Apprentice School Wrestlers Take Lead After Round 3 Of NCWA NationalsApprentice School Set to Defend NCWA National Title As 2010 Nationals Start ThursdayApprentice School Wrestlers Win NCWA Mid-Atlantic Conference For 7th Straight YearApprentice School Wrestlers Sweep Pair To Close Regular Season2009-10 St. Andrews Tri-Match vs Apprentice School and Campbell
Duals
St. Andrews Tri-Match
Feb. 20
Laurinburg, NC
Schedule
Noon: Apprentice School (16-5) vs. St. Andrews (2-9)
1:30 pm: Apprentice School vs. Campbell (0-10)
3 pm: Campbell vs. St. Andrews
Notes
The Builders are 1-2 all-time vs. Campbell University, while 1-1 all-time vs. St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
Senior Matt Perry became the third wrestler in the last 20 years to win over 100 matches in a career with his performance two weeks ago at the Circle City Tournament hosted by the University of Georgia. Perry, from Chesapeake, Va., won the 157-pound weight class going 4-0 and took home the Outstanding Wrestler Award for the lightweights. Those wins gave him 103 for his career.
With his wins in Georgia, senior Will Harcum moved into a tie for fourth place on the single season victories list as he now sports a 36-9 record at 174 pounds. He is also tied for second in single season pins (22) and third in career pins (42).
The Builders will next see action at the 2010 NCWA Mid-Atlantic Conference Championships on Feb. 27 at Southern Virginia University.
Apprentice School Wrestlers Take Second At Circle City Trny. - Perry Earns 100 Career Wins
ATHENS, GA. - The Apprentice School wrestling team ventured to Athens, Georgia to compete in the Circle City Tournament and finished second out of 15 teams with 122 points on Saturday at the University of Georgia.
Marion Military Institute won the event with 149 points, followed by the Builders, Georgia Southern (61) while South Carolina and Auburn tied for fourth with 59.5 points. The Builders had five wrestlers take firsts, while six others placed in the top six in their weight classes.
Senior Matt Perry went 4-0 at 157 pounds to win that weight and win the Outstanding Wrestler award for the lightweights. Those four wins enabled him to become the third Builder wrestler in the last 20 years to break the 100 career victories mark. His 100th came in his opening match of the tournament as he recorded a 19-3 tech fall win over Tim Keyes of the University of Florida. The Chesapeake, Va. native joins Darrick Walker and Cecil Lee as the only Builder wrestlers to have over 100 career victories as he now has 103.
At 141 pounds, the Builders had co-champions as sophomore Marcus Chevres and senior Ty Holley each went 2-0. Chevres had a win by a major decision, while Holley had one of his wins by a tech fall. Freshman Patrick McIntosh took the title at 165 pounds by going 3-0 with a win by fall, while senior Will Harcum went 3-0 with a pair of wins by fall at 174 pounds to win that title. Harcum has 22 wins by fall this season to move into a tie for second in single season falls and third in career falls with 41.
Sophomore Ty Ford went 2-1 to finish second at 125 pounds while sophomore L.A. Colon was 3-1 at 235 to take third and freshman Malachi Outlaw was 3-1 to take third at 174 pounds.
Other placers included: freshman Jeremy Diley was 2-1 with a pair of falls to take fourth at heavyweight, junior Austen Damico finished 4-2 with three wins by fall to finish fifth at 184 pounds and sophomore Quintin Bowling was 3-2 with a pair of falls to take sixth at 184 pounds.
"With all the changes in the schedule due to the weather, the guys stepped up and performed very well at a strong tournament," said Apprentice School coach Bruce Shumaker.
Next up for the Builders will be a tri-meet on February 20 in Laurinburg, N.C. with NCAA Division II St. Andrews Presbyterian College and NCAA Division I Campbell University starting at noon.
Apprentice School Wrestlers Finish Second At NCWA National Duals
SHELBYVILLE, TENN. - The Apprentice School wrestling team went 4-1 on Saturday at the 2010 National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Duals as they lost 27-15 to Marion Military Institute in the championship match at Calsonic Arena in Shelbyville, Tennessee.
The championship match saw the teams trade off the lead several times through the dual. After falling at 125 pounds, Marcus Chevres earned a win by fall at 133 and Ty Holley won by an 8-1 decision at 141 pounds to put the Builders up 9-3. MMI won the next three bouts to take a 12-9 lead going into the 174 pound match. Senior Will Harcum scored a 6-2 decision to tie the dual at 12-all. Following a loss at 184 pounds, freshman Stuart Roes won an 12-6 decision at 197 pounds to tie the dual again at 15-all. MMI scored wins by fall in the last two bouts for the final margin of 27-15.
In the semifinals, they defeated West Chester University 30-15. The Builders opened up with three straight wins by fall with Todd Gular, Marcus Chevres and Ty Holley winning to give the Builders an 18-0 lead after 141 pounds. West Chester made a run winning three of the next four bouts by major decision to cut the deficit to 21-12 after 174 pounds. Junior Austen Damico picked up a 5-3 victory at 184 pounds to give the Builders a 24-12 lead. Victories by Daniel Hare at 235 and LA Colon at heavyweight gave the Apprentice School a 30-15 win.
In its first match of the day, the Builders opened with a 53-3 victory over the University of Dayton to win a school record 13th dual match of the season. After opening with a win by forfeit at 125 and a 16-0 technical fall victory by Marcus Chevres at 133 pounds, the Builders reeled off four straight wins by fall. Ty Holley won in 3:44 at 141 followed by Ricky Anderson winning in 42 seconds at 149 pounds. Freshman Freeman Ward earned a win in 1:38 at 157 pounds and fellow freshman Patrick McIntosh win in 1:16 at 165 pounds to give the Builders a commanding 35-0 lead with five bouts to go.
