Aaron Wright, CUP HM. Justin Giovinco and Justin Nestor Score Falls in First Round of NCAA Championships. 143- Greg Austin dec. Daniele Terracchio 9-2. and 3-1 in the Eastern Wrestling League. 25 Pitt, 20-14, Saturday night at the Shell Building on senior night. PITTSBURGH - The 2000 Eastern Wrestling League Tournament was decided in the last match of the night as Edinboro claimed its third-straight league title tonight at Fitzgerald Field House. Prior to suffering a knee injury, Pitt sophomore wing Justin Champagnie was arguably playing some of the best basketball of his college career. Tim Cherry (Central Bucks West) dec. Brett Wade (Phoenixville), 9-5 4 NC State. The top three placewinners in each weight class earn an automatic bid to nationals while nine other wrestlers are voted on as wild card selections by the member coaches. Johnson (EU) dec. Todd Hockenbroch (BU), 5-2 HWT Josh Pearce (EU) dec. Russ Davie (CSU), 2-2 RO Third-Place Finishers:125 Mike Akers (Virginia Tech)133 Rob Loper (Pittsburgh)141 Blaise Mucci (Pittsburgh)149 Billy Smith (West Virginia)157 Shaun Shapert (Edinboro)165 Yanni Diamond (Edinboro) 174 Eric Hall (Virginia Tech)184 Dave Murray (Lock Haven)197 Dan Stine (Pittsburgh)HWT Ken Haines (Lock Haven), *Top-three place-winners and nine wild card selections qualify for the 2000 NCAA Championships.Special Honors:Tournament Outstanding WrestlerVertus Jones, West VirginiaEWL Hall of Fame InducteesDr. The official 2020-2021 Wrestling Roster for the Mercyhurst University Lakers ... Justin Petrilena. The West Virginia University wrestling team completed an utterly stellar 2001-02 campaign this past weekend in the Eastern Wrestling League Tournament in Lock ... Billy Smith of WVU got to the finals after a gutsy overtime win over Pitt's Justin Giovinco. Die-Hards: Recruiting In Virginia Could Get Even More Difficult For Pitt Die-Hards: Elite 2023 WR Santana Fleming’s Latest Offer Comes From Pitt Die-Hards: Recruiting Update On Perry 2022 4 … The next two matches, Jason Woodall vs. Justin Giovinco at 149 and James Woodall vs. Zach Doll at 157, were considered toss-ups heading in and would go a long way towards determining a winner. The score of the bout was 2-2 at the end of regulation and the first overtime period, but Pearce held Davie down in the 30 second ride-out for the individual championship and the team title. 13 Pitt wrestling scores impressive 24-9 win against No. Giovinco, Mengerink Finish Second At Conference Tournament. However, Pittsburgh's Justin Giovinco (Norristown, Pa./Plymouth- Whitemarsh) and 18th-ranked Mike Ziska (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) surrendered the 149 and 157-pound weight classes to the Huskies, one by a pin, to trail Bloomsburg, 9-3, after three matches. The official 2020-2021 Wrestling Roster for the Mercyhurst University Lakers. Jeremy Reitz, CUP ... Justin Nestor, Pitt 6. 7 seed at 157 pounds in Derek Zinck of Lehigh, whom Nestor lost to in a dual meet earlier this season. Champagnie made Pitt basketball history when he became […] First-seeded George Carter of Bloomsburg dominated the 149-pound match, defeating Pittsburgh's second-seeded true freshman Justin Giovinco in a major decision (17-6). 152 - Jason Shivak (Spring-Ford) pinned Pat Cissne (Upper Moreland), 5:16 . Virginia Tech's first-seeded Chris Martin defeated Bloomsburg's Hunter Guenot with a major decision (11-1) at 165-pounds, before Edinboro's first-seeded Josh Koscheck earned a 5-2 decision over second-seeded Nick Mengerink (Pittsburgh) at 174 pounds. The Fighting Scots' Josh Pearce faced Cleveland State's Russ Davie in the heavyweight bout with Edinboro trailing West Virginia by one half point. pounds. 