Penn State University
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Virginia will host the 1999 ACC Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, March 6 in Charlottesville, Va. North Carolina will attempt to win their seventh title in the last eight years. The Tar Heels feature 125-pounder Chuckie Connor and 149-pounder JohnMark Bentley, ranked No. 6 and No. 10 in the nation respectively by Amateur Wrestling News.
Home team Virginia also has two Top 20 grapplers--No. 12 Matt Roth at 125 and No. 14 Jim Harshaw at 165 pounds. The Cavaliers are currently in a three-way tie with the Terps and NC State in the conference.
Individually, the 125-pound division will be the most competitive. Connor, a two-time ACC champ, and Roth are the early favorites to meet in the title match, but Marylands Joe Guzzio (Greensboro, N.C.) and N.C. States Lee Carroll are always possible cinderellas.
For the Terps, a number of wrestlers have a chances to reach the finals--and qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Freshman Jake Stork (Mohrsville, Pa.), who has a team-high 12 falls on the year, is one of the leagues brightest newcomers. Another first-year wrestler, Brandon York (Gaithersburg, Md.), won three tournaments this season and finished the regular season at 22-4.
TERPS CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON WITH EMPHATIC WIN OVER ODU
In a gutsy team effort, Maryland came back from a deficit through six matches and won the final four duals to defeat Old Dominion, 25-13. After the Monarchs took a 4-0 lead in the opening match of the afternoon, freshman Sal Aquia (Baltimore, Md.) responded with an emotion-filled pin of Alex Plasencia in the final period at 165.
After Old Dominion won three of the next four matches, Joe Guzzio won a very tight 3-2 decision over Paul Jimenez at 125. Brandon York followed up with a major decision over Jimenezs brother, Paul, 12-4.
With only a three-point lead, Terp freshman Bryan Robinovitz (Belle Mead, N.J.) stepped onto the mat with a bandaged shoulder after injuring it against Howard on Friday night. After struggling during the first period, Robinovitz outmaneuvered Chris Blair for the 12-6 win. In the final match of the afternoon, captain Ted Harlan (Glenmore, Pa.) won by injury default after his opponent, Chad Filson, was unable to continue in the final period.
TERPS BUILD OFF OF MIDDLE WEIGHTS TO TOP BISON IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION
Utilizing pins from both Joe Guzzio and Jake Stork, the Terrapins outlasted Howard, 25-16 on Feb. 19. By random draw, Howard heavyweight Adrian Thompson opened the dual meet and pinned Jule Dolci with only seven seconds left in the match. At 125 pounds, Guzzio manhandled Camilo Martinez throughout the first period, but repeatedly was pulled out of bounds in each fall situation, and finally pinned him at 3:37.
At 133, Brandon York gave the Terps their first lead of the night with a 13-6 decision over Derrick Butts, but the Bisons Henry Hilton responded with a major decision to get the lead back at 10-9.
After Ted Harlan shutout Kelly Miller, 4-0, at 141 pounds, Stork earned his team-leading 12th fall of the season against Jonathan Norris. Sal Aquia, added a critical major decision to give Maryland a commanding 12-point lead. Howard won two of the three finals decisions, but could not close the margin.
MARYLAND COACH JOHN McHUGH
Maryland's John McHugh (Maryland 59) is in his 21st season at the helm of the Terrapin wrestling program. During his tenure, he has twice been named ACC Coach of the Year (1990 and 1993) and received a Lifetime Service Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. As a Terp wrestler, McHugh was a two-time ACC champion and a three-time NCAA qualifier. In his time in College Park, McHugh has coached seven All-Americans and 19 ACC champions.
