Columbia University
Waynesburg
Wrestling Defeats Waynesburg and Duquesne to Finish 2-2 in Four Duals
1/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Columbia wrestling team won its first dual of the day against Waynesburg (31-15) before falling to the University of Pittsburgh (28-9) and Eastern Michigan (21-18) at the Pitt Duals on Saturday, January 9. The Lions then defeated Duquesne (31-15) in their fourth dual of the day, bringing their overall record to 4-4-1.
"Overall, we are very pleased with our team's performance today," said Brendan Buckley, the Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling. "Our guys are wrestling hard and showed a lot of effort today. We lost a couple of close individual matches and hoped to have gotten one more win."
Sophomore Kyle Gilchrist had a phenomenal day, finishing 4-0 including two wins by fall. Junior Eren Civan also finished 4-0 on the day, while Steve Santos won all three of his bouts.
"Gilchrist looked great today," noted Buckley. "He wrestled hard in every match and had a huge upset over a ranked wrestler from Pitt. He and Santos really led the way for us today."
Columbia 31, Waynesburg 15
In the first dual of the day, Columbia used seven bonus-point victories to defeat Waynesburg 31-15. Gilchrist got things started for the Lions with an 11-0 major decision over Alex Crown at 125 pounds. Waynesburg won the next two bouts by fall and forfeit to take a 12-4 lead, but Columbia went on to win six of the final seven bouts to come out on top.
Santos and Matt Dunn had back-to-back major decisions at 149 and 157 to knot the score at 12-12 before the Lions regained their lead when Civan pinned Jared Roberts in 2:55 at 165 pounds. The team extended its lead to 22- 12 on a 9-1 major decision by Stephen West. Waynesburg's Corbin Semple cut the lead to seven with a decision over Cary Aldrich at 184, but Lou Miller's technical fall in 2:54 and Kevin Lester's major decision sealed the victory for Columbia.
Pitt 28, Columbia 9
Next up for the Lions was the host school and alma mater of assistant wrestling coach Carl Fronhofer, the University of Pittsburgh. The Panthers, who are currently ranked No. 25 by Intermat, boast four wrestlers ranked in the Top 20.
One of those wrestlers was 125-pounder Anthony Zanetta who is currently ranked 19th in the country at his weight. In the end it was Gilchrist who won a hard-fought 9-3 decision over Zanetta to put the Lions ahead 3-0.
The lead was short-lived as Pitt responded with back-to-back wins at 133 and 141 to go ahead, 10-3.
Santos had a big 3-1 victory over Eric Albright to pull Columbia within four (10-6). Next up was senior co-captain Dunn who dropped a heartbreaking 5-4 overtime decision to Donnie Tasser. Civan answered back with a 9-5 win over Karl DeCiantis to cut the deficit to 13-9, but Pitt won the final four bouts of the match to down the Lions, 28-9.
Eastern Michigan 21, Columbia 18
The final match of the quad was a real battle between Columbia and Eastern Michigan as each team won five bouts apiece. The forfeit at 141 pounds proved to be costly, as the Lions fell to the Eagles, 21-18. Gilchrist, Santos and Civan each picked up their third wins of the day, while Miller and Aldrich also earned victories. Columbia lost two close matches at 157 and 174 by a 3-1 score. Tied at 18-18 entering the final bout, Eastern Michigan's David Wade defeated Lester to steal the victory for the Eagles.
Columbia 31, Duquesne 15
Following the Pitt Duals, the team traveled to face off against Duquesne in their fourth and final match of the day, downing the Dukes 31-15.
The Lions jumped out to a 12-0 lead on back-to-back pins by Gilchrist and Andrew Grabfelder. Gilchrist concluded his dominant day of wrestling by pinning Taylor Wilde in 1:29, while his classmate Grabfelder pinned Jake Swink in just 16 seconds. After a forfeit at 141, Duquesne's Josh Pascazi used a takedown 32 seconds into overtime to defeat junior co-captain Nick Standish.
First-year Tyler Sheridan picked up a 6-4 win at 157, followed by a pin for Civan in 3:22 over Nathan Reinhart. West picked up his second major decision of the day by defeating Seth Csaszar, 14-3.