Against Oakland University (Mich.) the Builders prevailed 26-21. After losing at 125 pounds, the Builders won seven of the next eight bouts to take a commanding 26-9 advantage. In that run was an 18-7 major decision victory for senior Will Harcum at 174 pounds and a win by fall in 32 seconds by Anderson at 149 pounds to highlight that stretch.
They closed out pool play with a 43-15 win over the host team for the event - Middle Tennessee State University. Similar to its match against Oakland, the Builders lost at 125 pounds before winning eight of the next nine bouts. The first four of those wins were by fall and all were in under 2:30 to put the Builders up 24-3 heading into the 165 pound match.
Apprentice School (16-5) will now compete next weekend in DuBois, Pa. at the first U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association National Invitational Championships. A dual night will be on Friday, Feb. 5, while the individual tournament will take place on February 6.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 53, DAYTON 3
125: Ford (A) won by forfeit; 133: Chevres (A) tech fall Graff 16-0; 141: Holley (A) p. Blyke 3:44; 149: Anderson (A) p. Congdon :42; 157: Ward (A) p. Morris 1:38 ;165: McIntosh (A) p. Burman 1:16; 174: Harcum (A) dec. Puttmann 12-9; 184: Outlaw (A) dec. Loushin 8-6; 197: Lipford (A) won by forfeit; 235: Schoolfield (D) dec. Hare 7-3; 285: Gray (A) won by forfeit.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 26, OAKLAND UNIV. 21
125: Grunalt (O) p. Gular :42; 133: Chevres (A) maj. dec. Garza 9-0; 141: Holley (A) dec Fillipelli 8-5; 149: Anderson (A) p. Gillespie :32; 157: Perry (A) dec. Armstrong 7-3; 165: McIntosh (A) dec. Wranosky 6-3; 174: Harcum (A) maj. dec. Waszkiewicz 18-7; 184: Hyde (O) dec. Au. Damico 8-7; 197: Roes (A) dec. Johnson 9-5; 235: McClelland (O) p. Hare :42; 285: Hegedus (O) won by forfeit.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 43, MIDDLE TENN. STATE 15
125: Watson (MTSU) dec. Ford 2-0; 133: Gular (A) p. Jividen 2:24; 141: Spruill (A) p. Goldberg 1:17; 149: Anderson (A) p. Hudson 1:41; 157: Ward (A) p. Griggs 1:08; 165: An. Damico (A) maj. dec. Appleby 16-7; 174: Harcum (A) won by forfeit; 184: Au. Damico (A) won by forfeit; 197: Bradley (MTSU) won by forfeit; 235: Bowling (A) dec. Pegram 10-8; 285: Bumpus (MTSU) p. Lipford 3:17.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 30, WEST CHESTER 15
125: Gular (A) p. Dickinson 2:46; 133: Chevres (A) p. Flynn 1:40; 141: Holley (A) p. Armor 2:33; 149: Evans (WC) maj. dec. Anderson 13-3; 157: Perry (A) dec. Rathbun 11-9; 165: Tancredi (WC) maj. dec. McIntosh 15-4; 174: Bacci (WC) maj. dec. Harcum 23-14; 184: Au. Damico (A) dec. Brooks 5-3; 197: Fitzgerald (WC) dec. Roes 9-4; 235: Hare (A) dec. Banks 5-3; 285: Colon (A) dec. Nicholson 8-5.
MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE 27, APPRENTICE SCHOOL 15
125: Jones (MMI) dec. Gular 4-0; 133: Chevres (A) p. Austin 2:17; 141: Holley (A) dec. Westerman 7-1; 149: Mitchell (MMI) dec. Anderson 7-5; 157: Bollinger (MMI) dec. Perry 7-4; 165: Laxton (MMI) dec. McIntosh 7-3; 174: Harcum (A) dec. Salvatori 6-2; 184: Smith (MMI) dec. Au. Damico 15-10; 197: Roes (A) dec. Magee 12-6; 235: C. Smith (MMI) p. Hare 3:18; 285: Mullen (MMI) p. Colon :33.
Apprentice School Wrestlers Capture 30th Builder Invitational
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. -- For the first time in three years, the Apprentice School wrestling team captured the team title at the 30th annual Apprentice School Invitational on Saturday.
The Builders amassed 146.5 points to outdistance two-time champion University of Central Florida with 131 points while University of Maryland Baltimore County was third with 121.5 as 23 teams competed in the event.
Winning individual championships for the Builders were senior Ty Holley at 141 pounds, sophomore Ricky Anderson at 149 pounds and freshman Patrick McIntosh at 165 pounds.
Holley won the 141 pound class after coming in second place last year at this weight. The senior from Erwin, NC won his first two matches by fall in 6:43 over Kevin Williams of Scranton and Andrew Greco also of Scranton in 2:03. He took the title by a medical forfeit over Kendall Albert of Kennesaw State. Holley was also named the Champion of Champions in the event and is 17-5 on the season.
Anderson also advanced to the finals at 149 with a pair of wins by fall. He defeated TJ Gillin of UCF in 1:58 and Daniel Carr of UMBC in 1:26 to advance to face Wade McCorkel of Penn State Club in the finals where he won 7-3. The Chesapeake, Va. native is currently 16-3 on the year.
McIntosh won the 165 pound title defeating a pair of teammates en route to the championship. The Sherrills Ford, NC native started with a win in 2:08 over Paul Rajan of Scranton before defeating Nick Appleby of Middle Tennessee State 8-1 to advance to the semifinals. He faced teammate Montrell Barbine there and won 3-0 before defeating Anthony Damico by a medical forfeit. McIntosh is currently 26-11 on the year.
