Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Wisconsin
Wrestling Impresses In Season Debut
November 02, 2019 | Wrestling
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Army West Point wrestling team set some lofty goals for the 2019-20 season. Friday's results in the Battle on the Midway showed that their expectations can continue to soar.
The Black Knights earned a decisive 29-9 win over Fresno State aboard the USS Midway, and narrowly came close to upsetting No. 6 Wisconsin, falling 16-15 in a thriller.
"I was glad to face two really tough teams, and face some adversity right off the bat," said head coach Kevin Ward. "I thought we competed well and this is certainly something we can build on."
Army opened the day against one of the Big 10 Conference powers in Wisconsin. The Black Knights found themselves down 10-0 in the team score after the first three matches, before P.J. Ogunsanya sparked the cadets with a 6-3 win over Cole Martin (No. 11 FloWrestling) at 149 pounds.
Captain Lucas Weiland followed that up with a 5-2 decision at 165. Army would win three of the next four matches as well to take a 15-13 lead heading into the heavyweight bout.
Ben Sullivan fought hard, but couldn't get past No. 6 Trent Hillger, giving the Badgers the dual win.
In the nightcap, Army bounced back in style. After several tight matches early left the score knotted at nine apiece, the Black Knights reeled off five straight wins to put a stamp on a stellar night.
"Fresno is a tough team, but we fought like crazy," added Ward. "It was tight, but we always feel good going into those last few weight classes with a lot of veteran guys."
Ben Harvey and Noah Stewart both went 2-0 on the day to lead Army.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Army vs. No. 6 Wisconsin
125 lbs. -- Michael Cullen DEC over Trey Chalifoux, 3-1
133 lbs. -- No. 1 Seth Gross MAJ DEC over Lane Peters, 12-0
141 lbs. -- No. 11 Tristan Moran DEC over Corey Shie, 7-1
149 lbs. -- P.J. Ogunsanya TB-2 over No. 11 Cole Martin, 6-3
157 lbs. -- No. 23 Lucas Weiland DEC over Garrett Model, 5-2
165 lbs. -- No. 3 Evan Wick DEC over No. 12 Cael McCormick, 9-2
174 lbs. -- No. 9 Ben Harvey DEC over Tyler Dow, 4-2
184 lbs. -- No. 21 Noah Stewart DEC over Johnny Sebastion, 3-1
197 lbs. -- J.T. Brown DEC over Taylor Watkins, 9-2
285 lbs. -- No. 6 Trent Hillger DEC over Ben Sullivan, 7-0
Army vs. Fresno State
125 lbs. -- Trey Chalifoux FALL over Jeremy Trihn, 4:30
133 lbs. -- Gary Joint MAJ DEC over Cole Wyman, 10-2
141 lbs. -- Corey Shie DEC over Khristian Olivas, 7-1
149 lbs. -- Greg Gaxiola DEC over P.J. Ogunsanya, 1-0
157 lbs. -- Jacob Wright DEC over No. 23 Lucas Weiland, 7-2
165 lbs. -- No. 12 Cael McCormick SV-1 over Adam Kemp, 3-1
174 lbs. -- No. 9 Ben Harvey DEC over Jackson Hemauer, 3-1
184 lbs. -- No. 21 Noah Stewart DQ over Hunter Cruz
197 lbs. -- Alex Hopkins MAJ DEC over Ryan Reyes, 8-0
285 lbs. -- Bobby Heald MAJ DEC over Randy Gonzalez, 16-5
UP NEXT
Army travels to Chattanooga for a tri-dual against Tennessee Chattanooga and Illinois on Sunday, Nov. 10.
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