RU Wrestling Competes at Pembroke Open
Pembroke, NC - The #13 ranked RU Wrestling Team was in action this weekend where they competed at the UNC Pembroke Open Tournament. Teams from several different divisions were in attendance including St. Andrews from the AAC, UNC Pembroke (NCAA DII), Limestone University (NAA DII), Coker, Mount Olive, St. Thomas, and Southwest Virginia.
The Eagles had several wrestlers that did very well and placed. Matt Jenkins (165), Avery Dickerson (197), Andrew Corey (157), and Nick Jarvis (285) all place first in their weight classes. Second-place finishers were Kade Johnson (141), Cole Luallen (157), and Cole Tenety (174).
Dawson Bates (141) and Sam Irwin (184) both placed third in their respective weight classes and Angel Banda (135), Tyler Ingram (184), Blake Walker (141), and Alex Walker (149) placed fourth for the tournament.
The Eagles will have a home dual meet this Saturday morning at the Brown Athletic Center starting at 10 am.
Below are the full results from the UNC Pembroke Open:
Pembroke Open Results for Reinhardt
Open 125
Angel Banda's place is 4th and has scored 14.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Angel Banda (Reinhardt) won by fall over Josh Novak (St. Andrews Unattached) (Fall 3:50)
Quarterfinal - Angel Banda (Reinhardt) won by fall over Nathanael Bullard (Limestone) (Fall 4:15)
Semifinal - Logan Seliga (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Angel Banda (Reinhardt) (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Semi - Angel Banda (Reinhardt) won by major decision over DJ Perez (St. Thomas) (Maj 12-2)
3rd Place Match - Darius McKenzie (Mount Olive) won by decision over Angel Banda (Reinhardt) (Dec 4-3)
Open 141
Kade Johnson's place is 2nd and has scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kade Johnson (Reinhardt) won by fall over Gregory Gasque (Coker) (Fall 1:10)
Quarterfinal - Kade Johnson (Reinhardt) won by decision over Frank Bianco (Unattached) (Dec 4-0)
Semifinal - Kade Johnson (Reinhardt) won by decision over Tyler Garrett (Reinhardt) (Dec 7-1)
1st Place Match - Smaill St. Pierre (Limestone) won by decision over Kade Johnson (Reinhardt) (Dec 4-3)
Open 141
Tyler Garrett's place is 6th and has scored 6.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Garrett (Reinhardt) won by decision over James Roberts (St. Andrews) (Dec 3-2)
Quarterfinal - Tyler Garrett (Reinhardt) won by decision over David Pierson (St. Thomas) (Dec 6-5)
Semifinal - Kade Johnson (Reinhardt) won by decision over Tyler Garrett (Reinhardt) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Semi - Dawson Bates (Reinhardt) won by fall over Tyler Garrett (Reinhardt) (Fall 6:10)
5th Place Match - Thomas Williams (St. Thomas) won by major decision over Tyler Garrett (Reinhardt) (Maj 12-2)
Open 141
Dawson Bates's place is 3rd and has scored 16.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dawson Bates (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Smaill St. Pierre (Limestone) won in sudden victory - 1 over Dawson Bates (Reinhardt) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Dawson Bates (Reinhardt) won by tech fall over James Roberts (St. Andrews) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Dawson Bates (Reinhardt) won by tech fall over Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) (TF 15-0)
Cons. Semi - Dawson Bates (Reinhardt) won by fall over Tyler Garrett (Reinhardt) (Fall 6:10)
3rd Place Match - Dawson Bates (Reinhardt) won by major decision over Blake Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) (Maj 13-2)
Open 149
Devin Griffen's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Devin Griffen (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Devin Griffen (Reinhardt) won by decision over Alex Dilegge (Limestone) (Dec 11-6)
Quarterfinal - Samad Al-Khatib (Mount Olive Unattached) won by medical forfeit over Devin Griffen (Reinhardt) (MFF)
Cons. Round 4 - Carlos Ugalde (Limestone) won by medical forfeit over Devin Griffen (Reinhardt) (MFF)
Open 157
Cole Luallen's place is 2nd and has scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cole Luallen (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Cole Luallen (Reinhardt) won by decision over Loye Burkhead (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 7-6)
Semifinal - Cole Luallen (Reinhardt) won by fall over Pearce Phillips (C2X) (Fall 1:39)
1st Place Match - Andrew Corey (Reinhardt Unattached) won by medical forfeit over Cole Luallen (Reinhardt) (MFF)
Open 165
Caleb Santiago's place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Santiago (Reinhardt) won by decision over Tyler Godfrey (St. Andrews) (Dec 9-4)
