by B.B. Branton
posted November 8, 2009
True freshman and former Ooltewah state champion Jake Young won the 174 pound class Sunday at Va. Tech's Hokie Open.
Young won five matches, including a 3-1 win (takedown at the buzzer) against No. 2 seed Eric Decker (Old Dominion) in the finals. Decker is a senior and 2009 NCAA qualifier.
The Mocs made a good showing in the one-day event as seven other Mocs were medalists.
Brandon Wright (165) placed third, Tom Minwell (285) and Mark Rogers (174) each placed sixth, while Demetrius Johnson (125), Josh Statum (133), Bond Davis (157) and Jason McCroskey (184) wrestled in the 7th-8th place match, but results were not posted as of late Sunday evening.
Wright earned a spot in the championship semis, while the other six wrestlers reached the championship quarterfinals.
UTC wrestlers who won at least one match were Josh Sandoval (133), Ben Johnson (141), Seth Seneca (149), Dean Pavlou (149, consolation quarters), Cody Stokes (157), Kelly Felix (157), Mikey Fuller (165), Josh Condon (165, consolation quarters), Cameron Couch (174), Tyler Roberson (184), Niko Brown (197) and Matt Lettner (285).
Home Opener: UTC has its home opener Saturday at Maclellan Gym as the Mocs face Gardner-Webb (10 a.m.) and Anderson College (11 a.m.).
The Mocs fly to Central Michigan for a dual meet on Sunday.
Contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net
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