The UTC wrestling team evened its overall record at 5-5 with three wins at the Indiana Duals on Saturday. UTC dropped matches to No. 11 Indiana and Nothern Illinois, but scored wins against South Dakota State, Cumberlands and Liberty.

Freshman Jake Young, ranked No. 19 in the IntermatWrestle.com Top-25, went 5-0 on the day to improve his overall record to 13-2 in his first collegiate season. Sophomore Demetrius Johnson was also impressive, going 4-1 at 125. His only loss of the day came to Indiana’s second-ranked Angel Escobedo.

Senior Cody Cleveland also remained undefeated and moved to 8-0 on the year with wins in the first three matches at 141.

The Mocs started off the day with their closest match of the event, falling to Northern Illinois 19-16. Johnson won the opener at 125 to give the Mocs a 3-0 lead. NIU went ahead 4-3 when No. 20 Tristen DeShazer scored a major decision over Moc freshman Josh Sandoval. Cleveland put UTC back on top 6-4 with a win at 141.

NIU grabbed the momentum with wins in the next two matches. UTC senior Joey Knox was pinned at 157, giving the Huskies at 13-6 advantage. Chattanooga mounted a strong comeback with three straight wins. Sophomore Tyler Roberson capped off the run with a 12-2 major decision against Zach Benzio at 184 to give UTC a 16-13 advantage. Scott Penny tied the match for NIU when he scored a narrow 5-4 win over Moc freshman Niko Brown at 197. Dakota Greenshaw sealed the match for the Huskies when he defeated Chattanooga junior Tom Minweill 7-1 in the heavyweight match.

UTC Bounced back with a big 40-4 win over South Dakota State. The Mocs took nine of 10 matches with freshman Jeremy Sandoval (133), Cleveland (141), freshman Alex Hudson (149), Knox (157), sophomore Brandon Wright (165), Young (174), sophomore Jason McCroskey (184) and junior Matt Lettner (285) all scoring bonus points in their matches. Brown was the only Moc to lose against SDSU, dropping an 11-0 major decision to No. 8 Tyler Sorensen at 197.

Chattanooga scored three individual wins in their 30-9 loss to the 11th-arnked Hoosiers. Cleveland remained undefeated on the year with an 11-4 decision t 141. Junior Kelly Felix was impressive in his first dual meet action of the year, scoring a 3-1 win at 157. Young defeated No. 17 Trevor Perry 5-1 in their match.

The Mocs posted a 45-6 win over The Cumberlands in the fourth round. UC forfeited 125, 165 and 184, giving 18 points to the Mocs. Freshman Seth Seneca scored a 6-3 decision in his first action of the season in place of Cleveland at 141. Junior Bond Davis posted a pin against Bryce Neff just one minute into the 157 match. Minwell was also impressive shutting out Travis Aubrey 15-0 in the heavyweight match.

Chattanooga scored a 25-14 win in the final match of the day against Liberty. The Mocs scored seven wins in the match, including a pin by Wright at 165 that gave UTC a commanding 16-10 lead.

The Mocs return to action on Thursday, Dec. 17, when they travel to The Citadel to open the Southern Conference portion of their schedule. UTC will face the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Charleston, S.C.

UTC Individual Records at the Indiana Duals
125: Demetrius Johnson – 4-1
133: Jeremy Sandoval – 2-1
133: Josh Sandoval – 0-1
133: Josh Statum – 0-1
141: No. 10 Cody Cleveland – 3-0
141: Seth Seneca – 1-1
149: Alex Hudson – 2-3
157: Bond Davis – 1-0
157: Kelly Felix – 1-0
157: Joey Knox – 2-1
165: Josh Condon – 1-0
165: Brandon Wright – 3-1
174: Jake Young – 5-0
184: Jason McCroskey – 2-1
184: Tyler Roberson – 2-0
197: Niko Brown – 1-4
285: Matt Lettner – 1-0
285: Tom Minwell – 1-3

Indiana Duals – Round One
Bloomington, Ind. – Nov. 28, 2009
Team Score: Northern Illinois 19, Chattanooga 16
125: Demetrius Johnson (UTC) – Dec. 4-1 - Israel Montemayor (NIU)
133: No. 20 Tristen DeShazer (NIU) – MD 10-0 - Josh Sandoval (UTC)
141: No. 10 Cody Cleveland (UTC) – Dec. 8-2 - Patrick McLemore (NIU)
149: Steve Zimmerman (NIU) – Dec. 5-3 - Alex Hudson (UTC)
157: Bryan Deutsch (NIU) – Fall 1:03 - Joey Knox (UTC)
165: Brandon Wright (UTC) - Dec. 4-1 - John Odeen (NIU)
174: No. 19 Jake Young (UTC) - Dec. 9-3 - Derrick Yant (NIU)
184: Tyler Roberson (UTC) - MD 12-2 - Zach Benzio (NIU)
197: Scott Penny (NIU) – Dec. 5-4 - Niko Brown (UTC)
285: Dakota Greenshaw (NIU) - Dec. 7-1 - Tom Minwell (UTC)

