Quick Recap
The Chattanooga Mocs took fourth place in a hotly contested Southern Conference Championships at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, N.C. The Mocs claimed two titles with Noah Castillo (157) and Sergio Desiante (174) both winning their first such titles. Blake Boarman also qualified for the NCAA Championships winning the true second-place match at 133.
 
Chattanooga came to Asheville with just one wrestler in the lineup with more than two SoCon Tournament appearances (Castillo) and the young group made it interesting before settling behind champion Appalachian State, runner The Citadel and Campbell.
 
First Take
"I think we wrestled hard with a lot of contested matches. I think we only gave up a couple of bonus points and got a bunch along the way. So, not disappointed in our guys, we just need to continue to grow and continue to get better. We have a lot of young guys that if we do the right things over the summer, we can make some noise clearly." – Coach Kyle Ruschell the weekend in Asheville
 
Resources: Notes | Stats | SoCon Championships
 
Team Score

1. App State: 79.5
2. Citadel: 73.5
3. Campbell: 71.5
4. Chattanooga: 66.0
5. Gardner-Webb: 50.0
6. Bellarmine: 45.5
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: #21 Anthony Molton, Campbell, L, Fall (3:51)
 
133: (2) Blake Boarman: 11.5 points
Quarters: T.J. Rodler, Presbyterian, W, TF (3:42), 21-6
Semis: Logan Heil, Campbell, W, MD, 11-3
Finals: #22 T.K. Davis, Gardner-Webb, L, Dec., 0-3
True 2nd: Chad Bellis, App State, W, Dec., 4-1 (SV-1)
 
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: #32 A.J. Rallo, Bellarmine, L, MD, 3-12
 
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: #32 Wynton Denkins, Campbell, L, Dec., 2-3 (TB-2)
 
157: (1) Noah Castillo: 13.5 points
Quarters: Raymond Cmil, VMI, W, TF (4:13), 17-1
Semis: Drew Pepin, Gardner-Webb, W, Dec., 8-7
Finals: Chris Earnest, Campbell, W, Dec., 4-2
 
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, L, Dec., 5-8 (SV-1)
 
174: (2) Sergio Desiante: 14.0 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., W, Dec., 4-1
 
184: (3) Kamdyn Munro: 8.0 points
Quarters: Micah DiCarlo, The Citadel, W, MD, 11-2
Semis: Braxton Lewis, VMI, MD, 14-5
Finals: #26 Devan Hendricks, Bellarmine, L, Dec., 3-4
 
197: (7) Logan Webster: 1.5 points
Quarters: #32 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

• Two individual champions in Noah Castillo (157) & Sergio Desiante (174). Fourth straight SoCon Championships with multiple winners and 42nd overall.
• Castillo and Desiante became the 162nd and 163rd Mocs all-time to win SoCon titles. Far and away the most in league history despite it being the 48th year in the league.
• Castillo earned his first Southern Conference Championship in his fourth try.
• Castillo went 11-0 in 2025 against SoCon opposition.
• Castillo got the early takedown and controlled the match throughout in the 4-2 decision.
• Castillo is qualified for his first career NCAA Championships.
• Castillo is first Mocs champ 157 since Kamaal Shakur in 2016.
• Desiante got the lone finish of his match as well. Came inside a minute to go in third period.
• It's his first SoCon Title and NCAA Qualification.
• It's Desiante's second crown of 2024-25 also winning Chattanooga's first trophy at the Southern Scuffle.
• The last 174 Mocs winner prior to Sergio in the SoCon Championships? Rocky Jordan in 2023.
• The Mocs had four finalists with Boarman (133) and Munro (184) suffering narrow defeats.
• Boarman came back in true second place match with App State's Chad Bellis. It took extra time, but Boarman got the only takedown of the match with 1:28 left in SV-1 for the second NCAA Allocation at 133 earning his first championships berth.
• Three NCAA Qualifiers (or more) for the 14th time in last 15 years.

 
Final Thoughts
"It's great to see those guys earn that trophy. I think those guys were more offensive than their opponents this weekend, you could tell. Ultimately, that's why they got their hand raised." – Ruschell on two champs performance
 
"It means everything. It's bigger than myself. It's my family, my faith in God, my coaches and everyone who has supported me. It means my story, and it could not have been a better end to this chapter of my story in college. But that story just continues." – Castillo on what it means to win the SoCon Championship in his 4th try
 
"It's very important. The fact that all three of us did not have an easy road and had to fight adversity. Which is what you're gonna have to do at the NCAA tournament, so it's very exciting to send us three because I truly believe we all could be at the on that podium." – Castillo on three NCAA qualifiers and two SoCon Champs and that importance to the program
 
"It's not enough." – Ruschell on getting three NCAA qualifiers into this year's field
 
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: 163
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: 18 | Last: Noah Castillo, 2024
165: 14 | Last: Andrew Nicholson, 2021
174: 13 | Last: Sergio Desiante, 2024
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.)
 
Next Up
March 12 | NCAA Wrestling Championships Selection Show | 8 p.m. (NCAA.com)
 
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