BLUE 28, GOLD 7
125 — Alonzo Allen (B) dec. Cody Minnick, 12-9; 133 — Chris DeBien (B) major dec. Alex Ward, 11-3; 141 — Michael Pongracz (B) dec. Roman Boylen, 7-4; 149 — Andrew Webb (G) major dec. Zach Shareef, 10-1; 157 — Kamaal Shakur (B) major dec. Andrew Webb, 10-1; 165 — Barrett Walthall (G) dec. Dominic Lampe, 5-4; 174 — Sean Mappes (B) dec. Bryce Carr, 6-0; 184 — John Lampe (B) major dec. Chad Solomon, 20-8; 197 — Scottie Boykin (B) dec. Clay Dent, 7-2; 285 — Jared Johnson (B) major dec. Connor Tolley, 8-0.
There was a new and refreshing look to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team Thursday night.
Of the 20 wrestlers who competed in the Blue-Gold intrasquad meet, more than half were freshmen.
A couple of the veterans are still around, although former 125-pounder Sean Boyle and ex-133-pounder Nick Soto each has packed on close to 20 pounds. The veterans still wrestling are 184-pound John Lampe, the only true senior to compete, and juniors Jared Johnson (285), Scottie Boykin (197) and Sean Mappes (174).
Another senior, 149-pound Austin Sams, was sidelined with a minor injury, and another junior, Bryce Carr, is an addition from junior college still getting his feet on the ground.