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UTC wrestlers advance 8 to SoCon finals

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga placed eight wrestlers in Saturday night’s Southern Conference championship finals at Boone, N.C.

The eight are Prescott Garner (125), Bucky Johnson (133), Cody Cleveland (141), Dean Pavlou (149), Josh Condon (157), Brandon Wright (174), Jason McCroskey (184) and Niko Brown (197).

Dan Waddell (165) and Matt Lettner (285) were defeated in the semifinals but were in the consolation semifinals with shots at third-place trophies.

UTC had 78 points, followed by UNC-Greensboro with 71.5. Appalachian State had 33.5, followed by the VMI, the Citadel and Davidson.