Freshman Kevin Gray took second at heavyweight, while senior Matt Perry (157), Barbine (165), senior Will Harcum (174) and sophomore Quentin Bowling (197) took third place.
The Builders now travel to Middle Tennessee State University next Saturday to participate in the second annual National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Duals.
The Apprentice School Wrestlers Equal School Record For Wins With A Pair In Builder
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - The Apprentice School wrestling team competed in its home gym for the first time this season and won a pair of bouts in the Builder Duals on Friday night.
They opened with a 54-3 win over Radford and scored a 63-0 victory over Virginia Tech to raise their record to 12-4 on the season. The 12 wins equals the most dual match wins in the last 10 years as the 2002-03 team went 12-6.
Apprentice School will return to the home mats on Saturday morning for the 30th annual Builder Invitational starting at 9 am in the Apprentice Athletic Center.
Apprentice School 54, Radford 3
125: Ty Ford (A) won by forfeit; 133: Todd Gular (A) won by forfeit; 141: Ty Holley (A) won by forfeit; 149: Ricky Anderson (A) won by forfeit; 157: Tyler Reedy ( R) dec. Will Sexton 2-1; 165: Patrick McIntosh (A) won by forfeit; 174: Will Harcum (A) won by forfeit; 184: Stuart Roes (A) won by forfeit; 197: Quentin Bowling (A) won by forfeit; 235: James Lipford (A) dec. Alex Driggers 12-9; 285: Kevin Gray (A) dec. Luke Vance 3-1
Apprentice School 63, Va. Tech 0
125: Ty Ford (A) won by forfeit; 133: Todd Gular (A) won by forfeit; 141: Ty Holley (A) won by forfeit; 149: Will Sexton (A) won by forfeit; 157: Ricky Anderson (A) p. Joseph Miller 2:07; 165: Patrick McIntosh (A) dec. Joseph Zedan 5-0; 174: Will Harcum (A) p. Bobby Bowen 2:06; 184: Austen Damico (A) p. Tim Brown 2:05; 197: James Lipford (A) won by forfeit; 235: Quentin Bowling (A) p. Marc Masishin 6:28; 285: Kevin Gray (A) won by forfeit
Apprentice School Builders Take 6th In Ursinus Tournament
Four Builders Place Top Four
COLLEGEVILLE, PA. -- The Apprentice School wrestling team competed on Saturday in the Ursinus Homecoming Tournament in Collegeville, Pa. with three NCAA Division III nationally-ranked opponents and finished sixth among the eight teams.
Nationally-ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater won the event with 126.5 points, followed by Rhode Island College with 83.5 and Ursinus College with 80.5. Apprentice School had 36.5 points in the event.
Sophomore Ricky Anderson was the highest placer for the Builders as he came in second at 149 pounds with a 3-1 record on the day. He recorded his first win of the event by fall in 2:22 over Geoff Ricco of Rhode Island College. His next two wins were by injury default before falling in the finals to Kevin Sutherland also of Rhode Island College 8-3.
Senior Matt Perry took third place at 157 pounds winning three of his four bouts on the day. His first win was over Bill Rieck of Ursinus College 7-4 before he lost to John Witham also of Ursinus 4-2 in the semifinals. In the consolation bracket, he defeated David Stauters of SUNY Oneonta 11-5 and Andy Rutke of Wisconsin-Whitewater 10-4 for third place. Those wins give Perry 94 for his career and vaulted him into fourth place on the career wins list. He passed Eric Lybarger (2003-08), Ron Vecchione (2000-04) and Justin Gilliard (2004-08) who all had 92 career wins.
At 165 pounds, freshman Patrick McIntosh took third place with a 3-1 record. After losing his opening match, he got on a roll in the consolation round knocking off Eric Simmons of Oneonta (5-4) and Brendan Guarino of Rhode Island (11-3) and defeating teammate Montrell Barbine 4-0 in the third-place match.
Barbine went 2-2 to take fourth place. He won his match over Simmons 5-2 before losing in the semifinals. His first consolation match was against teammate Freeman Ward and Barbine won 17-11 before he lost to McIntosh for third place.
Next up for the Builders will be the Builder Duals on Friday night, January 22 starting at 5 pm.Apprentice School's Shumaker, Chevres, Harcum Selected For First NCWA-NAIA All Star Challenge
Apprentice School wrestlers Marcus Chevres and Will Harcum along with head coach Bruce Shumaker have been selected to participate in the first American Airlines All Star Challenge match on Saturday night in Grand Prairie, Texas in conjunction with the Lone Star Duals.
This is the first ever All Star match between the 2009 National Collegiate Wrestling Association and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national champions and/or this season's top-ranked wrestlers from each association. It will take place at 7 pm EST at the Warrior Coliseum during the 2010 Lone Star Duals.
One of the coaches for the NCWA team will be Apprentice School Head Coach Bruce Shumaker. In his third season at the helm of the Builders, Shumaker was the 2009 NCWA National Coach Of The Year after leading the Builders to its first team national title. Assisting him will be Southern Virginia University Head Coach Nate Casperson.
Builder sophomore Marcus Chevres (Norfolk, Va./Granby) will wrestle at 133 pounds in the event and will take on top-ranked Wade Lowe of McKendree University (Ill.). He will be in one of two #1 vs. #2 battles in the event. Chevres is currently 18-5 on the year with five wins by fall and for his career he is 44-22.
Builder senior Will Harcum (Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette) will drop to 165 pounds for the event and take on NAIA top-ranked Aaron Winning also of McKendree University. Harcum, who is the top-ranked 174-pound wrestler in the NCWA, will face Winning in the only battle between top-ranked wrestlers in the event. The Williamsburg native leads the team with a 23-7 record having won 17 by fall.
