Chippewa Wrestlers Claim 4 Firsts At Appalachian State

Saturday, November 9

Boone, N.C.

9 a.m.

Central Michigan University

Appalachian State Invite

Drew Hildebrandt (left) was one of four Chippewa wrestlers to place first on Saturday at the Mountaineer Invitational.

Photo by: Allissa Rusco

11/10/2019 9:37:00 AM | Wrestling

By: Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

BOONE, N.C. – Fourteen Central Michigan wrestlers placed in their respective weight classes on Saturday at the inaugural Mountaineer Invitational, hosted by Appalachian State.

Four Chippewas, Matt Stencel (heavyweight), Drew Hildebrandt (125), Logan Parks (157) and Aaron Bolo (197), were crowned champions. Stencel, Hildebrandt and Parks competed in the invitational tournament, while Bolo competed in the open tourney.

Four other Chippewas, Ben Cushman (184), Dresden Simon (141), Landon Pelham (197) and Tracy Hubbard (165), each placed second, while three more, Drew Marten (141), Corbyn Munson (149) and Deven Perez (133), were fourth.

The Chippewas' Drake Pauwels (heavyweight) was fifth, while Jacob Gray (184) and Brock Bergelin (133) each placed sixth.

No team scores were kept. The field comprised CMU, Appalachian State, Air Force, Duke, Gardner-Webb, Kent State, Oregon State and West Virginia. Individuals from Virginia, Campbell, Chattanooga and Presbyterian also wrestled in the tournament.

Stencel and Parks both finished 4-0 on the day, while Hildebrandt and Bolo each went 3-0.

• Hildebrandt opened with a 7-2 win over Graham Shore of Air Force, then pinned Patrick Washington of Appalachian State in 1:09, and then defeated Sidney Flores of Air Force, 4-2, in the championship match.

• Parks posted a 16-0 technical fall of Austin Reames of Gardner-Webb, and then took a 14-0 major-decision victory from Trey Brisker of Air Force. Parks defeated Alex Hornfeck of West Virginia, 6-3, in the semifinals, and then topped Matt Zovistoski of Appalachian State, 3-2, in the championship match.

• Stencel posted back-to-back first-period pins to open the tournament, and then scored a 10-2 major-decision victory over Kayne Hutchison of Air Force in a semifinal bout. Stencel downed Cary Miller of Appalachian State, 3-1, in the title bout. Stencel pinned Oregon State's Christian Robertson in 37 seconds in his opening bout, and then pinned Sean Mullican of West Virginia in 52 seconds in his second.

• Bolo defeated Ethan Weatherspoon of Virginia, 3-2, in the title bout at 197 in the open tournament. Bolo posted back-to-back major-decision wins to reach the final. He downed Vincent Baker of Duke, 13-4, and then topped Jack Trautmann of Gardner-Webb, 14-0.

Other CMU results:

Cushman (3-1): defeated Jackson Moomau, West Virginia, 4-2; defeated Lane Hinkle, Kent State, 7-5; defeated Jake Thompson, Air Force, 5-2; lost to Tyler Bates, Kent State, 8-6, in the championship match.

Simon (3-1): defeated Conner Noonan, Oregon State, 20-4, technical fall; defeated Cory Simpson, Kent State, 12-5; defeated Drew Marten, Central Michigan, 12-4, major decision; lost to Leonard Peterson, Air Force, 14-11, in the championship match.

Pelham (2-1): pinned Demazio Samuel, Appalachian State, 3:49; defeated Colin McCracken, Kent State, 7-6; lost to Noah Adams, West Virginia, pin, 40 seconds in championship match.

Hubbard (2-1): defeated Kade Byland, Kent State, 4-3; defeated Ben Anderson, Duke, 7-6; lost to Randy Meneweather, Air Force, 11-3, major decision.

Marten (3-2): defeated Blake Mulkey, Gardner-Webb, 10-4; defeated Brad Irwin, Appalachian State, 10-2, major decision; lost to Dresden Simon, Central Michigan, 12-4, major decision; defeated Anthony Brito, Appalachian State, 12-1, major decision; lost to Caleb Rea, West Virginia, 9-2.

Munson (2-2): defeated Kody Komara, Kent State, 14-3, major decision; lost to Jonathan Milner, Appalachian State, 6-3; defeated Seth Hogue, West Virginia, 9-8; lost to Komara, 6-3.

Perez (2-2): pinned Jared Van vleet, Air Force, 3:21; lost to Codi Russell, Appalachian State, 9-8; defeated Brock Bergelin, Central Michigan, 7-4; lost to Tim Rooney, Kent State, 6-4.

Pauwels (3-2): lost to Brandon Ngati, West Virginia, 6-1; defeated Jeff Linker, Gardner-Webb, 15-0, technical fall; pinned Christian Robertson, Oregon State, 5:53; defeated Kayne Hutchison, Air Force, 4-1; lost to Jamarcus Grant, Oregon State, 3-2.

Gray (2-1): lost to Julian Gorring, Appalachian State, 6-4; defeated Jackson Moomau, West Virginia, 9-8; lost to Jake Thompson, Air Force, pin, 1:30.

Bergelin (3-2): defeated Devan Turner, Oregon State, 14-4, major decision; pinned Triston Chapman, Gardner-Webb, 2:02; defeated Lucas Seibert, West Virginia, 12-4, major decision; lost to Deven Perez, Central Michigan, 7-4; lost to Jared Van vleet, Air Force, 8-6.