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Tar Heels Take Fifth At Southern Scuffle
January 3, 2016 | Wrestling
CHATTANOOGA --- Led by runner-up finishes from Evan Henderson and Ethan Ramos, North Carolina finished fifth in the team competition at the 2016 Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle at McKenzie Arena. Joey Ward, John Michael Staudenmayer and Alex Utley joined Henderson and Ramos on the podium to lead the Tar Heels to their best Scuffle finish since placing fifth at the 2008 event.
Henderson opened the quarterfinals with a bang, pinning Matthew Frisch of the The Citadel in 4:19 to earn a spot in the final four. The New Florence, Pennsylvania, product then bested Duke's Mitch Finesilver 5-2 before falling in the final to Penn State's Zain Retherford, the top seed and the nation's No. 1 wrester at 149 pounds.
Ramos' run to the 174 final started with an injury default win over Navy's Jadaen Bernstein. The redshirt sophomore then turned in perhaps the best win of his career by topping No. 2 Kyle Crutchmer of Oklahoma State 6-5. Ramos faced Most Outstanding Wrestler Bo Nickal of Penn State in the final, dropping an action-packed 11-7 decision.
At 141, Ward fell in the quarters to Stanford's Joey McKenna before rattling off four straight wins to surge to a third-place finish. He just missed a tech fall in a 16-2 win over Tony DeAngelo of West Virginia before knocking off No. 11 Tommy Thorn of Minnesota in the consolation semis. Ward sealed third place with a 6-2 decision over Jared Prince of the Naval Academy Prep School.
Staudenmayer gave the Tar Heels a pair of third-place finishers with his fine work at 165. After another impressive win over Connor Flynn of West Virginia, Staudenmayer was pinned by eventual champion and No. 1 wrestler Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State. The Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, redshirt senior then scored back-to-back overtime wins to grab third. He bested Penn State's Geno Morelli 2-1 in the consolation semis before a 3-1 sudden victory win over Ryan Preisch of Lehigh.
After a narrow setback in the quarterfinals, Utley won a pair of bouts to take seventh at 184 pounds. The redshirt senior topped Stanford's Garet Krohn 9-3 in the seventh-place match. He also beat West Virginia's Jakob Scheffel 7-4 in an earlier round.
Led by five individual champions, No. 1 Penn State won the team title for the sixth consecutive year. Oklahoma State, Lehigh, Cornell and UNC rounded out the top five in the team competition. Henderson and Ramos led the way for the Tar Heels, with Henderson scoring 22.5 team points and Ramos contributing 21.
Carolina will return to the mat next Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Pitt Duals. The Tar Heels will face Edinboro, Columbia and Brown in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Team Scores
1. Penn State - 183
2. Oklahoma State - 158
3. Lehigh - 104.5
4. Cornell - 98.5
5. North Carolina - 97.5
6. Minnesota - 79.5
7. West Virginia - 76.5
8. Central Michigan - 65.5
9. Stanford - 59.5
10. Penn - 56.5
11. Virginia - 53.5
12. Duke - 43.5
13. Appalachian State - 40.5
14. Campbell - 38.5
15. Edinboro - 37.5
16. Air Force - 37
17. Navy - 35.5
18. Army - 32.5
19. Drexel - 32
20. Chattanooga - 31.5
21. Wyoming - 29.5
22. Gardner-Webb - 28.5
23. Northern Colorado - 26.5
24. Michigan State - 24.5
25. Cleveland State - 20
26. The Citadel - 19
27. Cal Poly - 16
28. Michigan - 8
29. Utah Valley - 0
Southern Scuffle Results for North Carolina
Cody Karns
Champ. Round 1 - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) won by fall over Cody Karns (North Carolina) (Fall 4:31)
Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Bosco (North Carolina) won by decision over Cody Karns (North Carolina) (Dec 4-3)
Anthony Bosco
Champ. Round 2 - Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State) won by tech fall over Anthony Bosco (North Carolina) (TF 17-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Bosco (North Carolina) won by decision over Cody Karns (North Carolina) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Conner Zigler (Army) won by fall over Anthony Bosco (North Carolina) (Fall 2:36)
James Szymanski
Champ. Round 2 - Nathan Kraisser (Campbell ) won by major decision over James Szymanski (North Carolina) (Maj 14-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado) won by decision over James Szymanski (North Carolina) (Dec 10-6)
Joey Ward
Champ. Round 2 - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by major decision over Anthony McHugh (Air Force) (Maj 12-3)
Champ. Round 3 - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by decision over Randy Cruz (Lehigh) (Dec 6-5)
Quarterfinal - Joey McKenna (Stanford) won by decision over Joey Ward (North Carolina) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 6 - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by decision over Connor Prince (Navy Prep) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 7 - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by major decision over Tony DeAngelo (West Virginia) (Maj 16-2)
Cons. Semi - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by decision over Thomas Thorn (Minnesota) (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match - Joey Ward (North Carolina) won by decision over Jared Prince (Navy Prep) (Dec 6-2)
A.C. Headlee
Champ. Round 1 - Javier Gasca (Michigan State) won by decision over A.C. Headlee (North Carolina) (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 1 - A.C. Headlee (North Carolina) won by major decision over A.J. Vindici (Penn) (Maj 15-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Jared Prince (Navy Prep) won by decision over A.C. Headlee (North Carolina) (Dec 12-5)
Troy Heilmann
Champ. Round 1 - Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Jacob Leon (Cal Poly) (TF 17-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by decision over Zane Knight (Campbell ) (Dec 12-5)
