PEMBROKE – Joey Bruscino (125 pounds), Logan Robinson (133), and Nigel Williams (197) all brought home titles to highlight action on Sunday at the BraveTough Open. 

The trio combined for 11 bonus-point wins, with Bruscino and Robinson each turning in perfect 6-0 days on the mat.

Tyler Nelson (149), Aspen Talbot (165), Quintez Shipman (184), Christopher Dickey (197), and Daniel Karmanov (285) all finished runner-up in their respective weight divisions.

Bryson Harper (125), Chance Cottingham (133), Jose Zambrano Canuto (184), and Massimo Sullivan (285) each took third-place finishes in their weight classes.

Bryce Gadson took fourth at 197 pounds, while Sam Hutchison (133), Mike Lowry (157), Mason Diemert (184), and Tkaii Gaither (197) all took fifth place to round out the top-five finishers for the Braves.

18 wrestlers picked up two or more wins at the event.
 
The Braves will be back in action January 18, as they head to Emory, Va. to compete in the Wasps Open hosted by Emory & Henry College. 
 

125 Pounds
Round 1 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:40) Round 2 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 5-0) Round 3 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:58) Round 4 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Ty Porter (Gardner Webb) (Fall 0:46) Round 5 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Spencer May (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (TF 16-1) Round 6 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 7 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Brad Yokum (NC State Unattached) (Dec 8-4)   Round 2 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 5-0) Round 3 - Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Ty Porter (Gardner Webb) (TF 17-2) Round 4 - Brad Yokum (NC State Unattached) won by decision over Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 4-1) Round 5 - Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) (TF 17-2) Round 6 - Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Spencer May (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Dec 9-7) Round 7 - Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) (TF 17-0)   Round 1 - Brad Yokum (NC State Unattached) won by tech fall over Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) (TF 25-6) Round 2 - Ty Porter (Gardner Webb) won by major decision over Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) (Maj 14-6) Round 3 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:58) Round 4 - Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 5 - Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) (TF 17-2) Round 6 - Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 15-13) Round 7 - Spencer May (UNC Pembroke Unattached) won by fall over Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 2:54)   Round 1 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:40) Round 2 - Brad Yokum (NC State Unattached) won by tech fall over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) (TF 22-7) Round 3 - Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 4 - Spencer May (UNC-Pembroke Unattached) won by fall over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:28) Round 5 - Ty Porter (Gardner Webb) won by decision over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 7-3) Round 6 - Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 15-13) Round 7 - Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke) (TF 17-0)
133 Pounds
Round 1 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 2:51) Round 2 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 0:56) Round 3 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 4 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Benjamin Guilliam (Summerville) (Fall 2:57) Round 5 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Walter Woodard (Unattached) (TF 18-2) Round 6 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) (TF 15-0) Round 7 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Adrian Samano (Unattached) (Maj 16-3)   Round 1 - Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 8-3) Round 2 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 0:56) Round 3 - Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Benjamin Guilliam (Summerville) (Maj 9-1) Round 4 - Adrian Samano (Unattached) won by decision over Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 12-7) Round 5 - Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 6 - Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Walter Woodard (Unattached) (Maj 9-0) Round 7 - Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) (TF 15-0)   Round 1 - Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 8-3) Round 2 - Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Walter Woodard (Unattached) (Maj 14-2) Round 3 - Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 4-0) Round 4 - Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 5 - Adrian Samano (Unattached) won by fall over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 6:58) Round 6 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) (TF 15-0) Round 7 - Benjamin Guilliam (Summerville) won by major decision over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) (Maj 14-6)   Round 1 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 2:51) Round 2 - Adrian Samano (Unattached) won by tech fall over Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) (TF 17-0) Round 3 - Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 4-0) Round 4 - Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Walter Woodard (Unattached) (Dec 12-7) Round 6 - Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 7 - Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) (TF 15-0)
141 Pounds
Round 1 - Brendan Martin (Gardner Webb) won by major decision over Cris Salgado Mejía (UNC Pembroke) (Maj 11-1) Round 2 - Ty Edwards (Independence) won by fall over Cris Salgado Mejía (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 2:13) Round 3 - Brendan Solomon (Unattached) won by decision over Cris Salgado Mejía (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 19-13) Round 4 - Kinley Atkinson (Unattached) won by fall over Cris Salgado Mejía (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 2:15) Round 5 - Deshawn Barbee (UNC Pembroke Unattached) won by fall over Cris Salgado Mejía (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 3:47)

149 Pounds
Round 1 - Gavin Linsman (Unattached) won by decision over Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 4-3) Round 2 - Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Wyatt Wheeler (Unattached) (Fall 4:45) Round 3 - Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Curtis Johnson (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (TF 21-6) Round 4 - Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke) (TF 16-1) Round 6 - Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 7 - Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over James Gunzalez (Unattached) (Dec 7-3)   Round 1 - Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Michael Cavallini (North Myrtle Beach) (Dec 8-7) Round 2 - Curtis Johnson (UNC Pembroke Unattached) won by fall over Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:16) Round 3 - Wyatt Wheeler (Unattached) won by decision over Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 12-5) Round 4 - Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke) (TF 16-1) Round 7 - Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke) received a bye
157 Pounds
Round 1 - Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 2 - Zachary Russo (Unattached) won by decision over Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 7-6) Round 3 - Evan Mason (Unattached) won by decision over Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 7-6) Round 4 - Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:21) Round 5 - Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Pete Winterstein (Unattached) (Fall 2:59) Round 6 - Trevor Kantor (NC State Unattached) won by major decision over Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) (Maj 17-3) Round 7 - Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Jaiden Reed (Unattached) (Fall 1:00)   Round 1 - Pete Winterstein (Unattached) won by fall over Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 6:17) Round 2 - Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Jaiden Reed (Unattached) (Fall 2:45) Round 3 - Trevor Kantor (NC State Unattached) won by major decision over Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke) (Maj 14-3) Round 4 - Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:21) Round 5 - Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 6 - Evan Mason (Unattached) won by fall over Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:58) Round 7 - Zachary Russo (Unattached) won by medical forfeit over Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke) (MFF)

