University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Gardner-Webb
Wrestling Picks Up Wins Over Gardner-Webb (42-3) and Cumberland (34-13)
12/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | General, Wrestling
Chattanooga began the day with an afternoon match against GWU. The Mocs dominated action, wining nine of the ten positions. Junior Cody Cleveland, ranked No. 8 in the nation in the 141-pound class, recorded his second pin of the season when he beat Chas Frans at 5:44. Senior Seth Garvin (165), junior Cody Stokes (174) and freshman Dan Waddell (149) also recorded pins in the GWU match.
Freshman Demetrius Johnson (125) logged his first career win with a 9-6 decision over Courtney Roberts while sophomore Jason Statum got his first win of the season, 17-5 over Matthew Featherston at 133.
UTC faced a tough Cumberland team in the nightcap, dropping three of the first five classes to the Bulldogs. Cleveland continued his strong season with a 12-4 win over Mike Davis. He is now 6-1 in dual meets and 9-2 overall this season. Garvin picked up his second pin of the day at 174 to improve to 8-1 in dual meets and 12-3 overall. His 12 wins now lead the team.
The Mocs will next travel to the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill., on Dec. 29-30. The next home match is set for Jan. 11 when UTC hosts No. 12 Oklahoma in Maclellan Gym at 1:00 p.m. (E.S.T.).
RESULTS
Gardner-Webb 3
Individual Matches
|
Wt |
Winner (School) |
Win Type |
Loser (School) |
Score |
|
125 |
Demetrius Johnson (UTC) |
D |
Cortney Roberts (GWU) |
9-6 |
|
133 |
Jason Statum (UTC) |
MD |
Matthew Featherston (GWU) |
17-4 |
|
141 |
Cody Cleveland (UTC) |
F |
Thomas Knapp (GWU) |
|
|
149 |
Dan Waddell (UTC) |
F |
Thomas Knapp (GWU) |
|
|
157 |
Kelly Felix (UTC) |
MD |
Justin Guthrie (GWU) |
11-1 |
|
165 |
Seth Garvin (UTC) |
F |
David Pelsang (GWU) |
|
|
174 |
Cody Stokes (UTC) |
F |
Blake Salyer (GWU) |
|
|
184 |
Kyle McKee (UTC) |
MD |
Jonathan Velazquez (GWU) |
13-6 |
|
197 |
Ethan Winel (UTC) |
D |
Travis Porter (GWU) |
5-2 |
|
285 |
Dustin Porter (GWU) |
D |
Cody Sliger (UTC) |
7-1 |
Cumberland 13
Individual Matches
|
Wt |
Winner (School) |
Win Type |
Loser (School) |
Score |
|
125 |
DeSean Willis (CU) |
F |
Paul Garza (UTC) |
|
|
133 |
Neil Birt (CU) |
D |
Josh Statum (UTC) |
9-4 |
|
141 |
Cody Cleveland (UTC) |
MD |
Mike Davis (CU) |
12-4 |
|
149 |
Dan Waddell (UTC) |
W |
Forfeit |
|
|
157 |
Andrew Casadaban (CU) |
MD |
Kelly Felix (UTC) |
11-3 |
|
165 |
Brandon Wright (UTC) |
MD |
Nick Sasfy (CU) |
25-10 |
|
174 |
Seth Garvin (UTC) |
F |
Trey Meyers (CU) |
|
|
184 |
Kyle McKee (UTC) |
MD |
Eric Metzler (CU) |
8-0 |
|
197 |
Ethan Winel (UTC) |
F |
Kyle Studer (CU) |
|
|
285 |
Cody Sliger (UTC) |
MD |
Justin Virtue (CU) |
20-5 |
