PEMBROKE –
Nick Daggett (125 pounds),
Logan Seliga (133) and
Nick Kee (197) all posted unblemished runs through their respective tournaments, while three of their teammates registered runner-up finishes, to lead a dominating performance for the UNC Pembroke wrestling team that helped the Braves capture the NCAA Super Region II title on Saturday at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
Tyler Makosy (149),
Kaleb Warner (165) and
Brandon Sloop (184) all fell on the wrong end of close matches in their respective bracket's championship bout, but their performances will still give the Black & Gold six representatives at next month's NCAA Division II Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D. It is the fourth-straight year that UNCP has sent multiple qualifiers to the sport's biggest stage, and the second-most qualifiers under head coach Othello "O.T." Johnson.
UNCP's 10 entries in Saturday's event combined to register 18 bonus-point victories – a dominating performance that helped the Black & Gold amass 142 team points across the three sessions. Belmont Abbey claimed the runner-up spot with 95 points, while Limestone was third with 93-1/2 points.
The Braves sent nine of its 10 entries to the podium following the event, included in which were fourth-place tallies by
Jonathan Miller (141),
Sammy Peticos (157) and
Ryan Monk (285). The top-3 finishers from each weight class punched their ticket to the NCAA Championships.
The 2020 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held in the Denny Sanford Premier Center, March 13-14, in Sioux Falls. Championship pairings will be announced next week.
| 125 Pounds |
#9 Nick Daggett (UNCP) tech. fall Mitchell McGhee (Emmanuel) TF 16-0
#9 Nick Daggett (UNCP) pinned John Watts (Coker) F 3:40
#9 Nick Daggett (UNCP) dec. Melvin Rubio (Queens) D 13-6 |
| 133 Pounds |
Logan Seliga (UNCP) pinned Omar Armengol (Coker) F 6:02
Logan Seliga (UNCP) pinned Elijah Hicks (King) F 2:52
Logan Seliga (UNCP) inj. def. Majid Corbit (Limestone) INJ 6:01 |
| 149 Pounds |
Tyler Makosy (UNCP) maj. dec. C.J. Thompson (Davis & Elkins) M 10-2
Tyler Makosy (UNCP) maj. dec. Joey Hancock (Queens) M 11-2
Tyler Makosy (UNCP) maj. dec. Dalton Flint (Emmanuel) M 12-4
Josh Blatt (Belmont Abbey) dec. Tyler Makosy (UNCP) D 6-5 |
| 157 Pounds |
Sammy Peticos (UNCP) dec. Bryston Ethington (Lander) D 6-0
#12 Mitch Dean (Belmont Abbey) maj. dec. Sammy Peticos (UNCP) M 13-3
Sammy Peticos (UNCP) tech. fall Jacob Catagas (Emmanuel) TF 19-1
Clifton Ruggiero (Davis & Elkins) dec. Sammy Peticos (UNCP) D 9-4 |
| 165 Pounds |
Kaleb Warner (UNCP) dec. Stephon Haliburton (Queens) D 5-1
Kaleb Warner (UNCP) dec. Garrett Beam (Limestone) D 6-4
#6 Greg Hilliard (Belmont Abbey) pinned Kaleb Warner (UNCP) F 3:43 |
| 174 Pounds |
Garrett Hill (UNCP) dec. Brice Harkness (Lander) D 11-5
Logan Branham (Belmont Abbey) dec. Garrett Hill (UNCP) D 3-2
Jhavon Innocent (Coker) dec. Garrett Hill (UNCP) SV-1 3-1 |
| 184 Pounds |
Brandon Sloop (UNCP) tech. fall Nick Richardson (Mount Olive) TF 16-1
Brandon Sloop (UNCP) maj. dec. Jay Skalecki (Queens) M 9-1
#12 ZeBrandon Grant (Newberry) dec. Brandon Sloop (UNCP) D 5-3 |
| 197 Pounds |
Nick Kee (UNCP) pinned Keenan Graham (Newberry) F 4:38
Nick Kee (UNCP) maj. dec. Hunter Tobiasson (Queens) M 12-3
Nick Kee (UNCP) dec. Elijah Seay (King) D 10-4
Nick Kee (UNCP) maj. dec. #3 Matt Rudy (Limestone) M 14-2 |
| 285 Pounds |
Ryan Monk (UNCP) dec. Jervey Sistrunk (Limestone) D 9-3
Nick Weldon (Newberry) dec. Ryan Monk (UNCP) D 6-3
Ryan Monk (UNCP) pinned #11 Ramon Correa (Coker) F 2:15
Ryan Monk (UNCP) pinned Cameron Coffman (Lander) F 2:31
Cade Ridley (King) dec. Ryan Monk (UNCP) D 3-1 |