ACC Wrestlers of the Week
J13 Matt Roth, Virginia
Brandon York, Maryland
J19 Chuckie Connor, UNC
J26 Joe Guzzio, Maryland
F1 Piere Pryor, NC State
F8 Jim Harshaw, Virginia
F15 Brad Byers, UNC
F22 Kevin Boross, NC State
ACC TOURNAMENT LINEUP
125 Joe Guzzio So. Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley
133 Brandon York R-Fr. Gaithersburg, Md./Damascus
141 Bryan Robinovitz Fr. Belle Mead, N.J./Hillsborough
149 Ted Harlan Sr. Glenmore, Pa./Haverford Prep
157 Jake Stork Fr. Mohrsville, Pa./Schuylkill Valley
165 Sal Aquia Fr. Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley
174 Chad Masemer So. Littlestown, Pa./Littlestown
184 Bill Moore R-Fr. Silver Spring, Md./Bullis School
197 Mike Tomaino Jr. Allenhurst, N.J./Christian Bros.
Hwt Jule Dolci Jr. Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington
125 Pounds
Chuckie Connor (N. Carolina) 5 0
Matt Roth (Virginia) 3 1
Joe Guzzio (Maryland) 2 2
Lee Carroll (NC State) 1 4
Brijal Padia (Duke) 0 4
133 Pounds
Brad Byers (N. Carolina)# 5 0
Brandon York (Maryland) 2 2
Greg Bauer (NC State) 2 3
Sean Meakim (Duke)$ 1 3
Bob Seidel (Virginia) 0 2
Mike Pacillo (Virginia)# 0 1
Jason Bernd (Virginia)$ 1 0
141 Pounds
Tommy Davis (NC State) 4 1
Jason Gorski (Duke) 2 1
Josh Cowley (N. Carolina)$ 3 2
P.J. Bory (Virginia) 1 2
Bryan Robinovitz (Maryland)# 1 3
Toby MacDonald (Virginia)# 0 1
Bill West (Duke)$ 0 1
149 Pounds
John Pozniak (Virginia) 3 1
J. Bentley (N. Carolina)$# 3 1
Ted Harlan (Maryland) 2 2
Johnny Carreon (NC State) 2 2
Bill West (Duke) 0 3
Pat Adams (Duke)# 0 1
Quan McCollum (NC State)$ 0 1
157 Pounds
Pierre Pryor (NC State) 5 0
Jake Stork (Maryland) 2 2
Pat Cadwallader (N. Carolina) 2 3
Deuce Harris (Duke) 1 3
Greg Francesca (Virginia) 1 2
Kevin Sullivan (Virginia) 0 1
165 Pounds
Jim Harshaw (Virginia) 3 0
Matt Mapes (Duke) 3 1
Dan Calhoun (N. Carolina) 3 2
Sal Aquia (Maryland)# 2 2
John Grochowski (NC State) 0 2
Greg Fransesca (Virginia)# 0 1
Kyle Guffy (NC State) 0 3
174 Pounds
Kevin Boross (NC State) 4 0
Jamie Groudle (N. Carolina)$ 4 1
Tom Cass (Duke) 2 2
John Qualter (Virginia) 0 3
Chad Masemer (Maryland)# 0 4
Jim Harshaw (Virginia)# 1 0
Joel Dramis (NC State)$ 0 1
184 Pounds
Corey Bell (N. Carolina)# 4 1
Zach Brietenbach (NC State) 2 2
Ryan McGrath (Virginia) 1 1
Jay Klug (Duke)$ 1 3
Bill Moore (Maryland) 1 3
Kevin Boross (NC State)# 1 0
Jason Leneau (Virginia)$ 1 1
197 Pounds
Craig Fenstermaker (Virginia) 4 0
Daegan Smith (Duke)% 3 1
Ty Roofner (N. Carolina)#$ 2 3
Mike Tomaino (Maryland) 1 3
Josh McClure (NC State) 0 2
Zach Breitenbach (NC State)# 1 0
Jason Gore (NC State)$ 0 1
James Vanni (NC State)% 0 1
Heavyweight
Matt Kenny (N. Carolina) 5 0
Ryan Painter (Virginia) 2 2
Alex Hunt (Duke) 2 2
Billy Noble (NC State)# 2 3
Jule Dolci (Maryland) 0 3
