Central Michigan University Athletics
Sunday, November 20
West Point, N.Y.
9 a.m.
Central Michigan University
at
Army Black Knight Invitational
Six CMU Wrestlers Place at Army Black Knight Invitational
11/20/2022 7:25:00β―PM | Wrestling
WEST POINT, N.Y. βΒ Six Central Michigan wrestlers placed in the top five in their respective weight classes on Sunday at the Army Black Knight Invitational.
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Johnny Lovett turned in the best finish among the 15 Chippewas who participated in the 10-team tournament. Lovett was second at 149 pounds, finishing 2-1 after dropping a 5-3 decision to 23rd-ranked Shayne Van Ness of Penn State in the title bout.
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Lovett, who is ranked 14th, opened with an 11-3 major-decision victory over Blake Saito of Brown and then defeated Matthew Williams of Army, 10-3, in a semifinal.
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Also for the Chippewas, Alex Cramer (174 pounds) and Bryan Caves (285) each placed third; Corbyn Munson (157) and Tracy Hubbard (165) each finished fourth; and Ben Cushman (184) placed fifth.
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Cramer opened with an 8-1 win over Chase Kranitz of Buffalo and then defeated Ross McFarland of Hofstra, 10-5. Cramer fell into the elimination bracket on a 10-5 loss to Benjamin Pasiuk of Army and then defeated Marcus Petite of Buffalo, 4-3, in the third-place match.Β
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Caves opened with a 4-1 victory over Kade Carlson of Army and then fell, 5-4, to Taye Ghadiali of Campbell. Caves took a 6-2 decision from Chad Nix of Campbell in the third-place match.
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Munson, who entered the weekend ranked 33rd, opened with a first-period pin over Josh Bonomo of Bloomsburg and then posted a 12-3 major-decision victory over Nick Stampoulos of Buffalo.
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Munson fell into the elimination bracket with a 3-1 loss to No. 31 Terrell Barraclough of Penn State. Munson then fell, 7-3, to Nate Lukez of Army in the third-place match.
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Hubbard opened with a pin at 6:25 of Brinton Simington of Hofstra and then downed Domonic Baker of Campbell, 4-2. Hubbard fell into the elimination bracket with a 7-3 loss to 17th-ranked Alex Facundo of Penn State. Hubbard then fell in the third-place match, 3-1 SV-1, to Dalton Harkins of Army.
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Cushman opened with a 3-2 victory over Dom Falcone of Army and then dropped a 7-3 decision to Donovon Ball of Penn State. Cushman came back to post a 7-2 win over Drayton Harris of Indiana and a 6-3 win over Walker Stephenson of Army. Cushman then defeated Cole Karpinski of Army, 8-1, in the fifth-place match.
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Penn State finished with 110.5 team points to win the tournament. Indiana and Army tied for second (95). The Chippewas finished sixth with 69 points.
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Johnny Lovett turned in the best finish among the 15 Chippewas who participated in the 10-team tournament. Lovett was second at 149 pounds, finishing 2-1 after dropping a 5-3 decision to 23rd-ranked Shayne Van Ness of Penn State in the title bout.
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Lovett, who is ranked 14th, opened with an 11-3 major-decision victory over Blake Saito of Brown and then defeated Matthew Williams of Army, 10-3, in a semifinal.
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Also for the Chippewas, Alex Cramer (174 pounds) and Bryan Caves (285) each placed third; Corbyn Munson (157) and Tracy Hubbard (165) each finished fourth; and Ben Cushman (184) placed fifth.
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Cramer opened with an 8-1 win over Chase Kranitz of Buffalo and then defeated Ross McFarland of Hofstra, 10-5. Cramer fell into the elimination bracket on a 10-5 loss to Benjamin Pasiuk of Army and then defeated Marcus Petite of Buffalo, 4-3, in the third-place match.Β
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Caves opened with a 4-1 victory over Kade Carlson of Army and then fell, 5-4, to Taye Ghadiali of Campbell. Caves took a 6-2 decision from Chad Nix of Campbell in the third-place match.
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Munson, who entered the weekend ranked 33rd, opened with a first-period pin over Josh Bonomo of Bloomsburg and then posted a 12-3 major-decision victory over Nick Stampoulos of Buffalo.
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Munson fell into the elimination bracket with a 3-1 loss to No. 31 Terrell Barraclough of Penn State. Munson then fell, 7-3, to Nate Lukez of Army in the third-place match.
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Hubbard opened with a pin at 6:25 of Brinton Simington of Hofstra and then downed Domonic Baker of Campbell, 4-2. Hubbard fell into the elimination bracket with a 7-3 loss to 17th-ranked Alex Facundo of Penn State. Hubbard then fell in the third-place match, 3-1 SV-1, to Dalton Harkins of Army.
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Cushman opened with a 3-2 victory over Dom Falcone of Army and then dropped a 7-3 decision to Donovon Ball of Penn State. Cushman came back to post a 7-2 win over Drayton Harris of Indiana and a 6-3 win over Walker Stephenson of Army. Cushman then defeated Cole Karpinski of Army, 8-1, in the fifth-place match.
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Penn State finished with 110.5 team points to win the tournament. Indiana and Army tied for second (95). The Chippewas finished sixth with 69 points.
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