Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, December 2
Edwardsville, IL
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Wrestling Finishes Fourth in Cougar Clash
December 03, 2023 | Wrestling
West Point, NY – The Army West Point wrestling team finished fourth as a team in the Cougar Clash. Fifteen different Black Knights competed with stand-out performances from Charlie Farmer and Ethan Berginc. They both shared first place as they faced off against each other in the finals, with Farmer coming out on top.
Coach's Corner:
Head Coach Kevin Ward:
"Overall a solid day for us. We are continuing to show improvement every week and that's the most important thing right now. We had some seniors like Logan brown and Dillon Sheehy have good tournaments and putting four in the finals with two of them being freshmen is good to see. We can grow from our effort today"
Hear From The Team
"I am doing well, losing the last one leaves a bad taste in my mouth but my toughest opponent is my expectations, high-level competition is the only thing that makes you better. Now we have to go back to the lab to keep improving" - Lucas Stoddard
Ethan Berginc (6-4) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points. Berginc pinned his opponent Kenny Sailas in the quarterfinal round moving on to the semis where he saw a major decision win to move him to the first-place match against fellow Black Knight Charlie Farmer.
- Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 6-4 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 6-4 won by fall over Kenny Sailas (Northern Colorado) 3-2 (Fall 3:58)
- Semifinal - Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 6-4 won by major decision over Preston Spray (Missouri) 6-4 (MD 14-1)
- 1st Place Match - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) 11-3 and Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 6-4 (DFF)
Charlie Farmer (11-3) placed 2nd. Farmer had a pin in the quarterfinal round to advance to the quarterfinals where he won by decision. He then faced off and won against teammate Ethan Berginc.
- Champ. Round 1 - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) 11-3 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) 11-3 won by fall over Reid Nelson (Little Rock) 3-6 (Fall 5:40)
- Semifinal - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) 11-3 won by decision over Blake West (Northern Illinois ) 10-2 (Dec 5-3)
- 1st Place Match - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) 11-3 and Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 6-4 (DFF)
Lucas Stoddard (12-7) placed 2nd and scored 15.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 12-7 won by decision over Remington Peterson (Northern Colorado) 3-3 (Dec 8-4)
- Quarterfinal - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 12-7 won by decision over Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) 7-5 (Dec 6-2)
- Semifinal - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 12-7 won by decision over Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) 9-2 (Dec 2-1)
- 1st Place Match - Zach Elam (Missouri) 9-0 won by fall over Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 12-7 (Fall 1:21)
Dakota Morris (9-6) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Dakota Morris (Army West Point) 9-6 won by major decision over Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) 7-5 (MD 14-3)
- Quarterfinal - Dakota Morris (Army West Point) 9-6 won by decision over Justin Ruffin (SIUE) 1-3 (Dec 3-0)
- Semifinal - Dakota Morris (Army West Point) 9-6 won by decision over Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock) 5-4 (Dec 7-2)
- 1st Place Match - Baylor Fernandes (Northern Colorado) 6-2 won by major decision over Dakota Morris (Army West Point) 9-6 (MD 14-0)
Logan Brown (11-6) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Logan Brown (Army West Point) 11-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Logan Brown (Army West Point) 11-6 won by tech fall over Eric Almarinez (SIUE) 8-5 (TF-1.5 4:17 (19-3))
- Semifinal - Josh Edmond (Missouri) 6-1 won by major decision over Logan Brown (Army West Point) 11-6 (MD 16-6)
- Cons. Semi - Logan Brown (Army West Point) 11-6 won by major decision over Danny Curran (Northern Illinois ) 2-5 (MD 12-3)
- 3rd Place Match - Logan Brown (Army West Point) 11-6 won by decision over Benjamin Lunn (Minnesota) 2-2 (Dec 9-4)
Dillon Sheehy (10-4) placed 3rd and scored 12.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 10-4 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 10-4 won by decision over Ricardo Salinas (Northern Illinois ) 7-5 (Dec 2-1)
- Semifinal - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 5-1 won by major decision over Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 10-4 (MD 11-0)
- Cons. Semi - Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 10-4 won by decision over Kodiak Cannedy (Little Rock) 7-3 (Dec 12-6)
- 3rd Place Match - Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 10-4 won by decision over Aydin Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) 7-5 (Dec 12-6)
Dalton Harkins (9-4) placed 3rd.
