PEMBROKE – Heavyweight Oggie Atwood turned in a perfect day to take region champion honors, while Jake Piccirilli (149 pounds) and Logan Robinson (133) also punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships with second and third place finishes, respectively, in NCAA Super Region II action Saturday on Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

Atwood racked up three pins before securing a championship-winning decision victory at 285 pounds on the way to earning his second-career berth to the national tournament.

Piccirilli, ranked sixth at 149 pounds, picked up two bonus-point wins and a decision victory before falling to 13th-ranked John Carayiannis from Belmont Abbey in the region championship bout, but will still take part in his third trip to the NCAA tournament.

Robinson split his first two matches in the 133-pound division before taking a technical fall win in the consolation semifinals to earn a spot in the third-place, where he used an 18-12 decision win to punch his ticket to the national tournament for the second time as a Brave.

Will Lowery dropped a heartbreaking 14-13 decision in the third-place match at 165 pounds to finish fourth, while Joey Bruscino (125 pounds), Logan Hoffman (174), and Shylik Scriven (184) all took home fifth-place finishes.

The Black & Gold compiled 117 team points on the way to taking second place at the event for the second-consecutive year.
 
The Black & Gold will be represented on the sport's biggest stage by multiple entries for the ninth-straight season. The NCAA Championships are set for March 14-15 and will be held at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis. 
 

125 Pounds

Champ. Round 1 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Hunter McCullough (Newberry) (Dec 10-8) Quarterfinal - Kaden Kuenzi (Lander) won by fall over Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:20) Cons. Round 2 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Xavier Anderson (Allen) (Fall 1:50) Cons. Round 3 - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Alex McMiller (Emmanuel) (Fall 2:04) Cons. Semi - Corey Gallivan (Coker) won by fall over Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 1:04) 5th Place Match - Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Hunter McCullough (Newberry) (Fall 0:30)

133 Pounds

Champ. Round 1 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Quarterfinal - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Stephen Spitko (Coker) (Dec 4-2) Semifinal - Elijah Boyd (Belmont Abbey) won by decision over Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 11-4) Cons. Semi - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Alex Fernandez III (King) (TF 16-1) 3rd Place Match - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Eli Pendergrass (Mount Olive) (Dec 18-12)

141 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Isham Peace (Lander) 13-1 won by tech fall over Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) (TF 15-0) Cons. Round 1 - Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Cons. Round 2 - Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Jameer McCrae (Emmanuel) (Fall 1:39) Cons. Round 3 - Frank Bianco (Coker) won by decision over Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 3-1)

149 Pounds

Champ. Round 1 - Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Ethan Ross (Shorter) (Fall 4:17) Quarterfinal - Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Caelan Alderman (Newberry) (TF 20-1) Semifinal - Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Reid Noble (Lander) (Dec 5-1) 1st Place Match - John Carayiannis (Belmont Abbey) won by tech fall over Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) (TF 17-2)

157 Pounds

Champ. Round 1 - Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Noah Korenoski (Coker) (Dec 7-1) Quarterfinal - Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Jack Ponder (Shorter) (Fall 1:13) Semifinal - Jake Nicolosi (Mount Olive) won by decision over Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 10-4) Cons. Semi - Carson Freeman (Montevallo) won by major decision over Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) (MD 10-2) 5th Place Match - Dennis Virelli (Newberry) won by forfeit over Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) (For.)

165 Pounds

Champ. Round 1 - Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) 9-5 received a bye Quarterfinal - Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Christian Arrington (Belmont Abbey) (Dec 7-2) Semifinal - Brent Nicolosi (Mount Olive) won by tech fall over Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) 9-5 (TF 16-0) Cons. Semi - Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Joe Bertrand (King) (Dec 9-4) 3rd Place Match - Jakob Chisolm (Montevallo) won by decision over Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 14-13)

174 Pounds

Champ. Round 1 - Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Christopher Drakeford (Limestone) (Fall 6:17) Quarterfinal - Dayton Fields (Newberry) won by decision over Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 5-1) Cons. Round 2 - Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Anderson Hall (Coker) (Fall 0:58) Cons. Round 3 - Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Colby Teague (Mount Olive) (Dec 7-3) Cons. Semi - Nathan Buckovich (Lander) won by decision over Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 11-4) 5th Place Match - Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) won by medical forfeit over Michael McCarthy (Emmanuel) (M. For.)

184 Pounds

Champ. Round 1 - Shylik Scriven (UNC Pembroke) received a bye Quarterfinal - Shylik Scriven (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Ethan Lopez (King) (MD 13-3) Semifinal - Andrew Reed (Newberry) won by decision over Shylik Scriven (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 9-5) Cons. Semi - Anthony Giampietro (Lander) won by decision over Shylik Scriven (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 11-9) 5th Place Match - Shylik Scriven (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Nahzir Turner (Shorter) (TF 21-6)

197 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) 5-5 received a bye Quarterfinal - Caleb Moore (Belmont Abbey) won by major decision over Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) (MD 13-5) Cons. Round 2 - Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) won by tech fall over Anthony Goelzer (Limestone) 1-16 (TF 19-3) Cons. Round 3 - Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Jeffery Tubbs (Montevallo) (MD 13-3) Cons. Semi - David Bertrand (King) won by decision over Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 5-4) 5th Place Match - Raife Smart (Mount Olive) won by forfeit over Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) (For.)
285 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Jacob King (Emmanuel) (Fall 2:58) Quarterfinal - Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Chandler Allen (Allen) (Fall 2:02) Semifinal - Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) won by fall over Mason Kump (Belmont Abbey) (Fall 4:24) 1st Place Match - Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Isaac Sheeren (Lander) (Dec 15-11)