Army West Point Athletics
Individual Champions Kyler, Thome Lead Army At NYS Championship
January 24, 2010 | Wrestling
ITHACA, N.Y. - Army senior Matt Kyler was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning the 149-pound championship as the Black Knights finished second at the 41st-annual New York State Championships, hosted by Cornell.
The host Big Red was named team champion, compiling 194 points, followed by Army (158), Buffalo (149.5), Binghamton (143.5) and Ithaca (106) to round out the top five squads in the 18-team field.
Kyler joined junior Casey Thome (141) in winning individual titles as all 10 Black Knight competitors placed in their respective weight classes. Senior Lance Penhale finished second at 125, while sophomore Travis Coffey (133), junior Rudy Chelednik (157), senior Ryan Mergen (174) and senior Richard Starks (197) each finished third. Freshman Dan Young (157) and freshman Collin Wittmeyer (184) wrestled to fifth-place finishes, while freshman Pat Marchetti (165) ended up in seventh place in Sunday's action.
It was the second-straight year that Kyler landed Most Outstanding Wrestler honors as he won his fourth-consecutive individual title at the meet. Undefeated in four appearances at the championship, Kyler compiled a 16-0 record, winning a pair of 141-pound titles as a freshman and a sophomore, before bumping up to 149 for the last two years. He is only the second wrestler to ever win four-straight titles, matching the feat accomplished by Army's Phillip Simpson from 2003-06. Kyler also improved his season record to 27-2.
Thome (19-6) earned his second-consecutive title at 149 pounds after finishing fourth in the 141 pound division in his first appearance as a freshman. Mergen's runner-up effort was his third in three appearances at the meet.
Army will return to dual meet action next Saturday with a pair of road matchups at Brown (12:00 p.m.) and at Harvard (5:00 p.m.).
41st-Annual New York State Championship
Hosted by Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Newman Arena/Bartels Hall
125 - (3) Lance Penhale - 2nd PLACE
Saturday
Quarterfinals - dec. James Inghram (Morrisville), 8-1
Sunday
Semifinals - dec. (2) Dan Bishop (Buffalo), 1-0
Championship - loss, (1) Frank Perelli (Cornell), 8-3
133 - (5) Travis Coffey - 3rd PLACE
Saturday
1st Round - pin. Ryan Fallot (Brockport), 1:52
Quarterfinals - dec. (4) Tyler Malmberg (Binghamton), 9-8
Sunday
Semifinals - loss, pin. (1) Mike Grey (Cornell), 1:08
Consolation Semifinal - (6) Eric Valez (Brockport), 1:53
Consolation Championship: dec. (3) Chad Winowich (Ithaca), 7-5
141 - (2) Casey Thome - CHAMPION
Saturday
1st Round - pin. Chris Gogatz (Hunter), 3:40
Quarterfinals - pin. (7) Andrew Schutt (Buffalo), 1:17
Sunday
Semifinals - dec. (3) Jeremy Stierly (Ithaca), 6-4
Championship - dec. (1) Anwar Goeres (Binghamton), 7-5 (SV)
149 - (1) Matt Kyler - CHAMPION
Saturday
1st Round - pin. Greg Morton (RIT), :25
Quarterfinals - pin (8) Joey Hauser (Onetona), 4:36
Sunday
Semifinals - dec. (4) Hicks Manson (Cornell), 6-1
Championship - dec. (2) Desmond Green (Buffalo), 2-1 (2nd TB)
157 - (2) Dan Young - 5th PLACE
Saturday
1st Round - maj. Nick Rodgers (Oswego), 10-1
Quarterfinals - loss, dec. Ryan McGarity (Binghamton), 5-2
Sunday
Consolation Quarterfinals - pin. Nate Cross (Morrisville), 3:53
Consolation Semifinals - loss, dec. (4) Rudy Chelednik (Army), 4-3
5th place Match - maj. (5) Matthew Magill (NYU), 8-0
Saturday
1st Round - maj. T. DeFranco (Oswego), 14-3
2nd Round - maj. Nate Cross (Morrisville), 8-0
Quarterfinals - dec. (5) Matthew Magill, 5-3
Sunday
Semifinals - loss, maj. (1) Justin Lister (Binghamton), 14-1
Consolation Semifinal - dec. (2) Daniel Young (Army), 4-3
Consolation Championship - dec. (6) John Bastin (Cornell), 3-1 (SV)
165 - Pat Marchetti - 7th PLACE
Saturday
1st Round - loss, dec. (3) Matt Kaylor (Binghamton), 12-5
Consolation 2nd Round - dec John Dale (Ithaca), 6-4
Consolation Quarterfinal - maj. Raul Ciaramella (Niagara C.C.), 8-0
Sunday
Consolation Semifinal - loss, dec. (5) Will Brodfuehrer (Cortland), 3-2
7th Place Match - maj. Lance Wade (Nassau C.C.), 11-2
174 - (2) Ryan Mergen - 3rd PLACE
Saturday
1st Round - dec. Jules Doliscar (Nassau C.C.), 3-2
Quarterfinals - dec. (7) Matt Bogardus (Buffalo), 5-4
Sunday
Semifinals - loss, dec. (3) Colin McDonald (Cornell), 12-5
Consolation Semifinal - dec. Jules Doliscar (Nassau C.C.), 11-5
Consolation Championship - dec. (1) Dave Priest (Ithaca), 2-1
184 - (3) Collin Wittmeyer - 5th PLACE
Saturday
Quarterfinals - maj. RJ Klotz (Hunter), 14-3
Sunday
Semifinals - loss, dec. (2) Nate Schiedel (Binghamton), 8-3
Consolation Semifinal - loss, dec. (4) Collin Wake (Oneonta), 7-6
5th Place Match - dec. Jared Myhrberg (Cortland), 2-0
197 - (2) Richard Starks - 3rd PLACE
Saturday
1st Round - maj. Patrick Walsh (Binghamton), 8-0
Quarterfinals - maj. (7) Martino Sottle (Cortland), 11-2
Sunday
Semifinals - lost, maj. (3) Jimmy Hamel (Buffalo), 11-2
Consolation Semifinal - tech. fall (8) Jamie Myers (NYU), 18-1 (7:00)
Consolation Championship - dec. (6) Lou Miller (Columbia), 6-0
NOTE - Tournament seeds in parenthesis
TEAM SCORES
1. Cornell 194.0
2. Army 158.0
3. Buffalo 149.5
4. Binghamton 143.5
5. Ithaca 106.0
6. Cortland 78.5
7. Oneonta 57.0
8. Brockport 52.0
9. Nassau CC 41.5
10. Oswego 36.5
11. Columbia 35.0
T12. Niagara CC 34.5
T12. NYU 34.5
14. Jamestown CC 24.5
15. Hunter 22.5
16. Alfred State 19.5
17. Morrisville 12.5
18. RIT 4.0
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