INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Graduate student and sixth-ranked 174 pounder Scott Joll took down second-ranked Max Bruss with a 9-1 major decision in the semifinals, and then made quick work of 10^th-ranked Josh Kenny with a first-period pin to take first place Sunday afternoon at the 44th Annual Midwest Classic. Sophomore Keegan Roberson brought home a fourth-place finish to help pace the Braves to a 12^th place team finish.
 
Sunday's wins finished off an unblemished 5-0 blitz through the tournament for the Pennsylvania native. Joll becomes just the seventh UNCP wrestler to capture an individual title at the prestigious tournament, while also marking the second-straight year a Brave has brought home a title following Logan Seliga's championship run last season. The Braves have made 18 appearances in Indianapolis across the 44-year history of the event.
 
The Braves racked up 76.5 points across the two-day event before settling into the No. 12 position on the team leaderboard. Top-ranked Lander (1st) was the only region squad to finish ahead of the Black & Gold.
 
UNCP will be back in action again December 29-30, when it heads to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to take part in the John Carroll University-hosted Citrus Invitational. The Black & Gold will compete at home again on January 13 when it hosts Coker and Allen for a Conference Carolinas tri-meet.
 

125 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Rhys Sellers (New Mexico Highlands) over Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 16-1 Cons. Round 2: Nathan Smith (Indianapolis) over Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 17-0

133 Pounds

Champ. Round 1: Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) over Chase Hanson (Southwest Minnesota State)  •  Fall 4:49 Champ. Round 2: #7 Tommy Frezza (Central Missouri) over Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 17-2 Cons. Round 2: Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) over Matthew Velasco (Kentucky Wesleyan )  •  MD 18-7 Cons. Round 3: Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) over Eli Holton (Emmanuel)  •  MD 11-3 Cons. Round 4: Dale Van Matre (Adams State) over Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 3:48

149 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over JD Culp (Central Missouri)  •  MD 14-5 Champ. Round 2: Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over Jake Romig (Ouachita Baptist)  •  Fall 3:38 Champ. Round 3: Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over Hayden Kuhn (Ashland)  •  MD 17-6 Quarterfinal: #3 Chris Donathan (Grand Valley State) over Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-1 Cons. Round 6: Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over #6 Jalen Spuhler (UW-Parkside)  •  Dec 7-5 Cons. Round 7: Jackson Hoover (Indianapolis) over Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke)  •  MFFL 7th Place Match: Hayden Kuhn (Ashland) over Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke)  •  M. For.
157 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Nico Carrasco (Adams State)  •  Dec 12-5 Champ. Round 2: Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Skyler Geer (Newman)  •  Fall 1:14 Champ. Round 3: Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over #5 Max Kiel (Belmont Abbey)  •  Fall 1:29 Quarterfinal: Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Guy Deleonardis (Glenville State)  •  Fall 2:45 Semifinal: #6 Jack Haskin (Lake Erie) over Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 10-7 Cons. Semi: Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over #11 Eric Faught (Upper Iowa)  •  MD 12-3 3rd Place Match: #10 Devin Bahr (Northern State) over Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 9-5
165 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) over Alfred MacNeill (American International)  •  Dec 11-9 Champ. Round 2: Sevriano Garza (Ashland) over Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 14-4 Cons. Round 2: Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) over Trammel Robinson (Grand Valley State)  •  Dec 7-1 Cons. Round 3: Thomas Potter (Lake Erie) over Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 12-6

174 Pounds

Champ. Round 2: #6 Scott Joll (UNC Pembroke) over Jack Hill (Lincoln Memorial)  •  Fall 1:06 Champ. Round 3: #6 Scott Joll (UNC Pembroke) over Calan Staub (Mount Olive)  •  TF 19-3 Quarterfinal: #6 Scott Joll (UNC Pembroke) over #5 Matt Ortiz (McKendree)  •  Fall 0:51 Semifinal: #6 Scott Joll (UNC Pembroke) over #2 Max Bruss (UMary)  •  MD 9-1 1st Place Match: #6 Scott Joll (UNC Pembroke) over #10 Josh Kenny (Grand Valley State)  •  Fall 1:25

184 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: #5 Reece Worachek (UW-Parkside) over Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 7-3 Cons. Round 2: Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) over Duffy Mista (Coker)  •  Fall 3:57 Cons. Round 3: Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) over Judah Yates (Quincy)  •  Dec 9-7 Cons. Round 4: Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) over Isaiha Casto (Glenville State)  •  Dec 4-3 Cons. Round 5: Jack Bond (Lander) over Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke)  •  SV-1 4-1
197 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Emmanuel Skillings (Central Oklahoma) over Garrett Steele (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 17-3 Cons. Round 2: Garrett Steele (UNC Pembroke) over Ajay Hiller (East Stroudsburg)  •  Fall 1:54 Cons. Round 3: Marshall Vantassel (Northern State) over Garrett Steele (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 6-4
285 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: #8 Mason Watt (Chadron State) over Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 4:18 Cons. Round 2: Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) over Dylan Norris (Lake Erie)  •  Dec 8-4 Cons. Round 3: Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) over Zach Schraeder (Western Colorado)  •  Dec 7-6 Cons. Round 4: Trent Strong (Central Missouri) over Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 2-0