NEWBERRY, S.C. – Caleb Grau (165 pounds) and Logan Hoffman (174) each brought home second-place finishes, while Tyler Nelson took third in the 157 pound bracket to highlight action Sunday at the Newberry Open.

Sam Hutchison (141), Jose Zambrano Canuto (184), Daniel Karmanov (285), and Christian Hercules-Pleitez (285) all brought home fourth-place finishes to round out the place-winners for the Black & Gold.

The Braves will jump back into Conference Carolinas action on Tuesday, January 30 as they head to Gaffney, S.C. to take on Limestone. Wrestling action is set to begin at 7 p.m. inside the Timken Center.
 

125 Pounds

Champ. Round 1: Hunter Mccullough (South Georgia Athletic Club) over Fernando Martinez (UNCP - Unattached)  •  TF 15-0 Cons. Round 2: Fernando Martinez (UNCP - Unattached) over Atticus Younes (Unattached)  •  TF 16-1 Cons. Round 3: Gavin Ferguson (Tech Fall) over Fernando Martinez (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Fall 6:50   Champ. Round 1: Gianni Bottone (RWC) over Logan Johnson (UNCP - Unattached)  •  TF 15-0 Cons. Round 1: Logan Johnson (UNCP - Unattached) over Catherine Adams (University of Alabama)  •  Fall 0:25 Cons. Round 2: Sam Cherichello (RWC) over Logan Johnson (UNCP - Unattached)  •  TF 19-2

133 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Ethan Vugman (University of Florida) over Donovan Miller (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Fall 3:40 Cons. Round 3: Donovan Miller (UNCP - Unattached) over Ethan Smith Cook (Lander University)  •  Dec 10-3 Cons. Round 4: Tyson Mccullough (South Georgia Athletic Club) over Donovan Miller (UNCP - Unattached)  •  TF 20-3

141 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Sam Hutchison (UNCP - Unattached) over William Vaporis (Unattached)  •  TF 19-4 Quarterfinal: Sam Hutchison (UNCP - Unattached) over Ananth Manibushan (Queens University of Charlotte)  •  Dec 3-2 Semifinal: David Panone (Unattached) over Sam Hutchison (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Fall 1:27 Cons. Semi: Sam Hutchison (UNCP - Unattached) over Isaac Dodd (Unattached)  •  Dec 7-2 3rd Place Match: Benjamin Wimberly (Mount Olive Unattached) over Sam Hutchison (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Maj 14-5   Champ. Round 2: David Panone (Unattached) over Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 18-1 Cons. Round 3: Christian Orozco (Unattached, Mount Olive) over Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 14-4
149 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Theodore Yager (UNCP - Unattached) over Joseph Kindred (Southeastern)  •  TF 17-2 Quarterfinal: Jeffrey Richards (Mount Olive Unattached) over Theodore Yager (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Fall 4:51 Cons. Round 4: Theodore Yager (UNCP - Unattached) over Zaid Miller (Coker Unattached)  •  Fall 4:10 Cons. Round 5: Jr Downing (Lander University) over Theodore Yager (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Fall 2:33
157 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Lukas Crosby (Lander University)  •  TF 23-8 Quarterfinal: Dennis Virelli (Unattached) over Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 10-1 Cons. Round 2: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Braxton Mann (Newberry College)  •  Fall 3:42 Cons. Round 3: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Titus Franklin (University of Alabama)  •  Fall 1:30 Cons. Semi: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Michael Lowry (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-3 3rd Place Match: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Lukas Crosby (Lander University)  •  TF 16-1   Quarterfinal: Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) over Pearce Phillips (Clemson University)  •  Fall 0:54 Semifinal: Keagan Judd (Newberry College) over Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 13-7 Cons. Semi: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-3

165 Pounds

Champ. Round 2: Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke) over Brett Baker (University of Alabama)  •  Fall 1:46 Quarterfinal: Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke) over Dayton Fields (Newberry Unattached)  •  Dec 9-2 Semifinal: Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke) over Christian Trimble (Emmanuel College)  •  Dec 3-2 1st Place Match: Mitch Dean (Gym-O University) over Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 11-7   Champ. Round 2: Noah Roulo (Cougar WC) over Will Lowery (UNCP)  •  Maj 20-12 Cons. Round 2: Will Lowery (UNCP) over Giovanni Diaz (Clemson University)  •  Fall 3:35 Cons. Round 3: Will Lowery (UNCP) over Josh Williams (Presbyterian College)  •  Fall 3:28 Cons. Round 4: Vladimir Sukhikh (Queens University of Charlotte) over Will Lowery (UNCP)  •  Dec 7-1   Champ. Round 2: Dayton Fields (Newberry Unattached) over Ulises Varner (UNCP)  •  Maj 18-4 Cons. Round 2: Joshua Roe (Presbyterian - Unattached) over Ulises Varner (UNCP)  •  Dec 1-0

