NOVEMBER 10, 20001
BOB ZIADIE
KING'S WRESTLERS WIN MONARCH INVITATIOAL
WILKES-BARRE -- King's College crowned four individual champions and two
second-place finishers to capture first-place at the Monarch Invitational
Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Scandlon Gymnasium. King's, ranked 12th
nationally in Division III, won the team title with 162.5 points while
Oneonta State was second with 109.5. In all, the Monarchs placed nine
wrestlers in the top four of each weight class.
King's was led by Dave Shafer of Hazleton Area who dominated the 157-pound
weight class by posting pins in all four matches, including a pin in 0:28 in
the championship match over Sean Howard of Ursinus. Meyers' product Jason
Schlingman was crowned champion at 184 pounds by winning all three matches,
including a 8-4 victory n the finals over Mike Collins of the University of
Delaware.
At 174-pounds, King's freshman Joe Arnone of Honesdale captured first place by
winning all three matches. Arnone posted two first-period pins before
gaining a 9-8 victory over Matt Smith of Washington and Jefferson in the
finals. Fellow rookie Tegan McKee of Panther Valley also claimed tournament
gold by winning the 197-pound weight class. McKee posted a 14-6 major decision
over Washington and Jefferson's Tony Boone in ht championship match.
King's also had two second-place finishers in West Scranton's Jim Morgan and
Jesse Martinez of Hanover Area. Morgan went 3-1 with one pin in the tournament
but dropped a 6-5 verdict to Dustin Winn of Oneonta State in the finals.
Martinez went 3-1 on the day with two pins, before falling 8-0 to Aaron Gibbs
of Washington and Jefferson.
Other Monarch place-winners include sophomore Mitch Marcks who was third at
125, including a 3-1 victory over Brent Ellis of Tompkins-Cortland in the
consolation finals. Freshman Tim Martinez of Hanover Area was fourth at
141-pounds, falling 10-2 to Ben Witmer of Stevens in the consolations finals.
Sophomore Glen Zimmerman was third at 197, posting a 5-3 victory over
Chris Malone of York in the consolation finals.
Team Scoring
162.5 King's College (K)
109.5 Oneonta State University (On)
93.5 York College (Y)
83.0 Muhlenberg College (Mu)
77.5 Washington & Jefferson College (WJ)#
47.5 Ursinus College (Ur)
46.5 Williamson Trade (WT)+
37.5 Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC)+
35.5 Thaddeus Stevens Tech (ST)+
29.5 University of Delaware (D)*
21.0 Baptist Bible College (BB)
*University of Delaware is a club program
+Junior College programs
# W&J deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
Championship Finals (1st and 2nd place)
125 Mike Gardner (ST) dec. Josh Barrick (Y), 8-3
133 Matt Welch (WT) dec. Kevin DeJulius (WJ), 3-2
141 Dustin Winn (On) dec. Jim Morgan (K), 6-5
149 Bill Holsinger (Mu) dec. Rory Tobias (On), 4-3
157 Dave Shafer (K) pinned Sean Howard (Ur), 0:28
165 Aaron Gibbs (WJ) maj. dec. Jesse Martinez (K), 8-0
174 Joe Arnone (K) dec. Matt Smith (WJ), 9-8
184 Jason Schlingman (K) d. Mike Collins (D), 8-4
197 Tegan McKee (K) maj. dec. Tony Boone (WJ), 14-6
285 Josh Carter (Mu) d. Aaron Head (TC), 5-4
Consolation Finals (3rd and 4th place)
125 Mitch Marcks (K) dec. Brent Ellis (WT), 3-1 OT
133 Nate Yeasted (Mu) dec. Mike Trost (Y), 7-6
141 Ben Witmer (ST) maj. dec. Tim Martinez (K), 10-2
149 Scott Roesch (Ur) pinned Dan Kaczmarski (WT), 1:26
157 Otis Place (On) dec. Jesse Dixon (WJ), 1-0
165 Rob Jansen (Y) dec. Kurt Johnson (On), 6-4
174 Justin Chandler (On) dec. Sebastian Voltarelli (Ur), 10-6
184 Wes Koteski (WJ) dec. Ben Stum (BB), 4-2
197 Glen Zimmerman (K) dec. Jeff Malone (Y), 5-3
285 Jon McDermott (On) dec. Rob Adler (Y), 3-2
