Bulldog heavyweight Ivan Muller was 3-2 in the tournament. Muller's teammate 165 pounder Casey Underwood also had a 3-2 record. Other Bulldogs to finish with a 3-2 record on the day were 184-pound Brian Hurley and Alex Croasmun in the 157 weight class.
"I'm very pleased with today's results and effort," head coach Rob Hjerling stated. "Today and yesterday's matches were two great days to see where we need to improve. We have come a long way since preseason but still have a ways to go."
141-pound unattached wrestler David Ivanschenko took home first place with a 4-0 record on the day. Ivanschenko had one fall, two decisions and finished out his day with a major decision over Darton College's Nathan Allen. Also taking the championship, while competing unattached was 165-pound Keith Koziel, finishing 4-0 with two falls and two decisions on the day.
Unattached grappler Odie Delaney took home the gold in the 197 weight class with a 4-0 record. Delany won by fall in the semi-finals followed by another fall over Limestone's Josh Mummert in the championship in 4:21. Another grappler to come away with the gold was unattached 174 pounder J.C. Oddo finishing strong with back to back falls in the semi-finals and finals over Central Florida's CJ Hauser and Devon Jackson respectively.
Also placing in the tournament was 125-pound unattached wrestler Richard Alarcon finishing third with a 7-1 record. After a 6-5 decision victory and a 5-1 loss to Limestone's Matt Hall, Alarcon fought back and reeled off four straight pins and two decisions to capture the bronze. Finishing third in the 174-pound weight class was unattached Derek Sickel with a fall in 2:41 to secure his medal finishing with a 3-1 record.
157-pound unattached redshirt freshman Justin Sparrow had two pins and one decision on the day before dropping an 8-6 decision to Duke's Jared Sernoffsky, placing him second overall. Also placing second was 184-pound unattached Kelby Smith finishing with a 3-1 record in the tournament.
The Bulldogs will be back in action as they host the Liberty Flames in McAlister Field House Nov. 15. The match will begin at 11 a.m. before the homecoming football game. All Citadel cadets, alumni and fans are encouraged to head over to McAlister Field House before the Homecoming activities to cheer on your wrestling Bulldogs!
Results from The Citadel Open and all Bulldog wrestling information on The Citadel wrestling team will be available at www.CitadelSports.com.
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