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Terps Show Well at Wolfpack Open

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Terps Show Well at Wolfpack Open

RALIEGH, N.C. – Shyheim Brown finished second at 149 pounds to lead the Maryland contingent at the Wolfpack Open Sunday afternoon.

Billy Rappo (141) and Josh Ugalde (165) finished third in their respective weight classes. Maryland also saw multiple other wrestlers win matches at the tournament.

Brown's run to the final began with an 18-3 tech fall over Andrew Hoskins of Campbellsville. Brown then defeated American's Cole Moseley, 17-4, before taking out Sam Melikian, 7-1, in the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, Brown got past second-seeded Mitch Finesilver of Duke, 14-7, before forfeiting the final.

Rappo started his run at 141 pounds with a bang, pinning unattached Jordan Eley at 4:44. Rappo tech falled teammate Nick Casella before defeating Michael Sprague of American, 4-3.

Rappo dropped his semifinal match before rebounding to top American's Tyler Scotton, 6-3, in the third-place bout.

At 165 pounds, Ugalde rolled past The Citadel's Zachary Appleby, 16-0, in the opening round before upsetting second-seeded Mitchell Wightman of American, 4-3, in the round of 16. Ugalde then defeated Old Dominion's Blake Sutherland by major decision.

Ugalde lost in the semifinals but won the third place contest by 5-2 decision.

In other action, Breandan Coughlin (125) and Youssif Hemida (285) made the quarterfinals. Jakob Restrepo (157), Danny Boychuck (149), Adam Whitesell (141) and RJ De George (141) all made the round of 16.

Maryland returns to action next Sunday at the Grapple at the Garden in New York City. The Terps will take on Illinois and Hofstra.

-Terps-

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Players Mentioned

Shyheim Brown

Shyheim Brown

141 pounds
Freshman
Billy Rappo

Billy Rappo

125 pounds
Freshman
RJ De George

RJ De George

141 pounds
Redshirt Sophomore
Adam Whitesell

Adam Whitesell

125 pounds
Freshman
Danny Boychuck

Danny Boychuck

149 pounds
Freshman
Nick Casella

Nick Casella

133 pounds
Freshman
Breandan Coughlin

Breandan Coughlin

125 pounds
Freshman
Youssif Hemida

Youssif Hemida

285 pounds
Freshman
Jakob Restrepo

Jakob Restrepo

157 pounds
Freshman
Josh Ugalde

Josh Ugalde

165 pounds
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Shyheim Brown

Shyheim Brown

Freshman
141 pounds
Billy Rappo

Billy Rappo

Freshman
125 pounds
RJ De George

RJ De George

Redshirt Sophomore
141 pounds
Adam Whitesell

Adam Whitesell

Freshman
125 pounds
Danny Boychuck

Danny Boychuck

Freshman
149 pounds
Nick Casella

Nick Casella

Freshman
133 pounds
Breandan Coughlin

Breandan Coughlin

Freshman
125 pounds
Youssif Hemida

Youssif Hemida

Freshman
285 pounds
Jakob Restrepo

Jakob Restrepo

Freshman
157 pounds
Josh Ugalde

Josh Ugalde

Freshman
165 pounds