Wrestling: Nine Place At WVU Open
November 16, 2002 09:34 PM | General
By Adam Zundell for MSNsportsNET.com
November 16, 2002
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Nine West Virginia University wrestlers placed in the top four at the WVU Open Saturday afternoon in the Shell Building. Seth Lisa (125) and Billy Smith (149) swept their brackets en route to the title. West Virginia had a pair championship matches that featured just Mountaineers at 141 and 174, but WVU opted not to wrestle those matches.
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| Billy Smith defeated A.J. Monseau defeated 9-3 to win the WVU Open at 149 pounds. |
Lisa, a redshirt freshman, defeated Ryan McClester from The Citadel, 8-6, in the finals. Smith, a senior, won 9-3 in the finals over A.J. Monseau.
Brandon Lauer, who is scheduled to move to 133 for the majority of the season, breezed through his half of the 141 bracket picking up two pins and a major decision. Shane Cunanan was similarly impressive with a pin and victories of seven and 12 points.
Greg Jones recorded three pins and a 13-5 victory before ending his day while Anthony Regalbuto picked up four wins on the day.
Sophomore Brent Miller finished second at heavyweight, losing a tough, 8-4 battle to John Testa of Clarion. Ryan Wilman also finished second after dropping a tightly-contested 8-6 match. Mike Torriero added a fourth place finish for the Mountaineers.
"I thought this was a good beginning to the season," head coach Craig Turnbull said. "I always have middle of the road expectations for this event, but I think our guys competed hard against outside competition."
The Mountaineers will return to action Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md.