You can follow the event on <http://www.ncwa.net/>www.ncwa.net Saturday night.
2010 American Airlines All Star Challenge Lineup
Wt. Rank Name NAIA School Rank Name NCWA School 125 6 Aaron Wilcox Dana 6 Aso Palani Douglas 133 1 Wade Lowe McKendree 2 Marcus Chevres Apprentice School 141 8 Adam Manz Dana 9 Mario Giordano Northampton CC 149 2 Sam Schmitz Lindenwood 4 Dillon Evans West Chester 157 6 Brandon Roehrich Jamestown 5 Peter Rose Southern Va. 165 1 Aaron Winning McKendree 1 Will Harcum Apprentice School 174 8 Jameon Rush Hastings 19 Kevin Bacci West Chester 184 9 Mark Peiffer Dana 3 Richard Rippy Central Fla. 197 1 Alex Sanchez McKendree 2 Joseph Silverman MIT 285 NR Willie Hernandez Jamestown 2 Corey Melinn Grand Valley St.
Apprentice School Wrestlers Knock Off Davidson In Final Match At Duals
HAMPTON, VA. - The Apprentice School wrestling team went 1-2 on Friday in the Virginia Duals and continued an interesting run in the event.
For the fifth straight year, the Builders knocked off a NCAA Division I program as they held onto defeat Davidson College 24-21 in their final match. They have defeated six NCAA Division I programs in that span - Delaware State, James Madison, Millersville, Wagner and Davidson twice.
The match with the Wildcats saw the Builders pull out six-point victories in their wins. Sophomore Ricky Anderson scored a pin at 149 pounds in 4:42, while senior Matt Perry won his match at 157 pounds by an injury default to put the Builders up 12-11.
After a loss at 165, the Builders scored another six-point win at 174 pounds as junior Austen Damico got a pin in 3:25 to put them ahead 18-14. Davidson tied the match with a major decision win at 184 pounds before sophomore James Lipford won by forfeit at 197 to give the Builders a 24-18 lead heading into the heavy weight battle. Davidson's Charlie Wolff earned an overtime decision at heavyweight for the 24-21 Apprentice win.
The Builders opened the event by falling to the national champions of the National Junior College Athletic Association in the non-scholarship division Nassau Community College 36-9. In that match sophomore Marcus Chevres won his match at 133 pounds by pin in overtime and freshman Patrick McIntosh won at 165 pounds by a 9-4 decision.
Their second match was against NCAA Division II Anderson University and the Builders lost 28-13. Chevres won his match at 133 pounds by a 12-10 decision, senior Ty Holley won at 141 pounds by a 12-3 major decision and Anderson got his second pin of the day in 5:31 at 149 pounds.
Apprentice School will now compete on January 16 in the Ursinus Homecoming Invitational in Pennsylvania.
NASSAU CC 36, APPRENTICE SCHOOL 9
125: Gomez (NCC) p. Ford 5:40; 133: Chevres (A) p. Doria 8:13 OT2, 141: Silvestn (NCC) p. Holley 4:05; 149: Troy (NCC) maj. dec. Anderson 10-2; 157: Wade (NCC) dec. Perry 3-0; 165: McIntosh (A) dec. Michel 9-4; 174: Doliscar (NCC) p. Harcum 3:43; 184: Cartagena (NCC) p. Bowling 5-1; 197: Lupi (NCC) tech fall Lipford 21-6; 285: James (NCC) dec. Colon 3-1, OT.
ANDERSON 28, APPRENTICE SCHOOL 13
125: Monteforte (And) dec. Ford 7-3; 133: Chevres (App) dec. Warner 12-10; 141: Holley (App) maj. dec. Francis 12-3; 149: Anderson (App) p. LaVergne 5:31; 157: Jackson (And) maj. dec. Perry 12-0; 165: Lide (And) dec. McIntosh 4-3; 174: Sanford (And) p. Harcum 4:02; 184: Hamrick (And) dec. Roes 7-5; 197: Newton (And) p. Bowling 3:53; 285: Duke (And) dec. Colon 3-1
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 24, DAVIDSON 21
125: Altman (D) tech fall Ford 15-0; 133: A. Radsky (D) dec. Chevres 9-5; 141: V. Radsky (D) dec. Sexton 9-5; 149: Anderson (A) p. Sandercock 4:42; 157: Perry (A) inj def. Mowry; 165: Mullen (D) dec. McIntosh 6-0; 174: Au. Damico (A) p. Estrada 3:25; 184: Crews (D) maj. dec. Roes 15-5; 197: Lipford (A) won by forfeit; 285: Wolff (D) dec. Colon 3-1, OT
Apprentice School Wrestlers Open Va. Duals At 11am Friday Vs. Nassau CC
The Apprentice School wrestling team will open the 30th annual Virginia Duals American College Division Tournament against third-seeded Nassau Community College (NY) at 11 am on Friday. Nassau is the defending junior college (non-scholarship division) national champions.
A win in that match will put the Builders in a 2 pm semifinal against the winner of Stevens Tech (NJ) and second-seeded Anderson University (SC). A loss against Nassau will put the Builders into a 1 pm matchup against the loser of Stevens Tech-Anderson.
The top-seeded team in the American Division is NCAA Division II power Pitt-Johnstown who is ranked fourth in the latest national poll. They'll face Davidson College, while the other half of that brackets has fourth-seeded Millersville University against SUNY-Brockport.
Apprentice School Wrestlers Fall 29-16 At Waynesburg
WAYNESBURG, PA. -- The host Waynesburg Yellow Jackets earned victories in six of the first seven weight classes as they snapped the Builders' five-match win streak with a 29-16 victory on Friday night.
