Bucknell University
Appalachian State
Bucknell Wrestling Goes 1-2 at Northeast Duals
11/29/2008 7:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Nov. 29, 2008
TROY, N.Y. - The Bucknell wrestling team faced three teams on Saturday at the Northeast Duals and came away with a 1-2 record. The Bison defeated Appalachian State 26-8, but fell to No. 17 Central Michigan (25-6) and No. 24 Virginia (30-11). The win over the Mountaineers was the first of the season for Bucknell, which is now 1-4 this year.
Five Bucknell wrestlers posted two wins on the day, with freshman Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) and Jay Hahn (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) gathering victories against Central Michigan and Appalachian State. David Marble (Harpursville, N.Y./Harpursville), Andy Rendos (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area) and Kevin LeValley (Hugo, Colo./Limon) each posted wins opposite Appalachian State and Virginia.
In the opening match against the Chippewas, Marble and Rendos, who are ranked No. 14 nationally in their respective weight classes, both lost in the same dual match for just the fourth time in the last three years. All four occurrences have come against ranked opponents.
The 133-pound Marble bounced back from his 7-2 loss to No. 16 Conor Beebe to pin the Mountaineers' Frank Cellorio in 4:52 in a match that was later forfeited by Cellorio and he posted a 3-0 victory against Matt Bonson. Wrestling at 165, Rendos claimed a 6-1 victory over Kyle Blevins of Appalachian State and scored a 12-3 major decision against Virginia's Beau Fisher. Rendos now has 68 career victories, placing him three shy of eighth place on the Bison all-time list.
Reber, a 125-pounder, won his first two matches of the day to improve to 4-0 in duals this season. The first three wins were by shutout. However, his dual winning streak ended with a 7-4 decision against No. 17 Ross Gitomer of Virginia.
While Bucknell opened the day winning just two individual matches against Central Michigan, it came back to post seven victories against Appalachian State, a team it lost to 24-12 at last year's Northeast Duals. The Bison won the first four to open a 14-0 lead en route to the 22nd win of head coach Dan Wirnsberger's Bucknell career. That ties him for second in program history.
The Bison and Cavaliers split their first six individual matches as Virginia held a slim 12-11 advantage. However, the Cavaliers won the final four bouts, including one by pin and another by forfeit.
Bucknell faced a total of seven ranked wrestlers in the 30 matches on Saturday and went 0-7 in those bouts.
Of the four losses the Bison have as a team this year, three have come against ranked foes.
Bucknell, which is 0-1 against EIWA competition this season, will return to conference action Tuesday, Dec. 2, when it travels to Franklin & Marshall for a 7 p.m. match. The Bison defeated the Diplomats 41-6 inside Davis Gym last December.
No. 17 Central Michigan 25, Bucknell 6
*125: Derek Reber (B) dec. Matt Steintrager (C), 2-0
133: No. 16 Conor Beebe (C) dec. No. 14 David Marble (B), 7-2
141: Tony D'Alie (C) maj. dec. Adam Healey (B), 8-0
149: Ryan Cubberly (C) dec. Kevin LeValley (B), 3-2
157: Eric Cubberly (C) dec. Scott Sechler (B), 10-3
165: No. 7 Trevor Stewart (C) dec. No. 14 Andy Rendos (B), 6-2
174: No. 11 Mike Miller (C) dec. Shane Riccio (B), 3-0
184: Vince DiDona (C) dec. David Thompson (B), 6-3
197: Jay Hahn (B) dec. Eric Simaz (C), 7-5
Hwt: Jarod Trice (C) dec. Nathan Jones (B), 9-4
Bucknell 26, Appalachian State 8**
*125: Derek Reber (B) dec. Andrew Sifakis (A), 7-2
133: No. 14 David Marble (B) wins by forfeit Frank Cellorio (A)
141: Adam Healey (B) dec. Mike Kessler (A), 4-0
149: Kevin LeValley (B) tech. fall Savva Kostis (A), 16-0
157: Brett Houghton (A) dec. Scott Sechler (B), 7-5
165: No. 14 Andy Rendos (B) dec. Kyle Blevins (A), 6-1
174: No. 20 Austin Trotman (A) dec. Shane Riccio (B), 9-7 (OT)
184: David Thompson (B) dec. Dylan Temple (A), 5-3
197: Jay Hahn (B) dec. David Pritz (A), 9-5
Hwt: Dustin Heiser (A) dec. Nathan Jones (B), 9-3
** - Appalachian State deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
No. 24 Virginia 30, Bucknell 11
*125: No. 17 Ross Gitomer (V) dec. Derek Reber (B), 7-4
133: No. 14 David Marble (B) dec. Matt Bonson (V), 3-0
141: Derek Valenti (V) fall Adam Healey (B), 4:28
149: Kevin LeValley (B) maj. dec. Scott O'Donnell (V), 10-1
157: Jedd Moore (V) dec. Scott Sechler (B), 8-2
165: No. 14 Andy Rendos (B) maj. dec. Beau Fisher (V), 12-3
174: No. 14 Chris Henrich (V) dec. Shane Riccio (B), 3-1
184: No. 8 Rocco Caponi (V) dec. David Thompson (B), 5-1
197: Brent Jones (V) fall Jay Hahn (B), 1:41
Hwt: Jack Danilokowicz (V) defeats Nathan Jones (B), forfeit
* - starting weight
