Wrestling
2007 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships
at Clarion University
December 5, 2007

last updated 03/25/08

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CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

KU HEADS TO CLARION TO COMPETE IN PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 

CLARION, Pa. — The Kutztown University wrestling team will look to improve on its six sixth-place finishes last season at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships this Saturday at Clarion University.

The 65th annual championship will include 80 athletes from eight PSAC schools and will start at 10 a.m. at W.S. Tippin Gymnasium.

KU, which is 3-0 in the early going, finished seventh overall out of eight teams last season at the PSAC Championships. The competitive event consists of six Division I schools — Bloomsburg, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Lock Haven and Millersville — and Division II Shippensburg and KU.

Edinboro finished first last season, with Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, Clarion and East Stroudsburg rounding out the top five.

KU’s Kyle Davis (so. Peckville/Valley View), who finished sixth at 197 pounds, is the only returning wrestler to have won match last season. Davis pinned P.J. DiStefano in 6:27 in the first round, before dropping a second-round bout to Edinboro’s Jim Gibson. He is 4-3 while wrestling at 184 pounds this season.

Davis’ bracket features a tough battle to the top with five place-winners returning, including the 2006 third-place finisher Jesse Hasseman (Bloomsburg) and the 2007 third-place finisher Dave Williams (East Stroudsburg).

Chris Chambers (jr. Holland/Council Rock South) finished sixth for the Golden Bears last season and will look to improve on his finish this season.

Chambers, who has qualified for the NCAA Championships twice, went 23-14 last season at 149. He’s 5-2 thus far in 2007 at the 157 pounds with two pins and 0-1 at 149. Chambers will wrestle at 149 this weekend, a bracket that features five returning place-winners, including the 2007 second-place finisher Daryl Cocozzo (Edinboro).

Below is a breakdown of the rest of the weight classes for KU:

125: Eddie Harris (fr. Wilmington, Del./Howard) will wrestle in the bracket featuring the two-time defending champion Mike Sees, from Bloomsburg.

133: Rob Vollrath (fr. Richboro/Council Rock South) also will be looking up to a defending champion, as Edinboro’s Ricky Deubel returns to wrestle at 133. There’s only one other place-winner returning in this bracket.

141: Jamie Soupik (fr. Boyertown/Boyertown) will get his first taste of the PSAC Championships Saturday in a bracket that features four returning place-winners, with the highest being Clarion’s Sal Lascari (third at 133 in 2007).

157: Dave Zeek (so. Newtown/Council Rock North), who has the most wins for KU at 7-4, will be in the same bracket as the 2006 149-pound NCAA Champion, Edinboro’s Gregor Gillespie.

165: Sonny Flood (jr. Southampton/William Tennent) faces a tough road with Edinboro’s Jarrod King, a transfer from Oklahoma, 2007 second-place finisher Ricky Schmelyun (Bloomsburg) and 2007 third-place finisher Landis Wright (Lock Haven) in the bracket.

174: Curtis Beardsell (jr. Warminster/William Tennent) will have to battle against three of the top four finishers from last season, including the defending champion from Edinboro, Phil Moricone.

197: Scott Snyder (so. Slatington/Northern Lehigh) will go against three place-winners and the No. 16-ranked wrestler at 197, Edinboro’s Pat Bradshaw.

285: Kevin Bolinsky (fr. Ashland/North Schuylkill) will be looking up at a two-time champion, No. 13-ranked Mike Spaid, of Bloomsburg. Edinboro’s No. 6-ranked Joe Fendone, however, is favored to win the bracket.

Kutztown Results

Five Golden Bears Place at PSAC Championship, KU 8th

CLARION, Pa. - Five Kutztown University wrestlers earned places at the 65th annual Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships, as the Golden Bears finished eighth in the team standings Saturday at Clarion University.

Edinboro won its third straight and 11th overall PSAC championship with 152.5 points. Bloomsburg was second with 118.5, followed by Clarion (88.5), Lock Haven (76), Shippensburg (62), Millersville (51.5), East Stroudsburg (46) and Kutztown (34).

