Knights Wrestling Competes at Cougar Open ad Eagle Madness
The men's and women's wrestling teams hit the road last weekend to competed in two differet unique matches. The women's team headed to Life University for the Eagle Madness Tourament, that featured 11 colleges and universities from North Carolina and the surrounding states.
Tonya Flournory (Raleigh, NC) had an oustanding day on the mats as she ended with a 4-2 record to claim fifth place in the Women's 123 Open Division.
Flournory's counterpart in Gabrielle Holloway (Washington, DC) went on an incredible 4-1 record on the day, and fell on the semifinal match by a mere 5-4 decision from the judges. Gabrielle Holloway and Tonya Flournory featured in matches against ranked opponents, and with a combined 8-3 record on the day, the pair are beginning to emerge as one of the AAC's best duo wrestlers.
The men's wrestling team traveled to Averett University for the Cougar Open, that featured 22 colleges and universities that included everything from NCAA Division I schools, to NJCAA programs. Although there were no recorded team scores, the men found great success as they won a handful of their matches on the day.
Jonah McBurney (Hudson, NC) and Franklin Rivero (Florence, SC) headlined the results for the Knights as the pair of freshman claimed eighth place in their respective weight classes at at the event.
Please see below for a full breakdown of St. Andrews Wrestling results.
St. Andrews Women's Wrestling Eagle Madness Results
Women's Open 123 Tonya Flournory
Round 1 | Tonya Flournory received a bye
Roud 2 | Shelby Moore (Unattached) over Tonya Flournory (TF 14-3)
Cons. Round 2 | Tonya Flourory received a bye
Cons. Round 3 | Tonya Flourory over Olivia Waller (Presbyterian) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 4 | Tonya Flourory over Dorothy Gerrell (Emmanuel) (Fall 1:23)
Cons. Round 5 | Tonya Flourory over #8 Catherine Bertrand (Presbyterian) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Semi | Trinity Howard (Montreat) over Tonya Flourory (TF 10-0)
5th Place Match | Tonya Flourory won by forfeit over Olivia Mottley (Life University) (FF)
Placement: 5th (4-2 Record)
Women's Open 155 Gabrielle Holloway
Champ. Round 1 | Gabrielle Holloway over Taniyah Ford (Brewton Parker College) (Fall 2:52)
Quarterfinal | Gabrielle Holloway over Tatiana Encinas (University of the Cumberlands) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal | #5 Tiffani Baublitz over Gabrielle Holloway (St Andrews) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Semi | Gabrielle Holloway over Aalijah Pineda (Emmanuel) (Dec 8-3)
3rd Place Match | Gabrielle Holloway over Elizabeth Bound (Life University) (Fall 2:37)
Placement: 3rd (4-1 Record)
St. Andrews Men's Wrestling Cougar Open Results
Men's Open 123 Jonah McBurney
Round 1 | Jonah McBurney over Tyler McDonald (Shenandoah University) (Fall 4:19)
Round 2 | Jonah McBurney over Adrian Samano (Ferrum) (Fall 0:19)
Quarterfinal | Corey Gallivan (Coker) over Jonah McBurney (Fall 2:54)
Cons. Round 4 | Jonah McBurney over Joe Sipper (East Carolina University) (MFF)
Cons. Semi | Daniel Parkulo (Averett) over Jonah McBurney (Fall 1:59)
7th Place Match | Trent Proctor (Ferrum) over Jonah McBurney (Dec 11-4)
Placement: 8th (Record 3-3)
Men's Open 133 Israel Schultz
Round 1 | Zach Mullins (WVU Tech) over Israel Schultz (Fall 1:43)
Cons. Round 1 | Israel Schultz received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 | Israel Schultz over Jack Sydes (Marymount) (Fall 0:14)
Cons. Round 3 | Nyshaad Hannon (Allen University) over Israel Schultz (Fall 3:46)
Placement: Unknown (Record 1-2)
Men's Open 141 James Roberts
Round 1 | James Roberts received a bye (Bye)
Round 2 | Enrique Sanchez (Bluefield State) over James Roberts (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 | Vincent Ziccardi (Washington & Lee) over James Roberts (Dec 3-1)
Placement: Unknown (Record 0-2)
Mens' Open 149 Andrew Adams
Round 1 | Andrew Adams (St. Andrews University) received a bye (Bye)
Round 2 | Zachary Ortega (Apprentice School) over Andrew Adams (Fall 1:42)
Cons. Round 2 | Andrew Adams (St. Andrews University) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 | Garrett Washington (American) over Andrew Adams (Fall 0:38)
Placement: Unknown (Record 0-2)
Men's Open 165 Victor Kum
Prelim | Victor Kum over James Jackson (Unattached) (FF)
Round 1 | Victor Kum over Bradley Sigmon (Ferrum) (TF 18-2)
Round 2 | Victor Kum over Thomas Waddy (Liberty) (Fall 5:31)
Quarterfinal | Breon Phifer (American) over Victor Kum (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 4 | Harrison Kelly (Washington & Lee) over Victor Kum (Fall 6:06)
Placement: Unknown (Record 3-2)
Men's Open 165 Tyler Godfrey
Round 1 | Jak Krouse (Washington & Lee) over Tyler Godfrey (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 1 | Tyler Godfrey over Marcus Lewis (Marymount) (Dec 19-14)
Cons. Round 2 | Harrison Kelly (Washington & Lee) over Tyler Godfrey (Fall 3:00)
Placement: Unknown (Record 1-2)
Men's Open 174 Dakota Johnson
Round 1 | Josh Epperly (Cougar WC) over Dakota Johnson (Dec 9-7)
Cons. Round 1 | Dakota Johnson (St. Andrews University) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 | Xavery Washington (Marymount) over Dakota Johnson (Maj 15-7)
Placement: Unknown (Record 0-2)
Men's Open 197 Franklin Rivero
Champ. Round 1 | Franklin Rivero received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 | Franklin Rivero over Shane Shirley (Averett) (Maj 13-4)
Quarterfinal | Cam Cavins (Roanoke College) over Franklin Rivero (Fall 5:14)
Cons. Round 4 | Franklin Rivero over Christian Poplous (Allen University) (Fall 6:57)
Cons. Semi | Johnny Black (Ferrum) over Franklin Rivero (Fall 2:46)
7th Place Match | Elijah Hunter (Garrett College) over Franklin Rivero (Dec 9-2)
Placement: 8th (Record 2-3)
Men's Open 197 Omari Lee
Champ. Round 1 | Omari Lee over William Baldwin (Averett) (FF)
Champ. Round 2 | Ethan Fragoso (Ferrum) over Omari Lee (Fall 2:00)
Cons. Round 2 | Elijah Hunter (Garrett College) over Omari Lee (Dec 1-0)
Placement: Uknown (Record 1-2)
Men's 285 Open Logan Sage
Round 1 | Caleb Hartung (Apprentice School) over Logan Sage (Fall 2:01)
Cons. Round 1 | Logan Sage received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 | Logan Sage over Kaden Bryan (Shenandoah University) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 3 | Logan Sage (St. Andrews University) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 4 | Trent Ray (Ferrum) over Logan Sage (Fall 5:18)
Placement: Uknown (Record 1-2)