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Carolina Wrestlers Take 21-13 Decision Over Navy
February 10, 2001 | Wrestling
Feb. 10, 2001
The University of North Carolina wrestling team used a technical fall from Chris Collins and a major decision from JohnMark Bentley en route to a 21-13 victory over Navy Saturday afternoon in Annapolis, Md. Carolina took six of the 10 matches and improved to 7-4 heading into the final two matches of the season.
entley, the 7th-ranked 149-pound wrestler in the country, defeated Tom Storer, 20-8, and is now 24-1 for the season. Bentley also pushed his winning streak to 15 consecutive matches. Collins beat Jonathon Padgett, 17-2, at 125 pounds and has won five of his last seven matches either by pin fall or technical fall.
Brad Byers decisioned the Midshipmen's Jason Homestead, 8-3, at 133 pounds, while Corey Bell took a narrow 5-4 decision at 174. Clint Osborn won an 8-4 decision at 197 and heavyweight Matt Kenny rounded out the scoring with an 8-5 decision over Steve Kovach.
The Tar Heels are back in action Sunday afternoon when they host Maryland at 2 p.m. in Carmichael Auditorium. The regular season then winds down on Feb. 15, when NC State visits Chapel Hill for the last dual meet before the ACC and NCAA Championships.
North Carolina 21, Navy 13
125- Chris Collins (UNC) maj. dec. Jonathan Padgett (Navy), 17-2
133- Brad Byers (UNC) dec. Jason Homestead (Navy), 8-3
141- Mark Conley (Navy) dec. Mike Booth (UNC), 12-2
149- JohnMark Bentley (UNC) dec. Tom Storer (Navy), 20-8
157- Frank Edwards (Navy) dec. Chris DiGuiseppe (UNC), 5-1
165- Michael Barikian (Navy) dec. Jason Wilson (UNC), 8-3
174- Corey Bell (UNC) dec. Mark Newman (Navy), 5-4
184- Jim Letchford (Navy) dec. Nick Richmond (UNC), 7-5 (OT)
197- Clint Osborn (UNC) dec. Mike Bigrigg (Navy), 8-4
HWT - Matt Kenny (UNC) dec. Steve Kovach (Navy), 8-5
