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Journeymen Tussle
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Wrestling Heads to New York for Journeymen Tussle
12/2/2016 11:00:00 AM | Wrestling
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel wrestling team will wrestle for the first time in over two weeks at the Journeymen Tussle on Sunday in Hempstead, New York.
The tournament will consist of a round-robin format with seven teams competing. It will feature No. 17 Rutgers, No. 18 North Carolina State, No. 20 Penn, Campbell, Brown and Hofstra.
The Bulldogs last wrestled at the Navy Classic where they were led by a pair of third place finishes by Ty Buckiso (9-6) and Aaron Walker (9-3).
Buckiso went 4-1 in the 149-lb weight class, opening the tournament with a technical fall over Ohio's Nick Steed. Buckiso defeated Delaware Valley's Rob Duxbury in the quarterfinals by major decision 12-0 to advance to the semis.
The junior was then defeated by a narrow 8-6 decision by eventual tournament champion Sahid Kargbo of George Mason. Buckiso won his final two matches over Indiana's Luke Blanton by technical fall and Kent State's Tim Rooney by a 6-4 decision in the third place match.
After winning his pool at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Walker continued to impress with a 5-1 record on Saturday. The graduate student opened with back-to-back pins of Delaware Valley's Sekou Harris at 6:28 and Brown's Willy McDonald at 4:03.
In the quarterfinals, Walker defeated Navy's Zack Elvin by major decision 17-7. Like Buckiso, Walker was then narrowly defeated 8-6 in the semifinals to enter the consolation bracket. Walker rebounded well, defeating Indiana's Jake Danishek 5-3 before winning his third place match over Navy's Zach Elvin by a 12-3 major decision.
The Bulldogs placed eighth as a team with 67 total points. Along with Buckiso and Walker, the team had two other placers in sophomores Patrick Kearney (5-8) and Sawyer Root (7-7).
The Journeymen Tussle is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday. Full results of the tournament can be found at CitadelSports.com upon its completion.
For more information on The Citadel wrestling follow @CitadelWrestle or visit CitadelSports.com.
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The tournament will consist of a round-robin format with seven teams competing. It will feature No. 17 Rutgers, No. 18 North Carolina State, No. 20 Penn, Campbell, Brown and Hofstra.
The Bulldogs last wrestled at the Navy Classic where they were led by a pair of third place finishes by Ty Buckiso (9-6) and Aaron Walker (9-3).
Buckiso went 4-1 in the 149-lb weight class, opening the tournament with a technical fall over Ohio's Nick Steed. Buckiso defeated Delaware Valley's Rob Duxbury in the quarterfinals by major decision 12-0 to advance to the semis.
The junior was then defeated by a narrow 8-6 decision by eventual tournament champion Sahid Kargbo of George Mason. Buckiso won his final two matches over Indiana's Luke Blanton by technical fall and Kent State's Tim Rooney by a 6-4 decision in the third place match.
After winning his pool at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Walker continued to impress with a 5-1 record on Saturday. The graduate student opened with back-to-back pins of Delaware Valley's Sekou Harris at 6:28 and Brown's Willy McDonald at 4:03.
In the quarterfinals, Walker defeated Navy's Zack Elvin by major decision 17-7. Like Buckiso, Walker was then narrowly defeated 8-6 in the semifinals to enter the consolation bracket. Walker rebounded well, defeating Indiana's Jake Danishek 5-3 before winning his third place match over Navy's Zach Elvin by a 12-3 major decision.
The Bulldogs placed eighth as a team with 67 total points. Along with Buckiso and Walker, the team had two other placers in sophomores Patrick Kearney (5-8) and Sawyer Root (7-7).
The Journeymen Tussle is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday. Full results of the tournament can be found at CitadelSports.com upon its completion.
For more information on The Citadel wrestling follow @CitadelWrestle or visit CitadelSports.com.
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