Juniors Ryan Riggs (125) and David Armstrong (133) put CSU up, 6-0, after posting decisions and after an 85-second pin by Mike Hurley, the Vikings led, 12-0.
Two takedowns in the final 1:14 of the third period gave freshman Shaun Mitchell (149) a 10-2 major decision over John Carroll's Greg Elliott to extend the lead to 16-0.
"I'm so proud of our team," head coach Jack Effner said. "We pulled together and beat a very solid team. We wrestled our best tonight."
Two freshmen, Kyle Chittick (174) and Benny Balogh (197) were involved in the meet's most exciting bouts, with Balogh scoring a last-second 11-7 decision with a late takedown and three near-fall points, while Chittick fell, 3-2, JCU's Chris Branchen in double overtime in a match were two of the points he surrendered were on escapes when he was on top.
Junior Ryan Hurley, who normally wrestles at 149 pounds, wrestled up a weight at 157 but it didn't matter, as the junior improved his season record to 9-1 after an 18-6 major decision over Devon Jurczak. The Vikings led, 20-0, after Hurley's bout.
Effner recovered from an early cut over his right eye to pin Steven Bagnowski in 3:34 immediately after Ryan Hurley, setting the stage for Chittick's battle.
Senior David Gilkey (184) scored two late takedowns to win, 10-9, to extend CSU's lead to 29-3 before Balogh's bout made it 32-3, and then sophomore Jeff Schuller (285) finished the Blue Streaks off with a pin in 1:15.
"Our guys came prepared and well conditioned," Effner said. "They earned their Thanksgiving break."
The Vikings will take a breather over the holiday weekend before returning to action on Dec. 3 at the Penn State Open. The tournament is slated for a 9:00 a.m. start.
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now