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Ward Grabs Title At Roadrunner Open
November 17, 2014 | Wrestling
FRESNO, Calif. --- Joey Ward topped Purdue's Nick Lawrence to claim the title at 141 pounds and lead North Carolina at the 2014 Roadrunner Open. Ward outscored opponents 25-1 before handling Lawrence in the final, as the redshirt sophomore wrapped up a perfect weekend. Troy Heilmann took third at 141, while four other Tar Heels placed on the day.
Ward opened with a 10-1 major decision over Logan Arlis of Illinois before a technical fall victory over Jerry De La Rosa of San Francisco State in the quarterfinals. He advanced to the final when Oregon State's Devin Reynolds had to forfeit and took care of Lawrence to grab his first championship of the season.
Heilmann was equally impressive in the early going, winning by tech fall and by pin in his first two bouts of the day. After falling to Lawrence in the semis, the sophomore bested Austin Solari of Grand Canyon and Mike Longo of Appalachian State in the wrestlebacks to take third in the class.
Chris Mears won five times at 157 to take fourth place, rallying from an opening round loss to Bakersfield's Spencer Hill. Joey Moon had two major decisions and a pin en route to a fifth place finish at 149, with an 8-2 decision over CSUB's AJ Fierro wrapping up his day.
Ethan Ramos and John Michael Staudenmayer finished sixth at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. Ramos had two pins and a major Sunday, while Staudenmayer had a pair of major decision victories.
Next up for the Tar Heels is the Navy Classic Saturday, Nov. 22, in Annapolis, Maryland.
Cody Karns - 125 pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Torrey Casper (Unattached) won by decision over Cody Karns (North Carolina) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Cody Karns (North Carolina) won by decision over Adrian Camposano (Fresno City College) (Dec 12-10)
Cons. Round 2 - Cody Karns (North Carolina) won by decision over Gilbert Martinez (Unattached) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Brian Rossi (Unattached) won by fall over Cody Karns (North Carolina) (Fall 1:17)
Alex Rinaldi - 133 pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Alex Rinaldi (North Carolina) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Rinaldi (North Carolina) won by decision over Ronald Stevens (Oregon State University) (Dec 7-3)
Quarterfinal - Godwin Nyama-cutler (Grand Canyon) won by fall over Alex Rinaldi (North Carolina) (Fall 1:25)
Cons. Round 4 - Dominic Olivieri (University of Illinois) won by decision over Alex Rinaldi (North Carolina) (Dec 8-1)
Troy Heilmann - 141 pounds (Third Place)
Champ. Round 1 - Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Connor Kim (Cal Poly unattached) (TF 17-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by fall over Trent Nicholson (Sierra) (Fall 1:20)
Quarterfinal - Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by decision over Jared Reis (Oregon State University) (Dec 4-2)
Semifinal - Nick Lawrence (Purdue) won by decision over Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Semi - Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by decision over Austin Solari (Grand Canyon) (Dec 13-7)
3rd Place Match - Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by decision over Mike Longo (Appalachian State University) (Dec 7-5)
Joey Ward - 141 pounds (Champion)
Champ. Round 1 - Joey Ward (North Carolina) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by major decision over Logan Arlis (University of Illinois) (Maj 10-1)
Quarterfinal - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Jerry De la rosa (San Francisco State) (TF 15-0)
Semifinal - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by medical forfeit over Devin Reynolds (Oregon State University) (MFF)
1st Place Match - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by decision over Nick Lawrence (Purdue) (Dec 5-2)
Joey Moon - 149 pounds (Fifth Place)
Champ. Round 1 - Joey Moon (North Carolina) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Griffin (Purdue) won by decision over Joey Moon (North Carolina) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Joey Moon (North Carolina) won by fall over Markham Odell (Unattached) (Fall 4:56)
Cons. Round 3 - Joey Moon (North Carolina) won by major decision over Tavis Ino (San Francisco State) (Maj 11-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Joey Moon (North Carolina) won by major decision over Garrett Schaner (Stanford) (Maj 20-12)
Cons. Round 5 - Joey Moon (North Carolina) won by decision over Abraham Rodriquez (Oregon State University) (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Semi - Alex Griffin (Purdue) won by decision over Joey Moon (North Carolina) (Dec 6-1)
