INDIANAPOLIS – Tenth-ranked 141-pounder Avery Buonocore picked up one consolation bracket win before bowing out in Day 2 action Sunday at the 45th Midwest Classic.

Buonocore led the Braves with three wins on the weekend, while 149-pounder Tyler Nelson added two bonus-point wins, to join Oggie Atwood who also had two wins at the event. Joey Bruscino (125 pounds), Cody Williams (133), and Will Lowery (165) each recorded one win.

The Black & Gold tallied 20 team points and finished tied for 32nd at the prestigious event.
 
The Braves wrapped up its 2024 portion of the season and will be back in action after the new year as they host Limestone on January 2 for a Conference Carolinas dual match. Wrestling action is set to begin at 7 p.m.
 

125 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Hunter Jacobsen (Chadron State) over Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) TF 17-2 Cons. Round 2 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) over Allen Stokes (Fort Hays State) Fall 3:28 Cons. Round 3 - Hunter McCullough (Newberry) over Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) TF 19-2
133 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - James Anderson (Ouachita Baptist) over Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) Fall 2:31 Cons. Round 2 - Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Damien Flores (Quincy) Dec. 8-2 Cons. Round 3 - James Wright (Central Missouri) over Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) Dec. 13-8
141 Pounds
Champ. Round 2 - #10 Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Hudson Herring (Ouachita Baptist) TF 16-1 Champ. Round 3 - #14 Caleb Brooks (Glenville State) over #10 Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) Dec. 5-4 Cons. Round 4 - #10 Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Hudson Hackbarth (Maryville) Dec. 17-10 Cons. Round 5 - #10 Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Matthew Velasco (Kentucky Wesleyan) Dec. 5-3 Cons. Round 6 - #7 Grayston DiBlasi (Colorado School of Mines) over #10 Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) Dec. 6-4

149 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Kuhn (Ashland) over Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) MD 13-1 Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Dylan Pepin (Mount Olive) TF 21-5 Cons. Round 3 - Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Evan Vieira (Minot State) Fall 2:14 Cons. Round 4 - Reid Noble (Lander) over Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) MD 14-4

165 Pounds
Champ. Round 2 - Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) over Samuel Daniels (Limestone) Fall 2:52 Champ. Round 3 - #10 Nate Barrett (Ashland) over Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) MD 11-1 Cons. Round 4 - Will Kuster (Drury) over Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) MD 16-5
174 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Vincent Scaramuzzino (Lake Erie) over Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) Fall 4:27 Cons. Round 2 - Kane Kettering (Seton Hill) over Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) MD 12-1

184 Pounds
Champ. Round 2 - #4 Damon Ashworth (Central Missouri) over Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) MD 12-0 Cons. Round 2 - Tristan Staat (Drury) over Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) Dec. 6-3

197 Pounds
Champ. Round 2 - Kaine Morris (Ashland) over #14 Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) TF 16-0 Cons. Round 3 - Tyson Lien (Northern State) over Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) Dec. 2-1
285 Pounds
Champ. Round 2 - Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) over Brayden Seago (Ouachita Baptist) Dec. 4-2 Champ. Round 3 - #10 Isaiah Vance (Pitt-Johnstown) over Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) MD 17-6 Cons. Round 4 - Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) over Liam Akers (Kutztown) SV-1 14-7  Cons. Round 5 - Caleb Wunsch (Newman) over Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) Fall 3:19