Black Knights Take Top Honors at Patriot Open

Saturday, December 7

Fairfax, Va.

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Army West Point

Patriot Open

Black Knights Take Top Honors at Patriot Open

December 07, 2019 | Wrestling

FAIRFAX, Va. - The Army West Point wrestling team returned to competition Saturday at the Patriot Open hosted by George Mason University. The Black Knights earned five individual titles on their way to the top overall team point total.

"I felt like we performed well," said head coach Kevin Ward. "I was especially proud to see the number of individuals we put into the finals. Sahm [Abdulrazzaq] and [Markus] Hartman both winning their first collegiate tournaments is a big thing for those guys."

10 Cadets made it to respective finals matches on the day, with champions coming at 157 lbs. (Hartman), 165 lbs. (Cael McCormick), 184 lbs. (Abdulrazzaq), 197 lbs. (NC between Alex Hopkins and J.T. Brown), and 285 lbs. (Ben Sullivan).

Army finished the day with an astounding 297.5 total points among the 31 teams at the competition. Columbia was second with 98.5, and American rounded out the top three with 95.5 team points.

Hartman went 5-0 on the day, with a fall and two technical falls for his first collegiate tournament title.

McCormick earned his second tournament title of the season (Black Knight Invite) at 165 pounds. The senior went 4-0 -- all decision victories throughout the day.

Getting a chance to compete at 184 pounds, Abdulrazzaq took full advantage of the opportunity. The freshman, who went to high school in Virginia, also went 4-0 overall. His finals victory was an extra-time thriller, as he took down Brian Bonino of NYC RTC with a 4-3 decision.

Both Alex Hopkins and J.T. Brown advanced for Army into the 197 lb. final, but the match was not contested. In Hopkins' four victories, he earned a fall, tech. fall, major decision, and a decision. Brown scored a major decision and two decisions on the day.

In the heavyweight division, it was another all-Army final between Ben Sullivan and Bobby Heald. Sullivan went 4-0 overall -- including earning a fall victory in the round of 16 -- on the way to his finals victory.

"Overall I still think we have a lot of room to grow, added Ward. "We made some mental mistakes in some tough matches that cost us some matches we really wanted. We can't be satisfied with being close to winning. This is a team that is capable of winning 10 weights at this tournament and we need to keep improving. We can still jump levels"

