Overview
The Chattanooga Mocs made a valiant run that fell short by a slim margin at the Southern Conference Championships. The Mocs powered by individual winners Cooper Flynn and Kade Rule ended as runner-up behind Appalachian State by a mere 1.5 points.
 
Flynn (125) and Rule (197) headlined seven Mocs making the podium. That tied Bellarmine for most in the field. Ethan Uhorchuk (133-2nd), Hunter Mason (141-3rd), Cavarius Liddie (157-3rd), Landon Jones (184-3rd) and Ethan Vergara (285-2nd) joined the duo as the 93 points scored by the squad were the most in 13 years.
 
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Quotable
"They came out and looked to wrestle. They didn't look to just hold on and win, they got takedowns early and scored. That's what you have to do to win a conference Championship. You can't just sit back and let it come to you." – Coach Kyle Ruschell on champions Flynn & Rule
 
"We knew at the end of the day yesterday, we needed to have a good day (from the consolation guys). Those guys came out firing and found bonus points in every match except for one, and that was a really tough win." – Ruschell on the work done in the wrestle backs by the trio of third-place finishers
 
"It's a tough pill to swallow. It's a major decision here, not getting majored there. We had an alumni talk about how many times this is going down to a point or less. I think overall, our guys competed hard, and we really showed what we're made out of today but also in the second half of the season." – Ruschell on how his young group came together and made their run
 
Standings
Team: Points (Champions)
1) App State: 94.5 (3)
2) Chattanooga: 93.0 (2)
3) Bellarmine: 88.5 (2)
4) The Citadel: 53.5 (0)
5) Davidson: 42.5 (1)
6) Gardner-Webb: 39.5 (1)
7) VMI: 36.0 (1)
8) Campbell: 19.0 (0)
9) Presbyterian: 18.5 (0)
 
Finals | Saturday, March 7 | 3 PM
125: #1 Cooper Flynn (Chattanooga) by Fall (2:20) over #6 Joe Calvin (Bellarmine)
133: #1 T.K. Davis (Gardner-Webb) 12-4 MD over #2 Ethan Uhorchuk (Chattanooga)
141: #5 Aldo Hernandez (App State) 8-1 dec. over #3 AJ Rallo (Bellarmine)
149: #1 Anderson Heap (Davidson) 8-5 dec. (SV-1) over #3 Carson DesRosier (The Citadel)
157: #6 Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine) 11-10 dec. over #1 Kyrel Leavell (The Citadel)
165: #8 Ryan Vigil (VMI) 7-2 dec. over #2 Anthony Conetta (App State)
174: #4 Grant O'Dell (Bellarmine) 4-3 dec. over #2 Jacob Silka (The Citadel)
184: #1 Tomas Brooker (App State) 12-3 MD over #2 Reed Douglass (Presbyterian)
197: #1 Kade Rule (Chattanooga) 14-4 MD over #2 Logan Eller (App State)
285: #1 Stephan Monchery (App State) 11-1 MD over #3 Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga)
 
Breakdown

• Started the day in second, 6.5 points behind App State in first. Fell to third after the consolation semifinals with the gap widening slightly to 7.0 points with Bellarmine in second by one point.
• Mason, Liddie and Jones advanced to the consolation finals with Mason and Liddie providing precious bonus tallies with falls.
• Mason got the afternoon started with a pin of VMI's Dyson Dunham at 3:21 in the second period. Liddie and Jones were not to be outdone.
• Liddie came through with a hard-fought 4-1 decision over Gardner-Webb's Joseph Giordano.
• Jones worked over Campbell's Brant Cracraft for 5:53. "Bones" recorded seven takedowns earning the 21-6 tech fall.
• Those three third-place endings saw a dramatic shift in the standings. Mason, Liddie and Jones combined for 21 points as the Mocs vaulted into first with 84 points with the Mountaineers second (83.5) and Knights in third (82.5). The championship finals saw four each for UTC and Bellarmine while App boasted five.
• Cooper Flynn got the finals off to a flying start. His first period pin (2:20) extended the team advantage to 5.5 points. It's his first conference title in his second championship match. The Seymour, Tenn., native was runner-up for Virginia Tech in the 2024 ACC Championships.
• Ethan Uhorchuk put up a valiant challenge against 2025 NCAA Qualifier TK Davis. Down 3-2 going into the third, "EU" saw it get away as he pressed for an elusive takedown in a 12-4 loss.
• App found its way back atop the standings over the next six classes. Kade Rule lived up to his name at 197 as his major capped the strong run for the true freshman in capturing his first conference title. It also propelled Chattanooga back on top but by a precarious 2.5 points.
• Vergara made it a game effort against 2025 SoCon Champ Stephan Monchery, but the Mountaineer defended his crown and earned the final points in the win.

