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Three Tar Heels Still Alive at NCAA Championships
March 17, 2005 | Wrestling
March 17, 2005
ST. LOUIS - Sophomores Drew Forshey and David Dashiell each posted first-round victories, and junior All-America Evan Sola dropped his first bout but scored a consolation round pin to remain alive at the 2005 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Thursday at the Savvis Center. Junior Garrett Atkinson went 1-2 at 165 pounds but was eliminated on day one of the three-day competition.
Forshey opened at 125 pounds with an 11-5 decision over Wisconsin's Collin Cudd before facing third-seeded Kyle Ott of Illinois in the second round. Ott posted an 8-5 win over Forshey, sending him into the consolation bracket. Forshey is now 19-8 on the season heading into his meeting with Brandon Strong of Air Force to open Friday.
Wrestling at 197 pounds, Dashiell also won his first bout an 8-2 decision over Duquesne's Jared Ricotta. Dashiell scored a pair of early takedowns and cruised to his first victory in two trips to nationals. He dropped his second round match to No. 1 seed Jon Trange of Lehigh by an 11-3 major decision. Dashiell is now 24-15 on the season.
Seeded 11th at 133 pounds, Sola was pinned for the first time this season in the first round by Cal Poly's Chad Mendes in 1:30. The loss was Sola's first since late December and snapped a 19-match unbeaten streak. However, the two-time ACC champion responded in the consolation bracket with his team-best 11th pin of the year over Charles Griffin of Hofstra in 3:32. Sola is now 32-4 heading into Friday's competition, which he will open against David Hoffman of Virginia Tech. Sola is 2-1 versus Hoffman this season, including a 6-4 win in the ACC title match.
Atkinson, the ACC champion at 165 pounds, was eliminated Thursday with a 1-2 record. After dropping a 7-3 decision to Oregon State's Matt Ellis in the opening round, Atkinson stayed alive with a 4-2 decision over Johnny Galloway of Northern Illinois in the consolation bracket. The match was tied late until Atkinson secured the win with a takedown in the final minute of the third period. He was then eliminated in the second round of the consolation bracket with a 6-2 loss to Wyoming's Gary Dack. Atkinson finishes the season with an 18-22 overall record.
Drew Forshey - 125 POUNDS
Round One: Forshey Dec Collin Cudd (Wisconsin), 11-5
Round Two: #3 Kyle Ott (Illinois) Dec Forshey, 8-5
Evan Sola - 133 POUNDS
Round One: Chad Mendes (Cal Poly) Fall Sola, 1:30
Consolation Round Two: Sola Fall Charles Griffin (Hofstra), 3:32
Garrett Atkinson - 165 POUNDS
Round One: Matt Ellis (Oregon State) Dec Atkinson, 7-3
Consolation Round One: Atkinson Dec Johnny Galloway (N. Illinois), 4-2
Consolation Round Two: Gary Dack (Wyoming) Dec Atkinson, 6-2
David Dashiell - 197 POUNDS
Round One: Dashiell Dec Jared Ricotta (Duquesne), 8-2
Round Two: #1 Jon Trange (Lehigh) MD Dashiell, 11-3
