Appalachian State Wrestling split two duals in Pennsylvania on Saturday, winning 32-6 at Bloomsburg before traveling 70 miles and falling 31-7 at No. 21 Lock Haven.
App State (9-7) started the day by winning eight of 10 matches against Bloomsburg, with
Irvin Enriquez's technical fall against Lewis Williams at 141 pounds and
Matt Zovistoski's pin against Aaron Coleman at 149 pounds establishing an early 11-0 lead.
Angel Najar trailed 7-0 after one period of his 14-8 decision against Nate Newberry at 157 pounds in the next match. Najar got an escape, takedown and four-point near fall to tie the match entering the third period, and he followed an escape by Newberry with a takedown and another four-point near fall.
With a minute-plus advantage in riding time,
Michael Elliott was practically tied at 4-4 with Alex Carida following a late takedown, but Elliott then executed an escape with six seconds left to claim a 5-4 decision.
Thomas Flitz's 19-2 technical fall against Gavin Hale at 174 pounds pushed the lead 22-0, and
Randall Diabe produced a tiebreaking takedown with 28 seconds remaining in his 3-1 decision against Kyle Murphy at 197 pounds. App State heavyweight
Cary Miller followed that match with a 7-1 decision against Bruce Graeber, and
Codi Russell capped the dual with a 15-6 major decision against Shawn Orem at 133 pounds.
Against Lock Haven, Zovistoski won a 3-2 decision against Brock Port to give the Mountaineers a lead after one match, and Diabe used five takedowns to secure a 12-4 major decision against Parker McClellan.
The Mountaineers will return to action March 10 as hosts for the Southern Conference Championships at the Holmes Center.
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App State 32, Bloomsburg 6
141: #26
Irvin Enriquez (APP) def. Lewis Williams (BU), 16-0 tech. fall
149: #27 Matt
Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Aaron Coleman (BU), fall, 4:50
157:
Angel Najar (APP) def. Nate Newberry (BU), 14-8 dec.
165: #33
Michael Elliott (APP) def. Alex Carida (BU), 5-4 dec.
174:
Thomas Flitz (APP) def. Gavin Hale (BU), 19-2 tech. fall
184: Trevor Allard (BU) def. #27
Alan Clothier (APP), 5-3 dec.
197: #13
Randall Diabe (APP) def. Kyle Murphy (BU), 3-1 dec. (25-3)
HWT: #31
Cary Miller (APP) def. Bruce Graeber (BU), 7-1 dec. (28-3)
125: Willy Girard (BU) def.
De'Andre Swinson-Barr (APP), 11-8 dec. (28-6)
133: #27
Codi Russell (APP) def. Shawn Orem (BU), 15-6 maj. dec.
No. 21 Lock Haven 31, App State 7
149: #27
Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Brock Port (LHU), 3-2 dec.
157: Alex Klucker (LHU) def.
Angel Najar (APP), 13-8 dec.
165: #5 Chance Marsteller (LHU) def. #33 Michael Elliot (APP), fall, 0:53
174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) def.
Thomas Flitz (APP), 7-3 dec.
184: #17 Corey Hazel (LHU) def. #27
Alan Clothier (APP), 8-2 dec.
197: #13
Randall Diabe (APP) def. Parker McClellan (LHU), 12-4 maj. dec.
285: #22 Thomas Haines (LHU) def. #31
Cary Miller (APP), fall, 2:16
125: #32 Luke Werner (LHU) def.
De'Andre Swinson-Barr (APP), 7-1 dec.
133: #30 DJ Fehlman (LHU) def. #27
Codi Russell (APP), 11-7 dec.
141: #21 Kyle Shoop (LHU) def. #26
Irvin Enriquez (APP), 12-0 maj. dec.
