The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team picked up a pair of non-conference wins on the road today. The Mocs defeated Gardner-Webb (42-3) and Cumberland (37-13) in Lebanon, Tenn. The wins put UTC over the .500 mark with a season record of 6-5, including 1-0 in Southern Conference action.
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
Chattanooga
42
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 |
Chattanooga 34
Cumberland
13
Individual Matches