- Champ. Round 1 - Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 9-4 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 9-4 won by tech fall over Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois ) 6-6 (TF-1.5 2:40 (15-0))
- Semifinal - Baylor Fernandes (Northern Colorado) 6-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 9-4 (SV-1 4-1)
- Cons. Semi - Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 9-4 won by decision over Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) 9-3 (Dec 2-1)
- 3rd Place Match - Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 9-4 won by fall over Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock) 5-4 (Fall 0:00)
Nathan Lukez (6-6) placed 4th and scored 12.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) 6-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) 6-6 won by major decision over Chase Tebbets (Little Rock) 4-4 (MD 13-2)
- Semifinal - Cam Steed (Missouri) 8-1 won by fall over Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) 6-6 (Fall 6:37)
- Cons. Semi - Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) 6-6 won by decision over Sebas Swiggum (Minnesota) 3-5 (Dec 9-4)
- 3rd Place Match - James Conway (Missouri) 10-3 won by decision over Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) 6-6 (Dec 8-6)
Braden Basile (7-5) placed 5th and scored 9.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Braden Basile (Army West Point) 7-5 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Braden Basile (Army West Point) 7-5 won by decision over Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois ) 8-4 (Dec 4-1)
- Semifinal - Jager Eisch (Minnesota) 6-2 won by decision over Braden Basile (Army West Point) 7-5 (Dec 4-2)
- Cons. Semi - Kade Moore (Missouri) 4-2 won by decision over Braden Basile (Army West Point) 7-5 (Dec 8-6)
- 5th Place Match - Braden Basile (Army West Point) 7-5 won in tiebreaker - 1 over Marcel Lopez (SIUE) 6-5 (TB-1 5-2)
Rich Treanor (6-5) placed 5th.
- Champ. Round 1 - Rich Treanor (Army West Point) 6-5 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Rich Treanor (Army West Point) 6-5 won by major decision over Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) 3-5 (MD 16-6)
- Semifinal - Danny Martinez (SIUE) 7-3 won in tiebreaker - 1 over Rich Treanor (Army West Point) 6-5 (TB-1 5-3)
- Cons. Semi - Benjamin Lunn (Minnesota) 2-2 won by decision over Rich Treanor (Army West Point) 6-5 (Dec 4-0)
- 5th Place Match - Rich Treanor (Army West Point) 6-5 won by decision over Danny Curran (Northern Illinois ) 2-5 (Dec 8-6)
Matthew Williams (9-5) placed 6th and scored 8.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 9-5 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 9-5 won by decision over Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) 7-4 (Dec 5-1)
- Semifinal - Joel Mylin (Missouri) 9-2 won by major decision over Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 9-5 (MD 12-4)
- Cons. Semi - Caleb Tyus (SIUE) 4-3 won by major decision over Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 9-5 (MD 10-1)
- 5th Place Match - Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 9-5 and Thomas Deck (Army West Point) 11-4 (DFF)
Thomas Deck (11-4) placed 6th.
- Champ. Round 1 - Thomas Deck (Army West Point) 11-4 won by major decision over Collin Reif (Lindenwood) 0-2 (MD 10-1)
- Quarterfinal - Thomas Deck (Army West Point) 11-4 won by decision over Caleb Tyus (SIUE) 4-3 (Dec 6-4)
- Semifinal - Nate Pulliam (Missouri) 2-0 won by decision over Thomas Deck (Army West Point) 11-4 (Dec 10-6)
- Cons. Semi - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) 12-2 won by decision over Thomas Deck (Army West Point) 11-4 (Dec 4-2)
- 5th Place Match - Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 9-5 and Thomas Deck (Army West Point) 11-4 (DFF)
Coach's Corner:
Head Coach Kevin Ward:
"Overall a solid day for us. We are continuing to show improvement every week and that's the most important thing right now. We had some seniors like Logan brown and Dillon Sheehy have good tournaments and putting four in the finals with two of them being freshmen is good to see. We can grow from our effort today"
Hear From The Team
"I am doing well, losing the last one leaves a bad taste in my mouth but my toughest opponent is my expectations, high-level competition is the only thing that makes you better. Now we have to go back to the lab to keep improving" - Lucas Stoddard
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