 
Lineup (Seed)
125: (1) Cooper Flynn – Champion (17 pts)
Quarters: (8) Fernando Dominguez, Presbyterian, W, Fall (2:00)
Semis: (4) Gylon Sims, The Citadel, W, Dec., 4-2
Finals: #6 Joe Calvin (Bellarmine), W, Fall (2:20)
 
133: (2) Ethan Uhorchuk – Runner-Up (11.5 pts)
Quarters: (7) Luke Passarelli, Davidson, W, TF, 19-3 (2:42)
Semis: (3) Jarvis Little, App State, W, Dec. 2-2 (TB-2)
Finals: (1) TK Davis, Gardner-Webb, L, MD, 4-12
 
141: (1) Hunter Mason – 3rd-Place (10.5 pts)
Quarters: (8) Thomas Termini, The Citadel, W, Dec., 11-4
Semis: (5) Aldo Hernandez, App State, L, MD, 4-16
Conso Semis: (6) Zander Phaturos, Campbell, W, Fall (4:13)
3rd-Place: (4) Dyson Dunham, VMI, Fall (3:21)
 
149: (4) Yuta Otero
Quarters: (5) Nate Higley, Bellarmine, L, Dec., 5-12
Conso Quarters: (9) Charlie Sly, Gardner-Webb, W, Dec., 4-0
Conso Semis: (2) Kaden Keiser, App State, L, MD, 2-12
 
157: (2) Cavarius Liddie – 3rd-Place (10.5 pts)
Quarters: (7) Ray Cmil, VMI, W, Fall (2:03)
Semis: (6) Jeb Prechtel, Bellarmine, L, Fall (1:54)
Conso Semis: (8) Christian Hale-Anderson, Presbyterian, W, Fall (1:48)
3rd-Place: (3) Joseph Giordano, Gardner-Webb, W, Dec., 4-1
 
165: (3) Mason Reiniche
Quarters: (6) Anthony Ferrari, Campbell, W, Dec., 9-2
Semis: (2) Anthony Conetta, App State, L, Dec., 4-10
Conso Semis: (5) Noah Hall, Bellarmine, L, Dec. (SV-1), 2-5
 
174: (1) Kamdyn Munro
Quarters: (8) Ryan Bolletino, Campbell, W, TF, 17-1 (6:09)
Semis: (4) Grant O'Dell, Bellarmine, L, Dec., 1-2
Conso Semis: (3) Colt Campbell, App State, L, TF, 4-19 (7:00)
 
184: (4) Landon Jones – 3rd-place (8.0 pts)
Quarters: (5) Gavin Ricketts, Bellarmine, W, Dec., 5-3
Semis: (1) Tomas Brooker, App State, L, MD, 5-17
Conso Semis: (3) Brodie Porter, The Citadel, W, Dec., 12-6
3rd-Place: (6) Brant Cracraft, Campbell, W, TF, 21-6 (5:53)
 
197: (1) Kade Rule – Champion (17.0 pts)
Quarters: (8) Haydn Danels, Gardner-Webb, W, TF, 19-2 (5:10)
Semis: (4) Adam Ortega, The Citadel, W, TF, 19-4 (6:56)
Finals: (2) Logan Eller, App State, W, MD, 14-4
 
285: (3) Ethan Vergara – Runner-Up (12.0 pts)
Quarters: (6) Roy Price, The Citadel, W, Dec., 10-4
Semis: (2) Daulton Mayer, Bellarmine, W, Inj. Def.
Finals: (1) Stephan Monchery, App State, L, MD, 4-14
 
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