Final Brackets

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Junior Kyle Dake won his third-straight Southern Scuffle title on Monday night to help Cornell take fourth place in the team race. Dake shut out Penn State's Dylan Alton, 3-0, in the finals to go 6-0 for the weekend. Cornell placed a total of nine wrestlers in the top eight of their respective weight classes. At 184 pounds, junior Steve Bosak took second after losing by decision to returning NCAA champion Quinton Wright of Penn State.

At 197 pounds, Cam Simaz placed second after a medical forfeit before the championship bout. Also placing for Cornell was Bricker Dixon (8^th, 125), Frank Perrelli (3^rd, 125), Mike Nevinger (7^th, 141), Chris Villalonga (5^th, 149), Craig Eifert (8^th, 149) and Marshall Peppelman (7^th, 165).

Cornell took fourth with 130 points. Penn State took first with 191.5 points and was followed by Minnesota (177.5 pts) and Missouri (136.0 pts).

Dake and No. 10 Alton were scoreless after the first period of the finals at 157 pounds. Alton went in for a single leg in the first looking to score, but Dake was able to fight back to his feet. Dake chose down to start the second period, and quickly escaped to take a 1-0 decision. Alton chose neutral to start the third period. Alton took a shot in on Dake with 45 seconds left in the bout, but Dake countered for a takedown and rode his opponent out for the remainder of the match to win a 3-0 decision. In the semifinals, Dake defeated Penn State's James Volrath, 6-0.

In the finals at 184 pounds, Wright countered an attack by Bosak for a takedown to take a 2-0 lead. Bosak quickly escaped to come within a point. Wright chose to start the second period down. Bosak worked to start tilting his opponent, but Wright caught him for a reversal and back points to take a 7-1 lead. Wright was looking for the fall, but Bosak fought hard to get back to the mat and scrambled his way loose. Bosak chose top to start the third looking to score. Wright reversed Bosak again, but the Big Red wrestler escaped again. With 1:02 in riding time, Wright won a 10-3 decision.

At 125 pounds, Perrelli opened the day facing No. 3 Alan Waters of Missouri in the semifinals. Perrelli was narrowly edged out, 3-2, to move to the consolation round. Perrelli bounced back to defeat Hofstra's Steve Bonanno, 3-1, in the consolation semifinals. Perrelli placed third with a 6-4 decision over No. 13 Nico Megaludis of Penn State.

Also at 125 pounds, Dixon won by forfeit in his opening bout after his opponent failed to make weight. In his next match, he was edged out by No. 13 Megaludis by a 5-2 decision. Dixon took eighth after Brian Bokoski (North Carolina) won a 6-1 decision.

Nevinger picked up bonus points for Cornell to open his Monday morning action after winning by technical fall over Bryan Pearsall of Penn State, 18-0. Nevinger was ahead of his next opponent Mike Kessler (Appalachian State) and was in control. Kessler took advantage of Nevinger's top position on a tilt and scored a defensive fall in 4:31. In the match for seventh place, Nevinger rallied back for the Big Red, pinning Seth Lange (Minnesota) in 3:26.

At 149 pounds, Chris Villalonga earned his third-straight major decision with a 9-1 win over Marcus Cain (Duke). Villalonga followed with an 8-3 decision over Augustus Sako of Virginia. In the consolation semifinals, the Big Red sophomore lost, 9-3, to No. 20 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State), who went on to take third place. Villalonga placed fifth with a 6-3 decision over Dean Pavlou (Chattanooga).

Also wrestling at 149 pounds, Craig Eifert pinned Justin Accordino (Hofstra) in 2:32 to move into the place rounds. He was edged out by Pavlou, 7-5, to move to the seventh place match. Eifert took eighth after dropping a 7-4 decision to Sako.

At 165 pounds, Peppelman opened the day by defeating Staudenmay, 9-3. He lost, 7-3, to No. 12 Zach Toal of Missouri. Peppelman took seventh with a 7-1 decision over Brandon Wright of Chattanooga.

Cornell will return to home action on Sunday, Jan. 8, when it will play host to EIWA rival No. 6 Lehigh at 1 p.m. in Newman Arena.   


125: Bricker Dixon
Dixon dec. Jake Corrill (North Carolina), 8-6
Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. Dixon, 6-2
Dixon maj. dec. Richard Alarcon Jr. (Citadel), 11-3
Dixon maj. dec. Ben Willeford (Cleveland State), 11-3
Dixon win by forfeit Coltin Fought (NC State)
Nick Megaludis (Penn State) dec. Dixon, 5-2
Seventh Place Match: Brian Bokoski (North Carolina) dec. Dixon, 6-1 | Video on FLO Wrestling (Coming Soon)
 
125: Frank Perrelli
Perrelli dec. Ben Willeford (Cleveland State), 8-2 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Perrelli maj. dec. Jerome Robinson (Old Dominion), 8-0 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Perrelli dec. Nick Megaludis (Penn State), 9-3 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Perrelli, 3-2 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Perrelli dec. Steve Bonanno (Hofstra), 3-1
Third Place Match: Perrelli dec. Nick Megaludis (Penn State) , 6-4 | Video on FLO Wrestling (Coming Soon)

133: Nick Pena
Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Pena, 8-2
Pena dec. Derek Reber (Penn State), 4-3
Pena dec. Mike Carlone (Cleveland State), 3-2
Nick Flannery (Cleveland State) dec. Pena, 11-8

