Stanford, with seven semifinalists, leads Indiana and Oklahoma after day one at Southern Scuffle
by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Led by seven semifinalists, Stanford took a 15.5 point lead over Indiana after day one of the Southern Scuffle on Monday.
Stanford led the pack with 97 points, followed by Indiana with 81.5 points. Rounding out the top five are Oklahoma with 77.5 points, Army with 64.5 points and Northern Colorado with 58 points.
Competing in Tuesday’s semifinals for the Cardinal are No. 1 seeds Nico Provo (125), Jaden Abas (141) and Daniel Cardenas (157), plus No. 2 seeds Jason Miranda (141) and Nick Stemmet (197), No. 3 seed Lorenzo Norman (174) and unseeded Peter Ming (285).
Indiana and Oklahoma are right behind with six semifinalists each.
Indiana semifinalists include No. 1 seeds Dan Fongaro (141) and DJ Washington (174), No. 2 seed Roman Rogotzke (184), No. 3 seed Graham Rooks (149), No. 4 seed Gabe Sollars (197) and No. 6 seed Tyler Lillard (165).
Oklahoma semifinalists include No. 1 seeds Giuseppe Hoose (184), Stephen Buchanan (197) and Josh Heinzelman (285), No. 4 seed Tate Picklo (174), No. 5 seed Conrad Hendrikson (125) and No. 6 seed Jared Hill (157) .
The only top seed who was beaten in the quarterfinals was Cael Carlson of Oklahoma, who dropped a 16-3 major decision to unseeded Gunner Filipowicz of Army, 16-3. Filipowicz will face another unseeded wrestler in the semifinals, Joey Bianchi of Little Rock.
Two of the No. 2 seeds were also defeated. At 133 pounds, Blake Boarman of host Chattanooga knocked off No. 2 seed Tyler Knox of Stanford, 11-4. At 285 pounds, Peter Ming of Stanford edged No. 2 seed Josiah Hill of Little Rock, 8-7.
Tuesday’s session begins with consolations at 11:00 a.m., semifinals and consolation quarterfinals at 1:00 p.m., with consolation semifinals at 3:00 p.m. The Championship finals and medal matches are set for 7:00 p.m., with all Eastern time.
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SOUTHERN SCUFFLE
At Chattanooga, Tenn.
Semifinal pairings
125 pounds
No. 1 Nico Provo (Stanford) vs. No. 5 Conrad Hendrikson (Oklahoma)
Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) vs. No. 2 Stevo Poulin (N. Colorado)
133 pounds
No. 1 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) vs. No. 4 Dom Serrano (N. Colorado)
No. 3 Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) vs. Blake Boarman (Chattanooga)
141 pounds
No. 1 Dan Fongaro (Indiana) vs. No. 4 Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga)
Riley Edwards (Appalachian State) vs. No. 2 Jason Miranda (Stanford)
149 pounds
No. 1 Jaden Abas (Stanford) vs. No. 4 Cody Bond (Appalachian State)
No. 3 Graham Rooks (Indiana) vs. No. 2 Noah Castillo (Chattanooga)
157 pounds
No. 1 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) vs. No. 4 Nate Lukez (Army)
No. 6 Jared Hill (Oklahoma) vs. No. 2 Vinny Zerban (N. Colorado)
165 pounds
Gunner Filipowicz (Army) vs. Joey Bianchi (Little Rock)
No. 6 Tyler Lillard (Indiana) vs. No. 2 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell)
174 pounds
No. 1 DJ Washington (Indiana) vs. No. 4 Tate Picklo (Oklahoma)
No. 3 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) vs. No. 2 Ben Pasiuk (Army)
184 pounds
No. 1 Giuseppe Hoose (Oklahoma) vs. No. 4 Jha'quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb)
No. 3 Cameron Pine (Clarion) vs. No. 2 Roman Rogotzke (Indiana)
197 pounds
No. 1 Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) vs. No. 4 Gabe Sollars (Indiana)
No. 3 Kyle Haas (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 2 Nick Stemmet (Stanford)
285 pounds
