WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. –
Nick Daggett (125 pounds),
Tyler Makosy (149),
Kaleb Warner (165),
Garrett Hill (174) and
Nick Kee (197) all claimed titles in their respective weight classes to help lead the UNC Pembroke wrestling team to the 2019-20 Mountain East Conference Championship on Saturday in West Liberty University's ASRC Complex.
The performance marked the second conference crown in three years for the Braves who also captured the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) regular season title in 2017-18. Saturday's event marked the inaugural MEC Championships for the sport of wrestling.
Nine Braves picked up all-conference laurels from the league by virtue of top-3 finishes. That group included
Jonathan Miller (141),
Brandon Sloop (184) and
Ryan Monk (285) who all finished in the runner-up position of their respective weight classes.
Logan Seliga finished 3
rd in the 133-pound tournament to pick up honorable mention all-conference honors.
The Black & Gold picked up 115-1/2 team points, and did it in workmanlike fashion. Of UNCP's 16 individual victories on the day, seven were of the bonus-point variety. Those seven bonus-point victories included a trio of pins, as well as one technical fall.
Seliga registered a team-best three wins on the day. The Pennsylvania native dropped a tough semifinal matchup to top-ranked Hunter Bray of Notre Dame, but rebounded with a pair of victories in the consolation bracket, including an 8-3 decision over West Liberty's Tommy Curtain in the third-place match.
The Braves (11-9) will resume the regular season portion of their 2019-20 schedule on Wednesday when they head to Greenwood, S.C., to take on Lander (4-5) in a 7 p.m. dual matchup.
| 125 Pounds |
| #7 Nick Daggett (UNCP) maj. dec. Corey Secrist (West Liberty) M 12-4 |
| 133 Pounds |
Logan Seliga (UNCP) dec. Levi Smith (Fairmont State) D 4-1
#1 Hunter Bray (Notre Dame) maj. dec. Logan Seliga (UNCP) M 17-5
Logan Seliga (UNCP) pinned Alec Fulwider (Urbana) F 0:48
Logan Seliga (UNCP) dec. Tommy Curtain (West Liberty) D 8-3 |
| 165 Pounds |
Kaleb Warner (UNCP) dec. Jordan Tague (Notre Dame) D 6-4
Kaleb Warner (UNCP) maj. dec. Chase Morgan (West Liberty) M 12-2 |
| 174 Pounds |
Garrett Hill (UNCP) dec. Chad Tracy (Davis & Elkins) D 3-1
Garrett Hill (UNCP) dec. Chance Morgan (West Liberty) D 4-3 |
| 184 Pounds |
Brandon Sloop (UNCP) dec. #9 Zane Lanham (West Liberty) D 4-3
Tony Vezzetti (Notre Dame) dec. Brandon Sloop (UNCP) D 3-1 |
| 197 Pounds |
Nick Kee (UNCP) pinned John Halajian (Fairmont State) F 1:11
Nick Kee (UNCP) maj. dec. Mike Viramontes (Notre Dame) M 16-2 |
| 285 Pounds |
Ryan Monk (UNCP) dec. T.J. Boyd (Fairmont State) D 6-2
#2 Jared Campbell (Notre Dame) maj. dec. Ryan Monk (UNCP) M 11-1 |
