Thursday, January 2
Chattanooga, Tenn.
All Day
Chattanooga
vs
Southern Scuffle
Sophomore Matthew Waddell led the Mocs with a fourth place finish at 184 pounds today.
Photo by: Dale Rutemeyer
Recap From Southern Scuffle Day 2
1/2/2020 10:29:00 PM | Wrestling, Southern Scuffle
Mocs finish 13th as a team in the tournament.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team wrapped up the 2020 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Clothing, at McKenzie Arena tonight. The Mocs had two individuals place in the event.
Sophomore Matthew Waddell led the way with a fourth place showing at 184 pounds. Fellow sophomore Tanner Smith also placed, finishing fifth at 149 pounds. Sophomore Colton Landers advanced to Day 2, but was forced to medically withdraw before the morning round.
The Mocs finished 13th as a team with 46 points. That is one spot up from last year's 14th place showing.
Oklahoma State won its second title, all in the last four years, with 116 points. N.C. State was second at 109, while Stanford (99.5), Pittsburgh (93) and North Dakota State (92.5) rounded out the top five.
West Virginia's Noah Adams was the Most Outstanding Wrestler, taking the title at 174 pounds for the Mountaineers. George Mason's Colston DiBlasi won the Gorarrian Award with four pins in 15:59.
For complete brackets, team and individual results, click the FloArena link at the top of the page.
Chattanooga Wrestling Results Day 2
149
Tanner Smith – 5th Place
Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield) – W-D, 7-6
Jason Kraisser (Campbell) – W-D, 7-0
Jonathan Miller (App. St.) – L-D, 2-6
Requir van der Merwe (Stanford) – W-For.
184
Matthew Waddell – 4th Place
Trent Hidlay (N.C. State) – L-D, 1-4
Anthony Montalvo (Ok State) – W-D, 4-2
Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) – L-MD, 1-13
Sophomore Matthew Waddell led the way with a fourth place showing at 184 pounds. Fellow sophomore Tanner Smith also placed, finishing fifth at 149 pounds. Sophomore Colton Landers advanced to Day 2, but was forced to medically withdraw before the morning round.
The Mocs finished 13th as a team with 46 points. That is one spot up from last year's 14th place showing.
Oklahoma State won its second title, all in the last four years, with 116 points. N.C. State was second at 109, while Stanford (99.5), Pittsburgh (93) and North Dakota State (92.5) rounded out the top five.
West Virginia's Noah Adams was the Most Outstanding Wrestler, taking the title at 174 pounds for the Mountaineers. George Mason's Colston DiBlasi won the Gorarrian Award with four pins in 15:59.
For complete brackets, team and individual results, click the FloArena link at the top of the page.
Chattanooga Wrestling Results Day 2
149
Tanner Smith – 5th Place
Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield) – W-D, 7-6
Jason Kraisser (Campbell) – W-D, 7-0
Jonathan Miller (App. St.) – L-D, 2-6
Requir van der Merwe (Stanford) – W-For.
184
Matthew Waddell – 4th Place
Trent Hidlay (N.C. State) – L-D, 1-4
Anthony Montalvo (Ok State) – W-D, 4-2
Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) – L-MD, 1-13
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