AB Wrestling Crowns Two Individual Champions; Finish Second at Averett
November 10, 2018
DANVILLE, Va. -- Gino Sita and Tristin Breen each earned individual championships as the Alderson Broaddus wrestling team finished second at the Inaugural Averett Cougar Open Saturday afternoon.
Sita rolled through the 174 pound bracket pinning his first opponent, Andrew Pegram of Belmont Abbey, in just 1:13. Back-to-back tech falls pushed Sita into the championship match. He earned the top spot with a 13-4 major decision over Jake Cook.
At 184, Breen opened the tournament with a bye and then pinned his second opponent in 1:21. An 11-2 major decision sent him into the semifinals and his 12-5 decision advanced him to the championship bout where he received a medical forfeit to claim the title.
Also wrestling at 184, Josh Dailey posted a third place finish. Dailey pinned his first two opponents of the afternoon to reach the semifinals. After falling in the semis, Dailey wrestled back with a decision in the consolation semis and a pin of Matthew Rohrdanz to claim third place.
Tyler Bauer earned a fourth place finish 157. After falling in the quarterfinals, Bauer won his next two matches in totally different fashion. It took sudden victory to stay alive in the first consolation match. Bauer would then advance to the third place match with a 50 second pin. Bauer fell 11-4 in the third place match.
Daniel Booth (165) and Daniel Sherrard (285) also turned in fourth place finishes. Booth sandwich his quarterfinal loss with a fall and a tech fall to advance to the consolation third round. Two decisions advanced Booth to the third place match where he lost by fall to Greg Hillard of Belmont Abbey.
Sherrard dropped his opening match, but dug in and won four straight matches including a pair of falls to advance to third place match where he was defeated by Greensboro's Vince Wilson.
Levi Hobbs added a fifth place finish at 149. Hobbs scored a fall in his opening match and scored a pair of decisions in consolation matches before a 16-7 major decision in the fifth place match.
"The great thing about tournament wrestling is you get to see a lot of different guys wrestle a lot of matches," said head coach Sam Gardner. "A lot of our young guys stepped up and rose to the challenge today which is always nice to see."
The Battlers finished the day in second place with 105 points trailing champion Greensboro by 10 points.
"This was a great opportunity for me to see our guys wrestle multiple matches and evaluate guys up and down the roster," said Gardner. "I'm pleased with the way our guys competed today."
The Battlers are back in action on Thursday when they travel to McHenry, Md. to take on Garrett College. The match is slated for 6 p.m.
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