CORALVILLE, Iowa – The Citadel wrestling team put four wrestlers into the quarterfinals on the first day of the inaugural Solder Salute Tournament at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
 
How it Happened

• John Chesser had a strong opening session for the Bulldogs as he started the day with a 4-3 victory over Kevin Zimmer, then followed it up in the Round of 16 with a 9-5 decision over Thad Huff of Bellarmine.
• After falling in the quarterfinals, Chesser came back with a fall over Mason Ding of Wyoming, just under a minute into the third period.
• Micah DiCarlo pulled off an impressive win in the Round of 16 as he secured a takedown in the final seconds to defeat Jaxon Bowers of South Dakota State.
• After falling in the quarterfinals, DiCarlo came back to secure a major decision victory over Jai Sadhi.
• Ben Haubert opened the day with a decision over Kyle Mosher of Columbia. After a setback in the quarterfinals, Haubert took care of business with an 11-6 decision over Dillon Sheehy of Army.
• The Bulldogs put a pair of wrestlers into the quarterfinals at 133 pounds. Both George Rosas and Brayton Killiri advanced, Rosas by medical forfeit and Killiri by decision.

 
Round of 32
141 – Connor Thorpe (Northern Iowa) MD Jacob Silka (The Citadel), 14-4
149 – Matthew Williams (Army) TF Carson DesRosier (The Citadel), 19-4 (7:00)
285 – John Chesser (The Citadel) DEC Kevin Zimmer (Unattached), 4-3
 
Round of 16
125 – Charlie Farmer (Army) DEC Caelan Riley (The Citadel), 5-3
133 – George Rosas (The Citadel) FF Jesse Ybarra (Iowa), Medical
133 – Brayton Killiri (The Citadel) DEC Cory Land (Northern Iowa), 7-4
141 – Tyler Morris (Army) DEC Dillon Roman (The Citadel), 3-2
141 – Drew Bennett (Iowa) FALL Jason Garay (The Citadel), 3:45
165 – Cole Moody (Wyoming) MD Aidan Lenz (The Citadel), 10-1
174 – Ben Haubert (The Citadel) DEC Kyle Mosher (Columbia), 5-4
184 – Micah DiCarlo (The Citadel) DEC Jaxon Bowers (South Dakota State), 2-1
197 – Jake Lucas (Navy) MD Patrick Brophy (The Citadel), 15-3
285 – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) FALL Ben Stemmet (The Citadel), 1:58
285 – John Chesser (The Citadel) DEC Thad Huff (Bellarmine), 9-5
 
Consolation Round of 16
141 – Luke Lucerne (Navy) DEC Jacob Silka (The Citadel), 10-6
149 – Adam Allard (Northern Iowa) MD Carson DesRosier (The Citadel), 11-3
 
Quarterfinals
133 – Ryan Franco (Army) DEC George Rosas (The Citadel), 6-2
133 – Angelo Rini (Columbia) FALL Brayton Killiri (The Citadel), 3:53
174 – Benjamin Pasiuk (Army) MD Ben Haubert (The Citadel), 12-4
184 – Abe Assad (Iowa) FALL Micah DiCarlo (The Citadel), 1:29
285 – Ryan Catka (Navy) DEC John Chesser (The Citadel), 6-4 SV-1
 
Consolation
125 – Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) DEC Caelan Riley (The Citadel), 4-3
125 – Blair Orr (The Citadel) DEC Charles Matthews (Iowa), 4-0
133 – Dylan Coy (Unattached) DEC Brayton Killiri (The Citadel), 10-7
133 – Garrett Funk (Northern Iowa) DEC George Rosas (The Citadel), 6-3
133 – Brayton Killiri (The Citadel) DEC Aidan Noonan (Wyoming), 9-7
133 – Cory Land (Northern Iowa) FALL George Rosas (The Citadel), 0:36
141 – Kyle Kantola (Indiana Tech) DEC Jason Garay (The Citadel), 4-3
141 – Dillon Roman (The Citadel) DEC Kenny Duschek (Columbia), 6-2
141 - Shane Percelay (Army) DEC Jacob Silka (The Citadel), 4-3
149 – Carson DesRosier (The Citadel) DEC Cody Goebel (Unattached), 3-1
165 – Aidan Lenz (The Citadel) DEC Joe Kelly (Iowa), 3-2
165 – Drake Rhodes (Unattached) FALL Aidan Lenz (The Citadel), 6:07
165 – Christian Minto (Northern Iowa) MD Aidan Lenz (The Citadel), 16-3
174 – Ben Haubert (The Citadel) DEC Dillon Sheehy (Army), 11-6
184 – Micah DiCarlo (The Citadel) MD Jai Sodhi (Unattached), 13-5
197 –Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) DEC Cody Donnelly (South Dakota State), 7-2
197 – Tyler Mousaw (VMI) FALL Patrick Brophy (The Citadel), 1:58
285 – John Chesser (The Citadel) FALL Mason Ding (Wyoming), 5:%6
285 – Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) MD William Muckler (Bellarmine), 13-4
285 – Austin Kohlhofer (Army) DEC Ben Stemmet (The Citadel), 3-1
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs closed out the weekend with Day 2 of the Soldier Salute. Wrestling gets underway at 1 p.m.