Quick Recap
It's a crowded leaderboard after day one of the Southern Conference Wrestling Championships. The Chattanooga Mocs are fourth with just three-and-a-half points separating the quartet atop the charts.
 
The Mocs had four work their way through the field to set up championship matches tomorrow. It started with Blake Boarman at 133 who was followed three classes later by Noah Castillo at 157. Sergio Desiante and Kamdyn Munro go back-to-back at 174 and 184.
 
Two more Mocs earned their way through the back draws to third-pace matchups. Eli Knight (141) and Jackson Hurst (165) are looking for their first league podium posts. That above four are the only ones who made it out of the quarterfinals. The remaining six wrestlers did tremendous work in the consolations to put their squad in the hunt with Knight and Hurst leading the way.
 
First Take
"We knew it was going to be like this. The dual meets throughout the whole year have been tight one way or the other. Still gotta make up a little bit of ground, but I think our guys are responding to adversity and we just gotta find a couple more points (tomorrow)." – Coach Kyle Ruschell on day one in Asheville
 
Team Score

1. App State: 52.5
2. Campbell: 49.5
3. Citadel: 49.5
4. Chattanooga 49.0
5. Gardner-Webb: 35.0
6. Bellarmine: 34.5
7. VMI: 10.5
8. Davidson: 6.0
9. Presbyterian: 5.0

 
Lineup with Results (Seed in parenthesis)
125: (6) Ty Tice: 2.0 team points scored
Quarters: Jack Parker, Bellarmine, L, MD, 6-15
Conso Rd1: Brayden Adams, Presbyterian, W, TF (6:19), 18-3
Conso Semis: Anthony Molton, Campbell, L, Fall (3:51)
 
133: (2) Blake Boarman: 8.5 points
Quarters: T.J. Rodler, Presbyterian, W, TF (3:42), 21-6
Semis: Logan Heil, Campbell, W, MD, 11-3
Finals: T.K. Davis, Gardner-Webb
 
141: (3) Eli Knight: 5.0 points
Quarters: Ryan Luna, Presbyterian, L, Dec., 4-5
Conso Rd1: Thomas Termini, The Citadel, W, Fall (4:48)
Conso Semis: Aldo Hernandez, App St., W, Dec., 13-6
3rd-Place: A.J. Rallo, Bellarmine
 
149: (6) Dayne Dalrymple: 2.5 points
Quarters: Kaiden Keiser, App St., L, Dec., 1-4
Conso Rd1: Elijah Holliday, Presbyterian, W, Fall (6:08)
Conso Semis: Wynton Denkins, Campbell, L, Dec., 2-3 (TB-2)
 
157: (1) Noah Castillo: 7.5 points
Quarters: Raymond Cmil, VMI, W, TF (4:13), 17-1
Semis: Drew Pepin, Gardner-Webb, W, Dec., 8-7
Finals: Chris Earnest, Campbell
 
165: (6) Jackson Hurst: 5.5 points
Quarters: Domonic Baker, Campbell, L, Dec., 0-2
Conso Rd1: Joshua Roe, Presbyterian, W, TF (7:00), 19-4
Conso Semis: Bryce Griffin, Davidson, W, MD, 15-5
3rd-Place: Dom Baker, Campbell
 
174: (2) Sergio Desiante: 8.0 points
Quarters: Andrew Wilson, Gardner-Webb, W, Fall (1:19)
Semis: Grant O'Dell, Bellarmine, W, Dec., 5-1
Finals: #28 Luke Uliano, App St.
 
184: (3) Kamdyn Munro: 8.0 points
Quarters: Micah DiCarlo, The Citadel, W, MD, 11-2
Semis: Braxton Lewis, VMI, MD, 14-5
Finals: Devan Hendricks, Bellarmine
 
197: (7) Logan Webster: 1.5 points
Quarters: Carson Floyd, App State, L, Fall (0:50)
Conso Prelim: Toler Hornick, Presbyterian, W, TF (6:11), 17-1
Conso Rd1: Josh McCutcheon, Gardner-Webb, L, MD, 11-25
 
285: (6) Ethan Vergara: 0.5 points
Quarters: Josh Evans, VMI, L, Dec., 4-8
Conso Rd1: Peyton McComas, Gardner-Webb, W, Dec., 10-3
Conso Semis: Daulton Mayer, Bellarmine, L, Fall (2:06)
 
Rundown

• Tied for fifth with Gardner-Webb after quarterfinal round with 10.0 points. App State and Campbell were tied for the lead (14.5).
• Big run through the consos pushed Mocs into 1st with 21.0 heading into semifinal round. The squad went 5-1 with a decision (Vergara), two techs (Tice/Hurst) and two pins (Knight/Dalrymple).
• The Citadel took the lead through the semifinals with 44.5 points. The Mocs were second at 43.0 followed by App State's 40.5 as Campbell (36.5) and Gardner-Webb (30.0) rounded out top 5.
• 17 of the 49 points scored so far came in the back draws.
• It is Castillo's second finals appearance. He was runner-up in 2023.
• Desiante is also making his second championship run. He was runner-up in 2024.
• First finals for Boarman and Munro. Munro did make the podium in 2024 as third-place at 165.
• 16-10 as a team with four decisions, five majors, four tech falls and three falls.

 
Final Thoughts
"They did what we know they're capable of, and that's pretty simple, right? They went out there looking to score points, and it showed." – Ruschell on the four semifinalists
 
"The first round didn't go as well as we'd like. But our studs, the guys we count on they. they rocked it out and banged through the semis. That's huge. And then coach told us that back sides win the tournament. We came out hot that second round. Everybody won and kept that momentum high and, you know, I think a lot of guys are peaking at the right time, so we just got to make it count tomorrow." – Jackson Hurst
 
"We've been preaching for two months that it's going to take all 10 guys. Not just to score points but also look to dominate. Not just get a half a point on the back side, go get two, three points...as much as they can. Everybody went out there to look for those bonus points. " – Ruschell on the team's work in the back draws
 
History  
Team Titles: 29
Years: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
 
Individual Titles: 161
125: 23 | Last: Brayden Palmer, 2024
133: 20 | Last: Brayden Palmer, 2023
141: 16 | Last: Isaiah Powe, 2024
149: 10 | Last: Alex Hudson, 2013
157: 17 | Last: Kamaal Shakur, 2016
165: 14 | Last: Andrew Nicholson, 2021
174: 12 | Last: Rocky Jordan, 2023
184: 20 | Last: Bryce Carr, 2018
197: 22 | Last: Matthew Waddell, 2022
285: 7 | Last: Matt Koz, 2007
Class wins by position (i.e. 118 is counted at 126, 126 to 133, etc.)
 
Resources: Notes | Stats | SoCon Championships
 
How to Follow
Tickets: Day 2
Video: ESPN+
Scoring: Track
Links to Stream & Scoring are also Found Here
Socials: Twitter/X: @utcwrestling | Instagram: @utcwrestling
 
Schedule
Saturday
Noon: Consolation Finals
2:30 p.m.: Championship Matches
4:30 p.m.: True 2nd Place Matches (If necessary at 133, 141 & 197)
5 p.m.: Awards
 
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