BRISTOL, TENN. – Nigel Williams took runner-up honors in the heavyweight division, while Jackson Lambert (149 pounds) and Bryce Gadson (197) each brought home third-place finishes to highlight wrestling action Sunday at the King Open.

The trio combined for nine wins, including three bonus-point victories. David Coptsias finished fourth at 149 pounds, while Sam Bartholomew took home fifth in the 184-pound division to round out the top-five finishers.
 
The Braves will jump back into dual action Friday, November 21, as they head to Chapel Hill for matches against UNC and Greensboro College inside Carmichael Gymnasium. The Black & Gold will take on Greensboro College at 1 p.m., with the match against UNC set to begin at 2:30 p.m.
 

125 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Spencer May (UNC Pembroke) over Phoenix Sandifer (King)  •  Fall 2:03 Quarterfinal: Ricky Springs (Newberry) over Spencer May (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 20-1 Cons. Round 4: Spencer May (UNC Pembroke) over Quentin Benjamin (Montevallo)  •  Maj 15-2 Cons. Semi: Colsen Spragg (Fairmont State) over Spencer May (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 3:48 7th Place Match: Patrick Burdsall (Unattached) over Spencer May (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 6:19
141 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Omari Figueroa (UNC Pembroke) over Darrell Rochester Jr. (South Georgia Athletic Club)  •  Dec 4-3 Champ. Round 2: Colton Stoneking (Fairmont State) over Omari Figueroa (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 18-2 Cons. Round 2: Omari Figueroa (UNC Pembroke) over Nick Sykes (Montevallo)  •  Dec 10-4 Cons. Round 3: Benjamin McComas (Davis & Elkins) over Omari Figueroa (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 3:24

149 Pounds

Champ. Round 1: David Coptsias (UNC Pembroke) over Logan Powell (Davis & Elkins)  •  Fall 2:52 Champ. Round 2: David Coptsias (UNC Pembroke) over Derek Winseman (TNWA)  •  TF 16-1 Quarterfinal: David Coptsias (UNC Pembroke) over Curtis Duren (Montevallo)  •  TF 15-0 Semifinal: Sebastian Melendez (Newberry) over David Coptsias (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 2:05 3rd Place Match: Jackson Lambert (UNC Pembroke) over David Coptsias (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-4   Champ. Round 2: Jackson Lambert (UNC Pembroke) over Ben Tarrago (Unattached)  •  Dec 6-3 Quarterfinal: Jackson Lambert (UNC Pembroke) over Justin Root (Liberty)  •  Dec 6-5 Semifinal: Bashir Rostami (Newberry) over Jackson Lambert (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 6:03 3rd Place Match: Jackson Lambert (UNC Pembroke) over David Coptsias (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-4

165 Pounds
Quarterfinal: Kody Sigmon (UNC Pembroke) over Mat McNeil (Davis & Elkins)  •  Maj 13-3 Semifinal: Jordan Scott (Liberty) over Kody Sigmon (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-4 Cons. Semi: Luke Berguson (Montevallo) over Kody Sigmon (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 9-3 5th Place Match: Sebastian Gabarrete (Emory & Henry) over Kody Sigmon (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 0:59
174 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Joey Stephens (Montevallo) over Aiden Foster (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 17-5 Cons. Round 1: Aiden Foster (UNC Pembroke) over Donovan Hawthorne (Newberry)  •  TF 19-4 Cons. Round 2: Aiden Foster (UNC Pembroke) over Hunter Macklin (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-2 Cons. Round 3: Dylan Hogan (Montreat College) over Aiden Foster (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 3:47 7th Place Match: Josh Mojica-Smith (Montreat College) over Aiden Foster (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-2   Champ. Round 1: Hunter Macklin (UNC Pembroke) over Liam Young (Davis & Elkins)  •  Fall 3:31 Quarterfinal: Joshua Echeverria (Newberry-Unattached) over Hunter Macklin (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 19-4 Cons. Round 2: Aiden Foster (UNC Pembroke) over Hunter Macklin (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-2

184 Pounds

Champ. Round 1: Paul Moore (Liberty) over Sam Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 1:18 Cons. Round 2: Sam Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke) over Gavin Rodriguez-Cayro (Davis & Elkins)  •  Fall 1:03 Cons. Round 3: Sam Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke) over Hayven Jenkins (Newberry)  •  Maj 14-4 Cons. Semi: Paul Moore (Liberty) over Sam Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 4:01 5th Place Match: Sam Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke) over Raul Lopez-Aguilar (Emory & Henry)  •  Fall 2:47   Champ. Round 1: Hayven Jenkins (Newberry) over Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke)  •  SV-1 11-8 Cons. Round 1: Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) over Logan Ward (Montevallo)  •  Fall 1:09 Cons. Round 2: Elijah Copeland (Newberry) over Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 3:19

197 Pounds
Quarterfinal: Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke) over Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-1 Semifinal: John Parker-Wilson (Newberry) over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-0 Cons. Semi: Malaikyi Mckenna (Newberry) over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke)  •  MFFL 5th Place Match: Jake Stephenson (Fairmont State) over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke)  •  MFF   Quarterfinal: Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke) over Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-1 Cons. Round 3: Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) over Jackson Pate (Fairmont State)  •  Fall 0:46 Cons. Semi: Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) over Jake Stephenson (Fairmont State)  •  Fall 1:58 3rd Place Match: Bryce Gadson (UNC Pembroke) over Malaikyi Mckenna (Newberry)  •  MFFL
285 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke) over Justin Bishop (Fairmont State)  •  Fall 5:37 Champ. Round 2: Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke) over Jonathan Lattimore (Davis & Elkins)  •  Inj. 0:00 Quarterfinal: Rylan Madison (Newberry) over Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 2:42 Cons. Round 4: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (UNC Pembroke) over Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 8-2   Champ. Round 1: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (UNC Pembroke) over Mateo Armendariz (King)  •  Dec 14-7 Champ. Round 2: Kale Schrader (Newberry) over Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 14-7 Cons. Round 2: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (UNC Pembroke) over Tyler Carson (Fairmont State)  •  Fall 4:47 Cons. Round 3: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (UNC Pembroke) over Connor Facemire (Fairmont State)  •  Fall 4:12 Cons. Round 4: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (UNC Pembroke) over Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 8-2 Cons. Semi: Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (UNC Pembroke) over Reese Ferm (Montreat College)  •  Fall 1:26 5th Place Match: Nathan Coley (King) over Cristian Hercules-Pleitez (UNC Pembroke)  •  NC   Champ. Round 1: Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke) over Tyler Carson (Fairmont State)  •  Fall 5:40 Champ. Round 2: Braden Ewing (Liberty) over Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 0:56 Cons. Round 2: Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke) over Mateo Armendariz (King)  •  MFFL Cons. Round 3: Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke) over Grayson Burleson (Montreat College)  •  Fall 3:48 Cons. Round 4: Nathan Coley (King) over Daniel Karmanov (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 6-2   Champ. Round 2: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Cole Carter (Montevallo)  •  Fall 2:14 Quarterfinal: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Nathan Coley (King)  •  Dec 7-1 Semifinal: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Braden Ewing (Liberty)  •  Dec 11-10 1st Place Match: Kale Schrader (Newberry) over Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 12-1