Kapetanovich (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills/CCAC) won a 3-0 decision over Edinboro's Ryan Uber in his first match and went on to claim his second match with a 7-3 decision over Maryland's Eric Grida. After a 10-3 loss to Central Michigan's Zack Strunk, Kapetanovich came back to win an 11-4 victory over Chris Meyers of Shippensburg. In the third-place bout, Kapetanovich faced Strunk again where he lost a 10-5 decision four fourth place. He finished 3-2 in the tournament to give him a season record of 7-12.
Wrestling in the 141 pound weight class, redshirt freshman Joe Ciampoli (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) recorded a 2-2 record in the tournament. In is first match of the day, Ciampoli pinned Rob Tate of Gardner Webb at 1:17, before dropping a 2-0 decision to Central Michigan's Steve Brown. He then went on to defeat Edinboro's Joel Webster by a score of 7-3 in the first consolation match, but fell Bryan Heller of Penn State in his next match by a 6-3 decision. Ciampoli's pin was the first of his collegiate career. He now holds a career record of 20-14.
Also wrestling for Pitt in the tournament were freshmen Brandon Skonieczky (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) and Brandon Smith (Columbia, Pa./Columbia), redshirt freshman Matt Darnell (Lyndhurst, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley C.A.) and redshirt sophomore Tim Allen (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland).
In the 125 weight class, Skonieczky recorded his first collegiate major decision, beating Paul Gerabeno 10-2 in his third match of the day. He finished 1-2 in the tournament. Allen also recorded a win by decision, wrestling at 165 pounds, against Jeremy Stole. Both Hunt and Darnell finished 0-2 in the tournament.
The Panthers will close out their regular season on Friday, Feb. 17, at the Fitzgerald Field House against undefeated conference rival Edinboro. Pitt enters the match with a 4-8 overall record and a 2-3 showing in the EWL (Eastern Wrestling League), while Edinboro stands at 9-0 and 3-0 respectively.
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