The Chattanooga Mocs took fourth place in a hotly contested Southern Conference Championships at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, N.C. The Mocs claimed two titles with Noah Castillo (157) and Sergio Desiante (174) both winning their first such titles. Blake Boarman also qualified for the NCAA Championships winning the true second-place match at 133.
Chattanooga came to Asheville with just one wrestler in the lineup with more than two SoCon Tournament appearances (Castillo) and the young group made it interesting before settling behind champion Appalachian State, runner The Citadel and Campbell.
"I think we wrestled hard with a lot of contested matches.
I think we only gave up a couple of bonus points and got a bunch along the way. So, not disappointed in our guys, we just need to continue to grow and continue to get better. We have a lot of young guys that if we do the right things over the summer, we can make some noise clearly." – Coach Kyle Ruschell the weekend in Asheville
Team Score
App State: 79.5
Citadel: 73.5
Campbell: 71.5
Chattanooga: 66.0
Gardner-Webb: 50.0
Bellarmine: 45.5
VMI: 10.5
Davidson: 6.0
Presbyterian: 5.0
Lineup with Results (Seed in parenthesis)
125: (6) Ty Tice: 2.0 team points scored
Quarters: Jack Parker, Bellarmine, L, MD, 6-15
Conso Rd1: Brayden Adams, Presbyterian, W, TF (6:19), 18-3
Conso Semis: #21 Anthony Molton, Campbell, L, Fall (3:51)
133: (2) Blake Boarman: 11.5 points
Quarters: T.J. Rodler, Presbyterian, W, TF (3:42), 21-6
Semis: Logan Heil, Campbell, W, MD, 11-3
Finals: #22 T.K. Davis, Gardner-Webb, L, Dec., 0-3
True 2nd: Chad Bellis, App State, W, Dec., 4-1 (SV-1)
141: (3) Eli Knight: 5.0 points
Quarters: Ryan Luna, Presbyterian, L, Dec., 4-5
Conso Rd1: Thomas Termini, The Citadel, W, Fall (4:48)
Conso Semis: Aldo Hernandez, App St., W, Dec., 13-6
3rd Place: #32 A.J. Rallo, Bellarmine, L, MD, 3-12
149: (6) Dayne Dalrymple: 2.5 points
Quarters: Kaiden Keiser, App St., L, Dec., 1-4
Conso Rd1: Elijah Holliday, Presbyterian, W, Fall (6:08)
Conso Semis: #32 Wynton Denkins, Campbell, L, Dec., 2-3 (TB-2)
157: (1) Noah Castillo: 13.5 points
Quarters: Raymond Cmil, VMI, W, TF (4:13), 17-1
Semis: Drew Pepin, Gardner-Webb, W, Dec., 8-7
Finals: Chris Earnest, Campbell, W, Dec., 4-2
165: (6) Jackson Hurst: 5.5 points
Quarters: Domonic Baker, Campbell, L, Dec., 0-2
Conso Rd1: Joshua Roe, Presbyterian, W, TF (7:00), 19-4
Conso Semis: Bryce Griffin, Davidson, W, MD, 15-5
3rd Place: Dom Baker, Campbell, L, Dec., 5-8 (SV-1)
174: (2) Sergio Desiante: 14.0 points
Quarters: Andrew Wilson, Gardner-Webb, W, Fall (1:19)
Semis: Grant O’Dell, Bellarmine, W, Dec., 5-1
Finals: #28 Luke Uliano, App St., W, Dec., 4-1
184: (3) Kamdyn Munro: 8.0 points
Quarters: Micah DiCarlo, The Citadel, W, MD, 11-2
Semis: Braxton Lewis, VMI, MD, 14-5
Finals: #26 Devan Hendricks, Bellarmine, L, Dec., 3-4
197: (7) Logan Webster: 1.5 points
Quarters: #32 Carson Floyd, App State, L, Fall (0:50)
Conso Prelim: Toler Hornick, Presbyterian, W, TF (6:11), 17-1
Conso Rd1: Josh McCutcheon, Gardner-Webb, L, MD, 11-25
285: (6) Ethan Vergara: 0.5 points
Quarters: Josh Evans, VMI, L, Dec., 4-8
Conso Rd1: Peyton McComas, Gardner-Webb, W, Dec., 10-3
Conso Semis: Daulton Mayer, Bellarmine, L, Fall (2:06)
Next Up
March 12 | NCAA Wrestling Championships Selection Show | 8 p.m. (NCAA.com)