Wrestlers Prepare for Congressional Cup after a Tough Week of Duals
6/21/1999 8:00:00 AM | Wrestling
February 1, 1999
Chapel Hill, N.C. - The University of North Carolina wrestling team won all 10 individual bouts to defeat Maryland, 40-0 on Jan. 30. By random draw, the match began at heavyweight as UNC freshman Matt Kenny got the Heels off to a quick start with a win by fall over Jule Dolci (Columbus, N.J.) in 4:46. In a much-anticipated match-up, All-America candidate Chuckie Connor increased Carolina's lead to 11-0 after two matches with a technical fall over Joe Guzzio (Greensboro, N.C.) in 6:50. The Tar Heels won the remaining eight matches for the sweep.
On Thursday, Jan. 28 in Fairfax, Va., George Mason won four of the first five matches and held off a Maryland rally for a 24-13 victory. Maryland rallied to win the next two matches as Brandon York (Gaithersburg, Md.) scored a 16-5 major decision at 133 and Bryan Robinovitz (Belle Mead, N.J.) won a 12-6 decision at 141 to close the margin to 18-10, but Patriot Jason Grant broke through with a 7-4 decision at 149. Terrapin Jake Stork (Mohrsville, Pa.) won a 9-3 decision at 157 before George Mason's Mark Weader closed the meet with an 8-5 victory at 165.
TERPS TO COMPETE IN CONGRESSIONAL CUP ON SATURDAY, FEB. 5
American University will host the second annual Congressional Cup featuring eight top NCAA Division I teams including No. 13 Cal-State Bakersfield and No. 30 Lehigh. The tournament gets underway on Saturday, Feb. 5, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Bender Arena. The format will be five rounds, including the championship finals which begin at 7:30 p.m. Cal-State brings along its No. 1-ranked heavyweight Stephen Neal (Amateur Wrestling News). Hofstra, Virginia, Rutgers and Carson-Newman are also part of the field.
GUZZIO BECOMES SECOND TERP TO WIN ACC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Joe Guzzio was named ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 26 after leading the Terps to a 22-15 win over NC State four days earlier. Guzzio set the tone for the Terrapins (3-1, 1-0 in the ACC) by defeating 16th-ranked Lee Carroll, 6-4, in the opening match of the evening. Redshirt freshman Brandon York also won the award on Jan. 13.
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.
1998-99 MARYLAND TERRAPIN STARTERS
Overall Duals
Name Wgt. Yr. App W L Pct. Pins W L Tournament Placings (Top 5)
Joe Guzzio 125 So. 9 17 9 .607 7 3 3 E. Stroudsburg (5th), Millersville (1st)
Brandon York 133 R-Fr. 8 16 2 .889 1 4 2 Coppin (1st), Penn St. (1st), Millersville (1st)
Bryan Robinovitz 141 Fr. 9 11 10 .524 1 2 4 Millersville (2nd)
Ted Harlan 149 Sr. 9 16 7 .696 2 4 2 Wilkes (3rd), Millersville (2nd)
Jake Stork 157 Fr. 10 23 12 .657 10 2 3 Coppin (2nd), Millersville (5th)
Sal Aquia 165 Fr. 9 12 11 .522 2 1 5 Millersville (3rd)
Chad Masemer 174 So. 7 1 6 .143 0 1 5 None.
Bill Moore 184 R-Fr. 8 9 10 .474 1 2 4 None.
Mike Tomanio 197 Jr. 10 13 10 .565 0 3 3 Coppin (3rd); Millersville (3rd)
Jule Dolci Hwt. Jr. 4 2 5 .286 0 0 2 None.
MARYLAND (3-3, 1-1 ACC)
N21 E. Stroudsburg Open NTR D6 Penn State Open NTR D12 Coppin State W, 19-16 D28-29 Wilkes Open NTR J9 Millersville Invitational 2nd of 10 J13 NAVY L, 9-33 J16 James Madison W, 31-17 J22 *NC State W, 22-15 J28 George Mason L, 24-13 J30 *North Carolina L, 40-0 F7 Congressional Cup 9:00 a.m. F9 American 7:00 p.m. F12 *Duke 7:00 p.m. F16 *VIRGINIA 7:30 p.m. F19 HOWARD 7:00 p.m. F21 OLD DOMINION 2:00 p.m. M6 ACC Tournament Charlottesville, Va. All Day M18-20 NCAA Tournament State College, Pa. All DayStork at a glance...
.657 Winning percentage 35 Team-leading appearances 23 Team-leading wins 10 Team-leading pins 2 Tournament placingsQUICK SEARCH TERRAPIN 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
