Southern Scuffle finals set; Stanford gets four into finals; Oklahoma State leads tight team race
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Stanford’s four Southern Scuffle finalists (left to right): Real Woods, Shane Griffith, Nathan Traxler, Jaden Abas. Image courtesy of GoStanford.com
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The semifinals have finished at the Southern Scuffle on Thursday morning, setting up tonight’s gold-medal finals.
There will only be five No. 1 seeds in the finals, after a pair of top seeds dropped bouts in the semifinals.
At 133 pounds, No. 5 seed Sammy Alvarez of Rutgers beat No. 1 seed Micky Phillippi of Pittsburgh, 6-3. At 285 pounds, No. 5 Dalton Robertson of Northern Colorado beat No. 1 Demetrius Thomas of Pittsburgh, 5-4.
After the semifinals ended, Oklahoma State had 101 points, followed by NC State with 95 points and Stanford with 91.5 points.
Stanford has the most finalists with four: Real Woods (141), Jaden Abas (149), Shane Griffith (165) and Nathan Traxler (197).
The consolation semifinals are underway right now. The finals are set for 7:00 p.m. Eastern. The entire event is broadcast by Flowrestling.
A complete day two wrap by Roger Moore will be posted tonight after the finals.
SOUTHERN SCUFFLE
At Chattanooga, Tenn., January 2
Finalist pairings with seeds
125 - No. 1 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) vs. Luke Werner (Lock Haven)
133 - No. 2 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) vs. No. 5 Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers)
141 - No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 3 Real Woods (Stanford)
149 - No. 4 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) vs. Jaden Abas (Stanford)
157 - No. 1 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) vs. No. 2 Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider)
165 - No. 1 Shane Griffith (Stanford) vs. No. 2 Tanner Skidgel (Navy)
174 - No. 6 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh)
184 - No. 1 Trent Hidlay (NC State) vs. No. 2 Lou Deprez (Binghamton)
197 - No. 2 Nathan Traxler (Stanford) vs. No. 4 Noah Adams (West Virginia)
285 - No. 2 Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) vs. No. 5 Dalton Robertson (Northern Colorado)
Semifinal results (with seeds)
125 pounds
No. 1 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) dec. Caleb Smith (Appalachian State), 9-3
Luke Werner (Lock Haven) medical forfeit No. 7 Michael McGee (Old Dominion)
133 pounds
No. 5 Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers) dec. No. 1 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh), 6-3
No. 2 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) tech. fall No. 6 Devan Turner (Oregon St.), 19-1, 4:43
141 pounds
No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) pin No. 4 Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven), 3:57
No. 3 Real Woods (Stanford) dec. Dusty Hone (Oklahoma State), 6-2
149 pounds
No. 4 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) dec. No. 8 Jonathan Milner (Appalachian State), 9-5
Jaden Abas (Stanford) dec. No. 6 Colston Diblasi (George Mason), 3-1
157 pounds
No. 1 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) maj. dec. Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State), 12-4
No. 2 Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider) dec. Luke Weber (North Dakota State), 8-2
165 pounds
No. 1 Shane Griffith (Stanford) dec. No. 5 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State), 4-1
No. 2 Tanner Skidgel (Navy) dec. No. 3 Thomas Bullard (NC State), 3-2
174 pounds
No. 8 Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 4 Dean Sherry (Rider), 9-3
No. 6 Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec. No. 7 Neal Richards (Virginia Military Institute), 9-2
184 pounds
No. 1 Trent Hidlay (NC State) dec. No. 4 Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga), 4-1
No. 2 Lou Deprez (Binghamton) maj. dec. No. 3 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh), 10-2
197 pounds
No. 4 Noah Adams (West Virginia) dec. No. 8 Ethan Laird (Rider), 3-0
No. 2 Nathan Traxler (Stanford) dec. Michael Beard (Penn State), 9-7
285 pounds
No. 5 Dalton Robertson (Northern Colorado) dec. No. 1 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh), 5-4
No. 2 Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) dec. No. 3 Cary Miller (Appalachian State), 3-2
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The semifinals have finished at the Southern Scuffle on Thursday morning, setting up tonight’s gold-medal finals.
