Wrestling

Budd Whitehall Division III Duals at Lycoming (Pa.)

BEREA, OHIO — The Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team had a 1-3 record (Friday and Saturday, January 13-14) at the Annual Budd Whitehall Division III Dual Match Championships at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

In its four matches, BW lost to third-seeded York (Pa.) College; then was also defeated by seventh-seed Oswego State (N.Y.) University in the first round. On day two, BW defeated OAC-rival Muskingum College, 38-9; then lost to Rhode Island College, 23-15.

Individually, BW was led by seniors 285-pounder Bryan Kmetz (Brunswick) and 174-pounder Sterling Sebek (Columbus, Ga./ Brookstone) along with sophomore 157-pounder Gino Russo (Northfield Center/ Nordonia) who each finished the invitational with a perfect 4-0 record. Junor 165-pounder T. Terry (Bedford/ St. Peter Chanel) posted a 2-1 mark.

In its first round loss to York, Russo won his 157-pound match by deceision against Garrett Faulkner by the score of 13-8. Harrold defeated Dave Sterner by the score of 7-0. Sebek won his match by decision against Steve Johnson and Kmetz rounded out the BW winners with a 6-0 decision against Luke Panizzi.

In the second round Baldwin Wallace lost to Oswego N.Y., 30-17. Despite the loss Sebek won his 174-pound match with a pin in a time of 6:34. In addition, Russo won by major decision with a score of 24-11 and Kmetz also won by major decision with a score of 12-2. Terry won his individual match by decision, 10-6, against Chuck Guttilla.

In its win against Muskingum, Bucher won his 133-pound match by technical fall against Jeremy Hudson, 17-0. Kmetz also defeated his oponnent by technical fall, 15-0, in his 285-pound match. Russo defeated T.J. Brown by major decision with the score of 13-5. Terry and Sebek won both of their matches by decision rounding out the BW winners.

Despite the loss to Rhode Island, Kmetz won his fourth match in two days with a pin against Andrew Algarin in a time of 4:03. Russo defeated Luis Feliz by decision, 13-8. Sebek also won by decision against Nick Logan, 8-2, and freshman 157-pounder Joseph Incorvaia (Medina/ Highland) won his match decision, 6-0.

The Yellow jackets are back in action next Saturday, Jan. 21 when they host Thiel College of Pennsylvania in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium at 7:00 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact BW Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Rich Fleming, please call him at 440-826-3258, FAX him in the men's athletic department at 440-826-2192 or e-mail him at rfleming@bw.edu.   

Baldwin Wallace University Wrestling
at the Budd Whitehall Division III Duals at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Friday - Saturday, January 13-14, 2006 

Match #1: Final Results: York (Pa.) College -- 26, Baldwin Wallace University --12

125 Pounds: Flickinger (YC) dec. Ham (BW), 9-3; 133 Pounds: Harrold (BW) dec. Sterner (YC), 7-0; 141 Pounds: Weber (YC) pinned Bucher (BW), 6:26; 149 Pounds: DeGaetano (YC) dec. Vaughn (BW), 3-2; 157 Pounds: Russo (BW) dec. Faulkner (YC), 13-8; 165 Pounds: Bowne (YC) dec. Terry (BW), 6-0; 174 Pounds: Sebek (BW) dec. Johnston (YC), N/A; 184 Pounds: Bastress (YC) tech. fall Gulich (BW), 20-4; 197 Pounds: Baldauf (YC) forfeit; 285: Kmetz (BW) dec. Panizzi (YC), 6-0.

Match #2: Final Results: Oswego (N.Y.) State University --30, Baldwin Wallace -- 17

125 Pounds: Spinner (OSW) tech. fall Ham (BW), 17-1; 133 Pounds: Jewett (OSW) pinned Bucher, 00:34; 141 Pounds: Gordon (OSW) dec. Harrold (BW), 8-1; 149 Pounds: LaPlante (OSW) pinned Salem (BW), 6:42; 157 Pounds: Russo (BW) maj. dec. DiCapua (OSW), 24-11; 165 Pounds: Terry (BW) dec. Guttilla (OSW), 10-6; 174 Pounds: Sebek (BW) pinned Becker (OSW), 6:34; 184 Pounds: Jagatnarain (OSW) maj. dec. Feador (BW), 9-1; 197 Pounds: Gough (OSW) pinned Gulich (BW), 4:43; 285: Kmetz (BW) maj. dec. Taylor (OSW), 12-2.

Match #3: Final Results: Baldwin Wallace University -- 27, Muskingum College -- 18

125 Pounds: Ham won by forfeit; 133 Pounds: Bucher (BW) tech. fall Hudson (MC), 17-0; 141 Pounds: Minner (MC) dec. Harrold (BW), 11-5; 149 Pounds: Kallai (MC) pinned Vaughn (BW), 4:23; 157 Pounds: Russo (BW) maj. dec. Brown (MC), 13-5; 165 Pounds: Terry (BW) maj. dec. Gramann (MC), 14-4; 174 Pounds: Sebek (BW) dec. Brinkman (MC), 8-6; 184 Pounds: Viers (MC) pinned Feador (BW), 3:59; 197 Pounds: Drew (MC) dec. Gulich (BW), 2-0; 285: Kmetz (BW) tech. fall McInturff (MC), 15-0.

Match #4: Final Results: Rhode Island College -- 23, Baldwin Wallace -- 15

125 Pounds: Goncalves (RIC) pinned Ham (BW), 6:27; 133 Pounds: Bloom (RIC) dec. Bucher (BW), 4-1; 141 Pounds: Sanchez (RIC) maj. dec. Harrold, 11-2; 149 Pounds: Bonora (RIC) dec. Salem (BW), 11-8; 157 Pounds: Russo (BW) dec. Feliz (RIC), 13-8; 165 Pounds: Incorvia (BW) dec. Smith (RIC), 6-0; 174 Pounds: Sebek (BW) dec. Logan (RIC), 8-2; 184 Pounds: Herbert (RIC) maj. dec. Feador (BW), 13-2; 197 Pounds: Moore (RIC) dec. Gulich (BW), 7-0; 285: Kmetz pinned Algarin (RIC), 4:03.