2 Jared Lawrence of Minnesota in the second round while Nestor faces No. 17 West Virginia lost to No. 6'0" 184 lbs Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Mars Area. The EWL Tournament is a national qualifying event that will send 39 wrestlers to the 2000 NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, Missouri, March 16-18. Justin Giovinco (Plymouth Whitemarsh) won by tech. Justin has 11 jobs listed on their profile. Finishing the tournament in third place were: Mike Akers (125-Virginia Tech); Rob Loper (133-Pittsburgh); Blaise Mucci (141-Pittsburgh); Billy Smith (149-West Virginia); Shaun Shapert (157-Edinboro); Yanni Diamond (165-Edinboro); Eric Hall (174-Virginia Tech); Dave Murray (184-Lock Haven); Dan Stine (197-Pittsburgh); and Ken Haines (HWT-Lock Haven). Defending champion and first-seeded Mark Angle of Clarion was forced to forfeit the 141-pound final bout due to medical reasons. 17, downed Blaise Mucci, 7-3, at 141, while the Woodall's both notched their first career dual meet wins, Jason with a 6-4 victory over Justin Giovinco … The following wild card selections will also compete at the NCAA tournament: Scott Bair (133-Lock Haven); Cory Ace (141-Edinboro); Stan Spoor (149-Clarion); Mike Ziska (157-Pittsburgh); Carl Fronhofer (165- Pittsburgh); Cassidy Shults (174-Bloomsburg); Scott Justus (184-Virginia Tech); Sean Hage (HWT-West Virginia); and John Testa (HWT-Clarion). The team to beat in the Eastern Wrestling League this coming 2002-03 season appears to be West Virginia University followed by the Edinboro Fighting Scots. The Panthers will begin the 2003-04 season with only two 125-pounders on their roster. 125 POUNDS. In other first-round action, redshirt freshman Ronald Tarquinio (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) lost in his first-round bout with Bob Seidel of Virginia by a final count of 8-3. Giovinco (Norristown, Pa./Plymouth-Whitemarsh) got the fall with just 14 seconds remaining in the match and will face the No. © 2021 University of Pittsburgh Athletics, Cathy & John Pelusi Family Life Skills Program, Student-Athlete Academic Support Services. In his first six games, Champagnie was averaging 17.8 points and 12.3 rebounds per game while shooting close to fifty-percent (48.9%) from the field. 17 Lehigh The No. Chris Kallai, CSU 165 1. The following is a weight class-by-class breakdown of the 2003-04 Pittsburgh Panthers wrestling team. 2 seed, Jared Lawrence of Minnesota, in the second round of the 141-pound tournament. from youth athletics to elite world championships. The win gives Giovinco 97 career victories, three short of 100, heading into the Lawrence match. 6'0" 174 lbs Jr. New Kensington, Pa. … They found what Pitt fans already knew: the 6-foot-6 sophomore from Brooklyn is the real deal. 132- Bill Haverly tech fall Guiseppe Santilli. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia wrestling team (2-2, 1-2 ACC) used bonus points at two weight classes to take a 17-16 win over No. ... Pitt's Justin Giovinco stopped Clarion's momentum with a 6-1 win over Jim . The loss of three-time NCAA qualifier Justin Giovinco … Champagnie scored 31 points, tying a career high […] EASTERN WRESTLING LEAGUE PRESEASON (10/1/02) RANKINGS (by Allen Brown & Bruce Closson, WrestlingReport.com) EWL TEAMS . 154- Justin Giovinco tech fall Jarrod Lanza. View Justin Giovinco (He/Him)’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Nestor (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) got his upset victory in the second period over Jenkins and will now face the No. Ken Cox, Lock HavenJ.J. The official 2020-21 Wrestling Roster for the Virginia Tech Hokies Jones, the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler, became just the third wrestler in EWL history to win four individual championship titles when he claimed an exciting 6-4 overtime victory over Edinboro's Kevin Welsh. The loss is the first for the Mountaineers in the EWL