Indiana Duals – Round Two
Bloomington, Ind. – Nov. 28, 2009
Team Score: Chattanooga 40, South Dakota State 4
125: Demetrius Johnson (UTC) - Dec. 8-6 - Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) 8-6
133: Jeremy Sandoval (UTC) – Tec. Fall 15-0 - Tyler Johnson (SDSU)
141: No. 10 Cody Cleveland (UTC) – MD 18-9 - Dustin Walraven (SDSU)
149: Alex Hudson (UTC) – MD 17-7 - Nick Hagar (SDSU)
157: Joseph Knox (UTC) - Tech. Fall 20-2 - Nick Flynn (SDSU)
165: Brandon Wright (UTC) - Tech. Fall 19-4 - Weston Blasius (SDSU)
174: No. 19 Jake Young (UTC) – MD 13-3 - Joe Rasmussen (SDSU)
184: Jason McCroskey (UTC) – Fall 1:10 - Bryce Drefke (SDSU)
197: No. 8 Tyler Sorenson (SDSU) – MD 11-0 - Nikolas Brown (UTC)
285: Matt Lettner (UTC) – MD 9-1 - Jeremy Swier (SDSU)

Indiana Duals – Round Three
Bloomington, Ind. – Nov. 28, 2009
Team Score: No. 11 Indiana 30, Chattanooga 9
125: No. 2 Angel Escobedo (IU) – Fall 1:44 - Demetrius Johnson (UTC)
133: Max Ortega (IU) – MD 18-4 - Jeremy Sandoval (UTC)
141: No. 10 Cody Cleveland (UTC) – Dec. 11-4 - Daniel Monaco (IU)
149: Matt Couglin (IU) – Dec. 13-11 - Alex Hudson (UTC)
157: Kelly Felix (UTC) – Dec. 3-1 - Ryan Konz (IU)
165: No. 13 Paul Young (IU) – Fall 2:48 - Brandon Wright (UTC)
174: No. 19 Jake Young (UTC) – Dec. 5-1 - No. 17 Trevor Perry (IU)
184: Eric Cameron (IU) – Dec. 5-2 - Jason McCroskey (UTC)
197: Matt Powless (IU) – MD 17-5 - Niko Brown (UTC)
285: No. 11 Nathan Everhart (IU) – Fall 5:37 - Tom Minwell (UTC)

Indiana Duals – Round Four
Bloomington, Ind. – Nov. 28, 2009
Team Score: Chattanooga 45, Cumberlands 6
125: Demetrius Johnson (UTC) wins by forfeit
133: Jeremy Sandoval (UTC) – Dec. 9-6 - Joey Morales (UC)
141: Seth Seneca (UTC) – Dec. 6-3 - Marcus Saylor (UC)
149: Alex Hudson (UTC) – Dec. 2-0 - Andre Berry (UC)
157: Bond Davis (UTC) – Fall 1:00 - Bryce Neff (UC)
165: Josh Condon (UTC) wins by forfeit
174: No. 19 Jake Young (UTC) – MD 18-10 - Garrett Harrison (UC)
184: Tyler Roberson (UTC) wins by forfeit
197: Jaron Singley (UC) – Fall 6:00 - Niko Brown (UTC)
285: Tom Minwell (UTC) – Tech. Fall 15-0 - Travis Aubrey (UC)

Indiana Duals – Round Five
Bloomington, Ind. – Nov. 28, 2009
Team Score: Chattanooga 25, Liberty 14
125: Demetrius Johnson (UTC) - Dec 3-0 - Jonathan Childress (UL)
133: Josh Statum (UTC) - Dec. 3-2 - Joe Pantaleo (UL)
141: Scott Clymer (UL) – MD 14-1 – Seth Seneca (UTC)
149: Frank Gayeski (UL) – Fall 5:26 - Alex Hudson (UTC)
157: Joey Knox (UTC) - MD 8-0 - Sam Walters (UL)
165: Brandon Wright (UTC) – Fall 3:54 - Chad Porter (UL)
174: Jake Young (UTC) – Dec 10-6 - Brad Clark (UL)
184: Jason McCroskey (UTC) – Dec. 7-3 - Nick Knowles (UL)
197: Niko Brown (UTC) – Dec. 6-3 - Jacobi Johnson (UL)
285: Josh Pelletier (UL) - Dec. 8-0 - Tom Minwell (UTC)