No. 1 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) vs. No. 4 Lucas Stoddard (Army)
No. 3 Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) vs. Peter Ming (Stanford)
Quarterfinal results
125 pounds
Nico Provo (Stanford) tech fall Desmond Pleasant (Drexel), 17-1 5:57
Conrad Hendrikson (Oklahoma) dec. Blaine Frazier (Indiana), 9-3
Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) med forfeit Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga), 6:00
Stevo Poulin (N. Colorado) dec. Michael Spangler (Indiana), 10-5
133 pounds
Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) maj dec. Hunter Adrian (Brown), 14-1
Dom Serrano (N. Colorado) dec. Braden Basile (Army), 5-4
Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) maj dec. Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma), 9-0
Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) dec. Tyler Knox (Stanford), 11-4
141 pounds
Dan Fongaro (Indiana) dec. Ike Byers (Appalachian State), 3-0
Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) tech fall Thomas Termini (The Citadel), 15-0 4:27
Riley Edwards (Appalachian State) dec. Kaden Smith (Oklahoma), 4-2
Jason Miranda (Stanford) maj. dec. Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb), 12-4
149 pounds
Jaden Abas (Stanford) maj dec. Tyler McKnight (Davidson), 12-0
Cody Bond (Appalachian State) dec. Benji Alanis (N. Colorado), 3-0
Graham Rooks (Indiana) pin Jeremiah Price (Appalachian State), 2:40
Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) dec. Thomas Deck (Army), 8-5 SV
157 pounds
Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) pin John Wiley (Oklahoma), 4:39
Nate Lukez (Army) maj dec. Logan Ferrero (Duke), 12-4
Jared Hill (Oklahoma) dec. Alejandro Herrera-rondon (Clarion), 4-2
Vinny Zerban (N. Colorado) maj dec Zach Hanson (Stanford), 11-3
165 pounds
Gunner Filipowicz (Army) maj dec Cael Carlson (Oklahoma), 16-3
Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) dec. Baylor Fernandes (N. Colorado), 7-2
Tyler Lillard (Indiana) tech fall Hunter Garvin (Stanford), 21-5 6:39
Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) maj dec. Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga), 19-6
174 pounds
DJ Washington (Indiana) pin ohn Worthing (Clarion), 2:27
Tate Piklo (Oklahoma) dec. Gavin Sax (ND State), 8-4
Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) maj dec. Gerrit Nijenhuis (Oklahoma), 16-7
Ben Pasiuk (Army) dec. Luke Uliano (Appalachian State), 8-7
184 pounds
Giuseppe Hoose (Oklahoma) dec. Branson Britten (N. Colorado), 4-2
Jha'quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) dec. Jack Darrah (Stanford), 2-2 TB2
Cameron Pine (Clarion) dec. Mikey Bartush (Bucknell), 5-1
Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) maj dec. Dalton Battle (Appalachian State), 10-2
197 pounds
Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) pin Xavier Vasquez (N. Colorado), 6:13
Gabe Sollars (Indiana) dec. Lathan Duda (ND State), 8-3
Kyle Haas (Oklahoma State) maj dec. Logan Deacetis (Bucknell), 8-0
Nick Stemmet (Stanford) tech fall Thomas Godbee (Army), 19-4 6:18
285 pounds
Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) tech fall Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State), 18-3 7:00
Lucas Stoddard (Army) dec. Xavier Doolin (N. Colorado), 8-6
Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) dec. Juan Mora (Oklahoma), 7-2
Peter Ming (Stanford) dec. Josiah Hill (Little Rock), 8-7
Team Standings after day one
1 Stanford , 97
2 Indiana, 81.5
3 Oklahoma, 77.5
4 Army, 64.5
5 Northern Colorado, 58
6 Bucknell, 54
7 Appalachian State, 45.5
8 Chattanooga, 42.5
9 Little Rock, 31.5
10 Gardner-Webb, 28.5
(of 21 teams)