There will only be five No. 1 seeds in the finals, after a pair of top seeds dropped bouts in the semifinals.
At 133 pounds, No. 5 seed Sammy Alvarez of Rutgers beat No. 1 seed Micky Phillippi of Pittsburgh, 6-3. At 285 pounds, No. 5 Dalton Robertson of Northern Colorado beat No. 1 Demetrius Thomas of Pittsburgh, 5-4.
After the semifinals ended, Oklahoma State had 101 points, followed by NC State with 95 points and Stanford with 91.5 points.
Stanford has the most finalists with four: Real Woods (141), Jaden Abas (149), Shane Griffith (165) and Nathan Traxler (197).
The consolation semifinals are underway right now. The finals are set for 7:00 p.m. Eastern. The entire event is broadcast by Flowrestling.
A complete day two wrap by Roger Moore will be posted tonight after the finals.
SOUTHERN SCUFFLE
At Chattanooga, Tenn., January 2
Finalist pairings with seeds
125 - No. 1 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) vs. Luke Werner (Lock Haven)
133 - No. 2 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) vs. No. 5 Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers)
141 - No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 3 Real Woods (Stanford)
149 - No. 4 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) vs. Jaden Abas (Stanford)
157 - No. 1 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) vs. No. 2 Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider)
165 - No. 1 Shane Griffith (Stanford) vs. No. 2 Tanner Skidgel (Navy)
174 - No. 6 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh)
184 - No. 1 Trent Hidlay (NC State) vs. No. 2 Lou Deprez (Binghamton)
197 - No. 2 Nathan Traxler (Stanford) vs. No. 4 Noah Adams (West Virginia)
285 - No. 2 Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) vs. No. 5 Dalton Robertson (Northern Colorado)
Semifinal results (with seeds)
125 pounds
No. 1 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) dec. Caleb Smith (Appalachian State), 9-3
Luke Werner (Lock Haven) medical forfeit No. 7 Michael McGee (Old Dominion)
133 pounds
No. 5 Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers) dec. No. 1 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh), 6-3
No. 2 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) tech. fall No. 6 Devan Turner (Oregon St.), 19-1, 4:43
141 pounds
No. 1 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) pin No. 4 Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven), 3:57
No. 3 Real Woods (Stanford) dec. Dusty Hone (Oklahoma State), 6-2
149 pounds
No. 4 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) dec. No. 8 Jonathan Milner (Appalachian State), 9-5
Jaden Abas (Stanford) dec. No. 6 Colston Diblasi (George Mason), 3-1
157 pounds
No. 1 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) maj. dec. Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State), 12-4
No. 2 Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider) dec. Luke Weber (North Dakota State), 8-2
165 pounds
No. 1 Shane Griffith (Stanford) dec. No. 5 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State), 4-1
No. 2 Tanner Skidgel (Navy) dec. No. 3 Thomas Bullard (NC State), 3-2
174 pounds
No. 8 Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 4 Dean Sherry (Rider), 9-3
No. 6 Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec. No. 7 Neal Richards (Virginia Military Institute), 9-2
184 pounds
No. 1 Trent Hidlay (NC State) dec. No. 4 Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga), 4-1
No. 2 Lou Deprez (Binghamton) maj. dec. No. 3 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh), 10-2
197 pounds
No. 4 Noah Adams (West Virginia) dec. No. 8 Ethan Laird (Rider), 3-0
No. 2 Nathan Traxler (Stanford) dec. Michael Beard (Penn State), 9-7
285 pounds
No. 5 Dalton Robertson (Northern Colorado) dec. No. 1 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh), 5-4
No. 2 Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) dec. No. 3 Cary Miller (Appalachian State), 3-2
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