Following a win by pin and a major decision in the first two bouts, senior Will Harcum recorded a pin at 174 pounds to cut the deficit to 10-6. Harcum's win was his 20th in 23 matches this season making him the fastest to 20 wins in the modern era of Apprentice School wrestling.
That spurred on the hosts as they won the next four bouts, picking up bonus points in two of those to take a 25-6 lead heading into 133 pound match. Sophomore Marcus Chevres earned a 12-0 major decision victory over Josh Mollica to trim that deficit to 25-10. Chevres is now 16-4 on the year.
After giving up a major decision at 141 pounds, sophomore Ricky Anderson earned the final points of the night recording a pin in 45 seconds at 149 pounds for the 29-16 final score. Anderson is currently 6-1 on the year.
The Builders will next see action on December 28 at the Wilkes Open. The next dual match will be on January 8-9 at the 30th annual Virginia Duals.
Waynesburg 29, Apprentice School 16
157-Garrett Johnston (W) def. Matt Perry(A) Pin 4:31-(WAY 6-0)
165-Alex Evanoff (W) def. Patrick Macintosh (A) 13-4 Maj.-(WAY 10-0)
174-Will Harcum (A) def. Jared Roberts (W) Pin 1:58 - (WAY 10-6)
184-Matt Zimmerman (W) def. Quentin Bowling (A) 3-0 -(WAY 13-6)
197-Corbin Semple (W) def. Stuart Roes (A) 14-2 Maj. -(WAY 17-6)
285-Melvin Warrick (W) def. Kevin Gray (A) 3-0 -(WAY 20-6)
125-Alex Crown (W) def. Tyare Ford (A) 17-0 (3:25) Tech -(WAY 25-6)
133-Marcus Chevres (A) def. Josh Mollica (W) 12-0 Maj. -(WAY 25-10)
141-Nick Garber (W) def. Kyle Spruill (A) 9-1 Maj. -(WAY 29-10)
149-Ricky Anderson (A) def. Abdul Yusuff (W) Pin :45-(WAY 29-16)
Apprentice School Wrestlers Win University of Maryland Baltimore County Retriever Duals Going 4-0
BALTIMORE, MD. - The Apprentice School wrestling team competed on Saturday at the UMBC Retriever Duals hosted by the University of Maryland Baltimore County and went 4-0 on the day to claim the championship.
They opened the event facing Renssalear Polytechnic Institute from Troy, N.Y. After losing the opening bout, the Builders ran the table and scored a 51-3 victory. Freshman Patrick McIntosh scored the biggest victory in this dual for the Builders as he decisioned Ryan Michaels 3-1 at 157 pounds. Michaels was a returning National Collegiate Wrestling Association All-American finishing third at 157 last season.
The next match was against Southern Virginia University and the Builders only lost at 157 pounds to two-tine NCWA National Champion Peter Rose as they won 60-3.
Following a 66-0 win over Gallaudet, the Builders faced off with the host Retrievers for the tournament championship and won 32-13. After losing two of the first three bouts, the Builders won the next four and six of the next seven bouts to score the win.
Five wrestlers went 4-0 on the day - Marcus Chevres (133 pounds), Montrell Barbine (165), Will Harcum (174), James Lipford (197) and LA Colon (235).
Next up for the Builders (9-1) will be a Friday night dual at Waynesburg University in Pennsylvania starting at 7 pm.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 51, RPI 3
125: Streu (RPI) dec. Ford 5-4; 133: Chevres (A) p. Arnon 2:17; 141: Holley (A) dec. Krik 2-0; 149: Anderson (A) p. White 2:02; 157: McIntosh (A) dec. Michaels 3-1; 165: Barbine (A) won by forfeit; 174: Harcum (A) p. Asch 2:23; 184: Roes (A) p. Morabito :30; 197: Lipford (A) p. Stabler 2:58; 235: Colon (A) dec. Jennings 3-2; 285: Diley (A) won by forfeit.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 60, SO. VIRGINIA 3
125: Ford (A) p. Lagerberg :42; 133: Chevres (A) won by forfeit 141: Spruill (A) p. Hirt :37; 149: Anderson (A) won by forfeit 157: Rose (A) dec. McIntosh 11-6; 165: Barbine (A) won by forfeit 174: Harcum (A) won by forfeit; 184: Roes (A) won by forfeit 197: Lipford (A) won by forfeit; 235: Colon (A) won by forfeit 285: Diley (A) won by forfeit.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 66, GALLAUDET 0
125: Ford (A) won by forfeit; 133: Chevres (A) won by forfeit; 141: Holley (A) won by forfeit; 149: Sexton (A) p. Cassel 5:16; 157: McIntosh (A) won by forfeit 165: Barbine (A) won by forfeit; 174: Harcum (A) won by forfeit 184: Bowling (A) p. Callahan 2:51; 197: Lipford (A) won by forfeit; 235: Colon (A) won by forfeit 285: Diley (A) p. Bottoms 3:51.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 32, UMBC 13
125: Ambridge (UMBC) dec. Ford 6-3; 133: Chevres (A) tech fall Musa 22-6; 141: Samuels (UMBC) dec. Holley 12-8; 149: Anderson (A) p Carr :32; 157: McIntosh (A) p. Husa 6:01; 165: Barbine (A) dec. Huber 7-5; 174: Harcum (A) dec. Coe 8-6; 184: Essa (UMBC) maj. dec. Roes 12-4; 197: Lipford (A) p. Broades 4:44; 235: Colon (A) dec. Bowersox 2-0; 285: LaPoint (UMBC) dec. Diley 5-1.
Apprentice School Wrestlers Finish Eighth At New Standard Spartan Invitational
YORK, PA. - The Apprentice School wrestling team competed in probably its toughest tournament thus far and finished eighth in the New Standard Spartan Invitational hosted by York College. Four teams that are ranked in the current NCAA Division III Top 15 and two perennial nationally-ranked programs were participants in the ten-team event.
