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Pembroke Classic 110721

No. 19 Wrestling Sends 18 To Podium At 40th Annual Pembroke Classic

PEMBROKE – Nick Daggett (125 pounds), Jake Piccirilli (149), Jovaun Johnson (184), Bryce Walker (197) and Zach Shaffer (285) all completed unblemished days on the mat with victories in their respective championship bouts to lead an 18-strong entourage of Braves to the podium on Sunday at the 40th Annual Pembroke Classic.
 
In addition to the quintet of tournament champions, four Braves - Joey Perez (149), Will Lowery (157), Garrett Hill (174) and Ryan Walker – all logged runner-up showings, while Rahsaan Vereen (165) and Garrett Steele (197) both reigned supreme in their respective third place bouts. Thomas Schock (141), Marcus Bell (197) and Chad Metikosh walked away from Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court with fourth-place showings, while Anthony Carter (133), Cliff Owens (157) and Caleb Grau (165) all finished fifth in their tournaments. Massimo Sullivan, a 197-pounder, finished sixth in that tournament to wrap up medalist honors for the Black & Gold.
 
Twenty-four of UNCP's 33 entries into the event registered at least one victory on the day, including 20 that posted two or more wins. Grau, Johnson, Owens, Perez, Piccirilli, Shaffer and Vereen all racked up a team-best four wins on the day.
 
The Braves will be back in action on November 14 when they split the squad and head to both the NC State-hosted Wolfpack Open in Raleigh, as well as the Emmanuel-hosted Georgia Open in Franklin Springs, Ga. UNCP will return home again on November 18 when they open up the dual meet portion of their 2021-22 schedule against South Atlantic Conference Carolinas foe Lincoln Memorial at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. 

 
125 Pounds
No. 2 Nick Daggett (UNCP) dec. Isham Peace (Lander) D 7-4
No. 2 Nick Daggett (UNCP) tech. fall Lens Mathurin (Mount Olive) TF 17-2
1st Place: No. 2 Nick Daggett (UNCP) maj. dec. Corey Gallivan (Coker) M 13-5
 
Corey Gallivan (Coker) pinned Cameron Greene (UNCP-Unattached) F 2:15
Stephen Spitko (Coker) tech. fall Cameron Greene (UNCP-Unattached) TF 16-0
133 Pounds
Nyshaad Hannon (Allen) pinned Anthony Carter (UNCP) F 6:23
Anthony Carter (UNCP) dec. Jeremy Mahoney (Mount Olive) D 6-2
Anthony Carter (UNCP) dec. Isaiah Olive (Mount Olive) D 8-5
Julius Hobbs (Wheeling) maj. dec. Anthony Carter (UNCP) M 10-2
5th Place: Anthony Carter (UNCP) dec. Nyshaad Hannon (Allen) D 10-8
141 Pounds
Omar Armengol (Coker) maj. dec. Shane Chavis (UNCP) M 12-4
Shane Chavis (UNCP) dec. Israel Schultz (St. Andrews) D 6-4
Chance Cottingham (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Shane Chavis (UNCP) D 8-4
 
Thomas Schock (UNCP) pinned Terry Adams (St. Andrews) F 4:15
Thomas Schock (UNCP) pinned Taylor Robinson (Mount Olive-Unattached) F 4:11
Zeth Brower (Lander) maj. dec. Thomas Schock (UNCP) M 16-3
Thomas Schock (UNCP) dec. Jonathan Miller (Unattached) D 16-9
3rd Place: Dylan Layton (Unattached) dec. Thomas Schock (UNCP) D 6-2
 
Zaid Miller (Coker) dec. Noah Locklear (UNCP) D 11-4
Jonathan Miller (Unattached) pinned Noah Locklear (UNCP) F 1:04
 
Taylor Robinson (Mount Olive-Unattached) dec. Grant Kahlenberg (UNCP-Unattached) SV 7-5
Terry Adams (St. Andrews) pinned Grant Kahlenberg (UNCP-Unattached) F 1:19
 
Drevon Wallace (Allen) pinned Brandon Smith (UNCP-Unattached) F 2:03
Caleb Fritz (Bluefield State) pinned Brandon Smith (UNCP-Unattached) F 1:59
 
