UTC Mocs logoUTC 21, GRAND CANYON 9
(Meet started at 125 pounds)125 — Trayton Libolt (GC) dec. Cody Minnick, 5-3; 133 — Juaquin Olivas (GC) dec. Cody Hill, 5-1; 141 — Mike Pongracz (UTC) dec. Steve Abayon, 3-0; 149 — Chase Zemenak (UTC) dec. Blake Monty, 1-0; 157 — Kamaal Shakur (UTC) dec. Zackary Velasquez, 7-2; 165 — Dominic Lampe (UTC) dec. Casey Larson, 6-1; 174 — Sean Mappes (UTC) dec. Kenneth Moore, 3-1; 184 — McCoy Newberg (UTC) dec. Austin Trujillo, 4-0; 197 — Scottie Boykin (UTC) dec. Austin Gaun, 9-8; 285 — Daniel Chaid (GC) dec. Connor Tolley, 8-2. Records: UTC 6-2; Grand Canyon 4-11.UTC 24, RIDER 13(Meet started at 125 pounds)125 — Alonzo Allen (UTC) dec. Zach Valcarce, 10-3; 133 — Robert Deutsch (R ) major dec. Cody Hill, 19-5; 141 — Mike Pongracz (UTC) pinned Paul Kirchner, 3:38; 149 — Chase Zemenak (UTC) tech. fall over Jimmy Morris, 19-4; 157 — Kamaal Shakur (UTC) major dec. Jesse Rodgers, 14-5; 165 — Connor Brennan (R) dec. Dominic Lampe, 9-7; 174 — Wayne Stinson (R) dec. Sean Mappes, 6-3; 184 — Michale Fagg-Daves (R) dec. McCoy Newberg, 7-5; 197 — Scottie Boykin (UTC) dec. Ryan Wolfe, 4-3; 285 — Jared Johnson (UTC) dec. Greg Velasco, 2-0. Records: UTC 7-2; Rider 4-5.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga survived its first Virginia Duals encounter and then posted what could be considered the wrestling Mocs’ best win of the season Friday in Hampton, Va.
The Mocs fell behind 6-0 to Grand Canyon, coached by former UTC assistant Jon Sioredas, but rallied to win seven of the next eight matches for a 21-9 victory. They then tackled Rider University and won 24-13.
“We really struggled in our first match,” coach Heath Eslinger said. “It’s been a long week – setting up for the (Southern) Scuffle, the Scuffle tournament itself. Then we’ve had a short week this week.”
The Mocs left Chattanooga on Wednesday after most of the wrestlers had completed classes and rode halfway via charter bus. They pulled into Hampton around lunchtime Thursday.