BEREA, OHIO -- Four Baldwin Wallace University wrestlers each had perfect 4-0 records as the Yellow Jacket wrestling team compiled a 4-0 record today (Saturday, January 22, 2011) to capture the Thiel College Mel Berry Duals Championship in Greenville, Pennsylvania.
The Yellow Jackets, now 8-7 overall this season in dual matches, defeated Penn State DuBois (Pa.), 34-12, in the first round; beat Penn State New Kensington (Pa.), 54-6, in the second round; defeated Mercyhurst North East (Pa.), 31-17, in the third round; and beat host Thiel College, 27-21, in the final round.
Individually, senior 174-pounder Andrew Scavuzzo (Cuyahoga Falls/ Woodridge), senior 197-pounder Trisan Stoll (Milan/ Edison), junior, 125-pounderJeremy Dombrady (Copley) and sophomore 184-pounder Joe Georgian (Eastlake/ Villa Angela-St. Joseph) each had a 4-0 mark at Thiel.
Scavuzzo pinned three opponents and won by another match by forfeit as he improved to 25-2 this season.Stoll is now 17-4 overall following his undefeated day on the mat as he pinned three opponents and won once by forfeit. Dombrady won two matches by decisons of 3-0 and 9-5, respectively, and received two forfeits to improve to 17-11 overall. Georgian won three matches by decisions of 14-6, 7-4 and 10-5 and received one forfeit to improve to 11-6 overall.
In addition to Scavuzzo, Stoll, Dombrady and Georgian, senior 133-pounder Phil Payne (Woodmere/ Orange), senior 165-pounder Korey Leonhard (Kinsman/ Pymatuning Valley) and junior 285-pounder Ryan Jones (Uniontown/ Lake) all finished with 3-1 records. Payne's day involved two wins by decison and forfiet to improve to 7-5 overall. Leonhard won two matches by forfeit and a third by major decision, 21-10 as he improved to 19-8 overall. Jones won each of his first three matches with two pins and a forfeit and is now 16-13 overall.
The BW grapplers are back in action this Tuesday, January 25 when they travel to Wilmington, Ohio to face Ohio Atjletoc Conference rival Wilmington College in the Fred Raizk Arena at 7:30 p.m. The next home match is on Tuesday, February 1 when BW hosts Muskingum University in the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in the Lou Higgins Center at 7:30 p.m. That match will be taped and televised by SportsTime Ohio on Feb. 2 at 12:00 noon and again on Feb. 3 at both 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Fans also are reminded that the 25th Annual John Summa Memorial Tournament is on Saturday, Feb. 5 in the Fieldhouse of the Lou Higgins Center. Action begins at 10:00 a.m. If you are interested in volunteering to help at the Summa Tournament, please call Head Coach Rich Fleming at the College at 440-826-3258 or e-mail him at rfleming@bw.edu.
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Baldwin Wallace 34, Penn State-DuBois (Pa.) 12
125 lbs - Jeremy Dombrady (BW) decision Nick Bosacki (PSD), 3-0
133 lbs - Phil Payne (BW) decision David Hommell (PSD), 4-2
141 lbs- Garrett Zarecky (PSD) decision Grant Steward (BW), 6-3
149 lbs - Holden Lowe (PSD) decision Andrew Taylor (BW), 5-4
157 lbs - Ty Albright (PSD) wins by forfeit
165 lbs - Korey Leonhard (BW) wins by forfeit
174 lbs - Andrew Scavuzzo (BW) pin Ryan Terwilliger (PSD), 0:32
184 lbs - Joe Georgian (BW) major decision Stephen Terwilliger (PSD), 14-6
197 lbs - Tristan Stoll (BW) pin Joe Shields (PSD), 2:52
285 lbs - Ryan Jones (BW) pin Anthony Ferguson (PSD), 5:40
Baldwin Wallace 54, Penn State-New Kensington (Pa.) 6
125 lbs - Jeremy Dombrady (BW) wins by forfeit
133 lbs - Phil Payne (BW) wins by forfeit
141 lbs - Grant Steward (BW) wins by forfeit
149 lbs - Andrew Taylor (BW) wins by forfeit
157 lbs - Mike Nader (PSNK) wins by forfeit
165 lbs - Korey Leonhard (BW) wins by forfeit
174 lbs - Andrew Scavuzzo (BW) pin Matt Kepple (PSNK), 2:37
184 lbs - Joe Georgian (BW) wins by forfeit
197 lbs - Tristan Stoll (BW) pin Lou Gardone (PSNK), 2:13
285 lbs - Ryan Jones (BW) wins by forfeit
Baldwin Wallace 31, Mercyhurst North East (Pa.) 17
125 lbs - Jeremy Dombrady (BW) decision Matt Yanovich (MNE), 9-5
133 lbs - Phil Payne (BW) decision Christian Drain (MNE), 11-5
141 lbs - Vinny DiGravio (MNE) pin Grant Steward (BW), 2:50
149 lbs - Jacob Kondrlik (MNE) technical fall Andrew Taylor (BW), 18-3
157 lbs - Deandre Carter (MNE) wins by forfeit
165 lbs - Korey Leonhard (BW) major decision James Bennett (MNE), 21-10
174 lbs - Andrew Scavuzzo (BW) wins by forfeit
184 lbs - Joe Georgian (BW) decision Marlon Baker (MNE), 7-4
197 lbs - Tristan Stoll (BW) wins by forfeit
285 lbs - Ryan Jones (BW) pin Jow Welton (MNE), 2:18
Baldwin Wallace 27, Thiel (Pa.) 21
125 lbs - Jeremy Dombrady (BW) wins by forfeit
133 lbs - Corey Brown (TC) decision Phil Payne (BW), 9-4
141 lbs - Grant Steward (BW) wins by forfeit
149 lbs - Matt Butler (TC) pin Tyler Erwin (BW), 2:03
157 lbs - Alec Miller (TC) wins by forfeit
165 lbs - Matt Lowry (TC) decision Korey Leonhard (BW), 5-4
174 lbs - Andrew Scavuzzo (BW) pin Patrick Morris (TC), 2:06
184 lbs - Joe Georgian (BW) decision Billy Roosa (TC), 10-5
197 lbs - Tristan Stoll (BW) pin Andrew Riddle (TC), 0:22
285 lbs - Will Ringer (TC) decision Ryan Jones (BW), 3-1