Black Knights Place Second at Cougar Clash

Sunday, December 2

Edwardsville, Ill.

All Day

Army West Point

SIUE Cougar Clash

Noah Stewart wrestling at the Black Knight Invite

Black Knights Place Second at Cougar Clash

December 02, 2018 | Wrestling

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Army West Point wrestling team garnered a runner-up finish at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Sunday.

The Black Knights benefited from Noah Stewart and #12 Rocco Caywood earning individual titles at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively. A total of 12 Cadets placed at the event, including five championship appearances.

HOW IT HAPPENED
125 POUNDS
Trey Chalifoux (5th): 2-2, TF
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinals: L, Fall at 5:25 vs. Brandon Courtney (#12 Arizona State)
Cons. Round of 8: Bye
Cons. Round of 4: W, Technical Fall, 25-7 vs. Gage Datlovsky (SIUE)
Cons. Semifinals: L, 6-4 vs. Alanzo Allen (UT-Chattanooga)
Fifth Place: W, 9-7 vs. Jacob Ferri (#24 Kent State)
133 POUNDS
Lane Peters: 0-2
Round of 16: L, Major Decision, 10-2 vs. Josiah Kline (#12 Arizona State)
Cons. Round of 8: L, 8-6 vs. Franco Valdez (UT-Chattanooga)
141 POUNDS
Corey Shie (3rd): 3-1, Fall, MD
Quarterfinals: W, Fall at 1:07 vs. Navonte Demison (#12 Arizona State)
Semifinals: L, 12-7 vs. #14 Tristan Moran (#19 Wisconsin)
Cons. Semifinals: W, Major Decision, 13-3 vs. Cory Simpson (#24 Kent State)
Third Place: W, 8-4 vs. Corey Crooks (#12 Arizona State)
P.J. Ogunsanya (5th): 2-2, Fall
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinals: L, Major Decision, 15-1 vs. #14 Tristan Moran (#19 Wisconsin)
Cons. Round of 8: Bye
Cons. Round of 4: W, Fall at 6:22 vs. Navonte Demison (#12 Arizona State)
Cons. Semifinals: L, 3-2 vs. Corey Crooks (#12 Arizona State)
Fifth Place: W, 6-3 vs. Cory Simpson (#24 Kent State)
149 POUNDS
Markus Hartman (5th): 2-2, Fall
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinals: W, Fall at 3:11 vs. Mason Wallace (UT-Chattanooga)
Semifinals: L, 4-2 vs. #10 Josh Maruca (#12 Arizona State)
Cons. Semifinals: L, 7-4 vs. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE)
Fifth Place: W, 6-0 vs. Kody Komora (#24 Kent State)
Beau Guffey: 2-2, MD
Round of 16: W, 5-2 vs. Kody Komara (#24 Kent State)
Quarterfinals: L, Fall at 4:32 vs. Cole Martin (#19 Wisconsin)
Cons. Round of 8: W, MD, 12-2 vs. Zach Shareef (UT-Chattanooga)
Cons. Round of 4: L, 8-4 vs. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE)
157 POUNDS
#15 Lucas Weiland (2nd): 2-1, MD
Quarterfinals: W, 4-0 vs. Devin Bahr (#19 Wisconsin)
Semifinals: W, Major Decision, 8-0 vs. Nico O'dor (Cleveland State)
Finals: L, 2-0 vs. Christian Pagdilao (#12 Arizona State)
165 POUNDS
Cael McCormick (3rd): 4-1, Fall, MD
Round of 16: W, Fall at 3:25 vs. Trent Rakers (SIUE)
Quarterfinals: W, 7-5 vs. Isaac Bast (#24 Kent State)
Semifinals: L, Major Decision, 19-7 vs. #8 Josh Shields (#12 Arizona State)
Cons. Semifinals: W, 9-2 vs. Kade Byland (#24 Kent State)
Third Place: W, Major Decision, 13-3 vs. John Vaughn (Cleveland State)
Owen Brown: 1-1, TF
Quarterfinals: L, Fall at 2:28 vs. Nate Higgins (SIUE)
Cons. Round of 8: W, Technical Fall, 18-2 vs. Trent Rakers (SIUE)
Cons. Round of 4: L, Med. Forfeit vs. Kade Byland (#24 Kent State)
174 POUNDS
#15 Ben Harvey (3rd): 3-1, MD
Quarterfinals: W, Major Decision, 12-4 vs. Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE)
Semifinals: L, SV-1, 5-4 vs. #10 Ryan Christensen (#19 Wisconsin)
Cons. Semifinals: W, 8-2 vs. Hunter Fortner (UT-Chattanooga)
Third Place: W, 5-2 vs. Dylan Barreiro (#24 Kent State)
184 POUNDS
Noah Stewart (1st): 2-0, MD
Quarterfinals: Bye
Semifinals: W, Major Decision, 13-3 vs. Mason Reinhardt (#19 Wisconsin)
Finals: W, 8-2 vs. #19 Kordell Norfleet (#12 Arizona State)
197 POUNDS
#12 Rocco Caywood (1st): 3-0, Fall
Quarterfinals: W, Fall at 2:05 vs. Shane Mast (#24 Kent State)
Semifinals: W, 7-0 vs. Rodney Jones (UT-Chattanooga)
Finals: W, SV-1, 3-1 vs. Alex Hopkins (Army West Point)
Alex Hopkins (2nd): 2-1, Fall
Quarterfinals: W, Fall at 0:03 vs. Mason Giordano (Cleveland State)
Semifinals: W, 10-3 vs. Christian Dulaney (SIUE)
Finals: L, SV-1, 3-1 vs. #12 Rocco Caywood (Army West Point)
285 POUNDS
Ben Sullivan (2nd): 1-1
Quarterfinals: Bye
Semifinals: W, 4-0 vs. Connor Tolley (UT-Chattanooga)
Finals: L, 3-1 vs. #14 Trent Hillger (#19 Wisconsin)
Bobby Heald (3rd): 4-1
Round of 16: W, 13-6 vs. Brady Daniel (#12 Arizona State)
Quarterfinals: L, 10-3 vs. #14 Trent Hillger (#19 Wisconsin)
Cons. Round of 4: W, 8-6 vs. Tommy Helton (SIUE)
Cons. Semifinals: W, 8-7 vs. Connor Tolley (UT-Chattanooga)
Third Place: W, 5-2 vs. Collin Kelly (Cleveland State)

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Chalifoux notched his first-career technical fall.
Guffey made his season debut and recorded his 20th-career win.
Shie and Ogunsanya tallied their team-leading fourth pins of the year.

UP NEXT

Army heads to Philadelphia for its first dual meet of the season as it challenges Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) foe Drexel on Friday at 7 p.m.