Posted: Feb 21, 2009
BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team placed fifth today (Saturday, February 21) at the 2009 Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament in the Muskingum College HPER Center in New Concord, Ohio. Highlighting the day for the Yellow Jackets was sophomore 174-pounder Andrew Scavuzzo (Cuyahoga Falls/ Woodridge) who won his first OAC individual title and qualified for the NCAA Division III National Tournament in two weeks.
BW scored 29.5 team points. Heidelberg College won its fourth straight OAC title with 101 points.
In addition to Scavuzzo, senior 165-pounder Joe Incorvaia (Medina/ Highland) reached the championship match at 165 pounds and senior 133-pounder Brian Bucher (Ottawa Hills/ Avon Lake) reached the consolation match final.
Scavuzzo took home the OAC title in the 174-pound weight class by defeating Mount Union College's Andy Jenkins 5-1 in the championship. To reach the finals, Scavuzzo defeated John Carroll University's Travis Hammer, 6-1, in the first round and pinned Ohio Northern University's Collin Swick in the semifinals. He enters the NCAA tourney with a 24-9 record this season and a two-year slate of 45-24.
Incorvaia beat Mitch King of Muskingum, 5-2, in his first match and then beat #2-seed Mike Mannypenny of Mount Union College in the semifinals, 8-6 in overtime, to reach the finals. In the championship match,Incorvaia lost to #1-seed Matt Curley of Heidelberg, 11-3. He ends his season at 22-13 and his career with a 55-45 mark.
Bucher lost his first match to #3-seed Jeff Penny of ONU, 12-5, before defeating #7-seed Tim Brown of Wilmington College by technical fall, 16-0 at the 2:30 mark, and then beat Michael Halko of Muskingum, 6-4, to reach the consolation final. In the final, Penny again beat Bucher, but this time it was much closer with an 8-7 decision. He ends his senior season with a 24-10 record to tie Scavuzzo for the most wins on the team this season and ends his career with an impressive 84-36 record, including three straight 20-win campaigns.
The only other Yellow Jacket to earn a win was freshman 125-pounder Jeremy Dombrady (Copley), who had a 1-2 record and defeated Sean Fiesternel of Muskingum by technical fall, 15-0 and 7:00, in the first round of the consolation round. Dombrady, who transferred to BW from Notre Dame College (of Ohio) in January, ends his first season as a Yellow Jacket with a 5-6 mark.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at (440) 826-2327 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Nick Minerd at 440-826-2780 and e-mail atnminerd@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Rich Fleming, please call him at (440) 826-3258 or e-mail him atrfleming@bw.edu. The athletics FAX can be reached at (440) 826-2192. More information on wrestling may be accessed on the BW athletics page at www.bw.edu/athletics.
2009 Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestling Tournament
at Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio at the Muskingum HPER Center
Saturday, February 21
Final Team Scores: 1. Heidelberg, 101.0; 2. Mount Union, 68.5; 3. John Carroll, 61.5; 4. Ohio Northern, 59.5; 5. Baldwin Wallace, 29.5; 6. Wilmington, 25.5; 7. Wilmington, 23.0
OAC Championship Matches: 125: Jerrad Hoxie (H) defeated Elie Naoum (JCU), 7-3; 133: Tony Lawler (H) def. Adam Kriwinsky (JCU), 3-0; 141: Boomer Fechko (H) def. Joe Spooner (ONU), TF, 16-0 (5:24); 149: Dan Mizener (JCU) def. Josh Lewy (H), 7-3; 157: Luke Miller (ONU) def. Zach Mizer (H), 3-2; 165: Matt Curley (H) def. Joe Incorvaia (BW), 11-3; 174: Andrew Scavuzzo (BW) def. Andy Jenkins (MUC), 5-1; 184: Ben Adams (JCU) def. Chad Teague (MUC), 8-2; 197: Bill Schindel (MUC) def. Matt Harmon (JCU), 9-0; 285: Tony Carothers (H) def. Adam Salyers (W), 7-5 (O.T.).
