CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Highlighted by Cody Bond's run to the 149-pound final, which included a semifinal pin of a top-10 opponent, App State had seven wrestlers reach the podium as top-eight placers at the Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear.
Bond advanced to the championship match with a 3-0 start to the event, including an overtime win and a second-period pin of ninth-ranked Jadan Abas from Stanford. Chad Bellis' quarterfinal win against 15th-ranked Brayden Palmer from Chattanooga served as another highlight.
Abas, a 2021 All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier, led 6-2 after one period before Bond threatened to ride out the entire second period of their semifinal match. After a restart with 15 seconds left, Bond executed a "suck-back" move from on top to pin Abas with three seconds left in the period and exit the mat with a stunning development that elicited high-fives from pumped-up head coach JohnMark Bentley and assistant Randall Diabe.
In the 149 final against 25th-ranked Graham Rooks from Indiana, matching escapes led to a 1-1 score after three periods — a potential takedown for Rooks at the end of regulation was not awarded following a lengthy review. Rook did produce a takedown early in the Sudden Victory period to win 4-1 against Bond, whose other victories were an 8-5 overtime decision against Brock Rogers of CSU Bakersfield (decided by a Sudden Victory takedown) and a 3-0 quarterfinal decision against Benji Alanis of Northern Colorado (with help from a reversal early in the third period).
The next-highest finishes for App State were fourth-place showings at 141 from Riley Edwards and at 125 from Bellis, who jumped out to a 7-0 lead (with a first-period takedown, then four near fall points early in the second period) and led 11-2 thanks to a takedown in the final seconds of his quarterfinal victory against Palmer. Edwards, who was 3-2 for the season entering the new year, produced four wins in Chattanooga after reaching the semifinal round with his 3-0 run Monday.
App State's other placers were Luke Uliano (fifth place at 174 pounds), Jeremiah Price (sixth at 149 pounds), Jacob Sartorio (sixth place at heavyweight) and Drake Acklin (eighth place at 165 pounds). Uliano and Acklin won four matches apiece in the event, while Sartorio and Price were victorious three times apiece
The Mountaineers had 17 total entries, including six of their 10 dual starters, and totaled 84 team points as the top three spots in the team standings belonged to Stanford, Indiana and Oklahoma.
The 2023-24 season is presented by Hungry Howies and Penn Station. Ranked No. 24 in the national dual team rankings, App State returns to action Monday at Duke.
| 125: Noah Luna |
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| Desmond Pleasant, Drexel |
L, Dec |
10-7 |
| Richie Sandoval, CSU Bakersfield |
W, Dec |
4-3 |
| Malik Hardy, The Citadel |
W, Dec |
8-3 |
| Blaine Frazier, Indiana |
L, Dec |
7-6 |
| 125: Chad Bellis (4th place) |
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| Bronson Garber, Bloomsburg |
W, Fall |
1:25 |
| #15 Brayden Palmer, Chattanooga |
W, MD |
11-2 before MF |
| #8 Stevo Poulin, Northern Colorado |
L, MD |
15-2 |
| Blaine Frazier, Indiana |
W, MD |
14-3 |
| #30 Ethan Berginc, Army |
L, Dec |
5-3 |
| 141: Ike Byers |
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| Carter Schmidt, Oklahoma |
W, Dec |
5-4 |
| Justin Bierdumpfel, Brown |
W, Dec |
4-1 |
| Dan Fongaro, Indiana |
L, Dec |
3-0 |
| Ian Oswalt, Brown |
L, Dec |
6-1 |
| 141: Riley Edwards (4th place) |
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| Jordan Soriano, Drexel |
