Also earning places on Saturday for Clarion were third place Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (Sr. Tshkent, Uzbekistan) at 165, and Alex Thomas (Jr. Seaford, De.) at 197, along with fourth place Joe Waltko (Jr. Alison Park/North Allegheny) at 133 and Mark Havers (Fr. Bradford) at 157.
McCorkle opened the bracket at 285-pounds with a 14-5 win over Pat Krenz (Brockport), then won 3-2 in the second tie breaker over #16 ranked Elijah Madison (Oklahoma) who was the second seed. McCorkle escaped in the second overtime, then rode Madison out for the win. In the finals McCorkle had a first period takedown that stood up in a 2-1 win.
“Q really stuck to the game plan,†said first year head coach Matt Dernlan about the finals match. “He controlled his tie ups and the tempo. It was a very nice win and a great day for him.â€
Adurakhmonov was 3-1 on the day, opening with a 3-2 over Oklahoma's Chase Nelson, then lost 3-2 to #6 ranked Scott Winston of Rutgers. Bekzod came back for a 4-1 win over Alex Smith of Army, and a 3-1 win over Pat Graham of Oklahoma for third place.
Thomas was 4-1 in placing third at 197. He won 11-5 over Orion Ross of Army, lost 8-6 to Christian Boley (Maryland) who was the eventual champion, then came back with a forfeit, a 3-2 win over Dallas Brown of Maryland and pinned Paul Glover of Brockport at 3:39 for third.
Waltko, in his first outing, took fourth place with a 3-2 record at 133. He opened with a fall over Ryan Reed (Brockport), then defeated Geoff Alexander (Maryland) 5-3, before losing to Oklahoma's #12 rated Jordan Keller 4-1 (Keller was the eventual champion). Waltko came back with a 2-1 win over Mike DeMarco (Rutgers), then lost to Alexander 9-7 for third place.
Havers, a true freshman, had his second strong outing at 157-pounds. He lost his opener 5-1 to Paul Hancock (Army), then came back with three straight wins over Tom Rispoli (Brockport) F 3:56; 6-5 over Domenic Roberts (Maryland) and F 1:52 over Hancock. He lost a 3-2 decision for third to james Rafferty (Army).
Also participating at the Invitational were Trey Hicks (Jr. Amityville, N.Y.) at 125, Devin Cook (So . Bedford ) and Tyler Bedelyon (So. Lewistown) at 141, Ryan Darch (So. Battavia, N.Y.) at 174, Nick Milano (So. Erie/Prep) at 184 and Brandon Contreras (So. Rochester, N.Y. ) at 285-pounds.
Hicks was 1-2, Cook 1-2, Bedelyon 0-2, Darch 1-2, Milano 1-2, and Contreras 0-2.
CLARION NOTES: Oklahoma won the team scoring with 182 points, Maryland second with 174.5, Rutgers third at 163, Army fourth with 125.5, Clarion fifth with 91, American sixth with 65, Brockport seventh with 36.5 and Buffalo eighth with 12… Clarion will wrestle at Lehigh next Sunday – opening the dual meet season … Clarion wrestles Illinois at 1 and Lehigh at 4pm.
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