Wrestling Completes Extra Countable Matches at Home

Sunday, January 23

West Point, NY

12 PM

Army West Point

Franklin and Marshall

Wrestling Completes Extra Countable Matches at Home

January 23, 2022 | Wrestling

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point wrestling team had a successful outing at Christl Arena on Sunday afternoon, competing in 18 total extra countable matches against Franklin & Marshall and American.

Though no team scores were kept, the Black Knights finished their day with a combined record of 12-6. Of the 11 Cadets that wrestled, six went undefeated.

The trio of No. 30 Dalton Harkins (165 lbs.), Ben Pasiuk (174 lbs.) and Sahm Abdulrazzaq (184 lbs.) led the program with two bonus point wins apiece. Harkins and Abdulrazzaq each posted a technical fall and a major decision, while Pasiuk pinned an opponent and added a technical fall. Harkins, who entered Sunday's competition with a team-best three technical falls, pushed his rookie total to four with his performance and he additionally leads the Cadets with 14 total bonus point wins.

Markus Hartman, the 29th-ranked wrestler at 157 lbs., also turned in a 2-0 record in his extra countable matches. The senior picked up a decision in his first bout of the day before pinning his second opponent at 1:04 for his quickest fall of the year.

In addition to the aforementioned Cadets, both Corey Shie (141 lbs.) and Kade Carlson (HWT) earned decisions to also finish their days undefeated at 1-0.

Throughout the course of the matches, Army accumulated seven total bonus point victories with two major decisions, two pins and three technical falls.

Complete results for Army are listed below.

Coach's Corner
"This was a solid day. We got in the matches that we needed to and got wins where we needed them. There are always things to improve on, but it was a solid day overall. We're coming away from today injury-free having done what we needed to do and look forward to moving on to Bucknell." – Head Coach Kevin Ward

Cadets' Corner
"I was super excited because it was my first time being able to compete at home. I thought we did well today as a team and the energy was good. It was nice having a lot of support from our fans. For me personally, I felt that I got to my attacks both in neutral and on top and executed well. I'm excited to keep getting better day by day." – Dalton Harkins

"I thought we had a really good week of training. The coaches have been allowing us to open up our offense in practice and work on being multi-dimensional wrestlers, which is super important. Our coaching staff has adapted to all the different situations we've faced this year and we trust them. That's allowed us to excel and keep developing. The wrestling season is a marathon, not a sprint. I know we'll be prepared in all aspects when March comes around and today was another step in that direction." – Sahm Abdulrazzaq

Results

125 - Ryan Chauvin
L by dec. Diaz (Franklin & Marshall) 4-2
L by fall Diaz (Franklin & Marshall) 5:41, 6-2

133 - Dominic Carone
L by dec. Maida (American) 3-1, sv1
W by dec. Fallon (American) 3-2

141 - Julian Sanchez
L by dec. Gil (Franklin & Marshall) 7-6

141 – Corey Shie
W by dec. Gil (Franklin & Marshall) 3-2

157 - Markus Hartman
W by dec. White (American) 6-0
W by fall Segura (American) 1:04, 6-0

165 - Dalton Harkins
W by major dec. Phifer (American) 11-0
W by TF Maschino (American) 4:01, 18-0

174 - Ben Pasiuk
W by fall Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) 6:59, 8-7
W by TF Root (American) 4:28, 18-2

184 - Sahm Abdulrazzaq
W by TF Mancia (American) 2:44, 18-1
W by major dec. Shannon (American) 14-4

197 - Kyle Swartz
L by dec. Bourne (American) 10-3
W by dec. Rawls (American) 5-4

HWT - Kade Carlson
W by dec. Righter (American) 4-2

HWT - Brandon Phillips
L by dec. Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall) 2-2, sv2

What's Next
Army will have nearly a week off before resuming action with a competition at EIWA foe Bucknell on Saturday, Jan. 29. The clash with the Bison is set for a 2 p.m. start and will be streamed on YouTube.

Follow Along
For complete coverage of Army West Point Wrestling, follow the Black Knights on Twitter and Instagram at @ArmyWP_Wres and online at www.goarmywestpoint.com.