W, Dec |
9-5 |
| Cael Keck, Little Rock |
W, Dec |
2-1 |
| Kaden Smith, Oklahoma |
W, Dec |
4-2 |
| #27 Jason Miranda, Stanford |
L, MD |
10-1 |
| Carter Schmidt, Oklahoma |
W, Dec |
4-2 |
| Isaiah Powe, Chattanooga |
L, Dec |
13-8 |
| 141: Kaden Keiser |
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| Luis Ramos, CSU Bakersfield |
L, MD |
16-7 |
| Dayne Dalrymple, Chattanooga |
W, Dec |
10-5 |
| Ian Oswalt, Brown |
L, TF |
15-0 |
| 149: Cody Bond (2nd place) |
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| Brock Rogers, CSU Bakersfield |
W, Dec |
8-5 (SV1) |
| Benji Alanis, Northern Colorado |
W, Dec |
3-0 |
| #9 Jaden Abas, Stanford |
W, Fall |
4:57 |
| #25 Graham Rooks, Indiana |
L, Dec |
4-1 (SV1) |
| 149: Jeremiah Price (6th place) |
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| Max Petersen, North Dakota State |
W, Dec |
8-5 |
| #25 Graham Rooks, Indiana |
L, Fall |
2:40 |
| Aiden Davis, Bucknell |
W, Dec |
11-10 |
| Thomas Deck, Army |
W, Dec |
6-5 |
| #9 Jaden Abas, Stanford |
L, Dec |
12-7 |
| Zach Price, Gardner-Webb |
L, Dec |
4-2 |
| 149: Kai O'Dell |
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| #9 Jaden Abas, Stanford |
L, Dec |
9-5 |
| Logan Fife, Duke |
W, Dec |
5-0 |
| Zach Price, Gardner-Webb |
L, Dec |
5-2 |
| 157: Anthony Conetta |
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| Will Morrow, Bloomsburg |
W, Dec |
8-6 |
| John Wiley, Oklahoma |
L, Fall |
4:42 |
| Austin Paradice, Chattanooga |
L, Dec |
8-6 |
| 165: Drake Acklin (8th place) |
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| Robert Major, Indiana |
W, MD |
12-4 |
| #30 Baylor Fernandes, No. Colorado |
L, Dec |
7-5 |
| Oren Bost, App State |
W, Dec |
2-1 |
| Macon Myers, Bloomsburg |
W, TF |
17-2 |
| Kamdyn Munro, Chattanooga |
W, Dec |
3-1 |
| #23 Hunter Garvin, Stanford |
L, MD |
10-2 |
| #21 Cael Carlson, Oklahoma |
L, TF |
16-1 |
| 165: Oren Bost |
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| Mannix Morgan, Oklahoma |
L, Dec |
5-2 |
| Keegan Rothrock, Brown |
W, Dec |
12-10 |
| Drake Acklin, App State |
L, Dec |
2-1 |
| 174: Luke Uliano (5th place) |
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| Sergio Desiante, Chattanooga |
W, MD |
14-5 |
| Ben Pasiuk, Army |
L, Dec |
8-7 |
| Tye Monteiro, Stanford |
W, MD |
8-0 |
| Gerrit Nijenhuis, Oklahoma |
W, Dec |
8-1 |
| Tate Piklo, Oklahoma |
L, Dec |
4-1 |
| #27 Lorenzo Norman, Stanford |
W, DQ |
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| 174: Logan Eller |
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| Blake Skidgel, Oklahoma State |
L, Dec |
11-4 |
| Kodiak Cannedy, Little Rock |
L, Fall |
5:00 |
| 184: Tomas Brooker |
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| Nolan Springer, Bucknell |
W, Dec |
5-1 |
| Branson Britten, Northern Colorado |
L, Dec |
10-6 |
| Adrian Gacek, Clarion |
W, Dec |
5-1 |
| Wyatt Ferguson, Davidson |
L, Dec |
7-5 |
| 184: Dalton Battle |
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| Adrian Gacek, Clarion |
W, Dec |
6-3 |
| Colby Isabelle, Brown |
W, Fall |
5:47 |
| Ramon Rogotzke, Indiana |
L, MD |
10-2 |
| Abe Wojcikiewicz, Stanford |
L, MD |
12-4 |
| 197: Hunter Adams |
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| Gabe Sollars, Indiana |
L, Fall |
2:42 |
| Kwasi Bonsu, Duke |
L, MD |
10-1 |
| Hwt: Jacob Sartorio (6th place) |
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| Devon Dawson, North Dakota State |
W, Dec |
6-4 |
| #17 Josh Heindselman, Oklahoma |
L, TF |
18-3 |
| Jake Andrews, CSU Bakersfield |
W, Dec |
6-1 |
| Connor Barket, Duke |
W, Dec |
5-0 |
| Peter Ming, Stanford |
L, Fall |
1:50 |
| Juan Mora, Oklahoma |
L, Dec |
4-1 |