Chance Cottingham (UNCP-Unattached) maj. dec. Kale'ahane Slaughter (Wheeling) M 9-0
Dylan Layton (Unattached) pinned Chance Cottingham (UNCP-Unattached) F 4:32
Chance Cottingham (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Shane Chavis (UNCP) D 8-4
Jonathan Miller (Unattached) dec. Chance Cottingham (UNCP-Unattached) D 13-9
149 Pounds
Nathan Buchanan (UNCP) dec. Josh Twilley (Coker) D 7-2
Jake Piccirilli (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Nathan Buchanan (UNCP) D 6-2
Ya'Donnis Hardaway (Allen) dec. Nathan Buchanan (UNCP) D 5-3
 
Dante Williams (UNCP) maj. dec. Jeremiah Cannon (Mount Olive-Unattached) M 15-5
Randy Myers (Lander) pinned Dante Williams (UNCP) F 6:02
Jake Romig (Lander) pinned Dante Williams (UNCP) F 1:10
 
Joey Perez (UNCP) tech. fall Jake Romig (Lander) TF 19-1
Joey Perez (UNCP) pinned Matthew Wuntke (Mount Olive) F 1:25
Joey Perez (UNCP) maj. dec. Xander McWilliams (Lander-Unattached) M 9-0
Joey Perez (UNCP) medical forfeit Dallas Wilson (Mount Olive-Unattached) MF
1st Place: Jake Piccirilli (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Joey Perez (UNCP) SV 2-1
 
Jake Piccirilli (UNCP-Unattached) tech. fall Jacob Arnold (St. Andrews) TF 20-5
Jake Piccirilli (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Nathan Buchanan (UNCP) D 6-2
Jake Piccirilli (UNCP-Unattached) maj. dec. Randy Myers (Lander) M 10-2
1st Place: Jake Piccirilli (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Joey Perez (UNCP) SV 2-1
 
Xander McWilliams (Lander-Unattached) pinned Auden Green (UNCP-Unattached) F 2:13
Matthew Wuntke (Mount Olive) dec. Auden Green (UNCP-Unattached) D 6-2
157 Pounds
Cliff Owens (UNCP) dec. Tehran Piza (Lander) D 8-3
Will Lowery (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Cliff Owens (UNCP) D 4-3
Cliff Owens (UNCP) dec. Colby Teague (Mount Olive) D 9-2
Cliff Owens (UNCP) dec. Bryan Jones (Coker) SV 9-7
Jake Nicolosi (Mount Olive) dec. Cliff Owens (UNCP) D 10-5
5th Place: Cliff Owens (UNCP) maj. dec. Bryson Ethington (Lander) M 14-4
 
Loye Burkhead (UNCP) tech. fall Justin Sanders (Coker) TF 19-3
Aaron Faison (Unattached) dec. Loye Burkhead (UNCP) D 6-2
Loye Burkhead (UNCP) pinned Joshua Soliz (St. Andrews) F 6:23
Loye Burkhead (UNCP) dec. Brennon Reid (Wheeling) D 6-4
Aaron Faison (Unattached) dec. Loye Burkhead (UNCP) D 3-2
 
Will Lowery (UNCP-Unattached) pinned Austin Mele (Wheeling) F 4:43
Will Lowery (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Cliff Owens (UNCP) D 4-3
Will Lowery (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Bryson Ethington (Lander) D 4-3
1st Place: Patrick Wunderlich (Coker) dec. Will Lowery (UNCP-Unattached) D 3-2
165 Pounds
Seth Thomas (Mount Olive-Unattached) dec. Rahsaan Vereen (UNCP) D 9-4
Rahsaan Vereen (UNCP) dec. Vincent Page (UNCP-Unattached) D 4-2
Rahsaan Vereen (UNCP) dec. Connor Spossey (Mount Olive) D 9-2
Rahsaan Vereen (UNCP) dec. Calan Staub (Unattached) D 11-5
3rd Place: Rahsaan Vereen (UNCP) dec. Seth Thomas (Mount Olive-Unattached) D 7-0
 
Gage Bernall (Lander) dec. Caleb Grau (UNCP-Unattached) D 6-4
Caleb Grau (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Daniel Shoaf (Unattached) D 10-3
Caleb Grau (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Tyler Godfrey (St. Andrews)
Caleb Grau (UNCP-Unattached) maj. dec. Devin McCorkle (Mount Olive) M 11-3
Seth Thomas (Mount Olive-Unattached) dec. Caleb Grau (UNCP-Unattached) D 5-3
5th Place: Caleb Grau (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Calan Staub (Unattached) D 6-4
 
Tyler Godfrey (St. Andrews) pinned Nic Marando (UNCP-Unattached) F 3:21
Dimitri Naimi (Mount Olive) tech. fall Nic Marando (UNCP-Unattached) TF 17-2
 