Quarterfinal - Calan Staub (Mount Olive) won by fall over Caleb Santiago (Reinhardt) (Fall 4:12)
Cons. Round 2 - Cody Smith (Mount Olive) won by decision over Caleb Santiago (Reinhardt) (Dec 3-1)
Open 165
Matt Jenkins's place is 1st and has scored 17.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matt Jenkins (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Matt Jenkins (Reinhardt) won by tech fall over Nicholas Krauss (Lincoln Memorial) (TF 18-0)
Semifinal - Matt Jenkins (Reinhardt) won by decision over Dimitri Naimi (Mount Olive) (Dec 7-0)
1st Place Match - Matt Jenkins (Reinhardt) won by major decision over Calan Staub (Mount Olive) (Maj 15-1)
Open 165
Wyatt Higgins's place is 5th and has scored 14.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Higgins (Reinhardt) won by fall over Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Fall 2:13)
Quarterfinal - Wyatt Higgins (Reinhardt) won by fall over Austin Collins (Coker) (Fall 1:16)
Semifinal - Calan Staub (Mount Olive) won in sudden victory - 1 over Wyatt Higgins (Reinhardt) (SV-1 11-9)
Cons. Semi - Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke Unattached) won by decision over Wyatt Higgins (Reinhardt) (Dec 3-2)
5th Place Match - Wyatt Higgins (Reinhardt) won by fall over Austin Collins (Coker) (Fall 1:34)
Open 165
AuShaud Evans's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - AuShaud Evans (Reinhardt) won by tech fall over Akazee Kum Akab A Sei (St. Andrews) (TF 22-4)
Quarterfinal - Dimitri Naimi (Mount Olive) won by decision over AuShaud Evans (Reinhardt) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke Unattached) won by injury default over AuShaud Evans (Reinhardt) (Inj. 4:17)
Open 174
Cole Tenety's place is 2nd and has scored 18.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) won by decision over Trent Walker (Mount Olive) (Dec 7-1)
Quarterfinal - Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) won by fall over Sennai Heyliger (St. Thomas) (Fall 2:14)
Semifinal - Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) won by fall over Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:05)
1st Place Match - Hunter Haven (Limestone) won by decision over Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) (Dec 7-6)
Open 174
Marquez Hunt's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Marquez Hunt (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Seth Thomas (Mount Olive) won by major decision over Marquez Hunt (Reinhardt) (Maj 13-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Marquez Hunt (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Billy-Jack Cupp (Southwest Virginia CC) won by decision over Marquez Hunt (Reinhardt) (Dec 6-4)
Open 184
Jonathon Paramore's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Jonathon Paramore (Reinhardt) (Dec 7-6)
Cons. Round 1 - Jonathon Paramore (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Joe Louis (St. Thomas) won by fall over Jonathon Paramore (Reinhardt) (Fall 0:33)
Open 184
Sam Irwin's place is 3rd and has scored 18.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Irwin (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Sam Irwin (Reinhardt) won by fall over Joe Louis (St. Thomas) (Fall 3:38)
Quarterfinal - Sam Irwin (Reinhardt) won by decision over Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Dec 7-6)
Semifinal - Shylik Scriven (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Sam Irwin (Reinhardt) (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Semi - Sam Irwin (Reinhardt) won by fall over Tkaii Gaither (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 3:18)
3rd Place Match - Sam Irwin (Reinhardt) won by medical forfeit over Tyler Ingram (Reinhardt) (MFF)
Open 184
Tyler Ingram's place is 4th and has scored 10.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Ingram (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Ingram (Reinhardt) won by decision over Isaiah Manning (Mount Olive) (Dec 5-3)
Quarterfinal - Tyler Ingram (Reinhardt) won by decision over Devin McCorkle (Mount Olive) (Dec 5-4)
Semifinal - Kyle Daley (Limestone) won by major decision over Tyler Ingram (Reinhardt) (Maj 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Tyler Ingram (Reinhardt) won by decision over Mison Mickle (St. Andrews Unattached) (Dec 2-1)
3rd Place Match - Sam Irwin (Reinhardt) won by medical forfeit over Tyler Ingram (Reinhardt) (MFF)
Open 197
Avery Dickerson's place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Avery Dickerson (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Avery Dickerson (Reinhardt) won by fall over Christian DeFronzo (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Fall 0:49)