RESULTS

125 Trey Chalifoux West Point, NY (Army) DEC Brandon Wittenberg VA (Virginia Tech), 3-2
125 Ryan Chauvin West Point, NY (Army) DEC Michael Pappaconstantinou Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 5-4
125 Trey Chalifoux West Point, NY (Army) DEC Jarod Kosman College Park, MD (University of Maryland), 11-9
125 Gage Curry Bethesda, MD (American) MD Ryan Chauvin West Point, NY (Army), 14-1
125 Ryan Chauvin West Point, NY (Army) DEC Matt Maloney Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven), 10-4
125 Sam Latona Blacksburg, VA (Virginia Tech) DEC Trey Chalifoux West Point, NY (Army), 5-4
125 Geo Barzona Lewisburg, PA (Bucknell) DEC Ryan Chauvin West Point, NY (Army), 3-1
125 Joe Manchio New York, NY (Columbia) DEC Trey Chalifoux West Point, NY (Army), 8-2
133 Gregg "andrew" Wert Harrisburg, PA (Army) DEC Orion Anderson College Park, MD (University of Maryland), 5-2
133 Steven Simpson Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion) DEC Ryan Hetrick Bemus Point, NY (Army), 5-2
133 Lane Peters West Point, NY (Army) F Cole Rhone Blacksburg, VA (Virginia Tech), 4:12
133 Anthony Cefolo Lawrence Township, NJ (Rider) DEC Gregg "andrew" Wert Harrisburg, PA (Army), 4-3
133 Lane Peters West Point, NY (Army) DEC Devon Britton Northampton, PA (Rutgers), 6-3
133 Angelo Rini New York, NY (Columbia) DEC Ryan Hetrick Bemus Point, NY (Army), 6-1
133 Gregg "andrew" Wert Harrisburg, PA (Army) DEC Brandon Loperfido Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven), 2-1
133 Lane Peters West Point, NY (Army) DEC Trent Svingala Schodack Landing, NY (Columbia), 8-2
133 Steven Simpson Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion) DEC Gregg "andrew" Wert Harrisburg, PA (Army), 5-3
133 Anthony Cefolo Lawrence Township, NJ (Rider) DEC Lane Peters West Point, NY (Army), 5-4
141 Logan Brown Allen, TX (Army) TF Decklan Fischer Snow Hill, MD (University of Maryland), 17-2 5:09
141 A.j. Vindici Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania) DEC Sam Sallot Harborcreek, PA (Army), 9-5
141 Tyler Dilley Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) MD Sean Fitzsimmons Stony Brook, NY (Army), 9-1
141 Dominic Carone Streetsboro, OH (Army) DEC Silas Shaw Raleigh, NC (NC State), 3-2141Michael Mcateer St. Louis, MO (Army) F Anthony Sountis College Park, MD (University of Maryland), 4:33
141 Corey Shie West Point, NY (Army) F Imran Heard Pittsburgh, PA (Lock Haven), 1:19
141 Salvatore Profaci Washington, DC (American) MD Logan Brown Allen, TX (Army), 10-1
141 Matt Kazimir New York, NY (Columbia) TF Dominic Carone Streetsboro, OH (Army), 15-0 6:28
141 Michael Mcateer St. Louis, MO (Army) F Chris Scorese New York, NY (Columbia), 3:54
141 Corey Shie West Point, NY (Army) F Beau Curtis Gainesville, VA (Virginia Tech), 1:57
141 Jack Darling Blacksburg, VA (Virginia Tech) DEC Sam Sallot Harborcreek, PA (Army), 5-2
141 Noah Levett Lewisburg, PA (Bucknell) F Sean Fitzsimmons Stony Brook, NY (Army), 2:35
141 Noah Levett Lewisburg, PA (Bucknell) DEC Dominic Carone Streetsboro, OH (Army), 12-5
141 Logan Brown Allen, TX (Army) DEC Imran Heard Pittsburgh, PA (Lock Haven), 3-1
141 Corey Shie West Point, NY (Army) F Michael Mcateer St. Louis, MO (Army), 0:58
141 Logan Brown Allen, TX (Army) DEC David Campbell Lewisburg, PA (Bucknell), 6-2
141 Michael Mcateer St. Louis, MO (Army) DEC Silas Shaw Raleigh, NC (NC State), 9-7
141 Logan Brown Allen, TX (Army) F Brandon Bright Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 2:41
141 Matt Kazimir New York, NY (Columbia) DEC Corey Shie West Point, NY (Army), 3-2
141 Logan Brown Allen, TX (Army) F Michael Mcateer St. Louis, MO (Army), 0:41
141 Corey Shie West Point, NY (Army) M FOR Danny Bertoni (University of Maryland)
141 A.j. Vindici Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania) FOR Logan Brown Allen, TX (Army), 0-0
149 Pj Ogunsanya West Point, NY (Army) F River Curtis Annapolis, MD (Navy), 2:24