174 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Logan Hoffman (UNCP - Unattached) over Cooper Bachman (Emmanuel College)  •  Fall 3:43 Quarterfinal: Logan Hoffman (UNCP - Unattached) over Jonathan Vanderbilt (Southeastern)  •  Dec 5-1 Semifinal: Logan Hoffman (UNCP - Unattached) over Michael McCarthy (Emmanuel College)  •  SV-1 9-6 1st Place Match: Logan Heckert (Campbell University (unattach.) over Logan Hoffman (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Fall 2:48   Champ. Round 1: Sebastian Shered (Queens University of Charlotte) over Aspen Talbot (Unattached)  •  Fall 1:48 Cons. Round 2: Aspen Talbot (Unattached) over Calogero Mazzrillo (Lander University)  •  TF 16-1 Cons. Round 3: Leonard Feliciano (Southeastern) over Aspen Talbot (Unattached)  •  Dec 18-11
184 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNCP) over Anthony Goelzer (Limestone unattached)  •  TF 19-4 Quarterfinal: Jose Zambrano Canuto  (UNCP) over D`Andree Hunt (Queens University of Charlotte)  •  Dec 6-3 Semifinal: Armando Acosta (Newberry College) over Jose Zambrano Canuto  (UNCP)  •  Dec 3-0 Cons. Semi: Jose Zambrano Canuto  (UNCP) over Anthony Goelzer (Limestone unattached)  •  Dec 12-10 3rd Place Match: Joe Burch (Cavalier Wrestling Club) over Jose Zambrano Canuto  (UNCP)  •  Maj 19-11   Champ. Round 2: Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) over Billy Bell (Queens University of Charlotte)  •  Fall 2:26 Quarterfinal: Connor Cooper (Unattached) over Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-1 Cons. Round 4: Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) over Grant Lawter (Lander University)  •  Dec 11-6 Cons. Round 5: Anthony Goelzer (Limestone unattached) over Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 3:35   Champ. Round 1: Grant Lawter (Lander University) over Anthony Gonzales (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 16-3 Cons. Round 2: Anthony Gonzales (UNC Pembroke) over Jason Motley (Kennesaw State)  •  Fall 2:17 Cons. Round 3: Joe Burch (Cavalier Wrestling Club) over Anthony Gonzales (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 15-0   Champ. Round 2: Connor Cooper (Unattached) over Nate Buckovich (Lander University)  •  SV-1 12-9 Quarterfinal: Connor Cooper (Unattached) over Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-1 Semifinal: Bryant Blanton (NC Wrestling Club Unattached) over Connor Cooper (Unattached)  •  Fall 5:25 Cons. Semi: Joe Burch (Cavalier Wrestling Club) over Connor Cooper (Unattached)  •  Fall 6:56   Champ. Round 1: Drew Doscher (Clemson University) over Samuel Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 5:32 Cons. Round 2: Bruno Ingalls (Southeastern) over Samuel Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 5:44
197 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Chris Higdon (Unattached) over Bryce Gadson (Unattached)  •  Dec 5-1 Cons. Round 3: Bryce Gadson (Unattached) over Josh Smith (Newberry College)  •  Fall 3:47 Cons. Round 4: Bryce Gadson (Unattached) over Ben Valdes (Newberry College)  •  Maj 10-1 Cons. Round 5: Nathan Hampton (Mount Olive Unattached) over Bryce Gadson (Unattached)  •  Dec 4-2   Champ. Round 2: Hunter Jones (Lander Unattached) over Brion Brunson (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Maj 11-1 Cons. Round 3: Brion Brunson (UNCP - Unattached) over Christian DeFronzo (Unattached)  •  Dec 8-3 Cons. Round 4: Brion Brunson (UNCP - Unattached) over Bernard Manga (Emmanuel College)  •  Dec 9-6 Cons. Round 5: Riley Kuhn (Queens University of Charlotte) over Brion Brunson (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Dec 7-2   Champ. Round 2: Nathan Hampton (Mount Olive Unattached) over Christian DeFronzo (Unattached)  •  Fall 6:14 Cons. Round 3: Brion Brunson (UNCP - Unattached) over Christian DeFronzo (Unattached)  •  Dec 8-3
285 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Daniel Karmanov (UNCP - Unattached) over Zander McLane (Emmanuel College)  •  Fall 0:54 Quarterfinal: Daniel Karmanov (UNCP - Unattached) over Jonathan Sirard (Lander University)  •  Fall 3:50 Semifinal: John Domencic (UMO - Unattached) over Daniel Karmanov (UNCP - Unattached)  •  Maj 16-5 Cons. Semi: Daniel Karmanov (UNCP - Unattached) over Chance Jackson (Newberry College)  •  Fall 0:32 3rd Place Match: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (Unattached) over Daniel Karmanov (UNCP - Unattached)  •  DFF   Champ. Round 1: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (Unattached) over Quintaris Floyd (Unattached)  •  Dec 9-7 Quarterfinal: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (Unattached) over Slade Watkins (Unattached, Mount Olive)  •  Dec 10-4 Semifinal: Noah Winder (Southeastern) over Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (Unattached)  •  Fall 5:35 Cons. Semi: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (Unattached) over Hayden Lawter (Lander Unattached)  •  Dec 7-2 3rd Place Match: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (Unattached) over Daniel Karmanov (UNCP - Unattached)  •  DFF