this season. ... Justin Giovinco (P) dec. Jim Perry (C) 6-1. Johnson of Edinboro, last year's heavyweight champion, who won 197 pounds, 5-2, over first-seeded Todd Hockenbroch (Bloomsburg). Looking to face the slick Mr. Billman in the finals will be Billy Smith (WVU), Justin Giovinco (Pitt) and summer stock-car racer Dom Surra (Clarion). Schedule Wrestling: Roster Wrestling: News Pitt ID Manual The Reveal: ... Wrestling Schedule Roster Coaches News Stats (PDF) Archives Tickets Donate Additional Links. Fasnacht, PittsburghKyle Nellis, Pittsburgh. Finals:125 Trap McCormack (LH) dec. Angelo Zegarelli (WVU), 9-8 133 Bob Patnesky (WVU) dec. Chad Caros (EU), 6-4 OT141 Sean Gray (VT) Won by Medical Forfeit over Mark Angle (CU) 149 Geroge Carter (BU) maj. dec. Justin Giovinco (Pitt), 17-6 157 Joe Carr (WVU) dec. Ed Hockenberry (BU), 9-7165 Chris Martin (VT) maj. dec. Hunter Guenot (BU), 11-1174 Josh Koscheck (EU) dec. Nick Mengerink (Pitt), 5-2 184 Vertus Jones (WVU) dec. Kevin Welsh (EU), 6-4 TB 197 A.J. The 157-pound bout saw West Virginia's Joe Carr upset first-seeded Ed Hockenberry of Bloomsburg, 9-7, for the championship. Tom McMath, WVU ... USA Wrestling Membership Watch the latest wrestling matches, find wrestling rankings or read the latest wrestling news. PITTSBURGH — On Tuesday night in prime time, in front of a national television audience, facing perhaps college basketball’s most storied program, Justin Champagnie introduced himself to the rest of America. Lock Haven (79), Cleveland State (47) and Clarion (46) rounded out the tournament field. Next came second-seeded A.J. HWT-. I was glad to see former Pitt grappler Kellan Stout providing commentary on this one. In the first championship bout of the evening at 125 pounds, first-seeded Trap McCormack of Lock Haven won a close 9-8 decision over West Virginia's second-seeded Angelo Zegarelli. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Jim LaValle, LHU 4. 59 Justin Giovinco, Plymouth Whitemarsh DEC Travis Frick, Nazareth 11-5 60 Travis Rice, Seneca Valley DEC Lucas Blair, Huntingdon 6-2 61 Troy Letters, Shaler WBF Dan Winter, Neshaminy 1:33 62 Jason Woodall, Pittston DEC Craig Hight, Waynesboro 9-7 63 Jesse … 15 Justin McCoy major dec. Tyler Badgett (Pitt), 16-5; Pitt 9, UVA 7 165: No. The 157-pound bout saw West Virginia's Joe Carr upset first-seeded Ed Hockenberry of Bloomsburg, 9 … © 2021 University of Pittsburgh Athletics, Cathy & John Pelusi Family Life Skills Program, Student-Athlete Academic Support Services. 165- Nathan Wachter pin Davide Giglio. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Johnson set up the come-from-behind victory for the Fighting Scots heading into the final match. The official Wrestling page for the North Carolina State University Wolfpack Justin Giovinco, 149 pounds Justin Nestor, 157 pounds Carl Fronhofer, 174 pounds ... Wrestling Carl Fronhofer, Justion Giovinco, William J. Mowbray IV, James Thornton, Andrew Villecco ... Pitt's Samy Helmbacher Shines at French Nationals; 5/10/2017. 7 Derek Zinck of Lehigh at 157 pounds. The Panthers competed well but ultimately lost, 21-12. Trackwrestling is the home of all things wrestling, serving athletes, administrators, and fans of every competition level ? Each team won five weight classes, but the Cavaliers got a pair of major decisions to only one bonus-point victory for the Panthers to rally and secure the victory. Moore, ranked No. Justin Giovinco, Pitt 3. The 133-pound weight class went into overtime where West Virginia's Bob Patnesky scored a takedown to the get the 6-4 sudden victory over Chad Caros (Edinboro). Pitt’s No. KANSAS CITY, Kan. ? The next two matches produced repeat champions beginning with first-seeded Vertus Jones of West Virginia. The Pittsburgh wrestling team picked up its second and third victories in the first session of the NCAA Championships, when senior Justin Giovinco pinned Tony Pedrosa of Illinois at the 6:46 mark and redshirt freshman Justin Nestor pinned No. WRESTLERS SUFFER FIRST EWL LOSS OF SEASON TO PITT MORGANTOWN, W.Va., (February, 12, 2000) No. He is 24-12 in 2002-03 with eight falls, tied for the team lead with 125-pounder Jordan Sianni (Newark, Del./Hodgson), who qualified for the NCAAs but did not participate due to injury. 