DelVecchio Wins 133-Pound Clarion Open Title
Nov 03 | Wrestling
CLARION, Pa. (Nov. 3, 2014) - Sophomore 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio (South Plainfield, N.J.) became the Rutgers wrestling team's first open champion of the season Sunday, posting a perfect 4-0 mark to take first place at the Clarion Open. The No. 1-seeded DelVecchio earned the title with a 6-4 decision in the finals against Jade Rauser (Utah Valley).
FULL RESULTS
The open championship is the second of DelVecchio's career after he won the National Collegiate Open at 133 pounds to end last season.
Freshman Anthony Giraldo (Guttenberg, N.J.) placed at 133 pounds, as well, defeating Chase Zemenak (Bloomsburg) with a 3-2 decision in the third-place match. Giraldo advanced to the semifinals before being defeated by Rauser in a close, 4-3 bout.
Rookie 149-pounder John Van Brill (Mullica Hill, N.J.) was the only other Scarlet Knight to place, finishing his day in fourth place. Van Brill went 6-2 with four major decisions on the day, dropping a 10-5 match in the quarterfinals to David Habat (Edinboro) before wrestling back to the third-place match. In that bout, he was bested, 11-3, by Joseph Galasso (Finger Lakes WC).
Making their collegiate debuts wrestling unattached at the Clarion Open were Giraldo, Van Brill, freshman 125-pounder Nicholas Ottaviano (Marlboro, N.J.), redshirt freshman 157-pounder Dylan Painton (South Plainfield, N.J.), freshman 157-pounder Vincent Corsaro (Indianapolis, Ind.), freshman 184-pounder Lucky Shaut (Columbus, Ohio), 285-pounder Wesley Bernard (Indianapolis, Ind.) and 285-pounder Nicholas LaShell (Florham Park, N.J.)
Sophomore 141-pounder Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.) reached the semifinals in his side of the bracket as the No. 2 seed before suffering two injury defaults to get knocked one win shy of placing. Corsaro finished one-win shy of the 157-pound third-place match, falling by a 12-4 major decision against Edinboro's Ty Schoffstall.
The full results from the Scarlet Knights that competed in the tournament are below.
As a team, Rutgers is back in action on Sunday, Nov. 16 against Hofstra at the College Ave. Gym. The dual is set to begin at 6 p.m.
Sophomore 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio - (4-0) First Place
Championship first round: Bye
Championship second round: Nolan Whitely (Unattached): W-MD, 12-4
Championship quarterfinals: Rodney Sunday (Seton Hall): W-MD, 13-2
Championship semifinals: Chase Zemenak (Bloomsburg): W-D, 5-2
Championship finals: Jade Rauser (Utah Valley): W-D, 6-4
Freshman 133-pounder Anthony Giraldo - (5-1) Third Place
Championship first round: Blake Retell (Buffalo): W-MD, 14-3
Championship second round: Jon Mele (Lehigh): W-D, 8-3
Championship quarterfinals: Alfredo Gray (Cleveland State): W-D, 5-0
Championship semifinals: Jade Rauser (Utah Valley): L-D, 4-3
Consolation semifinals: Zach Valley (Bucknell): W-D, 1-0
Third-place match: Chase Zemenak (Bloomsburg): W-D, 3-2
Freshman 149-pounder John Van Brill - (6-2) Fourth Place
Championship first round: JP Hayles (Penn State-DuBois): W-MD, 15-2
Championship second round: Connor Lapresi (Finger Lakes WC): W-MD, 9-0
Championship third round: Blake Morder (Clarion): W-D, 8-2
Championship quarterfinals: David Habat (Edinboro): L-D, 10-5
Consolation fifth round: Brandon Colbert (Bloomsburg): W-MD, 9-1
Consolation quarterfinals: RJ LaBeef (Cleveland State): W-MD, 12-3
Consolation semifinals: Samuel Sherlock (Clarion): W-Inj. Default
Third-place match: Joseph Galasso (Finger Lakes WC): L-MD, 11-3
Freshman 125-pounder Nicholas Ottaviano - (2-2)
Championship first round: Yoshito Funakoshi (Cal Poly): W-D, 7-6
Championship second round: Ben Willeford (Cleveland State): L-D, 11-4
Consolation second round: Steve Pace (American): W-D, 6-0
Consolation third round: Kenneth Yanovich (Unattached): L-D, 8-3
Sophomore 141-pounder Tyson Dippery - (2-2)
Championship first round: Bye
Championship second round: John Kenyon (Navy): W-TF, 18-2
Championship quarterfinals: Joey Alessandro (Unattached): W-D, 11-6
Championship semifinals: Brock Zachert (Clarion): L-Inj. Default
Consolation semifinals: Tyler Smith (Unnattached): L-Inj. Default
Redshirt freshman 157-pounder Dylan Painton - (2-2)
Championship first round: Jeff Glossner (Unattached): W-F, 1:49
Championship second round: Kyle Bova (Lock Haven): W-D, 8-1
Championship third round: Ty Schoffstall (Edinboro): L-D, 8-1
Consolation third round: Sam Ziff (Edinboro): L-D, 3-1
Freshman 157-pounder Vincent Corsaro - (3-2)
Championship first round: Bye
Championship second round: Zach Voytek (Seton Hall): W-D, 3-1
Championship third round: Chase Delande (Edinboro): L-D, 2-0
Consolation fourth round: Reyse Wallbrown (Unattached): W-D, 3-1
Consolation quarterfinals: Logan Addis (Utah Valley): W-D, 5-2
Consolation semifinals: Ty Schoffstall (Edinboro): L-MD, 12-4
Redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Mikey Simmons - (2-2)
Championship first round: Cole Shirey (Mercyhurst): W-F, 4:48
Championship second round: Dalton Harmon (Utah Valley): L-D, 7-3
Consolation second round: Kyle Braddock (Clarion): W-D, 11-5
Consolation third round: Gabe Stark (Cleveland State): L-D, 5-2
Freshman 184-pounder Lucky Shaut - (0-2)
Championship first round: Ryan Harman (Navy): L-MD, 12-3
Consolation first round: Bye
Consolation second round: Nick Flegener (Cal Poly): L-MD, 8-0
Freshman 285-pounder Wesley Bernard - (2-2)
Championship first round: Billy Miller (Edinboro): L-D, 3-1
Consolation first round: Cam Cyphert (Lock Haven): W-Forf.
Consolation second round: Nicholas LaShell (Rutgers): W-D, 3-2
Consolation third round: Josh Davis (Clarion): L-D, 1-0
Freshman 285-pounder Nicholas LaShell - (0-2)
Championship first round: Bye
Championship second round: Jordan Karst (Utah Valley): L-D, 4-3
Consolation second round: Wesley Bernard (Rutgers): L-D, 3-2
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