In defense of his title at 184, Moran would once again face Nate Holley of Cornell. This year the tables would be switched with Moran as the top-seed and Holley as the second-seed. Moran and Holley wrestled a close fought match with Moran coming out the victor in a 3-2 decision and the 184-lb title.
Joining Moran as top-place finishers were Smith and Rock with both wrestlers capturing victories over Army wrestlers, which helped the Bulls win the team title. As the top-seed at 133, Smith captured this year's title with a 6-1 decision over second-seed Whit Dunning of Army. Rock followed Smith with the same outcome, a 6-1 decision over Ryan Mergen of Army.
At 125, Dan Bishop (Whitehall, NY/Whitehall) took second place for the third straight year as he lost a 3-2 decision to Mike McInally of RIT. Freshman Mark Lewandowski (Depew, NY/Lancaster) made his first appearance in the New York State Wrestling Championships taking second place at 141. Lewandowski dropped an 8-2 decision to top-seed Casey Thome of Army. Jimmy Hamel (Natick, MA/Natick) also took second-place in his respective weight class. Hamel lost in a 5-3 decision to Richard Starks of Army in the 197-lb championship.
In the 149-lb championship match, Desi Green (Henrietta, NY/Rush-Henrietta) faced top-seed Matt Kyler of Army, ranked 12th in the latest USA Today/NWCA/InterMat Team & InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Individual Rankings and last year's 149-lb champion. Green dropped his decision to Kyler by the score of 5-1.
After losing his first match, John Martin-Cannon (Brockport,NY/Brockport) took third place at 157, with four consecutive victories in the wrestlebacks. In the bout for third place, Cannon captured a 3-1 sudden victory over Willie Horwach of Ithaca. At 165, Ron Majerus (Mexico, NY/Mexico) took fifth place by defeating Patrick Knight of NYU in an 8-2 decision. At 285, Brett Correll (Shelby Township, MI/Eisenhower) faced the same opponent he opened this weekend's competition against sixth-seed, Jabril Patterson of Brockport. Correll came out with another victory over Patterson, defeating him by a 10-3 decision and taking seventh place.
The Bulls will look to improve their 1-0 record in Mid-American Conference competition, as they travel to Athens, Ohio to take on Ohio University beginning at 12:00 pm.
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