17 Lehigh. It was Tarquinio's first NCAA match and he now faces a familiar foe in Frank Edgar of Clarion in the first round of consolation matches. First-seeded George Carter of Bloomsburg dominated the 149-pound match, defeating Pittsburgh's second-seeded true freshman Justin Giovinco in a major decision (17-6). The tournament, which was one of the most competitive in recent years, also featured host Pittsburgh which finished in fifth with (88.5) points behind third-place Virginia Tech (91) and fourth-place Bloomsburg (89). 12 Pittsburgh (3-2, 1-2 ACC) on Friday night at Memorial Gym. MOUNTAINEERS WIN EWL TOURNAMENT SEVEN MOUNTAINEERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS; JONES NAMED TOURNAMENT'S OUTSTANDING WRESTLER. Logan Pollick. 220- Matt Greenberg pin Alessio Pomo. The #1 site for Pitt football, basketball and wrestling, Duquesne football and basketball, RMU and WPIAL athletics news, recruiting info and opinion. Giovinco moves on to face No. Edinboro won with a total of 116.5 points with West Virginia in second with 113 points. PITTSBURGH — Justin Champagnie is back, and did he ever make his presence known. 149: Luke Kemerer (Pitt) dec. Denton Spencer, 4-2 (sv-1); Pitt 9, UVA 3 157: No. 13 Pitt wrestling team returned to action and scored an impressive 24-9 win over No. He is now 4-4 in eight matches at the nationals. Jarod Sugalski (Plymouth Whitemarsh) pinned Ryan Scarborough (Ridley), 3:00 . Edinboro claims third-straight EWL wrestling title, Panthers finish fifth. 10 wrestling team had a stiff challenge going up against undefeated No. … He relinquished his crown to Virginia Tech's second-seeded Sean Gray. The CBS reality show brought cameras to Oakland last week to film the campus and interview Panthers wrestling coach Rande Stottlemyer -- whose 149-pounder, Justin Giovinco… View Full Bio. 192- Damion Hahn pin Chris Helm. LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (March10, 2002) – Three Mountaineers won Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) titles and seven qualified for the NCAA Championships March 21-23, in Albany, N.Y., as West Virginia won/finished second at the EWL … fall over Matt Iannetta (Haverford High), 5:39. Perry at 149, setting the stage for two big Pitt wins at 157 and 165 . 125 Pounds 1)Trap McCormack, Lock Haven 2)Rocco Mansueto, Cleveland State 3)Brock Hite, Bloomsburg 4)Jacob Gray, Edinboro 5)Derstine/Jimenez, Clarion Champagnie made an unexpected, early return from his knee injury to lead the Panthers to an 96-76 win over Syracuse at Petersen Events Center. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Stats for 1998-1999 Plymouth Whitemarsh (PA) High School (Varsity) Wrestling Click on a column heading to sort that column. Tarquinio and Edgar have faced each other twice with Edgar winning in the dual meet and Tarquinio gaining revenge at the EWL Championships in the quarterfinals. Justin Giovinco and Justin Nestor Score Falls in First Round of NCAA Championships 3/20/2003 Giovinco moves on to face No. No. 2 Jared Lawrence of Minnesota in the. 10 Derek Jenkins of Rider at 3:32. 178- Matthew Waller pin Kip Primrose. After giving up the initial takedown to Giovinco, Woodall picked up two escapes to … Champagnie scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Panthers in both categories and secure […] We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here.