Byron Smith (Middle Tennessee) vs. No. 2 Colton Messick (Apprentice)
133 pounds - No. 1 Arthur Payne (Mott CC) vs. No. 6 De'ante Evans (Toledo)
141 pounds - No. 1 Tyler Sage (Florida) vs. No. 3 Deviniare Hayes (Queens)
149 pounds - Ty'rae Carter (Texas A&M) vs. No. 2 Zach Blevins (Toledo)
157 pounds - No. 1 Chad Simmons (Apprentice) vs. No. 2 Hunter Quinn (Emmanuel)
165 pounds - No. 4 Javiair White (Rutgers WC) vs. No. 3 Richard Viruet (Springfield Tech)
174 pounds - No. 1 Noah Curreri (Queens) vs. No. 2 Shane Brown (Akron)
184 pounds - No. 1 George Vanvalen (Alfred State) vs. No. 3 Jerron Thomas (Mott CC)
197 pounds - No. 1 Robert Lapeter (Florida State) vs. No. 2 Ross Graham (Apprentice)
235 pounds - No. 1 Austin Amos (Liberty) vs. No. 2 Stevan Webb (UConn)
285 pounds - No. 4 Nathan Spinetti (Penn State - Fayette) vs. No. 2 Dylan Stadel (Utah State)
Team Standings
1 Apprentice 130
2 Liberty 128.5
3 Central Florida 110
4 Queens 98.5
5 Brigham Young 94
6 Emmanuel 91.5
7 Springfield Tech 87
8 Middle Tennessee 86.5
9 Grays Harbor 74.5
10 UMBC 72
11 Grand Valley State 62
12 Alfred State 61
13 Toledo 58.5
14 Washington State 55
15 Akron 48
16 Mott CC 46.5
17 Maine 43
17 UConn 43
19 Florida 42
20 Penn State WC 41.5
Men's Semifinal results
125 Byron Smith (Middle Tennessee) DEC Deonte Carter (UMBC), 10-3
125 Colton Messick (Apprentice) DEC Melvin Rubio (Queens), 13-10
133 Arthur Payne (Mott CC) DEC Justus Griffith (Central Florida), 6-3
133 De'ante Evans (Toledo) DEC Noah Gilbert (Queens), 2-1
141 Tyler Sage (Florida) MD Wesley Hollingsworth (East Carolina), 11-3
141 Deviniare Hayes (Queens) F Reid Stewart (Liberty), 6:11
149 Ty'rae Carter (Texas A&M) DEC Jay Sheppard (Emmanuel), 4-3
149 Zach Blevins (Toledo) DEC Martin Mitchell (UMBC), 13-11
157 Chad Simmons (Apprentice) TF Azamat Akhmedov (UMBC), 17-0 7:00
157 Hunter Quinn (Emmanuel) DEC Dan Ritz (Penn State WC), 5-3
165 Javiair White (Rutgers WC) F Bailey Carlson (Brigham Young), 4:28
165 Richard Viruet (Springfield Tech) DEC Joseph Scott (Liberty), 7-2
174 Noah Curreri (Queens) DEC John Prentice (Penn State - DuBois), 3-1
174 Shane Brown (Akron) DEC Sam Karel (Liberty), 6-0
184 George Vanvalen (Alfred State) TF Jarrod Smiley (Central Florida), 15-0 5:00
184 Jerron Thomas (Mott CC) DEC Vincent Levin (Florida Gulf Coast), 4-2
197 Robert Lapeter (Florida State) DEC Sean Kennedy (Middle Tennessee), 5-3
197 Ross Graham (Apprentice) F Randolph Prud'homme (Central Florida), 1:24
235 Austin Amos (Liberty) DEC Seth Brennock (Ohio State WC), 3-2
235 Stevan Webb (UConn) F Luttere Eglaus (Central Florida), 6:40
285 Nathan Spinetti (Penn State - Fayette) DEC Jesse Gaudin (Central Florida), 8-3
285 Dylan Stadel (Utah State) DEC Donavan Lozada (Springfield Tech), 6-3
Women’s finals pairings
101 pounds - Samantha Frank (Maine - Women) vs. Alexsis Perez (North Texas - Women)
109 pounds - Ivy Navarro (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Hilary Merrifield (Maine - Women)
116 pounds - Luciana Schement (Texas - Women) vs. Katlin Wells (Springfield Tech - Women)
123 pounds - Kamele Sanchez (Colorado State - Women) vs. Victoria Smith (Southwestern Oregon - Women)
130 pounds - Kendal Davis (Colorado State - Women) vs. Marina Goocher (Michigan-Dearborn - Women)