Fellow first-year Chris Manna got the start at 197 and won a hard fought victory over Justin Buchanan. Tied after the overtime periods, it was Manna's five seconds of riding time that proved to be the difference, downing the Duke 8-7. Lester closed out the day with a 2-0 win against Nadeem Farah.
The Lions return to action on Saturday, January 30 for another pair of duals. First up, Columbia will face Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster, Pa. at noon, before travelling to Millersville, Pa. to take on Millersville at 3:30 p.m. The following day, the Lions will host EIWA foe Bucknell in University Gym at 3 p.m.
Columbia 31, Waynesburg 15
125 - Kyle Gilchrist (Columbia) major dec. Alex Crown, 11-0
133 - Nick Garber (Waynesburg) pinned Andrew Grabfelder, 4:00
141 - Jesse Byerly (Waynesburg) wins by forfeit
149 - Steve Santos (Columbia) major dec. Garett Johnston, 10-0
157 - Matt Dunn (Columbia) major dec. Jon Sanko, 14-4
165 - Eren Civan (Columbia) pinned Jared Roberts, 2:55
174 - Stephen West (Columbia) major dec. Matthew Zimmerman, 9-1
184 -Corbin Semple (Waynesburg) dec. Cary Aldrich, 7-0
197 - Lou Miller (Columbia) tech. fall Robert Schultz, 19-0 (2:54)
285 - Kevin Lester (Columbia) major dec. Melvin Warrick, 9-0
Pitt 28, Columbia 9
125 - Kyle Gilchrist (Columbia) dec. No. 19 Anthony Zanetta, 9-3
133 - Jimmy Conroy (Pitt) major dec. Andrew Grabfelder, 12-0
141 - No. 19 Tyler Nauman (Pitt) wins by forfeit
149 - Steve Santos (Columbia) dec. Eric Albright, 3-1
157 - Donnie Tasser (Pitt) dec. OT Matt Dunn, 5-4
165 - Eren Civan (Columbia) dec. Karl DeCiantis, 9-5
174 - David Sullivan (Pitt) dec. Stephen West, 5-2
184 - Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. Cary Aldrich, 8-1
197 - No. 19 Matt Wilps (Pitt) dec. Lou Miller, 8-5
285 - No. 7 Ryan Tomei (Pitt) pinned Kevin Lester, 2:31
Eastern Michigan 21, Columbia 18
125 - Kyle Gilchrist (Columbia) pinned Greg Egbert, 2:07
133 - Sean Claire (EMU) pinned Andrew Grabfelder, 2:03
141 - Corey Phillips (EMU) won by forfeit
149 - Steve Santos (Columbia) dec. J.J. Johnson, 5-1
157 - Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. Matt Dunn, 3-1
165 - Eren Civan (Columbia) dec. Justin Brandel, 10-9
174 - Nick Hendrick (EMU) dec. Stephen West, 3-1
184 - Cary Aldrich (Columbia) dec. Phillip Joseph, 9-8
197 - Lou Miller (Columbia) dec. Josh Lewis, 10-5
285 - David Wade (EMU) dec. Kevin Lester, 8-2
Columbia 31, Duquesne 15
125 - Kyle Gilchrist (Columbia) pinned Taylor Wilde, 1:29
133 - Andrew Grabfelder (Columbia) pinned Jake Swink, 0:16
141 - Tony Lascari (Duquesne) won by forfeit
149 - Josh Pascazi (Duquesne) dec. Nick Standish, 3-1 OT
157 - Tyler Sheridan (Columbia) dec. Tony Clark, 6-4
165 - Eren Civan (Columbia) pinned Nathan Reinhart, 3:22
174 - Stephen West (Columbia) major dec. Seth Csaszar, 14-3
184 - Ryan Sula (Duquesne) pinned Cary Aldrich, 3:38
197 - Chris Manna (Columbia) dec. Justin Buchanan, 8-7 (5OT)
285 - Kevin Lester (Columbia) dec. Nadeem Farah, 2-0
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