Champ. Round 3 - Paul Fox (Stanford) won by decision over Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by decision over Ryan Mosley (Gardner Webb) (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Christopher Vassar (Gardner Webb) won by decision over Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) (Dec 6-0)
Evan Henderson
Champ. Round 1 - Evan Henderson (North Carolina) won by fall over Matthew Zovistoski (Appalachian State) (Fall 0:50)
Champ. Round 2 - Evan Henderson (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Zachary Moore (West Virginia) (TF 17-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Evan Henderson (North Carolina) won by decision over T.J. Miller (Virginia) (Dec 6-0)
Quarterfinal - Evan Henderson (North Carolina) won by fall over Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) (Fall 4:19)
Semifinal - Evan Henderson (North Carolina) won by decision over Mitch Finesilver (Duke) (Dec 5-2)
1st Place Match - Zain Retherford (Penn State) won by tech fall over Evan Henderson (North Carolina) (TF 17-1)
Robert Henderson
Champ. Round 2 - Blake Kastl (Cal Poly) won by decision over Robert Henderson (North Carolina) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Robert Henderson (North Carolina) won by decision over Kyle Ash (Gardner Webb) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Robert Henderson (North Carolina) won by decision over Andrew Atkinson (Virginia) (Dec 11-5)
Cons. Round 5 - Brandon Kingsley (Minnesota) won by decision over Robert Henderson (North Carolina) (Dec 7-3)
Jack Clark
Champ. Round 2 - Zack Beitz (Penn State) won by decision over Jack Clark (North Carolina) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Jack Clark (North Carolina) won by major decision over Connor Bass (Duke) (Maj 12-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Jack Clark (North Carolina) won by decision over May Bethea (Penn) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 5 - Dylan Cottrell (West Virginia) won by fall over Jack Clark (North Carolina) (Fall 1:24)
John Michael Staudenmayer
Champ. Round 2 - John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) won by fall over Daniel Smith (The Citadel) (Fall 4:06)
Champ. Round 3 - John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) won by major decision over Casey Fuller (Edinboro) (Maj 10-1)
Quarterfinal - John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) won by decision over Connor Flynn (West Virginia) (Dec 8-2)
Semifinal - Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) won by fall over John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) (Fall 1:14)
Cons. Semi - John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) won in tie breaker - 1 over Geno Morelli (Penn State) (TB-1 2-1)
3rd Place Match - John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) won in sudden victory - 1 over Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) (SV-1 3-1)
Ethan Ramos
Champ. Round 2 - Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) won by major decision over Zen Ikehara (Air Force) (Maj 9-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) won by major decision over Bryce Carr (Chattanooga) (Maj 10-2)
Quarterfinal - Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) won by injury default over Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) (Inj. 3:23)
Semifinal - Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) won by decision over Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma State) (Dec 6-5)
1st Place Match - Bo Nickal (Penn State) won by decision over Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) (Dec 11-7)
Alex Utley
Champ. Round 1 - Alex Utley (North Carolina) won by major decision over Alexander DeCiantis (Drexel) (Maj 11-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Utley (North Carolina) won by major decision over Jacob Worthington (Cleveland State) (Maj 14-4)
Champ. Round 3 - Alex Utley (North Carolina) won by decision over Tyler Askey (Virginia) (Dec 3-2)
Quarterfinal - Nate Brown (Lehigh) won by decision over Alex Utley (North Carolina) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 6 - Alex Utley (North Carolina) won by decision over Jakob Scheffel (West Virginia) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 7 - Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) won by major decision over Alex Utley (North Carolina) (Maj 15-2)
7th Place Match - Alex Utley (North Carolina) won by decision over Garet Krohn (Stanford) (Dec 9-3)
Scott Marmoll
Champ. Round 2 - Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga) won by decision over Scott Marmoll (North Carolina) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Nate Shaw (Wyoming) won by decision over Scott Marmoll (North Carolina) (Dec 3-2)
Chip Ness
Champ. Round 1 - Chip Ness (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Chandler Sambets (The Citadel) (TF 16-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Chip Ness (North Carolina) won by decision over Rocco Caywood (Army) (Dec 6-4)
Champ. Round 3 - Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) won by major decision over Chip Ness (North Carolina) (Maj 12-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Chip Ness (North Carolina) won by decision over Bryce Barnes (Army) (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Chip Ness (North Carolina) won by fall over Jt Goodwin (Cal Poly) (Fall 3:40)
Cons. Round 6 - Parker Hines (Air Force) won by decision over Chip Ness (North Carolina) (Dec 7-4)
Cory Daniel
Champ. Round 2 - Jeramy Sweany (Cornell ) won by decision over Cory Daniel (North Carolina) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Cory Daniel (North Carolina) won by decision over Jack Kuck (Northern Colorado) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Aj Vizcarrondo (West Virginia) won by decision over Cory Daniel (North Carolina) (Dec 4-0)
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