Honeycutt repeated as the 184 lb. champion, winning all six of his matches, with two coming against ranked opponents. The junior entered the tournament ranked second by both InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News and boosted his record to 11-0. Honeycutt missed the first month of the season while rehabbing following offseason shoulder surgery.
A year ago Honeycutt competed unattached while redshirting. He won the 184 lbs. title with an upset of top-seeded Dustin Kilgore of Kent State. This time around he had to defeat third-ranked Steve Bosak of Cornell in the finals. He handed Bosak (18-1) his first loss of the season with a 7-2 decision.
Following a scoreless first period Honeycutt started the second period in the down position. He would take a 2-0 lead with a reversal, with Bosak escaping with just over a minute remaining. Honeycutt added a takedown with thirty seconds remaining and ended the second period with a 4-1 lead. Bosak cut the lead to 4-2 with an escape with a minute left, but Honeycutt registered his second takedown off a Bosak shot with approximately 20 seconds to go to clinch the win. With a point for riding time Honeycutt prevailed 7-2.
Honeycutt opened the Southern Scuffle with a 7-5 decision over Antonio Giogio of North Carolina. In the second round he pinned Campbell’s John Merickel at 2:02. That was followed by a 13-2 major decision over John Dickson of Virginia Tech.
In the quarterfinals he bested Keith Witt of Kent State 6-0, and a 6-4 decision over 15th-ranked Luke Rebertus of Navy set up the finals bout with Bosak.
Edinboro is back in action on Friday, January 7 and Saturday, January 8, competing in the Virginia Duals.
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