Chattanooga places all 10 at Keystone

[Hamm]

Chattanooga placed all 10 wrestlers in the Pennsylvania Keystone tournament. Placers were:

 

125- Javier Maldonaldo 3rd

133- Steve Hromada 1st

141- Cody Cleveland 1st

149- Joey Knox 5th

157- Seth Garvin 1st

165- Nick Davis 4th

174- Lloyd Rogers 1st

184- Josh Edmondson 4th

197- Matt Koz 1st

285- Matt Lettner 3rd

 

See brackets and such here:

http://www.pennathletics.com/pdf3/97149.pd...;DB_OEM_ID=1700

[noonesfool]

Very impressive again.

[ghouse]

One word for Cody Cleveland: IMPRESSIVE (borrowing ANIMAL's formatting).

 

Cody won his finals match 21-10. He had two other decisions: 13-10 & 6-3. He also picked up a tech in the first round 16-0.

 

Speaking of the first round match, if I am readin that properly it was a battle of old HS teammates. Unless it is a different Ryan Scott wrestling for Appalachian State then those two were both part of the murder's row McCallie had a few years back. It looks like Cody has taken it to a completely other level since then.

 

Nice job by true freshman Matt Lettner finishing 3rd place as well. That one continues to impress as well.

 

BTW, is anyone following the season that Anthony Robles from Arizona State is putting together? If you don't know his story you should google him real quick. Kid was born with one leg. He was a two time Arizona state champ and won Sr Nationals I think in 06. Already knocking off some big names. This kid has a fantastic story and it has been picked up by seeral national media outlets. It can only be good for wrestling as it is a lot of positive press. Take a look. I mention because when I saw the results I wondered who had knocked of Maldonado and put him in third, when I saw it was Robles I was a little less surprised!

[BayouBear]

Don't get too juiced. Robles is a good story but we are talking about wrestling. Because of his handicap, he is hard to wrestle. Maldanado was down by about 9 points very quickly. One Javy figured him out, he dominated but ran of of time before he could catch up. Robles will have a hard time beating better than good college wrestlers more than once.

 

Again, he's a good story and his accomplishments should be applauded.

 

Did you miss the fact that Zack Garvin was OW?

 

And yes...it's the same Ryan Scott.

[ghouse]

Don't get too juiced. Robles is a good story but we are talking about wrestling. Because of his handicap, he is hard to wrestle. Maldanado was down by about 9 points very quickly. One Javy figured him out, he dominated but ran of of time before he could catch up. Robles will have a hard time beating better than good college wrestlers more than once.

 

Again, he's a good story and his accomplishments should be applauded.

 

Did you miss the fact that Zack Garvin was OW?

 

And yes...it's the same Ryan Scott.

 

 

Agreed on Robles. Notice I made no NCAA AA predictions for him because I am of the same opinion you are. He will beat a lot of people the first time or two they wrestle. Once good wrestlers understand his style a game plan will developed to handle it and shut him down (if not I would have to question the coaching). There have been a lot of wrestlers like him over time and most get figured out, but hey you never know when someone will really run with it and surprise us all.

 

I did not notice that Seth Garvin (just messing with you BB) won the OW, however it is definitely no surprise. Very strong wrestler. Fun to watch as well. If I was a good wrestler particularly one who wasn't getting the looks he wanted from some of the traditional powers I would not hesitate to take a long, hard look at Appy State. Another fav along the same boat for me is Northern Iowa, just like what the program does with their kids. Programs like those don't get the proper respect a lot of times.

 

How are things in Bear Country anyway?

[wrestlemom]

Congrats to all the guys!! I know how hard you work everyday and I am very proud of you all. Also appreciate all the coaches are doing with this team. Chris, Nate, and Izzy, ya'll are wonderful, so positive and so driven. You have made a mark and let the guys know that they can compete on any level. Keep up the hard work, all of you.