Adam Hall and Tyler Sherfey each finished third at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively, while Kurt Swartz placed fourth in the 165 pound weight class. Nate Lee also placed at the two-day tournament on the University of North Carolina, Greensboro campus finishing eighth at 174 pounds.
The Broncos scored 84.5 points to finish just one and one-half points behind seventh placed Bloomsburg. Defending NCAA national champion University of Minnesota won the annual event with 182 points.
Hall lost his semifinal match on Sunday (Dec. 30) morning to Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota, 7-3, to fall into the consolation bracket. The freshman then defeated Scott Ervin of Applachian State, 4-3, and Kaylen Baxter of Old Dominion, 6-5, to place third.
Sherfey was also knocked out of the championship bracket on Sunday in the semifinal round when Gregor Gillespie of Edinboro won by a major decision, 17-2. Sherfey earned his third place finish when he handed Trevor Hall of Cal State Bakersfield a major decision defeat with an 11-2 scored, and then pinned Kody Hamray of North Carolina at the 1:45 mark of the match.
Like Hall and Sherfey, Swartz also lost his semifinal match when Michael Chaires posted a 5-2 decision. Swartz won his first consolation match with a 12-3 major decision over Tyler Safratowich of Minnesota, before losing by fall to Jarrod King of Edinboro at the 1:11 mark to finish fourth.
Lee, who was making his first appearance of the season due to an injury, won three straight consolation matches before dropping his final two matches to place eighth.
In other Boise State wrestling news on Sunday, Bronco true freshman Kirk Smith, who was competing unattached, won the 184-pound weight class. Unseeded in the tournament, Smith won five straight matches including two against nationally ranked opponents. He handed 18th ranked Josh Haines of the University of Maryland a 6-0 defeat in the semifinals, and then posted a 1-0 decision over seventh ranked Rocco Caponi of the University of Virginia in the championship match.
The Broncos are off from competition until Jan. 11 (Friday) when they begin a five-match road trip at Cal State Fullerton. The next home match for Boise State is Jan. 25 (Friday) against the University of Oregon.
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