Senior Will Harcum continued his impressive start as he finished sixth at 174. The Williamsburg, Va. native went 3-2 in the event with two wins by fall raising his season total to 12 falls and a 15-3 overall record. He opened the event with a win in 48 seconds over Dennis Bencosme of fourth-ranked Ithaca College and won his first match in the wrestleback round in 41 seconds over Noel Richardson of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Three wrestlers were a round away from placing in the top six. Sophomore Marcus Chevres at 133 pounds (3-2), freshman Patrick McIntosh at 157 pounds (3-2) and freshman LA Colon at heavyweight (4-2) each were eliminated one round from finishing no lower than sixth. Chevres' first win of the tournament came against Jordan Alfaro who was the second-seed at 133 pounds from USMMA by a 12-7 decision.
Next up for the Builders will be a quad match at the University of Maryland Baltimore County on December 12.
Team Scores
1. Ithaca 140.5; 2. The College of New Jersey (12th-ranked) 139; 3. The College at Brockport 124; 4. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (11th-ranked) 120; 5. Williams College, Mass. (15th-ranked) 107.5; 6. Elizabethtown 90; 7. York College 56.5; 8. Apprentice School 47.5; 9. Gloucester CC 37; 10. University of Maryland Baltimore County 8.5.
Apprentice Schoo Wrestlers Fare Well In Ursinus Fall Brawl Tournament
COLLEGEVILLE, PA. - The Apprentice School wrestling team competed at Ursinus College on Saturday in the Fall Brawl tournament and came away with three placers in the strong NCAA Division III dominated tournament.
Senior Will Harcum finished second at 174 pounds going 3-1 on the day with three wins by fall. Harcum, a Williamsburg, Va. native, set a modern-era record by winning 12 matches in a row to start the season. The record breaking match was in the semifinals where he recorded a fall in 35 seconds over DJ Neri of Gettysburg College. Jon Peters held the mark winning 11 in a row to start the 2002-03 season. With those three falls, he is now tied for sixth on the career falls list with 29. Harcum is now 12-1 on the season.
Freshman Patrick McIntosh went 4-1 at 157 pounds to take third place. All four of his victories were by decision, including defeating senior Matt Perry 3-2 for third place. McIntosh, a Sherrills Ford, NC native, is now 10-3 on the season.
Perry, a Chesapeake, Va. native, went 4-2 to finish fourth. After falling in his opening match, Perry recorded wins by technical fall , fall, major decision and a decision over Matt Nobbs of Elizabethtown to advance to the third place match. With his four wins today, Perry is now 12-2 on the year and with 87 wins on his career he is now tied current assistant coach Jovon Butler for seventh on the all-time list.
Next up for the Builders will be the York College Tournament on December 5.
Apprentice School Wrestling Team Splits Action In Knight Brawl Duals
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Five Builders went 2-0 on the night but the Apprentice School wrestling teams split a pair of duals at the University of Central Florida Knight Brawl Duals in Orlando, Florida.
In the opener, the host Knights scored wins in three of the final four bouts to take a 22-19 victory over the Builders. The nightcap saw the Builders score wins in six out of seven bouts in the middle of the dual match for a 31-14 victory over Marion Military Institute.
Leading the way for the Builders on Friday night were sophomore Marcus Chevres (133 pounds), senior Ty Holley (141), senior Matt Perry (157), senior Will Harcum (174) and sophomore LA Colon (235 pounds) who all went 2-0.
The team will take to the mat again on Saturday morning to compete in the Central Florida Open starting at 9 am.
University of Central Florida 22, Apprentice School 19
125: Alexander Chiracosta (UCF) p. Ty Ford :58
133: Marcus Chevres (A) dec. Stephen DeAugustino 10-9
141: Ty Holley (A) dec. David Frazier 8-4
149: Ricky Anderson (A) dec. TJ Gillin 13-7
157: Matt Perry (A) maj. dec. Andres Munoz 13-3
165: Nick Christian (UCF) dec. Patrick McIntosh 8-6
174: Will Harcum (A) dec. Greg Gaught 16-10
184: CJ Hauser (UCF) maj. dec. Stuart Roes 17-4
197: Graham Smith (UCF) dec. Quinton Bowling 12-5
235: LA Colon (A) dec. Richard Rippy 3-1
285: Daniel Rowe (UCF) p. Kevin Gray 1:27
Apprentice School 31, Marion Military Inst. 14
125: Terence Jones (MMI) dec. Ty Ford 5-2
133: Marcus Chevres (A) maj. dec. Xenepher Austin 14-3
141: Ty Holley (A) dec. Brandon Westernam 11-4
149: Will Sexton (A) p. Joshua McCoy 4:19
157: Matt Perry (A) dec. Jay Mitchell 6-4, OT
165: Joe Salvatore (MMI) dec. An. Damico 7-6
174: Will Harcum (A) p. Maxwell Watson 1:38
184: Stuart Roes (A) p. Michael DePiero :56
197: Gregory Magee (MMI) dec. James Lipford 9-5
235: LA Colon (A) dec. Edward Swindle 7-4
285: Michael Mullen (MMI) tech fall Diley 16-0
Apprentice School Wrestlers Open Season Winning Electric City Duals
SCRANTON, PA. - The Apprentice School wrestling team opened its 2009-10 season on Saturday by winning four matches and knocking off American International College 22-19 for the championship of the Electric City Duals at the University of Scranton.