Devin McCorkle (Mount Olive) dec. Vincent Page (UNCP-Unattached) D 5-4
Rahsaan Vereen (UNCP) dec. Vincent Page (UNCP-Unattached) D 4-2
174 Pounds
Garrett Hill (UNCP) dec. Daniel Kitts (Lander) D 5-4
Garrett Hill (UNCP) dec. Justin Fritz (Bluefield State) SV 3-1
1st Place: Jack Bond (Lander) dec. Garrett Hill (UNCP) SV 6-4
 
Alex Miller (Coker) pinned Tkaii Gaither (UNCP-Unattached) F 4:20
Daniel Kitts (Lander) pinned Tkaii Gaither (UNCP-Unattached) F 4:32
184 Pounds
Jovaun Johnson (UNCP) pinned William Frazier (Coker) F 1:53
Jovaun Johnson (UNCP) dec. Carter Shipp (Lander) D 4-2
Jovaun Johnson (UNCP) dec. Isaiah Manning (Mount Olive) D 5-1
1st Place: Jovaun Johnson (UNCP) maj. dec. Nick Richardson (Mount Olive) M 14-4
 
Ethan Lopez (Lander) maj. dec. Colin Pettine (UNCP-Unattached) M 14-0
Carter Shipp (Lander) pinned Colin Pettine (UNCP-Unattached) F 3:00
197 Pounds
Marcus Bell (UNCP) pinned Michael Jackson (Allen) F 5:44
Darius Parker (Lander) pinned Marcus Bell (UNCP) F 6:35
Marcus Bell (UNCP) pinned Greg Dennard (Bluefield State) F 5:57
3rd Place: Garrett Steele (UNCP) dec. Marcus Bell (UNCP) SV 2-1
 
Massimo Sullivan (UNCP) pinned Deven Holland (Coker) 4:53
Darius Parker (Lander) tech. fall Massimo Sullivan (UNCP) TF 18-3
Massimo Sullivan (UNCP) pinned Bryce McKeel (Mount Olive) F 4:32
Massimo Sullivan (UNCP) pinned Michael Jackson (Allen) F 5:38
Garrett Steele (UNCP) tech. fall Massimo Sullivan (UNCP) TF 16-0
5th Place: Greg Dennard (Bluefield State) dec. Massimo Sullivan (UNCP) D 6-0
 
Garrett Steele (UNCP) dec. Greg Dennard (Bluefield State) D 9-7
Bryce Walker (UNCP) dec. Garrett Steele (UNCP) D 9-4
Garrett Steele (UNCP) tech. fall Massimo Sullivan (UNCP) TF 16-0
3rd Place: Garrett Steele (UNCP) dec. Marcus Bell (UNCP) SV 2-1
 
Bryce Walker (UNCP) pinned D'Andre Wilkerson (Allen) F 1:29
Bryce Walker (UNCP) dec. Garrett Steele (UNCP) D 9-4
1st Place: Bryce Walker (UNCP) dec. No. 11 Darius Parker (Lander) OT 1-1
285 Pounds
Zach Shaffer (UNCP) maj. dec. Graysen Lanthem (Lander-Unattached) M 13-1
Zach Shaffer (UNCP) maj. dec. Kevin Mood (St. Andrews) M 14-0
Zach Shaffer (UNCP) dec. Jayln McClammy (Mount Olive) D 3-0
1st Place: Zach Shaffer (UNCP) maj. dec. Ryan Walker (UNCP-Unattached) M 10-1
 
Ryan Walker (UNCP-Unattached) pinned Scotty Dean (Lander) F 3:21
Ryan Walker (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Hamilton Cooper (Coker) D 3-1
Ryan Walker (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Chad Metikosh (UNCP-Unattached) D 2-1
1st Place: Zach Shaffer (UNCP) maj. dec. Ryan Walker (UNCP-Unattached) M 10-1
 
Jayln McClammy (Mount Olive) dec. Malcolm Gray (UNCP-Unattached) D 3-0
Scotty Dean (Lander) dec. Malcolm Gray (UNCP-Unattached) D 3-1
 
Chad Metikosh (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Nathaniel Harrington (St. Andrews) D 4-0
Ryan Walker (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Chad Metikosh (UNCP-Unattached) D 2-1
Chad Metikosh (UNCP-Unattached) dec. Kevin Mood (St. Andrews) SV 4-2
3rd Place: Hamilton Cooper (Coker) dec. Chad Metikosh (UNCP-Unattached) TB 8-1
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