Sartorio Wins Appalachian Open Title

BOONE, N.C. — Tiebreaking takedowns in the final minute of the semifinal and championship matches produced a heavyweight title for Jacob Sartorio at the Appalachian Open on Saturday.
 
Sartorio recorded a takedown with 25 seconds left and finished on top to close a 4-2 semifinal decision against NC State's Chase Horne, then won a 5-2 decision against North Carolina starter Brandon Whitman in the final.
 
Trailing 1-0 entering the third, Sartorio took the lead on a reversal early in the period and broke a 2-2 tie on a takedown with a minute left. Finishing on top, the riding time point gave him a 5-2 victory.
 
Sartorio and two unattached true freshmen (Ethan Shell at 133, Kaden Keiser at 149) made the finals in their weight classes.
 
Shell opened the tournament with a 12-7 win against North Carolina's Jace Palmer, who won against Virginia in a dual start Friday night, and made the final with a second-period pin of North Carolina's Joey Melendez, whose five dual starts this year include the UNC-App State dual from December. Another UNC wrestler, Spencer Moore, won by major decision in the 133 final.
 
Keiser started his day with a first-period pin, followed that with a 12-7 decision against VMI starter Noah Roulo and advanced to the final with an 8-2 decision against Chattanooga's Matthew Williams. UNC's Jayden Scott won by decision in the 149 final.
 
App State's other placers Saturday were:
Third place: Noah Luna (125)
Fourth place: Triston Norris (heavyweight), Ike Byers (141)
Fifth place: Chad Bellis (125), Riley Edwards (141), Drake Acklin (157)
Sixth place: Braden Welch (174), Hunter Adams (184)
 
Norris reached the semifinal round of the heavyweight bracket with an 8-2 decision against Benjamin Stemmet, a starter for The Citadel.
 
The 2022-23 season is presented by Hungry Howie's and Penn Station.
 
No. 19 App State resumes its dual schedule Monday night at 6 p.m. ­­with a SoCon dual at Gardner-Webb and hosts Chattanooga in a big conference matchup next Sunday at 3 p.m.
 

Attached
165: Oren Bost (attached)
	Gino Esposito, North Carolina	L, Dec	8-3
	Justin Hayes, The Citadel	W, Dec	8-4
	Mitch Dean, Shade Tree RTC	L, Dec	12-6
174: Will Miller (attached)
	Reed Douglass, Presbyterian	W, MD	11-0
	Carson Tenold, North Carolina	W, Dec	6-0
184: Chopper Mordecai (attached)
	Oliver Tipton, Davidson	W, Fall	2:14
Hwt: Triston Norris (attached)
	Benjamin Stemmet, The Citadel	W, Dec	8-2
	Brandon Whitman, North Carolina	L, TF	16-0
	Chase Horne, NC State	L, Dec	4-1
Hwt: Jacob Sartorio (attached)
	Peyton McComas, Gardner-Webb	W, MD	11-1
	Chase Horne, NC State	W, Dec	4-2
	Brandon Whitman, North Carolina	W, Dec	5-2
Unattached
125: Colby McBride (unattached)
	William Bishop, Reinhardt	L, Dec	6-2
	Chad Bellis, App State	L, MD	15-3
125: Noah Luna (unattached)
	Jajuan Givens, Greensboro College	W, TF	16-1
	Aedyn Concepcion, Gardner-Webb	W, Dec	6-1
	Peyton Fenton, Virginia	L, Fall	5:17
	Robbie Hunt, North Carolina	W, Dec	6-3
125: Chad Bellis (unattached)
	Jeffrey Jacome, Gardner-Webb	W, Fall	3:34
	Peyton Fenton, Virginia	L, Dec	8-5
	Colby McBride, App State	W, MD	15-3
	Matthew Rowland, Gardner-Webb	W, Dec	8-5
	Malik Hardy, The Citadel	W, MF
133: Ethan Shell (unattached)
	Jace Palmer, North Carolina	W, Dec	12-7
	Joseph Melendez, North Carolina	W, Fall	3:38
	Spencer Moore, North Carolina	L, MD	14-1
141: Riley Edwards (unattached)
	Mitchell Johnson, N/A	W, Dec	4-3
	Ike Byers, App State	L, Dec	5-3
	Jacob Sandoval, Florida	W, Fall	5:41
	Tyler Lamon, Gardner-Webb	W, Dec	6-0
	Ryan Luna, Presbyterian	W, Dec	4-1
141: Ike Byers (unattached)
	Tyler Garrett, Reinhardt	W, MD	14-2
	Khamani Harrison, Gardner-Webb	W, Dec	9-5
	Riley Edwards, App State	W, Dec	5-3
	Brian Courtney, Virginia	L, MD	14-4
	Kyren Butler, Virginia	L, Dec	10-3
149: Kaden Keiser (unattached)
	Zachary Johns, Virginia Tech	W, Fall	2:09
	Noah Roulo, VMI	W, Dec	12-7
	Matthew Williams, Chattanooga	W, Dec	8-2
	Jayden Scott, North Carolina	L, Dec	5-4
149: Kai O'Dell (unattached)
	Marcus Lawing, North Carolina	W, TF	23-7
	Matthew Williams, Chattanooga	L, Dec	6-5
	Luca Errico, CWC	L, Fall	2:46
149: Anthony Conetta (unattached)
	Carson Desrosier, The Citadel	L, Dec	4-3
	Parker Corwin, Gardner-Webb	W, Fall	5:49
	Noah Roulo, VMI	L, Dec	6-4
149: Nicholas Grizales (unattached)
	Luke Robie, SERTC	W, Dec	11-6
	Jayden Scott, North Carolina	L, Dec	11-5
	Wil Guida, North Carolina	L, Dec	8-3
157: Drake Acklin (unattached)
	Mason Stefanelli, Virginia	L, Dec	9-6
	Marc Koch, Davidson	W, Dec	6-2
	Ethan Barrett, VMI	W, Fall	1:03
	Thomas Snipes, The Citadel	W, MD	10-2
174: Braden Welch (unattached)
	Don Cates, NC State	L, Dec	11-5
	Anthony Spera, Davidson	W, Fall	1:52
	Riley Hackworth, Florida	W, Dec	5-4
	Adam Ortega, The Citadel	W, MD	11-1
	Justin Phillips, Virginia	L, Dec	3-0
184: Joe Zovistoski (unattached)
	Caleb Roe, Presbyterian	L, Dec	7-2
	Wilson Major, North Carolina	W, TF	20-5
	Andrew Macciavello, NC State	W, Dec	4-3
	Dalton Battle, App State	L, Dec	9-3
184: Hunter Adams (unattached)
	Joey Milano, NC State	L, TF	17-0
	Joseph Pargoe, Gardner-Webb	W, Fall	1:06
	Chopper Mordecai, App State	W, MF
	Dalton Battle, App State	W, Dec	3-1
	Sergio Desiante, Chattanooga	L, TF	18-0
184: Dalton Battle (unattached)
	Ben Bumgarner, Chattanooga	W, MD	12-3
	Hadyn Danals, Virginia	L, TF	15-0
	Joe Zovistoski, App State	W, Dec	9-3
	Hunter Adams, App State	L, Dec	3-1
Hwt: Levi Andrews (unattached)
	Chase Horne, NC State	L, Dec	10-3
	Brandon Williams, Greensboro College	L, Dec	7-3