Feb. 9, 2008
Maroons Place Second at UAA Championship

NEW YORK CITY -- Featuring three All-University Athletic Association selections, including the league's Rookie of the Year, the University of Chicago wrestling team captured second place at the 2008 UAA Championship Saturday at New York University.

NYU, currently ranked 15th in the nation, won six of 10 bouts en route to a 22-12 decision over the Maroons in the title match.

Chicago (6-5) began the day with a 35-12 win over Case Western Reserve University, which then fell to NYU 44-6 in Saturday's second contest.

Freshman heavyweight Ryan Hatten (Florissant, Mo./ McCleur North) was named the UAA Rookie of the Year after defeating NYU's James Laymen 6-3.

Junior Justin Lucas (Medford, N.J./ Shawnee) and sophomore Troy Carlson (Cary, Ill./ Cary Grove) joined Hatten on the All-UAA Team at 197 and 165 pounds, respectively.

Lucas notched a 6-2 decision over NYU's Alex Chianurishvili at 197 pounds in addition to a technical fall victory over Case's Ray Lonardo at 184. Carlson defeated Case's David Bernholt 8-0 before edging NYU's Patrick Knight 5-4.


Chicago 35, Case 12
125: Zachary Matayoshi (UC) win by forfeit
133: Ben Hart (UC) win by tech. fall Jonathan Howell (CWRU), 16-1 6:25
141: Clay Criss (CWRU) win by dec. Matt Hart (UC), 3-2
149: Drew Gardella (CWRU) win by fall Jack Toussaint (UC) 4:28
157: Spencer Burns (UC) win by dec. Nathan Klingensmith (CWRU), 11-6
165: Troy Carlson (UC) win by major dec. David Bernholt (CWRU), 8-0
174: BJ Greenman (CWRU) win by dec. David Kneisel (UC), 3-2 3ot
184: Justin Lucas (UC) win by tech. fall Ray Lonardo (CWRU), 16-0 5:25
197: Jimmy Dooley (UC) win by fall Evan Malone (CWRU), :56
285: Ryan Hatten (UC) win by forfeit

NYU 22 Chicago 12
125: Kyle Christensen (NYU) win by dec. Zachary Matayoshi (UC), 4-2
133: Thomas Masciale (NYU) win by dec. Ben Hart (UC), 6-5
141: Stephen Hult (NYU) win by major dec. Matt Hart (UC), 14-2
149: Chris Oster (UC) win by dec. Matt Magill (NYU), 6-1
157: Takafumi Hashimoto (NYU) win by dec. Spencer Burns (UC), 5-3 sv
165: Troy Carlson (UC) win by dec. Patrick Knight (NYU), 5-4
174: Naum Shuminov (NYU) win by pin David Kneisel (UC), 2:59
184: Nick Coleman (NYU) win by dec. Lance Contento (UC), 6-0
197: Justin Lucas (UC) win by dec. Alex Chianurishvili (NYU), 6-2
285: Ryan Hatten (UC) win by dec. James Laymen (NYU), 6-3



 


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