149 Pj Ogunsanya West Point, NY (Army) TF Travis Layton Trenton, NJ (Rider), 18-1 4:58
149 Pj Ogunsanya West Point, NY (Army) DEC Joshua Finesilver Englewood, CO (Blue Blood Wrestling Club), 11-6
149 Kizhan Clarke Washington, DC (American) DEC Pj Ogunsanya West Point, NY (Army), 6-0
157 Christian Hunt Yorktown, IN (Army) MD Quentin Milliken Trenton, NJ (Rider), 10-2
157 Taylor Brown Warrensburg, MO (Army) DEC Evan Schenk Painesville, OH (Gardner-Webb), 8-2
157 Luke Weiland West Point, NY (Army) TF Jacob Conrad Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 15-0 4:36
157 Markus Hartman Barrington, IL (Army) TF Garrett Fisk MD (University of Maryland), 16-0 3:57
157 Jaden Fisher MI (Bucknell) F Christian Hunt Yorktown, IN (Army), 4:13
157 Robert Kanniard Belmar, NJ (Rutgers) MD Taylor Brown Warrensburg, MO (Army), 17-6
157 Luke Weiland West Point, NY (Army) MD Brandon Larue Durham, NC (Blue Blood Wrestling Club), 14-0
157 Taylor Brown Warrensburg, MO (Army) F Cody Harrison Piscataway, NJ (Rutgers), 7:17
157 Christian Hunt Yorktown, IN (Army) DEC Anthony Robinson Fairfax, VA (George Mason), 9-2
157 Markus Hartman Barrington, IL (Army) TF Adam Davis Annapolis, MD (Navy), 15-0 5:32
157 Luke Weiland West Point, NY (Army) MD Michael North College Park, MD (University of Maryland), 15-4
157 Taylor Brown Warrensburg, MO (Army) DEF Ryan Yorkdale Fairfax, VA (George Mason), 2-0 4:27
157 Riley Jacops Austin, TX (Columbia) DEC Christian Hunt Yorktown, IN (Army), 4-2
157 Taylor Brown Warrensburg, MO (Army) DEC Adam Davis Annapolis, MD (Navy), 10-5
157 Robert Kanniard Belmar, NJ (Rutgers) F Luke Weiland West Point, NY (Army), 5:55
157 Markus Hartman Barrington, IL (Army) F Jaden Fisher MI (Bucknell), 3:00
157 Jonathan Ross Dillsburg, PA (Lock Haven) F Taylor Brown Warrensburg, MO (Army), 0:49
157 Jaden Fisher MI (Bucknell) M FOR Luke Weiland West Point, NY (Army), 0-0 0:00
157 Markus Hartman Barrington, IL (Army) DEC Robert Kanniard Belmar, NJ (Rutgers), 7-2
165 Mason Smith Verona, KY (Army) MD George Worthy Swedesboro, NJ (Unaffiliated (NJ)), 19-5
165 Will Lucie Basco, IL (Army) F Ali Salem Fairfax, VA (George Mason), 2:10
165 Cael Mccormick West Point, NY (Army) DEC Evan Barczak Philadelphia, PA (Drexel), 6-3
165 Mason Smith Verona, KY (Army) DEC Joey Schiele Wharton, NJ (Bucknell), 4-1
165 Jonathan Spadafora College Park, MD (University of Maryland) DEC Will Lucie Basco, IL (Army), 2-1
165 Will Lucie Basco, IL (Army) DEC Rodney Winston Fairfax, VA (George Mason), 8-7
165 Cael Mccormick West Point, NY (Army) DEC Mason Brestle College Park, MD (University of Maryland), 7-1
165 Joe Casey Trenton, NJ (Rider) DEC Mason Smith Verona, KY (Army), 5-3
165 Kellen Ekern Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion) DEC Will Lucie Basco, IL (Army), 13-6
165 Evan Barczak Philadelphia, PA (Drexel) F Mason Smith Verona, KY (Army), 4:28
165 Cael Mccormick West Point, NY (Army) DEC Rodrick Mosley Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 9-2
165 Cael Mccormick West Point, NY (Army) DEC Joe Casey Trenton, NJ (Rider), 8-3
174 Lance Andriani CHESAPEAK BCH, MD (NC State) F Brock Crawford West Point, NY (Army), 5:00
174 Brad Laughlin West Point, NY (Army) DEC Jack Conway Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania), 6-3
174 Ben Harvey West Point, NY (Army) MD Conner Allshouse Washington, DC (American), 10-2
174 Brad Laughlin West Point, NY (Army) DEC Luke Drugac Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion), 4-3
174 Luke Drugac Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion) F Brock Crawford West Point, NY (Army), 1:20
174 Ben Harvey West Point, NY (Army) DEC Joshua Kim Cambridge, MA (Boston RTC), 5-2
174 Brad Laughlin West Point, NY (Army) MD Corey Connolly Rocky Point, NY (Rider), 12-0
174 Ben Harvey West Point, NY (Army) FMC Alex Cramer Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion), 18-2 6:49
