Buckiso Grabs a Win For The Bulldogs

Sunday, January 29

Annapolis, MD

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Buckiso Grabs a Win For The Bulldogs

1/29/2017 9:00:00 PM | Wrestling

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Citadel wrestling team's Ty Buckiso took first place in his weight class at the 23rd annual All-Academy Championships on Sunday hosted by Navy.

The tournament started at 10 a.m. in Navy's Alumni Hall where Buckiso, a 149-pound junior, went 3-0 during the tournament with a technical fall of 17-1 over Norwich's Tyler Ayers, a 3-2 decision over Navy's Corey Wilding and a 4-1 decision in the finals against Gerald McGinty from Air Force.

Junior Andrew Szalwinski from the 133-lb. weight class and 197-lb. sophomore Sawyer Root also had a good day for the Bulldogs. Szalwinski opened the tournament with a first-round bye before falling to Air Force's Dylan Hyder who took first place in their weight class. Szalwinski returned to sweep the consolation bracket and secure third place with a 6-2 decision over Merchant Marine Academy's Tyler Craig and a 5-3 decision against Cody Lambert of Navy.

Root sealed his position in the 197-pound third place after winning against Taylor Thomas of VMI with a 8-7 decision and MMA's Blake Bunce with a 4-0 decision in the consolation round. The Bulldogs finished the tournament with a total of 33 points, landing them fifth place out of eight.

The Bulldogs will continue conference play when they face Campbell in McAlister Field House at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Live stats and a video stream will be available at CitadelSports.com.

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