JANUARY 13, 2007

KING'S WRESTLERS THIRD AT URSINUS TOURNEY

Tournament Brackets

WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College wrestling team finished third out of 10 teams at the Ursinus College Invitational Tournament Saturday.

At 133-pounds, King's junior all-American Dave Morgan dominated the field, going 3-0 with a pin and major decision before posting a 20-5 technical fall over Trevor Beard of Ursinus in the championship match.

Freshman Tony Miele was a big winner at 141-pounds, posting four victories in the event, including two pins and a 5-0 finals triumph over Ursinus' James Bloom.

At 174, King's senior Zach Dietrick was second in the field, winning three bouts before falling 4-2 to Seth Wesner of Centenary.

In the 197-pound class, Monarch senior Jason Reilly finished in third place.
Reilly advanced to the semi-finals where he dropped a 3-2 upset loss to Dennis Norton of Oneonta, a wrestler Reilly had defeated twice this season, including a win by fall in a dual meet on Wednesday.

King's heavyweight Jim Bishop was third in the event, posting a 4-2 victory over Matt Williams of Ursinus in the consolation finals.

Tournament Brackets

Team Scoring
1. Ursinus 98.5
2. Oneonta 90
3. Kings 77
4. Wesleyan 65
5. Centenary 50.5
6. GCC 49
7. Blair 33
8. Gettysburg 25
9. VFMA 13.5
10. Lafayette 2

 

 

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