5th Place Match - Joey Moon (North Carolina) won by decision over Aj Fierro (CSU Bakersfield) (Dec 8-2)
Chris Mears - 157 pounds (Fourth Place)
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Mears (North Carolina) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Spencer Hill (CSU Bakersfield) won by decision over Chris Mears (North Carolina) (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Chris Mears (North Carolina) won by decision over Zack Strickland (Appalachian State University) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Chris Mears (North Carolina) won by major decision over Jordan Henrickson (Unattached) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Chris Mears (North Carolina) won by decision over Paul Fox (Unattached) (Dec 11-6)
Cons. Round 5 - Chris Mears (North Carolina) won by decision over Kalieo Romero (Unattached) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Semi - Chris Mears (North Carolina) won by medical forfeit over Doug Welch (Purdue) (MFF)
3rd Place Match - Alex Elder (Oregon State University) won by decision over Chris Mears (North Carolina) (Dec 8-1)
Ethan Ramos - 165 pounds (Sixth Place)
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) won by fall over Vince Aboytes (San Francisco State) (Fall 3:56)
Quarterfinal - Jackson Morse (University of Illinois) won by decision over Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) (Dec 12-7)
Cons. Round 4 - Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) won by fall over Justin Lozano (Peninsula Grapplers) (Fall 5:57)
Cons. Round 5 - Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) won by major decision over Seth Thomas (Oregon State University) (Maj 15-3)
Cons. Semi - Patrick Robinson (Purdue) won by decision over Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) (Dec 9-7)
5th Place Match - Travis Berridge (Cal Poly unattached) won by decision over Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) (Dec 17-14)
John Michael Staudenmayer - 174 pounds (Sixth Place)
Champ. Round 1 - John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) won by major decision over Joe Applegate (Cal Poly unattached) (Maj 17-3)
Champ. Round 2 - John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Chad Welch (Purdue) won by fall over John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) (Fall 3:00)
Cons. Round 4 - John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) won by decision over Peter Santos (San Francisco State) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 5 - John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) won by major decision over Mitchell Woods (Cal Poly unattached) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Semi - Keaton Subjeck (Stanford) won by fall over John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) (Fall 2:13)
5th Place Match - Chad Welch (Purdue) won by fall over John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) (Fall 6:54)
Frank Abbondanza - 197 pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Frank Abbondanza (North Carolina) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Cody Crawford (Oregon State University) won by decision over Frank Abbondanza (North Carolina) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Frank Abbondanza (North Carolina) won by fall over Andrew Teats (Sierra) (Fall 3:31)
Cons. Round 3 - Frank Abbondanza (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Nate Lopez (San Francisco State) (TF 19-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Andrew Reggi (San Francisco State) won by decision over Frank Abbondanza (North Carolina) (Dec 7-1)
Chip Ness - 197 pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Chip Ness (Unattached) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Chip Ness (Unattached) won by fall over Tyler Radford (Appalachian State University) (Fall 4:57)
Quarterfinal - Braden Atwood (Purdue) won by major decision over Chip Ness (Unattached) (Maj 11-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Chip Ness (Unattached) won by fall over David Irish (Unattached) (Fall 0:33)
Cons. Round 5 - Andrew Reggi (San Francisco State) won by decision over Chip Ness (Unattached) (Dec 8-7)
Josh Lehner - 285 pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Nate Keeve (Oregon State University) won by decision over Josh Lehner (North Carolina) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Josh Lehner (North Carolina) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Chris Lopez (University of Illinois) won by major decision over Josh Lehner (North Carolina) (Maj 14-2)
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