Feb. 21, 2004

Charlottesville, VA - Junior Ryan McClester posted a 3-0 record at the UVA Quad Meet to lead the 25th ranked The Citadel to wins over UVA, 24-18, and James Madison, 43-6, in collegiate wrestling action Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs fell to Cornell, who is ranked 15th nationally, 33-6 in their third match of the day.

The University of Virginia wrestling team hosted a quad meet with the Cornell Big Red, The Citadel Bulldogs and the James Madison Dukes at UVa's Memorial Gymnasium this afternoon. Each team faced the other three opponents in the event.

Cornell, ranked #15 in the country, finished a perfect 3-0 in the event after defeating James Madison 48-0, The Citadel 33-6 and Virginia 33-10. The Citadel went 2-1 and defeated James Madison 43-6 and Virginia 24-18. UVa finished 1-2 and defeated JMU by the score of 39-6, while James Madison went winless and finished 0-3 in the competition. In the first session of dual matches, Virginia won eight of the ten bouts against James Madison and won 39-6 in Dual I. UVa was highlighted by three falls it received from the trio of Scott Moore (141-pounds), Kevin Collier (197-pounds) and Michael Grogan (174-pounds). The Cavaliers' Tim Foley also posted a technical fall victory over JMU's Andrew Robarge to pace Virginia to a 33-point win.

In Dual II, Cornell also won eight of ten bouts and posted a 33-6 victory over The Citadel. The Big Red won the first five consecutive matches to build a 17-0 lead and cruised to the 27-point win. Cornell was highlighted by back-to-back falls by Travis Lee and Ryan Bridge at 133-pounds and 141-pounds, respectively. The Big Red's Joe Mazzurco (165-pounds) and Tyler Baier (174-pounds) posted back-to-back major decision victories in the win.

In the second session of dual matches, The Citadel defeated Virginia 24-18 in Dual III in what proved to be the most competitive dual match of the afternoon. With the match score in favor of the Bulldogs at 21-18 with one bout remaining, The Citadel's Travis Piccard earned a hard-fought 4-1 decision over UVa's Aaron Martin at 141-pounds to put the wraps on the victory for the Bulldogs.

In Dual IV, Cornell rolled to a 48-0 shutout victory over James Madison. The Big Red claimed wins in all ten weight classes that included four falls by Cornell's Dan Miracola (174-pounds), Jerry Rinaldi (184-pounds), Bridget at 141 and Justin Lijo (149-pounds).

In the third and final session of the dual matches, Cornell put the finishing touches on its undefeated run in the event and posted a 33-10 victory over Virginia in Dual V. After the Cavaliers and Big Red split the first two bouts of the dual, Cornell went on to win the next six consecutive matches and rolled to a 23-point win. The Big Red's duo of Baier at 174 and Matt Greenberg (197-pounds) each posted a fall, while UVa's Moore picked up his second fall of the day to increase his NCAA-leading total to 31 on the season. He also improved his overall record to 44-0 while adding a technical fall to his win totals.

In Dual VI, The Citadel recorded a 43-6 victory over James Madison. The Dukes won the first two matches at 157 and 165 thanks to a pair of decisions by Derick Schoenly and Matt Yonkoski to take a 6-0 lead, but it was all Bulldogs the rest of the way as The Citadel won the final eight bouts of the match to claim a 36-point victory. After JMU forfeited back-to-back matches at heavyweight and 125, the Bulldogs won the final three matches by fall after the trio of Sean Markey (133-pounds), Levi Duyn (141-pounds) and Nolan Roggenkamp (149-pounds) each pinned their opponents.

Here is a complete look at the results from today's quad-meet action:

Team Results

1. Cornell 3-0

2. The Citadel 2-1

3. Virginia 1-2

4. James Madison 0-3

Dual I

James Madison 6, Virginia 39

157 Paul Bjorlo (UVa) def. Derick Schoenly (JMU) MD, 11-3 0-4

165 Tim Foley (UVa) def. Andrew Robarge (JMU) TF, 16-0 0-9

174 Michael Grogan (UVa) def. Jason Chalfant (JMU) Fall @ 1:45 0-15

184 Lamont Logan (JMU) def. Drew Michelotti (UVa) 9-7 3-15

197 Kevin Collier (UVa) def. Justin Gronlie (JMU) Fall @ 3:31 3-21

HWT Andrew Leffler (UVa) def. Chris Cvitan (JMU) 9-7 3-24

125 Brian Sticca (UVa) def. JMU Forfeit 3-30

133 Steve Hromada (UVa) def. Todd Schroeder (JMU) 9-6 3-33

141 Scott Moore (UVa) def. Brian Kibler (JMU) Fall @ :31 3-39

149 Chris Wilson (JMU) def. Aaron Martin (UVa) 4-2 6-39

Dual II

Cornell 33, The Citadel 6

157 Scott Roth (Cornell) def. Dan Thompson (Citadel) 8-6 3-0

165 Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) def. Mike Martinez (Citadel) MD, 20-7 7-0