141: Mike Nevinger
Nevinger dec. Matt Ortega (Indiana), 7-2
Nevinger maj. dec. Alex Johnson (Navy), 14-0 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Nick Nelson (Virginia) dec. Nevinger, 4-1 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Nevinger tech fall Bryan Pearsall (Penn State), 18-0
Mike Kessler (Appalachian State) win by fall Nevinger, 4:31
Seventh Place Match: Nevinger win by fall Seth Lange (Minnesota), 3:26 | Video on FLO Wrestling (Coming Soon)

141: Joe Stanzione
Stanzione win by fall Taylor Moeder (Old Dominion), 2:01
Nick Hucke (Missouri) dec. Stanzione, 3-2 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Matt Ortega (Indiana) dec. Stanzione, 11-6

149: Chris Villalonga
Villalonga dec. Mark Hartenstine (Campbell), 3-0
Villalonga dec. Andrew Guardado (Duke), 4-2
Frank Molinaro (Penn State) dec. Villalonga, 9-3
Villalonga maj. dec. C Mecate (), 12-0
Villalonga maj. dec. Andrew Romanchik (Ohio), 10-0
Villalonga maj. dec. Marcus Cain (Duke), 9-1
Villalonga dec. Augustus Sako (Virginia), 8-3
Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) dec. Villalonga, 9-3
Fifth Place Match: Villalonga dec.Dean Pavlou (Chattanooga), 6-3 | Video on FLO Wrestling (Coming Soon)

149: Craig Eifert
Eifert win by fall Chris Mears (Virginia Tech), 5:53
Eifert dec. Shawn Harris (Virginia), 6-4
Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) dec. Eifert, 10-3 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Eifert win by fall Justin Accordino (Hofstra), 2:32
Dean Pavlou (Chattanooga) dec. Eifert, 7-5
Seventh Place: Augustus Sako (Virginia) dec. Eifert, 7-4 | Video on FLO Wrestling (Coming Soon)


149: Ryan Dunphy
Austin Sams (Chattanooga) dec. Dunphy, 7-6
Andrew Guardado (Duke) dec. Dunphy, 5-3

157: Kyle Dake
Dake win by fall Spartak Chino (Ohio), 2:08
Dake win by fall Alex Kooser (Chattanooga), 1:30
Dake win by fall Alex Medved (Gardner Webb), 3:44
Dake maj. dec. Jedd Moore (Virginia), 10-1 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Dake dec. James Vollrath (Penn State), 6-0 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Finals: Dake dec. Dylan Alton (Penn State), 3-0 | Video on FLO Wrestling

165: Marshall Peppelman
Peppelman maj. dec. Preston Keefer (Indiana), 10-0
Brandon Wright (Chattanooga) win by fall Peppelman, 0:35
Peppelman maj. dec. Coleman Gracey (Army), 14-5
Peppelman tech fall Nick Rex (Campbell), 17-0
Peppelman dec. John Staudenmay (North Carolina), 9-3
Zach Toal (Missouri) dec. Peppelman, 7-3
Seventh Place: Peppelman dec. Brandon Wright (Chattanooga), 7-1 | Video on FLO Wrestling (Coming Soon)

174: Billy George
George dec. Alex Utley (North Carolina), 4-3
George dec. James Mannier (Navy), 8-6 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Ed Ruth (Penn State) win by fall George, 1:05
Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech) dec. George, 5-2

174: Michael Alexander
Alexander dec. Andre Petroski (North Carolina), 7-6
Matt Brown (Penn State) win by fall Alexander, 3:20
Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech) win by fall Alexander, 0:58

184: Steve Bosak
Bosak win by fall Jason Porter (Gardner Webb), 2:27
Bosak win by fall Michael Gorman (Army), 1:15
Bosak dec. Clarence Neely (Missouri), 6-0 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Bosak dec. Austin Trotman (Appalachian State), 2-0 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Finals: Quinton Wright (Penn State) dec. Bosak, 10-3 | Video on FLO Wrestling

197: Cam Simaz
Simaz tech fall Scott Schiller (Minnesota), 17-2
Simaz maj. dec. Nick Tenpenny (North Carolina), 25-11
Simaz tech fall Nick Brown (Chattanooga), 20-4 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Simaz dec. Morgan McIntosh (Penn State), 12-5 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Finals: Brent Haynes (Missouri) win by medical forfeit

197: Jace Bennett
Zach Nye (Virginia) dec. Bennett, 7-3
Bennett win by forfeit Taylor Meeks (Oregon State)
Bennett tech fall Beau Wenger (Ohio), 16-0
Bennett dec. Kelby Smith (Citadel), 6-2
Nick Brown (Chattanooga) dec. Bennet, 9-7

197: Lukasz Stala
Stala dec. Darren Hankins (Virginia Tech), 5-1
Matt Powless (Indiana) win by fall Stala, 6:12
Stala dec. KaRonne Jones (NC State), 4-2
Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. Stala, 5-3

HWT: Stryker Lane
Anthony Nelson (Minnesota) maj. dec. Lane, 13-4
Lane win by fall Dan Garwood (Virginia Tech), 3:48
Andrew Delaney (Citadel) maj. dec. Lane, 10-0

HWT: Maciej Jochym
Jochym dec. Danny Davis (Old Dominion), 10-3
Jochym dec. Adam Chalfant (Indiana), 10-7
Clayton Jack (Oregon State) maj. dec. Jochym, 10-1 | Video on FLO Wrestling
Jonathan Gingrich (Penn State) dec. Jochym, 4-0