Cumberland had sophomore Desean Willis at 125 senior Eric McCray at 184, and freshman Kyle Studer at 197 place in the top 6. McCray placed 4th defeating All-American Nigel Kinworthy from Missouri Baptist by decision 8-2 in the consolation quarterfinals and then defeated Wolk from McKendree in the consolation semifinals by major decision 17-6. Willis placed 5th defeating PJ Puriefoy from King College by decision 9-3 in the consolation quarterfinals and pinned Mike Aitch from Missouri Baptist for the 5th place match. Studer received a medical forfeit from teammate freshman Ben Briscoe in the first round of consolation, and then defeated Alex Driggers from King College in the consolation quarterfinals by decision 7-5. Studer fell just short of qualifying for nationals in the consolations semifinals where he lost to 4-3 to Jason Flynn from Notre Dame College. The top four in the region qualified for the national tournament. Cumberland qualified ten wrestlers throughout the season and the following wrestlers will be headed to the national tournament in Sioux City, IA: Desean Willis at 125, sophomore Eric Rogers at 133, Corey Bleaken at 149, junior Theo Dotson at 149, sophomore Trey Myers at 165, sophomore Jordan Powers at 174, Luke Borneman at 184, Eric McCray at 184, Ben Briscoe at 197, and freshman Xavier Taylor at 285. This the largest number of qualifiers for the program since head coach Jarad Swint took over three years ago. "We are a very young team. I am looking forward to the future of this program."
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Cumberland qualifies 10 for NCAA'sSt. Charles, MO -– Freshman Corey Bleaken at 149 and sophomore Luke Borneman at 184 won east regional championships at Lindenwood University on Friday night. Bleaken the fourth seed won his first round match over Dominic Angelo from McKendree by major decision 11-3. He went on to win his quarterfinal match over All-American Dustin Center by decision 12-8, and won his semifinals match over defending national champion Mark Dickman by decision 13-10. In the finals Bleaken received a medical forfeit over All-American Chris Seta from Campbellsville University improving his overall record to 34-8. Borneman the 3rd seed won his first round match over Rob Nusekabel from University of the Cumberlands by decision 5-3. He went on to win his semifinals match over the 2nd seed Tanner Wolk from McKendree by decision 5-3. In the finals Borneman defeated Earl Waller from McKendree by decision 2-0 improving his overall record to 22-6.
Cumberland had sophomore Desean Willis at 125 senior Eric McCray at 184, and freshman Kyle Studer at 197 place in the top 6. McCray placed 4th defeating All-American Nigel Kinworthy from Missouri Baptist by decision 8-2 in the consolation quarterfinals and then defeated Wolk from McKendree in the consolation semifinals by major decision 17-6. Willis placed 5th defeating PJ Puriefoy from King College by decision 9-3 in the consolation quarterfinals and pinned Mike Aitch from Missouri Baptist for the 5th place match. Studer received a medical forfeit from teammate freshman Ben Briscoe in the first round of consolation, and then defeated Alex Driggers from King College in the consolation quarterfinals by decision 7-5. Studer fell just short of qualifying for nationals in the consolations semifinals where he lost to 4-3 to Jason Flynn from Notre Dame College. The top four in the region qualified for the national tournament. Cumberland qualified ten wrestlers throughout the season and the following wrestlers will be headed to the national tournament in Sioux City, IA: Desean Willis at 125, sophomore Eric Rogers at 133, Corey Bleaken at 149, junior Theo Dotson at 149, sophomore Trey Myers at 165, sophomore Jordan Powers at 174, Luke Borneman at 184, Eric McCray at 184, Ben Briscoe at 197, and freshman Xavier Taylor at 285. This the largest number of qualifiers for the program since head coach Jarad Swint took over three years ago. "We are a very young team. I am looking forward to the future of this program."User Feedback
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