Army Closes Out 2021 Season in Day Two of NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 19

St. Louis, MO

Army West Point

NCAA Wrestling Championships

Army Closes Out 2021 Season in Day Two of NCAA Tournament

March 19, 2021 | Wrestling

ST. LOUIS, MO – The Army West Point wrestling team closed out their time at the 2021 NCAA Championships on Friday afternoon, coming away with several strong performances.

Army capped off their 2021 season with four of six wrestlers advancing to the consolation round of two. P.J. Ogunsanya and Ben Pasiuk led the way for the Black Knights, each competing to a 2-2 record in the consolation round three. Ogunsanya came out strong to start day two, dominating Griffin Parriott of Purdue in a 14-5 fall at 5:45. Pasiuk was selected to face conference opponent Jake Logan of Lehigh in the consolation round two, where a quick escape allowed him to move to a 6-5 victory. The freshman was the last man standing for the Black Knights as he moved the consolation round three against Jackson Turley of Rutgers. Despite taking an early 2-0 lead, Turley took the victory to end Army's run in the tournament.

149 | P.J. Ogunsanya (No. 16)
Champ. Round 1: L, SV1 7-5, Kyle Parco (Fresno State)
Cons. Round 1: W, Dec. 5-3, Cameron Hunsaker (Utah Valley)
Cons. Round 2: W, Fall (5:45) 14-5, Griffin Parriott (Purdue)
Cons. Round 3: L, Dec. 9-2, Jaden Abas (Stanford)

157 | Markus Hartman (No. 30)
Champ. Round 1: L, MD 16-2, David Carr (Iowa St.)
Prelims: W, Dec. 3-0, Luca Frinzi (Lehigh)
Cons. Round 1: W, Dec. 8-4, Holden Heller (Hofstra)
Cons. Round 2: L, MD 13-2, Hunter Willits (Oregon St.)

174 | Ben Pasiuk (No. 17)
Champ. Round 1: W, 8-3 Dec., Clay Lautt (NC)
Champ. Round 2: L, 17-1 TF (5:06), Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
Cons. Round 2: W, Dec. 6-5, Jake Logan (Lehigh)
Cons. Round 3: L, Fall (2:10) 3-2, Jackson Turley (Rutgers)

197 | J.T. Brown (No. 17)
Champ. Round 1: L, SV1 3-1, Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh)
Cons. Round 1: W, Dec. 5-3, Billy Janzer (Rutgers)
Cons. Round 2: L, MD 11-1, Owen Pentz (North Dakota St.)

Head Coach Kevin Ward's Thoughts:
"We are leaving St. Louis with a bad taste in our mouths. A pretty disappointing way to end a season in which we overcame so much adversity and put ourselves in a great position heading into the NCAA tournament. Our athletes wanted more for themselves and we wanted more for them, but still there is so much to be proud of. No one knows the countless challenges that our team overcame this season and the adversity that we fought through. I know we can learn a lot from our experiences here at the NCAA tournament. We are leaving disappointed but even more motivated, committed and resolved to accomplish our goals."