The first two duals on the day were against teams from the host Royals. The opening dual was against the A team from Scranton and the Builders rallied from a 12-0 deficit after three bouts to win 31-12. A pin by Will Harcum at 174 pounds in 1:24 put the Builders ahead to stay at 16-12. The next dual was against the #2 team from Scranton where the Builders jumped out to an 18-0 lead after four bouts en route to the 45-3 win.
The final dual in pool play was against Penn State DuBois where the Builders earned five wins by pin and three decisions in the middle eight bouts for a 39-7 victory. Harcum earned his second win by pin at 174 pounds in the quickest of the day for the Builders - 30 seconds.
Going undefeated in pool play pitted the Builders against NCAA Division II American International College in the championship match. As the teams traded victories in the first four bouts, the Builders gained an early 10-7 advantage after a Matt Perry victory by decision at 157 pounds. American International answered that with a pair of decisions at 165 and 174 pounds to retake the lead at 13-10.
The Builders responded with a pair of victories by pin as Harcum finished a 3-0 day winning his bout at 184 pounds in 1:05, while freshman Stuart Roes won his fourth match of the day with a pin in 3:30 at 197 pounds.
"We made some mistakes today, but anytime you come up to Pennsylvania you are going to get tested and we did. It was a real good day," said Apprentice School coach Bruce Shumaker.
Six Builders did not lose a bout today as sophomore Will Sexton (149 pounds) and Roes (197) went 4-0. Harcum (174/184) and Perry (157) each went 3-0, while Quentin Bowling (184) and Freeman Ward each won a bout.
Next up for the wrestlers will be a trip to Orlando, Florida to compete in the University of Central Florida Duals on November 6 and the UCF Invitational the next day.
Apprentice 31, Scranton (A) 12
125: Mike Murcia (S) pinned Tyare Ford, 6:00
133: Vinny Signoriello (S) dec. Marcus Chevres, 9-3
141: Mike Ebert (S) dec. Ty Holly, 6-2
149: Will Sexton (A) maj. dec. Frank Siclari, 14-1
157: Matthew Perry (A) dec. Mike Guenther, 6-4
165: Anthony Damico (A) dec. Paul Rajan, 5-3
174: Will Harcum (A) pinned Matthew Terry (1:24)
184: Quentin Bowling (A) dec. Nicholas Genovese, 4-3
197: Stuart Roes (A) dec. Joe Williams, 6-3
285: Jeremy Diley (A) pinned Greg Hoeper (1:09)
Apprentice 45, Scranton (B) 3
125: Tyare Ford (A) dec. Javitz, 5-0
133: Marcus Chevres (A) won by fft.
141: Kyle Spruill (A) pinned James Roth (6:07)
149: Will Sexton (A) dec. Jeff Kapica, 6-5
157: Steve Glickman (S) dec. Montrell Barbine, 1-0
165: Patrick McIntosh (A) dec.Mike Bonomo, 5-1
174: Freeman Ward (A) pinned Dylan Quesada (3:47)
184: Stewart Roes(A) won by fft.
197: Quentin Bowling (A) won by fft.
285: Jeremy Diley (A) won by fft.
Apprentice 39, Penn St.-Dubois 7
125: Andrew Spicer (P) maj. dec. Tyare Ford, 8-0
133: Marcus Chevres (A) pinned Brandon Wiser, (1:07)
141: Kyle Spruill (A) pinned Garrett Singer, (4:17)
149: Will Sexton (A) dec. Casey Haines, 5-2
157: Matt Perry (A) dec. Ryan Taylor, 11-5
165: Kyle Bish (A) dec. Anthony D'Amico, 11-5
174: Matachi Outlaw (A) pinned Chris Rushmore, (1:09)
184: Will Harcum (A) pinned Ryan Terwilliger, (0:30)
197: Stewart Rose (A) pinned Joe Shields, (3:52)
285: Jim Mosher (P) dec. Kevin Gray, 3-2
Championship Match: Apprentice 22, AIC 19
125: Este Lara (AIC) maj. dec. Tyare Ford, 9-1
133: Marcus Chevres (Apprentice) maj. dec. Brian Clay, 14-2
141: Chris Hoffman (AIC) dec. Kyle Spriull, 11-6
149: Will Sexton (Apprentice) dec. Robert Merchant, 9-2
157: Matt Perry (Apprentice) dec. Babajide Fagbuyi, 8-2
165: Ronald Tetreault (AIC) dec. Pat McIntosh, 7-4
174: Martin Thompson (AIC) dec. Malaki Outlaw, 10-6
184: Will Harkum (Apprentice) pinned Jaakov Bloch, (1:05)
197: Stewart Ross (Apprentice) pinned Mike Ramsey, (3:30)
285: Casey Hines (AIC) pinned Jeremy Dilley, (6:05)
Bruce Shumaker Gives Builder Wrestling 411
Apprentice School Head Wrestling Coach Bruce Shumaker was a recent guest on the wrestling radio show Wrestling 411 where he spoke on a variety of topics ranging from the 2009 NCWA Nationals to history of Builder wrestling to what was on his radio when he wrestled in college.
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Apprentice School's Lee, Harcum Named To VASID All-State Wrestling Team
LYNCHBURG, VA. - More honors were announced on Friday for the Apprentice School wrestling team after its 2009 National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championship. Two Apprentice School wrestlers were named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association All-State wrestling team. This is the only team produced by the state association that combines University Division (NCAA Division I) and College Division athletes.
Senior heavyweight Cecil Lee was named to the first team at heavyweight. The Portsmouth, Va. native had a record setting senior season as he finished 46-9 and won the NCWA National Championship. Lee's 46 wins broke the school single-season victories record and his 124 career wins also gave him the career victories mark.
Sophomore Will Harcum earned second team honors at 165 pounds after he finished with a 34-16 record. The Williamsburg, Va. native finished fifth at 165 pounds in the NCWA Nationals to earn All-American honors and had a team high 18 wins by fall.