Kutztown's five place-winners ranged from fourth to sixth place. 

Kyle Davis, at 184 pounds, and Scott Snyder, at 197, placed fourth.  Davis was 2-2, winning two consolation bouts to get to the third-place match, where he fell 5-2 to Shippensburg's Jon Hade.  Snyder won in the quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals by decision. In the third-place match, he lost to Shippensburg's Peter Grodziak 2-1. 

Kevin Bolinsky placed fifth at 285 pounds. After falling in the opening round, Bolinsky picked up a consolation decision before losing in the second round of wrestlebacks.  In the fifth-place match, Bolinsky won by decision over Shippensburg's Jon Rhone 5-1.

Chris Chambers and Dave Zeek rounded out KU's place-winners, finishing sixth at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively.  Both grapplers lost in the quarterfinals before picking up first-round consolation wins by decision.  The pair then lost their second consolation matches, before falling by decision in the fifth-place bout.

65^th Annual PSAC Championships
At Clarion University 

Final Team Standings
1. Edinboro 152.5, 2. Bloomsburg 118.5, 3. Clarion 88.5, 4. Lock Haven 76, 5. Shippensburg 62, 6. Millersville 51.5, 7. East Stroudsburg 46, 8. Kutztown 34 

Kutztown Results

125
Quarterfinals – John Trumbetti (LHU) pinned Eddie Harris (KU) 1:50
Consolations – John Andel (Mill) pinned Harris 6:44

133
Quarterfinals – Rick Deubel (Edin) maj. dec. Rob Vollrath (KU) 14-0
Consolations – Mark Stockdill (Mill) dec. Vollrath 8-7

141
Quarterfinals – Steve Fittery (Ship) maj. dec. Jamie Soupik (KU) 12-1
Consolations – George Hickman (Bloom) dec. Soupik 7-3

149
Quarterfinals – Hadley Harrison (Clar) dec. Chris Chambers (KU) 7-3
Consolations – Chambers dec. Alex Bimes (ESU) 7-4
            Dennis Bermudez (Bloom) maj. dec. Chambers 11-0
5^th Place match – Cody Becker (Mill) dec. Chambers 2-1
            Chambers finishes 6th

157
Quarterfinals – Matt Moley (Bloom) maj. dec. Dave Zeek (KU) 11-0
Consolations – Zeek dec. John Mangini (LHU) 6-3
            Jarrett Hostetter (Mill) dec. Zeek 7-1
5^th Place match – Dan Nauman (Ship) dec. Zeek 7-1
            Zeek finishes 6th

165
Quarterfinals – Landis Wright (LHU) pinned Sonny Flood (KU) 2:04
Consolations – Dave Morey (Mill) dec. Flood 9-6

174
Quarterfinals – Phillip Moricone (Edin) tech fall Curtis Beardsell 17-0
Consolations – Shane Mallory (ESU) maj. dec. Beardsell 14-4

184
Quarterfinals – Scott Joseph (Clar) dec. Kyle Davis (KU) 4-3
Consolations – Davis maj. dec. Zach Stosius (LHU) 15-1
            Davis dec. Steve Funk (Mill) 4-3
3^rd Place Match – Jon Hade (Ship) dec. Davis 5-2
            Davis finishes 4th

197
Quarterfinals – Scott Snyder (KU) maj. dec. Ray Bennett (Mill) 14-6
Semifinals – Patrick Bradshaw (Edin) dec. Snyder 4-1
Cosolations – Snyder dec. Nick Sacco (Bloom) 5-3
3^rd Place Match – Peter Grodziak (Ship) dec. Snyder 2-1
            Snyder finishes 4th 

285
Quarterfinals – Dan Craig (LHU) dec. Kevin Bolinsky 5-3
Consolations – Bolinsky dec. Rom Husam (Clar) 4-2
            Joe Fendone (Edin) tech fall Bolinsky 16-0
5^th Place Match – Bolinsky dec. Jon Rhone (Ship) 5-1
            Bolinsky finishes 5th