136 pounds - Olivia Demars (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Tara Linneman (Springfield Tech - Women)
143 pounds - Shannon Ripley (Husson - Women) vs. Rossana Aguilar (Fresno State - Women)
155 pounds - Sierra Fonger (Maine - Women) vs. Maxine Knetter (Wisconsin WC - Women)
170 pounds - Saydie Kala (Southwestern Oregon - Women) vs. Cendall Manley (Liberty - Women)
191 pounds - Leilani Camargo-Naone (Midland-Women) vs. Ebony Ayrers (Southwestern Oregon – Women)
Team Standings
1 Southwestern Oregon - Women 120
2 Maine - Women 47
3 Midland - Women 43
4 North Texas - Women 37.5
5 Colorado State - Women 31
6 Springfield Tech - Women 30
7 Richland - Women 26
8 Liberty - Women 22
9 Fresno State - Women 19
10 Texas A&M - Women 18.5
Women's Semifinal results
101 Samantha Frank Orono, ME (Maine - Women) F Janice Russell New Braunfels, TX (Texas State - Women), 1:53
101 Alexis Perez Denton, TX (North Texas - Women) F Paeton Preciado Dallas, TX (Richland - Women), 3:22
109 Ivy Navarro Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Erika Trujillo Houston, TX (Houston - Women), 2:41
109 Hilary Merrifield Orono, ME (Maine - Women) DEC Yaritza Arteaga Dallas, TX (Richland - Women), 8-7
116 Luciana Schement Austin, TX (Texas - Women) DEC Marie Seely Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 9-5
116 Katlin Wells Springfield, MA (Springfield Tech - Women) DEC Deanna Silva Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 20-14
123 Kamele Sanchez Fort Collins, CO (Colorado State - Women) F Eyza Abbas Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 2:43
123 Victoria Smith Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Itzel Esquivel Houston, TX (Houston - Women), 1:07
130 Kendal Davis Fort Collins, CO (Colorado State - Women) DEC Sierra Joner Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 5-2
130 Marina Goocher Dearborn, MI (Michigan-Dearborn - Women) MD Avery Souders Denton, TX (North Texas - Women), 13-1
136 Olivia Demars Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) DEC Arianna Mcdonald Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB - Women), 9-5
136 Tara Linneman Springfield, MA (Springfield Tech - Women) F Angela Buenrostro Dallas, TX (Richland - Women), 3:21
143 Shannon Ripley Bangor, ME (Husson - Women) F Jahnesia Edwards Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 1:07
143 Rossana Aguilar Fresno, CA (Fresno State - Women) TF Angelica Galvez Palmdale, CA (Cal State - Northridge - Women), 16-0 5:19
155 Sierra Fonger Orono, ME (Maine - Women) F Makaela Fine Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 4:33
155 Maxine Knetter Madison, WI (Wisconsin WC - Women) F Taj Vierra Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 2:42
170 Saydie Kala Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Victoria Ciprian Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 0:21
170 Cendall Manley Lynchburg, VA (LIberty - Women) F Serena Rayon Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women), 4:57
191 Leilani Camargo-naone Fremont, NE (Midland - Women) F Irene Nunez Houston, TX (University of Houston-Downtown - Women), 3:39
191 Ebony Ayers Coos Bay, OR (Southwestern Oregon - Women) F Briana Williams Denton, TX (North Texas - Women), 3:51
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