This marks the first year that the Builders have earned spots on the VaSID All-State team.
2009 VaSID All-State Wrestling Team
VaSID All-State First Team
125 - James Nicholson, Old Dominion
133 - Kyle Hunter, Old Dominion
141 - Ryan Williams, Old Dominion
149 - Pete Yates, Virginia Tech
157 - Peter Rose, Southern Virginia
165 - Chris Brown, Old Dominion
174 - Chris Henrich, Virginia
184 - Tommy Spellman, Virginia Tech
197 - Jesse Strawn, Old Dominion
HWT - Cecil Lee, Apprentice School
VaSID All-State Second Team
125 - Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech
133 - Christian Smith, Liberty
141 - Tim Harner, Liberty
149 - Joey Metzler, Old Dominion
157 - Jesse Dong, Virginia Tech
165 - Will Harcum, Apprentice School
174 - Mendbagana Tovuujav, George Mason
184 - Rocco Caponi, Virginia
197 - Brent Jones, Virginia
HWT - David Marone, Virginia Tech
Apprentice School Wrestlers Win First NCWA National Championship
HAMPTON, VA. -- It must be something with hometown advantage.
After participating in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships for 11 years, the Apprentice School brought home its first-ever team national championship on Saturday night at Hampton University Convocation Center. The Builders amassed 118.5 points to outdistance three-time defending champion Grand Valley State who scored 109 points in the 84-team event.
The national championship for the wrestling team marked the first ever team championship for the Builders who have now won seven individual national champions.
"I thought we had potential with this young team," said Apprentice School Head Coach Bruce Shumaker. "Right now it's amazing, they did a tremendous job this weekend and we got a championship now." He was honored at the post-event banquet as the 2009 National Coach of the Year.
What helped the Builders as they had four wrestlers wrestling for third place or higher, while the Lakers had four wrestlers wrestling for fifth place and one for a national championship. The advancement point victories helped the Builders clinch the national championship halfway through the final round.
Builder National Champions Year Weight Darrick Walker 1999 235 Sinque Holmes 1999 285 Darrick Walker 2000 235 Shawn Gillispie 2000 141 Jon Peters 2002 141 Sinque Holmes 2002 285 Cecil Lee 2009 285
Senior Cecil Lee became the first individual champion for the Apprentice School as he won the 285 pound championship match with a 4-1 decision over Tim Rose of Amerhst College. Lee iced the championship with a two-point takedown with 1:25 left in the third period and held on for his school record 46th victory on the season. Earlier Saturday he defeated Chris DeScantis of Pittsburgh 1-0 to advance to the finals. His 46 wins set the school single-season victory record that was held by current assistant coach Micah Amrozowicz with 45. The last individual champion for the Builders was York High graduate Sinque Holmes who won the heavyweight championship in 2002.
" To do this in our area is quite a way to finish my career," said Lee. "It felt like I was at home with all the fans cheering in the finals."
Freshman Marcus Chevres fell behind early in his match with Steven West for the 133 pound championship and lost a 16-7 major decision. On the season he finished with a 26-17 record and went 4-1 in the tournament. Earlier on Saturday the Norfolk, Va. native advanced to the finals with a 10-5 win over Joey Heersche of Kansas State.
Senior Ty Holley lost 5-1 for third place at 141 pounds to Mike Girodano of Northampton Community College. Giordano put Holley into the losers bracket on Friday in a 3-2 decision. Holley finished 23-16 on the year. Earlier on Saturday he scored a 15-5 major decision over Jason Mustall of Mott Community College and defeated Mark Burchardt by injury default from Hudson Valley Community College.
Junior Matt Perry finished eighth at 149 pounds after having to take a default in his match against Lance Goodell of Mott Community College. He finished his season with a 22-18 record and earned his second All-American honor. In his first match on Saturday, the Chesapeake, Va. native lost a 6-5 decision to Jeffrey Slaughter of Louisiana State University.
Year Builder All-Americans Team Finish 2009 6 1st 2008 3 Tied 10th 2007 7 3rd 2006 6 2nd 2005 6 3rd 2004 5 4th 2003 8 2nd 2002 5 3rd 2001 3 10th 2000 7 2nd 1999 7 2nd
Sophomore Will Harcum won 9-3 over Steve Bauer of Mott Community College to take fifth place at 165 pounds. That win avenged an earlier loss to Bauer in the quarterfinals on Friday for the Williamsburg native. He opened with a flurry taking an early 4-1 advantage and won his 34th match of the season. Earlier Saturday he won by fall in 1:43 over Michael Wright of Delaware and then lost an 11-4 decision to Nick Newell of Kansas State University.
Freshman Charles Mills lost 14-6 to Oscar Huntley from U.S. Naval Academy Prep for third place at 174 pounds. Mills, a freshman from Republic, Washington, finished the year 28-14 and went 4-2 in the event. Earlier Saturday he lost a 4-2 decision to Richard Doherty of Grand Valley State in the semifinals and scored a win in 5:56 over Michael Bard of Delaware in the consolation semifinals.
The championship was the sixth for the Apprentice School as the women's basketball team won the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship in 2000-01 and 2001-02, while the men's team won championships in 2001-02 and 2002-03. The baseball team won the U.S.C.A.A. national championship in 2008 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
2009 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION CENTER
HAMPTON, VA.
Top 10 Teams (out of 84): Apprentice School 118.5; Grand Valley State 109; U.S. Naval Prep 96.5; Marion Military Institute 96; Central Florida 85.5; U.S. Military Prep 69; U.S. Air Force Prep 64.5; Mott CC 63, Northampton CC 56.5, Kansas State 56.5.