CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Maryland 184-pounder Kyle Cochran took home the 2022 Southern Scuffle Title, presented by Compound Sportstwear, as the squad finished in 13th place in the team race with 43 points. 

Kyle Cochran, the team's lone semifinalist entering the day, made is way to the Championship Bout with a dominant 6-4 victory over former All-American No.14 Hunter Bolen with over 2:50 of riding time. In the evening's finale he topped No.13 Jon Loew of Cornell by a 4-1 decision with over two minutes of riding time once again. The victory was Cochran's third consecutive over a ranked opponent all while not allowing an offensive point. 

The team had two total placers between Cochran and 197-pound Jaron Smith. Smith began the day defeating teammate freshman Jaxon Smith before falling to Northern Colorado's Alan Clothier and pinning Minnesota's Garrett Joles. 

FULL RESULTS

125

Braxton Brown

Round of 32: Caleb Smith (App State) major dec. (12-3) Brown

Consi of 16 #1: Brown fall (1:10) Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado)

Consi of 16 #2: Brown dec. (7-0) Logan Ashton (Stanford)

Consi of 8 #1: Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) dec. (4-1) Brown

Zach Spence

Round of 32: Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) tech. fall (21-4) Spence

Consi of 16 #1: Jace Schafer (West Virginia) dec. (8-1) Spence

133

Jackson Cockrell

Round of 64: Cockrell dec. (5-3) Phillip Moomey (Cornell)

Round of 32:  Sean Carter (App State) major dec. (10-1) Cockrell

Consi of 16 #1: Ethan Fernandez (Spartan Combat) dec. (4-2) Cockrell

King Sandoval

Round of 32: Sandoval fall (4:06) Jackson Disario (Stanford)

Round of 16: Derek Spann (Buffalo) dec. (3-2) Sandoval

Consi of 16 #2: Sandoval fall (1:10) Tommy Maddox (Buffalo)

Consi of 8 #1: Richie Koehler (Rider) dec. (3-2) Sandoval

141

Danny Bertoni

Round of 32: Allan Hart (Missouri) major dec. (9-0) Bertoni

Consi of 16 #1: Bertoni dec. (4-1) Conner Ward (Little Rock)

Consi of 16 #2: Bertoni dec. (6-1) Patrick Rowland (Duke)

Consi of 8 #1: Bertoni dec. (7-1) Caleb Rea (West Virginia)

Consi of 8 #2: Quinn Kinner (Rider) major dec. (8-0) Bertoni 

Ethen Miller

Round of 32: Miller dec. (6-1) Matthew Bianchi (Little Rock)

Round of 16: Miller tech. fall (17-0) Anthony Brito (App State) 

Quarters: Real Woods (Stanford) dec. (3-1) Miller 

Consi of 8 #2: Josh Saunders (Cornell) dec. (5-3) Miller

149

Michael North

Round of 32: Victor Voinovich (OK State) dec. (3-0) North

Consi of 16 #1: Matt Ryan (Buffalo) dec. (9-8) North

165

Gaven Bell

Round of 64: Jack Janda dec. (12-7) Bell

Consi of 32 #2: Noah Grover (Buffalo) major dec. (10-2) Bell

174

Dominic Solis

Round of 32: Peyton Mocco (Missouri) dec. (5-3) Solis 

Consi of 16 #1: Solis dec. (5-2) Nathan Jimenez (Michigan State)

Consi of 16 #2: Scott Joll (West Virginia) dec. (5-3) Solis

Adrien Cramer

Round of 32: Cramer SV1 (7-5) Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb)

Round of 16: Cade Devos (South Dakota State) major dec. (12-4) Cramer

Consi of 16 #2: Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) dec. (5-3) Cramer

184

No.32 Kyle Cochran

Round of 32: Cochran fall (2:35) Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado)

Round of 16: Cochran major dec. (11-3) Conor Becker (Duke)

Quarters: Cochran dec. (5-0) Jeremiah Kent (Missouri)

Semifinals: Cochran dec. (6-4) No.14 Hunter Bolen 

Finals: Cochran dec. (4-1) Jon Loew (Cornell)

Chase Mielnik

Round of 32: Gavin Stika (OK State) dec. (7-1) Mielnik

Consi of 16 #1: Mielnik dec. (6-3) Evan Vasquez (Rider)

Consi of 16 #2: Mielnik dec. (6-5) Cade King (South Dakota St)

Consi of 8 #1: Anthony Carman (West Virginia) major dec. (12-3) Mielnik

197

Jaron Smith

Round of 16: Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec. (5-2) Smith

Consi of 16 #2: Smith dec. (10-3) Josh Loomer (CSU-Bakersfield) 

Consi of 8 #1: Smith dec. (12-6) Owen Pentz (North Dakota State)

Consi of 8 #2: Smith dec. (2-0) Jaxon Smith (Maryland)

Consi of 4: Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) dec. (4-1) Smith

Seventh Place Bout: Smith fall (1:31) Garrett Joles (Minnesota)

Jaxon Smith

Round of 32: Smith dec. (4-2) Matt Correnti (Rider)

Round of 16: Smith dec. (2-1) Jack Flynn (Missouri)

Quarters: Michael Beard (Penn State) dec. (9-4) Smith

Consi of 8 #2: Jaron Smith (Maryland) dec. (2-0) Smith

Kevin Makosy

Round of 32: Andre Stemmet (Stanford) dec. (8-2) Makosy

Consi of 16 #2: Makosy dec. (7-2) Jack Flynn (Missouri) 

Consi of 8 #1: Makosy dec. (3-1) Eli Sheeren (Buffalo)

Consi of 8 #2: Garrett Joles (Minnesota) dec. (11-4) Makosy 

HWT

No.29 Zach Schrader

Round of 32: Schrader dec. (5-2) Robert Winters (Northern Colorado)

Round of 16: Schrader dec. (10-5) David Szuba (Rider)

Quarters: No.7 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) dec. (19-1) Schrader

Consi of 8 #2: Austin Harris (Oklahoma State) dec. (4-0) Schrader

*Intermat Rankings

Up Next

• Maryland returns home for a January 7 meeting with Penn State at 7 PM in the XFINITY Center Pavilion. 

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