Paul Fitzmaurice (Maryland)# 1 0
Vs. Virginia (Feb. 16, 1999) MD VA
157 Stork maj. dec. Kevin Sullivan (V), 12-2 4 0
165 Aquia dec. Greg Francesca (V), 9-4 7 0
174 Jim Harshaw (V) technical fall over Masemer, 17-1 7 5
184 Ryan McGrath (V) dec. Moore , 5-3 7 8
197 Craig Fenstermaker (V) pinned Tomaino, 3:55 7 14
Hwt Ryan Painter (V) dec. Dolci, 6-0 7 17
125 Matt Roth (V) dec. Guzzio, 6-2 7 20
133 York dec. Bob Seidel (V), 6-2 10 20
141 Robinovitz dec. Toby MacDonald (V), 8-4 13 20
149 John Pozniak (V) dec. Harlan, 6-2 13 23
Vs. Howard (Feb. 19, 1999)
MD HU
Hwt Adrain Thompson (H) pinned Dolci; F6:53 0 6
125 Guzzio pinned Camilo Martinez (H); F3:37 6 6
133 York dec. Derek Butts (H); 13-6 9 6
141 Henry Hilton (H) maj. dec. Robinovitz; 15-2 9 10
149 Harlan dec. Kelly Miller (H); 4-0 12 10
157 Stork pinned Jonathan Norris (H); F1:54 18 10
165 Aquia maj. dec. Milton Yates (H); 11-3 22 10
174 Jessie Moore (H) dec. Masemer; 9-5 22 13
184 Tomaino dec. Ervin Brandon (H); 5-1 25 13
197 Fred Ashley (H) dec. Moore; 11-5 25 16
Vs. Old Dominion (Feb. 21, 1999)
MD ODU
157 Jeff Rusak (O) dec. Stork; 10-2 0 4
165 Aquia pinned Alex Plasencia (O); F6:10 6 4
174 George Sable (O) dec. Masemer; 9-5 6 7
184 Josh Fannon (O) dec. Tomaino; 8-5 6 10
197 Moore dec. Brad Krepps (O); 8-5 9 10
Hwt. Leevi MacDonald (O) dec. Dolci; 4-1 9 13
125 Guzzio dec. Paul Jimenez (O); 3-2 12 13
133 York dec. Joel Jimenez (O); 12-4 16 13
141 Robinovitz dec. Chris Blair (O); 12-6 19 13
149 Harlan won injury default over Chad Filson (O) 25 13
FINAL REGULAR SEASON WRESTLING STATISTICS
Name Yr. Wt. Overall Duals Pins
Joe Guzzio So. 125 21-13 6-5 10
Brandon York R-Fr. 133 22-4 8-3 5
Bryan Robinovitz Fr. 141 14-14 5-6 1
Ted Harlan (capt.) Sr. 149 20-11 7-4 2
Jake Stork Fr. 157 27-15 6-4 12
Sal Aquia Fr. 165 16-14 5-6 3
Chad Masemer So. 174 2-13 1-10 0
Bill Moore R-Fr. 184 11-16 4-7 1
Mike Tomaino Jr. 184 14-16 4-7 0
Jule Dolci Jr. Hwt 3-11 1-6 0
Jason Bencivenga (R) Fr. 165 0-1 0-0 0
Rob Booth R-Fr. 157 13-10 1-0 2
Tony Capone (R) Fr. 149 2-7 0-0 1
Nick Cilento (R) Fr. 133 3-3 0-0 2
Daniel Finklestein R-Fr. 133 1-4 0-0 0
Paul Fitzmaurice (I) Jr. Hwt 5-10 1-3 2
Keith Helman (R) Fr. 157 0-2 0-0 0
Scott Herfel Jr. 133 5-5 0-0 1
Lance Kearns (R) Fr. 165 0-6 0-0 0
Brian Loeffler R-Fr. 149 0-4 0-0 0
Mark Mansueto (R) So. 141 6-5 0-0 1
Grant Newman Jr. 157 7-4 0-0 0
Brian Page Jr. 157 2-6 0-0 0
Jeff Salvo (R) Fr. 149 2-3 0-0 0
Robert Takseraas Jr. 133 7-8 0-0 1
Josh Weidman (R) So. 184 20-4 0-0 4
(R) -- redshirted this season
(I) -- injured during season
NATIONALLY RANKED ACC WRESTLERS
125 No. 6 Chuckie Connor, UNC
No. 12 Matt Roth, Virginia
141 No. 18 Tommy Davis, NC State
149 No. 10 JohnMark Bentley, UNC
165 No. 14 Jim Harshaw, Virginia
*According to Amateur Wrestling News
