Columbia University
Bloomsburg
Wrestling Competes at Northeast Duals
11/28/2009 4:00:00 PM | Wrestling
TROY, N.Y. - The Columbia wrestling team traveled upstate to take part in the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. on Saturday, November 28. The Lions dropped its first dual of the day to Bloomsburg 20-13, but bounced back to tie the University of North Carolina 18-18, and downed Sacred Heart 41-3.
"We wrestled hard and really well today," said Brendan Buckley, the Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling. "We competed tough and were in every single bout in every single meet, and our young guys are getting a lot of experience right now."
In their first of three duals, the Lions jumped out to a 7-0 lead on back-to-back wins by sophomores Kyle Gilchrist and Andrew Grabfelder. Gilchrist defeated Jason Guffey, 6-1, at 125 pounds follow by a 17-4 major decision for Grabfelder against Dan Gaylord at 133 pounds. Columbia dropped a pair of 6-5 decisions at 141 and 149 as Frank Hickman decisioned Jake O'Hara and Josh Roosa defeated Steve Santos to cut its lead to 7-6.
After Bloomsburg took its first lead (10-7) when No. 5 Matt Moley defeated Matt Dunn at 157, Columbia evened the score at 10-10 on a 6-3 win by Eren Civan over Mike Sessiono. However, Bloomsburg used three straight wins at 174, 184, and 197 to push its lead to 20-10 before heavyweight Kevin Lester earned a 5-2 victory to close out the match, as the Lions fell by a final score of 20-13.
After a short break, the Lions returned to the mat to square off against UNC. The two teams battled back and forth, ultimately ending in an 18-18 draw.
Gilchrist got Columbia on the board first, posting a 9-4 victory over Brian Bokowski. UNC won the next two bouts at 133 and 141 before Santos cut their momentum with a 4-0 win over Daniel Helena, knotting the score at 6-6. The Tarheels took their second lead of the match with a win at 157, but Civan decisioned Kyle Kiss, 6-3, and Jonathan Weibel won by injury default, reclaiming Columbia's lead, 15-9. The lead was short-lived, however, as Carolina had back-to-back wins of its own to go ahead 18-15 entering the final bout. Lester came up big for the Lions, defeating Zac Walsh 5-2 to even the score to 18-18.
In the final match of the day, Columbia picked up its first dual victory of the season in a decisive 41-3 win over Sacred Heart. While the Pioneers were forced to forfeit four of the 10 bouts,Grabfelder posted a 15-0 technical fall over Anthony Ricco, and Civan, West, Manna and Lester also had wins for the Lions.
Gilchrist, Civan and Lester each finished a perfect 3-0 on the day.
Columbia (1-1-1) returns to action December 4-5 when it travels to Primm, Nev. to compete at the Las Vegas Invitational.
Columbia 13, Bloomsburg 20
125 - Kyle Gilchrist (Columbia) dec. Jason Guffey, 6-1
133 - Andrew Grabfelder (Columbia) major dec. Dan Gaylord, 17-4
141 - Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg) dec. Jake O'Hara, 6-5
149 - Josh Roosa (Bloomsburg) dec. Steve Santos, 6-5
157 - No. 5 Matt Moley (Bloomsburg) major dec. Matt Dunn, 11-1
165 - Eren Civan (Columbia) dec. Mike Dessiono, 6-3
174 - Nate Graham (Bloomsburg) dec. Stephen West, 3-2
184 - Derrick Coffey (Bloomsburg) major dec. Cary Aldrich, 9-0
197 - Brian Shaw (Bloomsburg) dec. Chris Manna, 2-0
Hwt. - Kevin Lester (Columbia) dec. Zac Walsh, 5-2
Columbia 18, UNC 18
125 - Kyle Gilchrist (Columbia) dec. Brian Bokowski, 9-4
133 - Jeremy Shaw (UNC) dec. Andrew Grabfelder, 7-1
141 - Danny Lopes (UNC) dec. Jake O'Hara, 5-2
149 - Steve Santos (Columbia) dec. Daniel Helena, 4-0
157 - No. 14 Thomas Scotton (UNC) dec. Matt Dunn, 5-4
165 - Eren Civan (Columbia) dec. Kyle Kiss, 6-3
174 - Jonathan Weibel (Columbia) wins by injury def. over Ben Fiacco
184 - Nick Tenpenny (UNC) dec. Stephen West, 10-4
197 - No. 11 Dennis Drury (UNC) pinned Chris Manna, 1:06
Hwt. - Kevin Lester (Columbia) dec. Andrew Cekuta, 5-1
Columbia 41, Sacred Heart 3
125 - Kyle Gilchrist (Columbia) wins by forfeit
133 - Andrew Grabfelder (Columbia) tech. fall over Anthony Ricco, 15-0
141 - Jake O'Hara (Columbia) wins by forfeit
149 - Steve Santos (Columbia) wins by forfeit
157 - Anthony Priore (Sacret Heart) dec. Matt Dunn, 3-2
165 - Eren Civan (Columbia) dec.Jonathon Rizzitello, 11-4
174 - Stephen West (Columbia) dec. Michael Hartman, 6-2
184 - Cary Aldrich (Columbia) wins by forfeit
197 - Chris Manna (Columbia) dec. Brandon Lapp, 9-4
Hwt. - Kevin Lester (Columbia) dec. Paul Schweighardt, 3-1
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