174 Carter Starocci State College, PA (Penn State) DEC Brad Laughlin West Point, NY (Army), 7-3
174 Brad Laughlin West Point, NY (Army) DQ Alex Cramer Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion), 0:00
174 Carter Starocci State College, PA (Penn State) DEC Ben Harvey West Point, NY (Army), 3-2
184 Jed Smith West Point, NY (Army) DEC Chris Garrison Raleigh, NC (NC State), 4-3
184 Sahm Abdulrazzaq Woodbridge, VA (Army) DEC Bryan Martin Trenton, NJ (Rider), 6-5 TB2
184 Jed Smith West Point, NY (Army) F Christian Salter Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 6:32
184 Sahm Abdulrazzaq Woodbridge, VA (Army) DEC Colin Fegley Mahanoy City, PA (Lock Haven), 9-8
184 Leo Tarantino Cambridge, MA (Boston RTC) DEC Jed Smith West Point, NY (Army), 6-5
184 Bryan Martin Trenton, NJ (Rider) F Jed Smith West Point, NY (Army), 1:20
184 Sahm Abdulrazzaq Woodbridge, VA (Army) M FOR John Stout Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania), 3-2 4:39
184 Sahm Abdulrazzaq Woodbridge, VA (Army) DEC Brian Bonino Paramus, NJ (NYC RTC), 4-3
197 Bennett Paulson Amery, WI (Army) DEC Mason Mccready Lewisburg, PA (Bucknell), 6-0
197 Gunnar Larson Avon, IN (Army) DEC Zack Scheffler Lawrence Township, NJ (Rider), 8-1
197 Alexander Hopkins West Point, NY (Army) TF Greg Bensley Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania), 15-0 5:35
197 Bennett Paulson Amery, WI (Army) DEC Kevin Makosy Ijamsville, MD (University of Maryland), 7-0
197 Gunnar Larson Avon, IN (Army) DEC William Jarrell Washington, DC (American), 10-8 SV
197 Alexander Hopkins West Point, NY (Army) F Edward Smith Scotch Plains, NJ (Penn State), 2:03
197 J.t. Brown Elyria, OH (Army) DEC Sam Wustefeld Scotch Plains, NJ (Columbia), 9-3
197 Bennett Paulson Amery, WI (Army) F Tim Young Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion), 4:03
197 Alexander Hopkins West Point, NY (Army) MD Gunnar Larson Avon, IN (Army), 12-0
197 J.t. Brown Elyria, OH (Army) DEC Cody Howard Blacksburg, VA (Virginia Tech), 6-5
197 Gunnar Larson Avon, IN (Army) DEC Sam Wustefeld Scotch Plains, NJ (Columbia), 9-7
197 Alexander Hopkins West Point, NY (Army) DEC Bennett Paulson Amery, WI (Army), 5-2
197 J.t. Brown Elyria, OH (Army) MD Roderick Davis Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 10-0
197 Tim Young Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion) MD Gunnar Larson Avon, IN (Army), 8-0
197 Bennett Paulson Amery, WI (Army) MD Roderick Davis Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 8-0
197 Alexander Hopkins West Point, NY (Army) NC J.t. Brown Elyria, OH (Army)
285 Bobby Heald Bedford, NH (Army) MD Colin Lawler Raleigh, NC (NC State), 12-4
285 Paul Robinson Bremen, GA (Army) DEC William Baldwin Virginia Beach, VA (Old Dominion), 3-2
285 Bobby Heald Bedford, NH (Army) F Gabriel Pickett Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 4:31
285 Riley Smith (Navy) DEC Paul Robinson Bremen, GA (Army), 9-7
285 Jacob Bullock Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion) DEC Eldon Davis-picou Manhattan, KS (Army), 3-1
285 Ben Sullivan West Point, NY (Army) F Jordan Espinosa Millersville, PA (Millersville), 5:24
285 Daniel Conley NY (Columbia) F Eldon Davis-picou Manhattan, KS (Army), 3:07
285 Bobby Heald Bedford, NH (Army) MD Nate Hoaglund Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania), 14-4
285 Ben Sullivan West Point, NY (Army) DEC Alexander Esposito Cranford, NJ (Rutgers), 4-1
285 Paul Robinson Bremen, GA (Army) DEC Michael Tyle Manville, NJ (Rider), 4-0
285 Alexander Esposito Cranford, NJ (Rutgers) DEC Paul Robinson Bremen, GA (Army), 7-4
285 Bobby Heald Bedford, NH (Army) DEC Andy Smith Blacksburg, VA (SERTC-VT), 5-3
285 Ben Sullivan West Point, NY (Army) DEC Ben Goldin Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania), 2-0
285 Ben Sullivan West Point, NY (Army) DEC Bobby Heald Bedford, NH (Army), 2-0