165 Pounds

Round 1 - Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Ian Vallecillo (Unattached) (Dec 6-5) Round 2 - Tucker Cell (Central Kansas Young Lions) won by tech fall over Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) (TF 15-0) Round 3 - Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Max Salerno (Triumph Wrestling) (Fall 0:25) Championship Bracket - Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) won in sudden victory - 1 over Miles Lesley (Woodstock) (SV-1 9-6) 1st Place Match - Tucker Cell (Central Kansas Young Lions) won by tech fall over Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) (TF 27-11)

184 Pounds

Round 2 - Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Kamar Brown (Unattached) (Maj 14-5) Round 3 - Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Chazz May (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Dec 12-6) Quarterfinal - Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Hunter Macklin (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (TF 18-2) Semifinal - Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) won in sudden victory - 1 over Rahsaan Vereen (Unattached) (SV-1 4-1) 1st Place Match - Jackson Potts (Deschutes Mat Club) won by decision over Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 10-7)   Round 2 - Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Round 3 - Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Hunter Macklin (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Maj 12-4) Quarterfinal - Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Kamar Brown (Unattached) (Dec 12-11) Semifinal - Jackson Potts (Deschutes Mat Club) won by fall over Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:07) 3rd Place Match - Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke) won by forfeit over Rahsaan Vereen (Unattached) (FF)   Round 2 - Jackson Potts (Deschutes Mat Club) won by decision over Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 9-3) Round 3 - Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Logan Woody (Unattached) (Fall 1:26) Quarterfinal - Rahsaan Vereen (Unattached) won by decision over Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 4-3) Cons. Round 1 - Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Hunter Macklin (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (TF 15-0) 5th Place Match - Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) won by forfeit over Kamar Brown (Unattached) (FF)   Round 2 - Rahsaan Vereen (Unattached) won by decision over Trystan Richardson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 5-2) Round 3 - Trystan Richardson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Cameryn Pettigrew (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Fall 2:55) Quarterfinal - Jackson Potts (Deschutes Mat Club) won by decision over Trystan Richardson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 13-8) Cons. Round 1 - Kamar Brown (Unattached) won by major decision over Trystan Richardson (UNC Pembroke) (Maj 13-2) 7th Place Match - Trystan Richardson (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Hunter Macklin (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Dec 6-1)

197 Pounds
Round 1 - Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Dec 13-7) Round 2 - Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Joshua Smith (Newberry) (Fall 5:39) Round 3 - Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 2-1) Championship Bracket - Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Khalil Mitchell (Unattached) (Dec 7-1) 1st Place Match - Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 7-3)   Round 1 - Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Joshua Smith (Newberry) (Fall 5:44) Round 2 - Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) won by medical forfeit over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (MFF) Round 3 - Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 2-1) Championship Bracket - Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 9-5) 1st Place Match - Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 7-3)   Round 1 - Khalil Mitchell (Unattached) won by tech fall over Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) (TF 16-1) Round 2 - Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 6:55) Round 3 - Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:56) Championship Bracket - Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 9-5) 3rd Place Match - Khalil Mitchell (Unattached) won by tech fall over Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) (TF 17-2)   Round 1 - Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) (Maj 14-0) Round 2 - Khalil Mitchell (Unattached) won by fall over Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:44) Round 3 - Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:56) Consolation Bracket - Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) won by medical forfeit over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (MFF) 5th Place Match - Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Joshua Smith (Newberry) (Dec 5-2)   Round 1 - Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) (Maj 14-0) Round 2 - Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 6:55) Round 3 - Khalil Mitchell (Unattached) won by tech fall over Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) (TF 15-0) Consolation Bracket - Joshua Smith (Newberry) won by decision over Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 5-2) 7th Place Match - Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) won by forfeit over Jackson Buck (UNC-Pembroke Unattached) (FF)
285 Pounds
Round 1 - Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Mason Blue (Gardner Webb) (Fall 4:21) Round 2 - Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached) won in sudden victory - 1 over Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke) (SV-1 8-5) Round 3 - Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Rylan Madison (Unattached) (Fall 2:49) Round 5 - Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Hunter Miller (Unattached) (Dec 8-1) 1st Place Match - Rocky Files (Unattached) won in tie breaker - 1 over Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke) (TB-1 11-7)   Round 1 - Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Perry Riggle (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Fall 0:56) Round 2 - Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Chance Jackson (Newberry) (Fall 3:45) Round 4 - Rocky Files (Unattached) won by major decision over Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) (Maj 13-5) Round 5 - Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Christian DeFronzo (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:09) 3rd Place Match - Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Mason Blue (Gardner Webb) (Fall 4:52)   Round 1 - Rocky Files (Unattached) won by fall over Christian DeFronzo (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:02) Round 2 - Perry Riggle (UNC Pembroke Unattached) won by fall over Christian DeFronzo (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 2:18) Round 3 - Chance Jackson (Newberry) won by tech fall over Christian DeFronzo (UNC Pembroke) (TF 15-0) Round 5 - Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Christian DeFronzo (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:09) 9th Place Match - Christian DeFronzo (UNC Pembroke) won by medical forfeit over Hunter Miller (Unattached) (MFF)