174 Tyler Baier (Cornell) def. Keith Clifton (Citadel) MD, 8-0 11-0

184 Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell) def. John Dickerson (Citadel) 9-2 14-0

197 Matt Greenberg (Cornell) def. Jordan Everett (Citadel) 6-1 17-0

HWT Billy Linane (Citadel) def. Matt Bogumil (Cornell) 3-2 17-3

125 Ryan McClester (Citadel) def. Mike Mormile (Cornell) 9-8 17-6

133 Travis Lee (Cornell) def. Sean Markey (Citadel) Fall @ 1:14 23-6

141 Ryan Bridge (Cornell) def. Levi Duyn (Citadel) Fall @ 2:43 29-6

149 Dustin Manotti (Cornell) def. Travis Piccard (Citadel) MD, 13-3 33-6

Dual III

The Citadel 24, Virginia 18

157 Paul Bjorlo (UVa) def. Dan Thompson (Citadel) 9-2 0-3

165 Tim Foley (UVa) def. Mike Martinez (Citadel) MD, 11-3 0-7

174 Keith Clifton (Citadel) def. Drew Michelotti (UVa) Fall @ 3:14 6-7

184 John Dickerson (Citadel) def. Michael Grogan (UVa) 4-3 9-7

197 Kevin Collier (UVa) def. Jordan Everett (Citadel) Fall @ 1:51 9-13

HWT Billy Linane (Citadel) def. Andrew Leffler (UVa) Fall @ 5:23 15-13

125 Ryan McClester (Citadel) def. Brian Sticca (UVa) 8-4 (2OT) 18-13

133 Sean Markey (Citadel) def. Steve Hromada (UVa) 8-2 21-13

141 Scott Moore (UVa) def. Levi Duyn (Citadel) TF, 20-5 21-18

149 Travis Piccard (Citadel) def. Aaron Martin (UVa) 4-1 24-18

Dual IV

James Madison 0, Cornell 48

157 Scott Roth (Cornell) def. Derick Schoenly (JMU) MD, 25-9 0-4

165 Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) def. Matt Yonkoski (JMU) MD, 24-8 0-8

174 Dan Miracola (Cornell) def. Jason Chalfant (JMU) Fall @ 2:54 0-14

184 Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell) def. Keith Adams (JMU) Fall @ 4:47 0-20

197 Randy Stout (Cornell) def. Justin Gronlie (JMU) 6-3 0-23

HWT Matt Bogumil (Cornell) def. Chris Cvitan (JMU) 8-3 0-26

125 Mike Mormile (Cornell) def. JMU Forfeit 0-32

133 Travis Lee (Cornell) def. Todd Schroeder (JMU) MD, 23-8 0-36

141 Ryan Bridge (Cornell) def. Brian Kibler (JMU) Fall @ 1:07 0-42

149 Justin Lijo (Cornell) def. Chris Wilson (JMU) Fall @ 1:46 0-48

Dual V

Cornell 33, Virginia 10

157 Scott Roth (Cornell) def. Paul Bjorlo (UVa) 6-2 0-3

165 Tim Foley (UVa) def. Dave Post (Cornell) MD,12-1 3-4

174 Tyler Baier (Cornell) def. Michael Grogan (UVa) Fall @ 1:58 9-4

184 Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell) def. Drew Michelotti (UVa) MD, 8-0 13-4

197 Matt Greenberg (Cornell) def. Scott Smith (UVa) Fall @ 4:37 19-4

HWT Matt Bogumil (Cornell) def. Andrew Leffler (UVa) MD, 16-4 23-4

125 Mike Mormile (Cornell) def. Brian Sticca (UVa) 9-4 26-4

133 Travis Lee (Cornell) def. Steve Hromada (UVa) MD,18-7 30-4

141 Scott Moore (UVa) def. Ryan Bridge (Cornell) Fall @ 3:27 30-10

149 Justin Lijo (Cornell) def. Aaron Martin (UVa) 3-2 33-10

Dual VI

James Madison 6, The Citadel 43

157 Derick Schoenly (JMU) def. Dan Thompson (Citadel) 4-0 3-0

165 Matt Yonkoski (JMU) def. Mike Martinez (Citadel) 11-9 6-0

174 Keith Clifton (Citadel) def. Jason Chalfant (JMU) Fall @ 1:06 6-6

184 James Rose (Citadel) def. Lamont Logan (JMU) MD, 16-3 6-10

197 Nick Leone (Citadel) def. Justin Gronlie (JMU) 6-4 6-13

HWT Billy Lanine (Citadel) def. JMU Forfeit 6-19

125 Ryan McClester (Citadel) def. JMU Forfeit 6-25

133 Sean Markey (Citadel) def. Todd Schroeder (JMU) Fall @ 1:54 6-31

141 Levi Duyn (Citadel) def. Brian Kibler (JMU) Fall @ 1:07 6-37

149 Nolan Roggenkamp (Citadel) def. Chris Wilson (JMU) Fall @ 4:41 6-43