Quarterfinal - Avery Dickerson (Reinhardt) won by decision over Garrett Steele (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 8-7)
Semifinal - Avery Dickerson (Reinhardt) won by fall over Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke Unattached) (Fall 5:32)
1st Place Match - Avery Dickerson (Reinhardt) won by decision over Jessiah Garcia-Contreras (St. Thomas) (Dec 4-3)
Open 197
Michael Watts's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Watts (Reinhardt) won by fall over Estaban Hoyos (St. Thomas Unattached) (Fall 4:27)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael Watts (Reinhardt) won by decision over Jonathan Clack (Mount Olive) (Dec 4-3)
Quarterfinal - Jessiah Garcia-Contreras (St. Thomas) won by tech fall over Michael Watts (Reinhardt) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Tyler Proffit (St. Andrews Unattached) won by fall over Michael Watts (Reinhardt) (Fall 1:11)
Open 285
Nicholas Jarvis's place is 1st and has scored 16.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt) won by major decision over Jairo Caceres (St. Thomas) (Maj 9-0)
Semifinal - Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt) won by decision over Jaylen McClammy (Mount Olive Unattached) (Dec 4-1)
1st Place Match - Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt) won by decision over Ryan Walker (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 6-1)
Pembroke Open Results for Reinhardt Unattached
Open 125
Colton Bishop's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nathanael Bullard (Limestone) won by injury default over Colton Bishop (Reinhardt Unattached) (Inj. 3:24)
Cons. Round 1 - Josh Novak (St. Andrews Unattached) won by forfeit over Colton Bishop (Reinhardt Unattached) (FF)
Open 141
Blake Walker's place is 4th and has scored 13.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Blake Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) won by fall over Andrew Overbay (Lincoln Memorial) (Fall 1:30)
Quarterfinal - Blake Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) won by fall over Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:44)
Semifinal - Smaill St. Pierre (Limestone) won by major decision over Blake Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) (Maj 13-5)
Cons. Semi - Blake Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) won by decision over Thomas Williams (St. Thomas) (Dec 12-10)
3rd Place Match - Dawson Bates (Reinhardt) won by major decision over Blake Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) (Maj 13-2)
Open 141
Tyler Bard's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Frank Bianco (Unattached) won by major decision over Tyler Bard (Reinhardt Unattached) (Maj 15-6)
Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Bard (Reinhardt Unattached) won by fall over Gregory Gasque (Coker) (Fall 4:53)
Cons. Round 2 - Cody Williams (UNC Pembroke) won by major decision over Tyler Bard (Reinhardt Unattached) (Maj 19-7)
Open 149
Alex Walker's place is 4th and has scored 17.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Alex Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) won by tech fall over Austin Smith (Limestone) (TF 15-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) won by major decision over James Benjamin (Limestone Unattached) (Maj 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) won by decision over Alex Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Alex Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) won by fall over Noah Kitchton (C2X) (Fall 1:25)
Cons. Round 5 - Alex Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) won by fall over Nicholas Dukes (St. Thomas) (Fall 1:29)
Cons. Semi - Alex Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) won by decision over Samad Al-Khatib (Mount Olive Unattached) (Dec 9-3)
3rd Place Match - Alex Walker (Reinhardt Unattached) and Alex Dilegge (Limestone) (DFF)
Open 157
Andrew Corey's place is 1st and has scored 21.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Corey (Reinhardt Unattached) won by tech fall over Sam Martinez (St. Thomas) (TF 16-1)
Quarterfinal - Andrew Corey (Reinhardt Unattached) won by fall over William Lowery (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:27)
Semifinal - Andrew Corey (Reinhardt Unattached) won by major decision over Adnan Moaz (Southwest Virginia CC) (Maj 16-4)
1st Place Match - Andrew Corey (Reinhardt Unattached) won by medical forfeit over Cole Luallen (Reinhardt) (MFF)