BOONE, N.C. – The Citadel's Ben Haubert, Mark Chaid and John Chesser each wrestled their way to third place finishes at the 2023 Southern Conference Championships on Saturday inside the Holmes Convocation Center.
 
In addition, Blair Orr and Jacob Silka each finished in fourth place.
 
How it Happened

• Jacob Silka picked up the first win of the day for the Bulldogs at 141 pounds with a 5-4 decision over the No. 4 seed.
• After falling to the No. 1 seed in the semifinals, Silka came back to pick up his second win of the day over the No. 6 seed from VMI.
• Ben Haubert had another strong showing at the conference championships as he finished third for the second-straight year
• Haubert opened the day with a thrilling takedown for the 3-1 win in sudden victory.
• Haubert would fall in the semifinals, but rebounded with a pair of victories over the No. 4 and No. 7 seeds.
• Mark Chaid sufferd an opening round loss at 197 pounds, but rebounded with a 6-4 upset over the No. 4 seed.
• Chaid would move into the third place match via a forfeit, before taking home third place due to a second-straight forfeit.
• John Chesser started his day at 285 pounds with a 6-0 victory over the No. 7 seed.
• In a tough match in the semifinals, Chesser suffer a 4-2 setback.
• Chesser rebounded with a decision victory, then closed out the day with a convincing 12-0 major decision victory in the third-place match.
• Blair Orr dropped his first match of the day, but rebounded with a second-period fall in his next match, and a 5-2 upset over the No. 3 seed.  

 
RESULTS
125
Quarterfinals
#4 Drew West (GWU) DEC #5 Blair Orr (CIT), 2-1
Consolation
#5 Blair Orr (CIT) FALL #8 Devin Diaco (DAV), 4:06
#5 Blair Orr (CIT) DEC #3 Anthony Molton (CAM), 5-2
3^rd Place Match
#4 Drew West (GWU) DEC #5 Blair Orr (CIT), 9-5
 
133
Quarterfinals
#4 Todd Carter (GWU) DEC #5 George Rosas (CIT), 5-3
Consolation
#5 George Rosas (CIT) DEC #8 Dyson Dunham (VMI), 8-4
#3 Domenic Zaccone (CAM) DEC #5 George Rosas (CIT), 8-3
 
141
Quarterfinals
#5 Jacob Silka (CIT) DEC #4 Franco Valdes (UTC), 8-1
Semifinals
#1 Shannon Hanna (CAM) DEC #5 Jacob Silka (CIT), 11-5
Consolation
#5 Jacob Silka (CIT) DEC #6 Freddy Junko (VMI), 6-2
3^rd Place Match
#3 Heath Gonyer (APP) DEC #5 Jacob Silka (CIT), 8-4
 
149
Quarterfinals
#4 Ryan Vigil (VMI) DEC #5 Ethan Willis (CIT), 10-3
Consolation
#5 Ethan Willis (CIT) MD #8 Parker Corwin (GWU), 12-1
#3 Chris Rivera (CAM) DEC #5 Ethan Willis (CIT), 3-2
 
157
Quarterfinals
#3 Tanner Peake (DC) DEC #6 Tucker Allen (CIT), 6-3
Consolation
#6 Tucker Allen MD #7 Tyler Brignola (GWU), 12-3
#5 Job Chishko (VMI) DEC #6 Tucker Allen (CIT), 7-5
 
165
Quarterfinals
#1 Will Formatto (APP) MD #8 Brodie Porter (CIT), 10-1
Consolation
#5 Braxton Lewis (VMI) MD #8 Brodie Porter (CIT), 12-1
 
174
Quarterfinals
#3 Ben Haubert (CIT) DEC Cole Rees (CAM), 3-1 SV-1
Semifinals
#2 Will Miller (APP) DEC #3 Ben Haubert (CIT), 5-1
Consolation
#3 Ben Haubert (CIT) DEC #4 Jon Hoover (VMI), 4-0
3^rd Place Match
#3 Ben Haubert (CIT) DEC #7 Zachary Wells (PC), 6-3
 
184
Quarterfinals
#3 Matthew Waddell (UTC) DEC #6 Tim Fiztpatrick (CIT), 7-5
Consolation
#6 Tim Fitzpatrick (CIT) DEC #7 Zach Brown (VMI), 5-2
#5 Lucas Uliano (APP) DEC #6 Tim Fitzpatrick (CIT), 3-0
 
197
Quarterfinals
#1 Levi Hopkins (CAM) DEC #8 Mark Chaid (CIT), 8-2
Consolation
#8 Mark Chaid (CIT) DEC #4 Tyler Mousaw (VMI), 6-4
#8 Mark Chaid (CIT) FF #6 Malcolm Wiley, III (PC), Forfeit
3^rd Place Match
#8 Mark Chaid (CIT) FF #5 Jake Boyd (UTC), Forfeit
 
285
Quarterfinals
#2 John Chesser (CIT) DEC #7 Abraham Preston (GWU), 6-0
Semifinals
#3 Jacob Santorio (APP) DEC #2 John Chesser (CIT), 4-2
Consolation
#2 John Chesser (CIT) DEC #5 Josh Evans (VMI), 6-2
3^rd Place Match
#2 John Chesser (CIT) MD #6 Jake Fernicola (DAV), 12-0