University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Kent State
Mocs Drop Season-Opener vs. No. 14 Kent State
11/6/2010 11:07:00 PM | Wrestling
Senior Cody Cleveland stared his final season at UTC in excellent fashion. Ranked No. 7 in the nation at 141, Cleveland scored a fall at 5:22 against KSU's Chase Skonieczny. That pin pulled the Mocs to within 10-6 in the team race.
Sophomore Josh Condon took a 3-1 sudden-victory in his match against Mallie Shuster at 157. UTC's final win came at 184 when 19th-ranked junior Jason McCroskey downed Casey Newburg 4-3.
The Mocs will be back on the mat on Sunday when they take part in the Hokie Open in Salem, Va.
Kent State (1-0) 24; Chattanooga (0-1) 12
285: #14 Brendan Barlow (KSU) - Dec. 5-2 - Matt Lettner (UTC)
125: #6 Nic Bedelyon (KSU) - Maj. Dec. 15-5 - Prescott Garner (UTC)
133: Sean Collins (KSU) - Dec. 12-9 - Cody Hood (UTC)
141: #7 Cody Cleveland (UTC) - Fall 5:22 - Chase Skonieczny (KSU)
149: Marcel Clopton (KSU) - Dec. 5-4 - Dean Pavlou (UTC)
157: Josh Condon (UTC) Dec. 3-1 (SV) - Mallie Shuster (KSU)
165: Ross Tice (KSU) - Dec. 5-2 - Brandon Wright (KSU)
174: Brandon Johnson (KSU) - Maj. Dec. 21-10 - Levi Clemons (UTC)
184: #19 Jason McCroskey (UTC) - Dec. 4-3 (TB1) - Casey Newburg (KSU)
197: #3 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) - Maj. Dec. 14-4 - Niko Brown (UTC)
