Wrestling: WVU Wins Navy Classic
November 23, 2002 07:58 PM | General
By Adam Zundell for MSNsportsNET.com
November 23, 2002
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The West Virginia University wrestling team produced six individual champions en route to a first-place finish at the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday afternoon. The Mountaineers finished with 130.50 points, outdistancing Kent State (116), Navy (113.50) and N.C. State (87).
On his way to winning the 174 bracket, Greg Jones ran his winning streak to 25 on Saturday setting a school record. The previous mark was 23 held by his brother, Vertus, in 1999-2000. Jones pinned No.15 Dustin Kawa in 2:45 of the championship match.
For the second consecutive week, Brandon Lauer and Shane Cunanan earned co-championship honors at 141. Lauer advanced with two pins and a major decision while all three of Cunanan's victories came by major decision.
Ryan Wilman (184) captured his first career tournament title by defeating Kent State's Alex Camargo 4-3 in the finals. Billy Smith (149) won his second consecutive tournament title in as many weeks with a 9-2 win over Jake Giamoni of N.C. State. Seth Lisa (125) defeated No.18 George Cintron 4-1 to claim his second tournament championship this season as well.
Brent Miller finished second at heavyweight, losing 6-3 to No.9 Stephen Kovach of Navy in the finals. Redshirt freshman Matt Lebe (157) also added runner-up finish for the Mountaineers with an 18-6 loss to Scott Garren.
Anthony Regalbuto (174) and Brian Floyd (133) finished third in their respective brackets, Mike Torriero (157) finished fourth and Adrian Thompson (197) finished sixth to round out the scoring for the Mountaineers.
The Mountaineers return to action Dec. 6-7 at the Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev.
