Cox, a 149-pounder, posted a 3-2 record in the 66-kilogram competition, coming one match short of a top-eight finish. In the first round, Cox defeated Patrick Sharp of the Highlands Wrestling Club, 8-5, 4-0. His hopes for a title were cut short in the round of 16, as eventual semifinalist JaMarr Billman of the New York Athletic Club held off a Cox rally for a 4-1, 3-7, 2-0 triumph. However, Cox rebounded in the consolation bracket, defeating Will Rowe, 6-5, 0-6, 5-3, and Drayton Woods, 6-0, 7-0. Jason Johnstone ended Cox's tournament with a 7-2, 7-0 decision in the consolation quarterfinals. Cox, who enters the season as the top-ranked EIWA wrestler at 149 pounds, reached last year's NCAA Tournament and is ranked No. 13 in the national preseason poll.
Stolpinski competed in the 84-kilogram competition, posting a 1-2 record. Stolpinski won his first match of the tournament, a 2-0, 2-3, 2-0, victory over Jake Cranford of the Sunkist Kids. Stolpinski was then defeated by Gregory Parker of the New York Athletic Club by fall in 1:05. In the consolation bracket, C.B. Dollaway of the Sunkist Kids pinned Stolpinski in 49 seconds. Stolpinski enters the 2005-06 season with Navy after an outstanding freshman campaign that saw him record a 25-17 mark and a sixth-place EIWA finish. He is ranked No. 30 in the WrestlingReport.com national preseason rankings.
Lastly, newly-hired assistant coach Scott Owen had the most success of the trio that made the trip. Owen recorded a 5-1 mark, garnering a third-place finish in the 74-kilogram weight class. Owen won his first three matches by a combined score of 25-4, before falling to the eventual champion, Tyrone Lewis, in the semifinals, 2-0, 0-1, 1-0. Owen rebounded in the consolation bracket to knock off Jim Mederios, 3-0, 7-0, and Jared Frayer, 3-0, 2-0, to earn the third-place showing.
The event is seen as one of the top preseason competitions for NCAA wrestlers and one of the first competitions to kick off the international wrestling season.
The Navy wrestling season gets underway this Saturday, Oct. 29, with the Blue-Gold Challenge Matches, beginning at 1:00 p.m., in Halsey Field House.
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